ASRB NET Notification 2025 Soon: Download ICAR NET Notification PDF Here

The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) releases the eligibility criteria to appear for the ICAR NET (Indian Council Agricultural Research National Eligibility Test) along with the notification PDF. The candidates who want to appear for the ICAR NET exam must qualify for the eligibility criteria to appear for the exam. The eligibility criteria of the ICAR NET has been given below:

• Educational Qualification: A master's degree or equivalent in the same discipline for which one is applying
• Age: The minimum age limit is 21 years and there is no upper age limit for ASRB NET
• Number of attempts: There is no cap on the number of attempts for ASRB NET

The maximum number of attempts allowed for a candidate to sit for the examination is five. However, the maximum number of attempts is not allowed for SC or ST candidates who are otherwise qualified and have unlimited attempt limit. The exam is usually held in December and the notice for the examination is issued a few months before the date of the examination. Whether the ASRB conducts the ICAR NET examination once or twice every year is dependent on various factors such as availability of vacant posts, demand for skilled candidates in the field of agriculture research and education, and resources and administrative aspects of ASRB and ICAR.

The ASRB ICAR NET exam is conducted for a wide range of subjects to determine the eligibility of candidates for the posts of Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Agriculture Colleges across the country. Here are some of the subjects for which the exam is conducted:

• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Agricultural Entomology
• Agricultural Microbiology
• Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources
• Genetics & Plant Breeding
• Nematology
• Plant Biochemistry
• Plant Pathology
• Plant Physiology
• Seed Science & Technology
• Floriculture & Landscaping
• Fruit Science
• Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
• Vegetable Science
• Animal Biochemistry
• Animal Biotechnology
• Animal Genetics & Breeding
• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Physiology
• Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology
• Dairy Chemistry
• Dairy Microbiology
• Dairy Technology
• Livestock Product Technology
• Livestock Production Management
• Poultry Science
• Veterinary Medicine
• Veterinary Microbiology
• Veterinary Parasitology
• Veterinary Pathology
• Veterinary Pharmacology
• Veterinary Public Health
• Veterinary Surgery
• Aquaculture
• Fisheries Resource Management
• Fish Processing Technology
• Fish Nutrition
• Fish Health
• Fish Genetics & Breeding
• Agricultural Chemicals
• Agricultural Meteorology
• Agroforestry
• Agronomy
• Environmental Science
• Soil Sciences
• Agricultural Business Management
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Extension
• Agricultural Statistics
• Home Science
• Farm Machinery & Power

The exam pattern for the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board Indian Council Agricultural Research National Eligibility Test (ASRB ICAR NET) is provided along with the notification PDF. The exam pattern for ASRB ICAR NET is given below:

• The exam involves only one paper
• The exam carries 150 objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 150 marks
• Candidates are allotted two hours
• Each question carries one mark and there is a negative marking of 1/3rd marks
• There is no rounding off of fractions of marks