ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) AIEEA 2021 (All India Entrance Exam) is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) to offer admission into UG & PG courses in agriculture & allied science courses in various colleges and universities. The authority organizes separate national level tests for UG & PG programmes, i.e. AIEEA UG & AIEEA PG.
ICAR AIEEA 2021 Exam Dates
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Release of Application form | 1st week of March 2021 |
| Last date for submitting the application | 4th week of March 2021 |
| Last date for submission of hard copy | 1st week of April 2021 |
| Issue of Admit card | 4th week of April 2021 |
| ICAR AIEEA 2021 Exam | 1st week of June 2021 |
| Declaration of Result | 3rd week of June 2021 |
| Counseling | 1st to 2ndweek of July 2021 |
ICAR AIEEA 2021 Application Form
- ICAR AIEEA 2021 Application Form will be made available online.
- Candidates can fill the application form from first week of March 2021.
- The application form can be submitted up to the last week of March 2021.
- Authority also provides correction facility in the application form for a limited time period.
- Candidates will have to send the hard copy of application form to the authority to the address given below:
Controller
of Examinations (Agril.Education),
ICAR, Room No. 216,
Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa,
New Delhi
Application Fee:
- Candidates can submit the application fee via online mode.
- The mode of payment includes credit card, debit card or net banking.
The application fee for various courses as per category will be as under:
UG Courses:
| Category | Fee |
| General/ OBC/ UPS | Rs. 500/- |
| SC/ ST/ PC | Rs. 250/- |
PG Courses:
| Category | Fee |
| General/ OBC/ UPS | Rs. 600/- |
| SC/ ST/ PC | Rs. 300/- |
Candidates must keep following items ready while filling ICAR AIEEA application form:
- University certificate
- Qualification certificate
- Identification type (any one from Bank A/c no., passport no., election ID, ration card, Aadhar cad, any other govt. ID)
- Category certificate (if required)
- Proof of domicile certificate
- PWD certificate (if required)
- Valid email ID & phone number
- Scanned image of passport size photograph & signature in JPG/ JPEG format.
- Thumb impression in prescribed size.
ICAR AIEEA Application Correction
Authority also provides an option to change the incorrect details (if any) in the application form. Correction facility will be available from last week of April till first week of May 2021.
Candidates will be able to make correction through online medium using their login credentials. It will be a one-time opportunity to rectify mistakes.
ICAR AIEEA 2021 Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must qualify 12th level examination from any recognized board or university to be eligible for the examination.
- General category candidates must score 50% marks in the qualifying examination & 40% for SC/ ST category candidates to be eligible.
- He/ She must have completed 16 years in age as on 31st August 2021.
- Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination will be also eligible for the examination.
PG course:
- Candidates must qualify the education in the pattern as 10+2+5 (B.V.Sc. & A.H)/ 10+2+4/ 10+6/ 10+2+3.
- In case of general category, candidates must have minimum 6.0/ 10, 3.25/ 5, 2.60/4 grade points. SC/ ST/ PC category candidates must have minimum 5.60/ 10, 2.75/ 5, 2.20/ 4 grade points.
- He/ She must have completed 19 years as on 31st August 2021.
- Appearing candidates will be also eligible for the examination
ICAR AIEEA 2021 Exam Pattern
UG course:
- Examination will be organized offline.
- Candidates must have Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Agriculture, and Mathematics as mandatory subjects in the qualifying examination.
- There will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) in the question paper.
- Question paper will have 180 questions in total.
- There will be 720 maximum marks in the question paper.
- Question paper will be in English & Hindi language.
- Each right answer will have 4 marks.
- 1 mark will get deducted for each incorrect answer.
PG course:
- Examination will be organized offline.
- There will be 160 questions in the question paper.
- The Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) will be asked in the examination.
- Question paper will have total 650 marks.
- Candidates will get 4 marks for each right answer& 1 mark for each cross- matching questions.
ICAR AIEEA 2021 Syllabus
ICAR AIEEA Syllabus will comprise various courses under UG & PG programmes. The topics under UG Course will be as Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology), Mathematics & Agriculture. The topics under PG course will be as Plant Biology, Physical Science, and Agronomy.
UG Course:
- Physics: Topics will be as Physical World & Measurement, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy & power, Gravitation, Kinematics, Gravitation, Properties of Bulk Matter, Oscillation & Waves, and much more.
- Chemistry: Some of the topics are solid state, structure of atom, thermodynamics, equilibrium, chemical bonding & molecular structure, group 13 elements, general introduction to p-block element and much more.
- Biology (Botany & Zoology): It will consists of topics as the living world, diversity of life, Multi-cellularity, structure & Function- Animal life, application of biology, origin & evolution of life, and much more.
- Mathematics: It will be as sets & functions, algebra, coordinate geometry, statistics & probability, dynamics, and etc.
- Agriculture: Genetics, & Plant breeding, crop production, horticulture, microbiology, and livestock production.
PG Course:
- Plant Biotechnology: DNA Replication, Photosynthesis, genetic engineering, structure & metabolic function of carbohydrates, proteins, engineering dry matter and many other such topics will come under this topic.
- Physical Science: It will consist of topics as Fats & Liquid, classifications, structure & function of plant, soil classifications, and much more.
- Agronomy: Topics will be as principles of crop ecology & crop adaptation, water management, protein’s, sugarcane, economic importance, medicinal & aromatics plants, and much more.
Preparation Tips
Candidates must go through preparation tips & tricks while preparing for ICAR AIEEA:
- Make proper short notes & revise it on regular basis.
- Study as per the syllabus & exam pattern.
- Solve previous year question paper.
- Purchase test series available in the market.
- Keep last one week only for revision.
