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ICAR

ICAR

Indian Council of Agriculture Research Steno and LDC Recruitment
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Overview

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research National Eligibility Test (ICAR ASRB NET 2021) is organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It is held each year to determine candidates' eligibility for Lecturer / Assistant Professor positions in the agricultural area. ASRB NET is open to candidates with a valid Master’s degree. The ASRB ICAR NET is an online test that covers 57 agricultural-related topics. It is an examination at the Master's level.

Highlights 
The application procedure for the ASRB NET 2022 is expected to begin in February 2022, and the exam date will be announced by the ASRB board. The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board holds an exam every year to appoint Assistant Professors and Lecturers for State Agricultural Universities as well as other Agricultural Universities in India. Candidates with a Master's Degree in several fields of agricultural technology and science are eligible to apply for the ASRB NET.

Important Dates for ASRB ICAR 2022 
The official test date as well as other important dates for 2022 will be announced in the official announcement. The following are the tentative dates:

Application process starts 2nd week of February, 2022
Deadline for submission of application 1st week of March, 2022
Deadline to make payment 1st week of March, 2022
Admit Card 4th week of March, 2022
Exam Date ASRB ICAR Apr-22
Result Announcement TBA

Eligibility 
Applicants are expected to meet the ICAR ASRB NET 2021 qualifying criteria. If an applicant fails to meet even one of the criteria, he or she will not be regarded eligible. Applicants can review the qualifying requirements listed below:
Citizenship: Citizen of India/ Nepal/ Bhutan/ Tibetan refugee who arrived to India before January 1, 1962, with the goal of establishing permanently in India/ Person of Indian origin has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and East African nations.
Age Restriction: The candidate must be over the age of 21. There is no maximum age limit.
Number of Attempts: There is no limit to the amount of tries.
Educational Criteria: The candidate must have a Master's degree in the necessary topic. However, the Master's programme must be completed in a specific speciality.

Syllabus
ASRB administers ASRB or ICAR NET in 60 disciplines. The ASRB NET test pattern is same across all fields. Every applicant must appear for only one paper that he or she has chosen. Exams for various subjects held individually, and applicants are notified about the exam via their ASRB NET admission card. The subjects for ASRB net are mentioned below:

1. Agricultural Biotechnology 31. Veterinary Pharmacology
2. Agricultural Entomology 32. Veterinary Public Health
3. Agricultural Microbiology 33. Veterinary Surgery
4. Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources 34. Aquaculture
5. Genetics & Plant Breeding 35. Fisheries Resource Management
6. Nematology 36. Fish Processing Technology
7. Plant Biochemistry 37. Fish Nutrition 
8. Plant Pathology 38. Fish Health
9. Plant Physiology 39. Fish Genetics & Breeding
10. Seed Science and Technology 40. Agricultural Chemicals
11. Floriculture & Landscaping 41. Agricultural Meteorology
12. Fruit Science 42. Agroforestry
13. Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants 43. Agronomy
14. Vegetable Science 44. Environmental Science
15. Animal Biochemistry 45. Soil Sciences
16. Animal Biotechnology 46. Agricultural Business Management
17. Animal Genetics & Breeding 47. Agricultural Economics
18. Animal Nutrition 48. Agricultural Extension
19. Animal Physiology 49. Agricultural Statistics
20. Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology 50. Home Science
21. Dairy Chemistry 51. Farm Machinery & Power
22. Dairy Microbiology 52. Computer Applications & IT
23. Dairy Technology 53. Land & Water Management Engineering
24. Livestock Product Technology 54. Bioinformatics
25. Livestock Production Management 55. Food Technology
26. Poultry Science 56. Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering
27. Veterinary Medicine 57. Veterinary Anatomy (only for NET)
28. Veterinary Microbiology 58. Agricultural Physics 
29. Veterinary Parasitology 59. Electronics & Instrumentation
30. Veterinary Pathology 60. Textile Manufacture & Technology

 

Exam Pattern 
The ASRB NET Exam is administered using a computer-based online test. And the exam will last 2 hours or 120 minutes in total. The ASRB NET Exam will consist of 150 questions. The questions are based on the disciplines for which the applicants apply, and they are written in accordance with Master's standards. For each incorrect response, one-third of a point will be removed. The question paper is bilingual in nature (English and Hindi).

Exam Paper 
The first step in improving exam speed and accuracy is to practise the ASRB NET previous year question papers and mock exams. To qualify for eligibility tests such as the ASRB NET, careful preparation is required. Previous years' question papers and practise question papers are quite helpful in preparing for the ASRB NET written test.

