Public Notification 2022

+ Important Dates

Online submission of Application Form		20.07.2022 to 19.08.2022 (upto 05:00 P.M.)
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit / Debit Card / Net-Banking / UPI		19.08.2022 (upto 11:50 P.M.)
Fee Payable by candidates	General/Unreserved	Rs. 800/-
	Other Backward Classes (OBC)-(NCL)* / UPS** / EWS***	Rs. 770/-
	SC / ST / PwBD / Third Gender	Rs. 400/-
	Processing charges & GST are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable
Correction in particulars of Application Form on website only (No corrections shall be allowed after 23.08.2022)		21.08.2022 to 23.08.2022
Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA website		Will be announced on NTA website later
Date of Examination		Will be announced on NTA website later
Duration of Examination		150 minutes (2 ½ hours)
Timing of Examination		As indicated on Admit Card
Centre, Date and Shift of Examination		As indicated on Admit Card
Display of Attempted Question Paper and Provisional Answer Keys		be announced later, on NTA website
Websites		www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in
Declaration of Result on NTA website		Will be announced on the NTA website later
Schedule for Online Counselling		Will be announced by the ICAR on www.icar.org.in, www.icarexam.net after the declaration of result

* Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in. Only the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list, OBC candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General/Unreserved.

** Candidates of Remote and Underprivileged States must check their eligibility before applying.

*** As per the OM No.20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the OM No.12-4/2019-U1 dated 17.01.2019 regarding implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for admission in Central Educational Institutions or as per Govt. of India’s latest directives to this effect.

+ Degree Programmes for Admission through AIEEA (UG)-2022

Subject Code No.	Degree Programme for Admission
01.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture
02.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture
03.	B.F.Sc.
04.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry
05.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science
06.	Food Nutrition and Dietetics*
07.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Sericulture
08.	B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering
09.	B.Tech. Dairy Technology
10.	B.Tech. Food Technology
11.	B.Tech. Bio-Technology

* Subject to accreditation by National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board.

+ Eligibility Qualifications at 10+2 Examination for Degree Programmes

Code No.	Degree Programme for Admission	Subjects which the candidate must have passed in 10+2 Examination	Subjects to be attempted in the Entrance Examination
01.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture	PCB / PCMB / PCM / Inter-Agriculture	PCB / PCM / PCA / ABC
02.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture	PCB / PCMB / PCM / Inter-Agriculture	PCB / PCM / PCA / ABC
03.	B.F.Sc.	PCB / PCMB / Inter-Agriculture	PCB / PCA / ABC
04.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry	PCB / PCMB / Inter-Agriculture	PCB / PCA / ABC
05.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science	PCB / PCMB / PCM	PCB / PCM
06.	Food Nutrition and Dietetics*	PCB / PCMB / PCM	PCB / PCM
07.	B.Sc. (Hons.) Sericulture	PCB / PCMB / PCM	PCB / PCM
08.	B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering	PCM / PCMB	PCM
09.	B.Tech. Dairy Technology	PCM / PCMB	PCM
10.	B.Tech. Food Technology	PCM / PCMB	PCM
11.	B.Tech. Bio-Technology	PCM / PCMB / PCB	PCM / PCB

* Subject to accreditation by National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board.
P = PHYSICS | C = CHEMISTRY | B = BIOLOGY | M = MATHEMATICS | A = AGRICULTURE

Note: As per the V Deans Committee Report, Agril. Marketing & Co-operation subject has been dropped for Admission to UG degree program through ICAR- AIEEA-UG w.e.f. the Academic Session 2017-18.

Candidates must ensure that they

• Fulfill eligibility criteria for choosing the subject combination.
• Attempt same combination in the test which they have selected in Application form.




