National Testing Agency (NTA) invites online applications for ICAR- All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Postgraduate (AIEEA PG) Degree Programs and AICE- Doctoral Degree Programs & Awards of JRF/ SRF (Ph.D) Entrance Examination 2025 for academic session 2025-26. All eligible and interested candidates can apply online at NTA ICAR official website exams.nta.ac.in/ICAR from 06th May 2025 to till the application last date 05th June 2025 for ICAR PG and Ph.D Competitive Examination for Admission 2025.
Interested candidates read the full notification carefully, before applying online.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: 06-05-2025
- Application Last Date: 05-06-2025
- Fee Payment Last Date: 05-06-2025
- Correction Window: 07 to 09 June 2025
- Date of Examination: 03-07-2025
Application Fee
| Category | PG Course | Ph.D Course |
|---|---|---|
| General | 1300 | 2000 |
| OBC/ UPS/ EWS | 1255 | 1955 |
| SC/ ST/ PwBD | 675 | 1025 |
- Pay fee through online mode.
Eligibility Criteria For ICAR AIEEA PG and PhD 2025
AIEEA (PG)
The candidates having Bachelor’s degree with 3 years’ duration will not be considered for admission through ICAR AIEEA (PG)-2025 in AUs under ICAR-AU system except in few courses at three ICAR-Deemed to be Universities (DUs), viz. IARI, IVRI and NDRI for which the eligibility criteria of the concerned ICAR-DU, including admission of graduates having passedwith 3 years’ degree, would prevail for admission.
AICE JRF/ SRF (Ph.D.)
Candidates must have completed Master’s degree in any subject/ discipline.
Age Limit : Indian Nationals of at least 20 years of age as on 31.08.2025 are eligible to apply for the examination. No relaxation is permissible regarding the minimum age limit.
ICAR AIEEA PG and Ph.D Exam Scheme 2025
Scheme of Examination
- The test of AIEEA (PG)-2025 has a single paper of 2 hours duration. Details of the test are given below:
| Mode of Examination | CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Duration | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
| No. of Questions | 120 |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Scoring | 4 marks for each correct response-1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring)0 for non-attempt |
| Medium of Paper | English Only |
- The Test of AICE-JRF/ SRF (PhD) will have a single Paper of 2hrs duration. Details of the Test are as given below:
| Mode of Examination | LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Duration | 2 Hours |
| No. of Questions | 120 (20 + 50 + 50)20 – Part A (General knowledge/reasoning ability)50 – Part B Core Group (refer Table-1) containing the specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D.50 – Part C Specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D. |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice with 4 options |
| Maximum Marks | 480 (80 + 200 + 200) |
| Scoring | 4 marks for each correct response-1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring)0 for non-attempt |
| Medium of Paper | English Only |
Syllabus
The Question Papers for the test shall be based on the syllabus prescribed by the ICAR, which is available at the website: https://icar.org.in/node/21053.
ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Application Important Links
| Download Admit Card | AIEEA (PG) Admit Card Download |
| ICAR AICE-JRF/ SRF (Ph.D)-2025 Admit Card Download | |
| Download Exam City Slip | AIEEA (PG) Exam City Slip Download |
| ICAR AICE-JRF/ SRF (Ph.D)-2025 Exam City Slip Download | |
| Download Admit Card Notice | Click Here For Admit Card Notice |
| Download Exam City Slip Notice | Click Here For Exam City Slip Notice |
| Application *Home Page | Click Here To Open Home Page |
| Download Notification | Click Here For Notification |
| Download Information Bulletin | ICAR AICEEA PG |
| ICAR AICEEA PhD | |
| Official Website | Click Here To Open Official Website |