Exam Center  
All candidates must choose at least two test centres when filling out the ASRB NET 2021 Application Form. The candidate's choice of test centre is final and cannot be modified. The table below contains a list of ASRB NET 2021 exam centres for candidates to review.

Exam Centre State
 Bengaluru  Karnataka
 Barapani/shilling  Meghalaya
 Bhubaneswar  Odisha
 Cochin   Kerala
 Guwahati  Assam
 Jaipur  Rajasthan
 Anand/Vadodara  Gujrat
 Bareilly   UP
 Chandigarh/ Mohali  Chandigarh
 Dehradun  Uttrakhand
 Barrackpore/ Kolkata  West Bengal
 Bhopal   Madhya Pradesh
 Hyderabad  Telangana
 Jammu  Jammu and Kashmir
 Lucknow  Uttar Pradesh
 Nagpur  Maharashtra
 Sri Nagar  Jammu and Kashmir
 Indore  Madhya Pradesh
 Jodhpur  Rajasthan
 Ludhiana   Punjab
 Patna  Bihar
 Andhra Pradesh  Vijayawada

Cut Off  
The minimum marks necessary to qualify for ICAR NET II – 2021 are presented with the Information Brochure. The ASRB will choose students based on the examination cut-off. The following are the minimum qualifying marks in the exam, listed by category:

  Minimum Qualifying marks
General 75(50%)
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) 67.5(45%)
SC/ST/Divyang 60(40%)

 

Selection Process  
The ASRB ICAR net selection procedure is as follows:
ASRB NET Application Form: Following the issuance of the ASRB NET announcement, applicants must apply online at the ASRB's official website. Registration, filling out basic information, and paying the application cost online are all part of the application procedure.
ASRB NET Admit Card: Successfully enrolled applicants must download their ASRB NET admit card online. ASRB doesn’t send admit cards by mail/post.
ASRB NET Exam: The ASRB NET exam is a qualifying exam. The exam is given entirely online. Looking at the ASRB NET test schedule, it is apparent that applicants must answer a total of 150 questions in 120 minutes, with each question carrying one mark. The test has a negative marking system, with a third of a score lost for each wrong answer. The applicants are quizzed about the subject for which they are appearing. Each discipline has its own ASRB NET syllabus. The papers must be at master's degree level. Question papers are provided in two languages: English and Hindi. If a discrepancy is discovered in any paper, the English medium paper shall be given preference.
ASRB NET Result: Those who meet the cut-off marks will be entitled to apply for lecturer or assistant professor positions when they become available at various agricultural universities.

FAQs
Q1. What level of questions are asked in the ASRB NET?
Ans. The ASRB NET questions are of M.Sc. level.
Q2. What percentage of marks are removed for incorrect responses in the ASRB NET exam?
Ans. In ASRB NET, a third of a mark, or 33 percent, will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
Q3. How many articles are available in the ASRB ICAR NET?
Ans. There is only one paper in the ASRB ICAR NET, hence applicants from various fields must appear for a specific exam.
Q4. Does the ASRB round fractional marks?
Ans. No, the ASRB does not round fractional marks in the ASRB NET.
Q5. Is the ASRB NET given online or in person?
Ans. The ASRB NET exam is administered online, or as a computer-based test.

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Eligibility

Applicants are expected to meet the ICAR ASRB NET 2021 qualifying criteria. If an applicant fails to meet even one of the criteria, he or she will not be regarded eligible. Applicants can review the qualifying requirements listed below:

Citizenship: Citizen of India/ Nepal/ Bhutan/ Tibetan refugee who arrived to India before January 1, 1962, with the goal of establishing permanently in India/ Person of Indian origin has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and East African nations.

Age Restriction: The candidate must be over the age of 21. There is no maximum age limit.

Number of Attempts: There is no limit to the amount of tries.

Educational Criteria: The candidate must have a Master's degree in the necessary topic. However, the Master's programme must be completed in a specific speciality.