List of ICAR accredited Bachelor’s degree programmes and Colleges of RLBCAU Jhansi

Name of University & year of Establishment	Period of Accreditation	College	Period of Accreditation	Bachelor Degree Programmes
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi (2014)	From 17-08-2021 to 16-08-2026	College of Agriculture, RLBCAU, Jhansi	From 17-08-2021 to 16-08-2026	B.Sc. (Hons)-Agriculture
		College of Horticulture & Forestry, RLBCAU, Jhansi	Till 16-08-2026	B.Sc. (Hons)-Forestry B.Sc. (Hons)-Horticulture

List of ICAR accredited Bachelor’s degree programmes and Colleges of Dr. RPCAU, Pusa

Name of University & year of Establishment	Period of Accreditation	College	Period of Accreditation	Bachelor Degree Programmes
Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, (Bihar) (1978)	Five years w.e.f. 28.03.2021 to 27.03.2026	College of Agricultural Engineering, Samsatipur	--	B. Tech. (Agril. Engineering)
		College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Samsatipur	--	B. Tech. (Biotechnology)
		Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dholi, Muzaffarpur	--	B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture

+ Scheme of Examination

The Test of ICAR AIEEA (UG)-2022 is a single Test of 02:30 hours duration. Details of the Test are as given below:
Mode of Examination	LAN Based CBT
Duration	02:30 hours
Number of Questions	150 (50 in each subject)
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice with 4 options
Scoring	 4 marks for each correct response  -1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring)  0 for non-attempt
Medium of Paper	English and Hindi
Note:
• Each candidate has to attempt/opt/choose only three subjects (PCB/PCM/PCA/ABC) in the examination as per choice from the List of Subjects from Annexure-IV, to be given in the Online Application Form.
• The candidates must attempt only those subjects in the examination as per the choice given in the Application Form. Therefore, they must exercise the choice of subjects very carefully.
• In case of any discrepancy between English & Hindi version of a question, English Version would be considered as valid.

+ Syllabus for the Test

The Questions in the test shall be based on the syllabus prescribed by the ICAR, which is available at the website https://icar.org.in/content/icar%E2%80%99s-aice-jrfsrf-pgs-2020-examination.

+ Mode of Payment of Fee/ Service Provider and Bank Service Charges

After completing Step-3 of Online Application Form, candidates may remit the examination fee (Step-4) by choosing the following options:

Online Mode i.e. Debit/ Credit card, Net Banking and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in HDFC Bank or SBI Bank or Canara Bank:
• Check the validity of the Debit / Credit Card and keep it ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form. Candidate should enter the information asked for and make payment through Debit / Credit Card.
• Through Net Banking, check the balance in your account and keep all credentials ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form. Candidate should Login with his/her credentials of net banking and make payment through Net Banking.
Please select any Mode of Payment/Service Provider (Service/Processing charges per transaction& GST (applicable @18%) to be paid by the candidate):
Sl. No.	Mode of Payment	HDFC BANK			CANARA BANK		STATE BANK OF INDIA
1.	Net Banking	HDFC	NIL Charge		Canara Bank	NIL Charge	SBI	Rs 5.00 + GST
		Other Banks	4.00 + GST		Other Banks	5.00 + GST	Other Banks
2.	All Debit Card	HDFC or Other Banks	Transaction upto Rs. 2000/-	0%	Canara Bank or Other Banks	Only Rupay Card, No charge	Only Rupay Card, No charge
			Transaction above Rs. 2000/-	0%
3.	Credit Card	Domestic	0.40% of Fee + GST		Domestic	0.80% of Fee + GST	Domestic	0.80% of Fee + GST (Minimum Rs. 11/-)
		International	Nil Charge		International	2.35% of Fee+ GST	International	3.50% of Fee + GST (Minimum Rs. 11/-)
4.	Unified Payment Interface (UPI)	Nil Charge			Nil Charge		Nil Charge
Note: In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are advised as following:
• If the fee is paid through credit/debit card and status is not OK, it means the transaction is cancelled. Therefore, such candidates have to pay the fee once again and ensure the OK fee status.
• For cancelled transactions, the amount will, automatically, be refunded by the concerned Bank to concerned credit/debit card within 15 days of last date of submission of Application Form.