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Syllabus

ASRB administers ASRB or ICAR NET in 60 disciplines. The ASRB NET test pattern is same across all fields. Every applicant must appear for only one paper that he or she has chosen. Exams for various subjects held individually, and applicants are notified about the exam via their ASRB NET admission card. The subjects for ASRB net are mentioned below:

1. Agricultural Biotechnology 31. Veterinary Pharmacology
2. Agricultural Entomology 32. Veterinary Public Health
3. Agricultural Microbiology 33. Veterinary Surgery
4. Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources 34. Aquaculture
5. Genetics & Plant Breeding 35. Fisheries Resource Management
6. Nematology 36. Fish Processing Technology
7. Plant Biochemistry 37. Fish Nutrition 
8. Plant Pathology 38. Fish Health
9. Plant Physiology 39. Fish Genetics & Breeding
10. Seed Science and Technology 40. Agricultural Chemicals
11. Floriculture & Landscaping 41. Agricultural Meteorology
12. Fruit Science 42. Agroforestry
13. Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants 43. Agronomy
14. Vegetable Science 44. Environmental Science
15. Animal Biochemistry 45. Soil Sciences
16. Animal Biotechnology 46. Agricultural Business Management
17. Animal Genetics & Breeding 47. Agricultural Economics
18. Animal Nutrition 48. Agricultural Extension
19. Animal Physiology 49. Agricultural Statistics
20. Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology 50. Home Science
21. Dairy Chemistry 51. Farm Machinery & Power
22. Dairy Microbiology 52. Computer Applications & IT
23. Dairy Technology 53. Land & Water Management Engineering
24. Livestock Product Technology 54. Bioinformatics
25. Livestock Production Management 55. Food Technology
26. Poultry Science 56. Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering
27. Veterinary Medicine 57. Veterinary Anatomy (only for NET)
28. Veterinary Microbiology 58. Agricultural Physics 
29. Veterinary Parasitology 59. Electronics & Instrumentation
30. Veterinary Pathology 60. Textile Manufacture & Technology
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Exam Pattern

The ASRB NET Exam is administered using a computer-based online test. And the exam will last 2 hours or 120 minutes in total. The ASRB NET Exam will consist of 150 questions. The questions are based on the disciplines for which the applicants apply, and they are written in accordance with Master's standards. For each incorrect response, one-third of a point will be removed. The question paper is bilingual in nature (English and Hindi).
 

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Exam Paper

The first step in improving exam speed and accuracy is to practise the ASRB NET previous year question papers and mock exams. To qualify for eligibility tests such as the ASRB NET, careful preparation is required. Previous years' question papers and practise question papers are quite helpful in preparing for the ASRB NET written test.
 

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Syllabus
ASRB administers ASRB or ICAR NET in 60 disciplines. The ASRB NET test pattern is same across all fields. Every applicant must appear for only one paper that he or she has chosen. Exams for various subjects held individually, and applicants are notified about the exam via their ASRB NET admission card. The subjects for ASRB net are mentioned below:

1. Agricultural Biotechnology 31. Veterinary Pharmacology
2. Agricultural Entomology 32. Veterinary Public Health
3. Agricultural Microbiology 33. Veterinary Surgery
4. Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources 34. Aquaculture
5. Genetics & Plant Breeding 35. Fisheries Resource Management
6. Nematology 36. Fish Processing Technology
7. Plant Biochemistry 37. Fish Nutrition 
8. Plant Pathology 38. Fish Health
9. Plant Physiology 39. Fish Genetics & Breeding
10. Seed Science and Technology 40. Agricultural Chemicals
11. Floriculture & Landscaping 41. Agricultural Meteorology
12. Fruit Science 42. Agroforestry
13. Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants 43. Agronomy
14. Vegetable Science 44. Environmental Science
15. Animal Biochemistry 45. Soil Sciences
16. Animal Biotechnology 46. Agricultural Business Management
17. Animal Genetics & Breeding 47. Agricultural Economics
18. Animal Nutrition 48. Agricultural Extension
19. Animal Physiology 49. Agricultural Statistics
20. Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology 50. Home Science
21. Dairy Chemistry 51. Farm Machinery & Power
22. Dairy Microbiology 52. Computer Applications & IT
23. Dairy Technology 53. Land & Water Management Engineering
24. Livestock Product Technology 54. Bioinformatics
25. Livestock Production Management 55. Food Technology
26. Poultry Science 56. Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering
27. Veterinary Medicine 57. Veterinary Anatomy (only for NET)
28. Veterinary Microbiology 58. Agricultural Physics 
29. Veterinary Parasitology 59. Electronics & Instrumentation
30. Veterinary Pathology 60. Textile Manufacture & Technology

 

Exam Pattern 
The ASRB NET Exam is administered using a computer-based online test. And the exam will last 2 hours or 120 minutes in total. The ASRB NET Exam will consist of 150 questions. The questions are based on the disciplines for which the applicants apply, and they are written in accordance with Master's standards. For each incorrect response, one-third of a point will be removed. The question paper is bilingual in nature (English and Hindi).

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