How to prepare for ICAR AIEEA 2020: Get prep tips, guidelines and more here

Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination 2024 ( ICAR AIEEA )

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Updated on Sep 1, 2021 19:10 IST

Preparing for ICAR AIEEA but having great difficulty planning out a schedule, finding the right prep books? All one needs is a time table, a schedule, the right amount of prep books and a decent understanding of the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern and schedule.

How to prepare for ICAR AIEEA 2020

The ICAR All India Entrance Examination (AIEE) is conducted to shortlist aspirants for admission in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in agriculture and allied sciences. The national-level exam is conducted once a year and the mode of exam is online (computer-based test). However, the entrance test is no child’s play as over thousands of students apply every year and in order to crack the entrance exam, candidates need to prepare well, know the guidelines thoroughly, need to understand the exam pattern, marking scheme, syllabus and most importantly, the applicants must put in plenty of time and dedication. Here are certain step-wise preparation tips for ICAR AIEEA 2020 you could follow to ace the upcoming exam.

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Stepwise Preparation for ICAR AIEEA 2020

Step 1: Know the syllabus thoroughly.

Step 2: Get all the study material required for ICAR AIEEA to help prepare better for the entrance exam.

Step 3: Understand the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern and marking scheme so that you can prepare accordingly.

Step 4: Create a day to day, weekly and monthly time table on how much material to cover on a daily basis.

Step 5: Solve question papers, sample papers and give mock tests to know your strengths and weaknesses.

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ICAR AIEEA Exam Highlights

Exam Name

Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination (ICAR AIEEA)

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Exam Mode

Online

Exam Duration

2 ½ hours

Official Website

https://ntaicar.nic.in/GenRegSysCms/public/home.aspx

How to prepare for ICAR AIEEA 2020?

ICAR AIEEA is a national-level entrance exam which is highly competitive where thousands of students aspire to get admission into the ICAR-Deemed to be universities (DUs). Other than acing the entrance exam, students who do well are offered scholarships and fellowships which is highly rewarding. However, aspirants who are appearing for the ICAR AIEEA 2020 need to have a strategy and aim in mind in order to score well and qualify. Candidates can go through the following tips steps on how to prepare for ICAR AIEEA.

Know the ICAR AIEEA Exam Pattern

First and foremost, you need to be versed with the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern. You should know which sections will cover which subject, the duration, the mode and medium of the entrance exam, how many questions will be asked and the weightage of marks. The candidate should know the streams as well and should study accordingly to the stream selected.

Know the ICAR AIEEA Marking Scheme

Along with the exam pattern, you should know the marking scheme of the ICAR AIEEA 2020. Will there be negative marking? How many marks will be awarded to each question? If you are not thorough with the exam pattern and marking scheme, you will eventually end up having a tough time in the exam hall.

To know the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern and marking scheme, click here.

Know the ICAR AIEEA Syllabus

To perform and score well in the entrance exam, you have to thoroughly go through the prescribed syllabus. Strategize your plans on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. There is no success without hard work and in order to qualify for the entrance exam, you can prepare better by knowing which topics to cover in-depth and which require superficial knowledge. You can do so by following the below-mentioned pointers:

  • Make a subject-wise list of topics.
  • Segregate the subjects and topics into easy and difficult categories based on experience.
  • Note down the topics which carry maximum weightage (based on previous years’ question papers).

To know the ICAR AIEEA syllabus, click here.

Go through ICAR AIEEA Prep Books

Along with the syllabus, you should have enough prep books while preparing for ICAR AIEEA 2020. It is advised that you purchase at least two to three prep books to help better understand the test. The prep books will give you an idea of the syllabus, know what type of questions that can be asked in the entrance exam and much more.

Prepare a Time Table

One of the most important elements while preparing for an entrance exam is time management. Candidates need to work out a time table as to how much material to cover on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. On creating a plan, you can cover all the topics which are expected to come in the entrance exam. Revise the syllabus and content, attempt as many question papers, mock papers and previous years’ question papers to better help prepare.

Refer to Past Years’ Question Papers

The best possible way to understand the entrance exam is by solving the last five years’ question papers to help better understand the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern and format of questions which will be asked in this year’s entrance exam. Also, by solving the previous years’ question papers, you can understand which subjects are given high importance.

Solve Sample Papers and Mock Tests

The best way to know one’s strengths and weaknesses is by solving question papers, sample papers and mock tests. Through this, you can also figure out the best approach to be followed when you head out to attempt the ICAR AIEEA exam.

For more details on the ICAR AIEEA 2020, you can go through the following links:

ICAR AIEEA Important Dates

How to fill ICAR AIEEA Application Form?

How to download ICAR AIEEA Admit Card?

How to check ICAR AIEEA Results?

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Answered 5 days ago

The documents are needed to be carried to the allotted University in ICAR AIEEA counselling

  • provisional degree certificate (PDC)
  • Final year/ final semester result
  • Rank card
  • Allotment letter
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Khushi Jaiswal

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Answered 6 days ago

The ICAR AIEEA 2024 PG exam mop-up round allotment for the university PG programme was live from November 4–8, 2024. The registration and fresh choice filling for the mop-up round was from October 28–31, 2024. 

To be eligible for the ICAR AIEEA PG exam, candidates must meet the following criteria:

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Rohit Bokade

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Answered 4 weeks ago

To crack the ICAR AIEEA UG exam, candidates should strategies for the exam preparation as under:

  1. Make a proper study plan for each section.
  2. Know the exam pattern and syllabus.
  3. List out important topics from the syllabus of each section.
  4. Get the books, study material and mock test for practice.
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Akansha Bisht

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Answered a month ago

Candidates reporting for admission to the allotted university must have final year/final semester results in hand indicating final OGPA/CGPA or final percentage of marks where grade points are not awarded. Candidates will be required to produce a Provisional Degree Certificate (PDC) /Degree certific

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

The candidates having a Bachelor’s degree with 3 years duration will not be considered for admission through ICAR AIEEA (PG)-2024 in AUs under the ICAR-AU system except in a few courses at three ICAR-Deemed to be Universities (DUs), viz. IARI, IVRI and NDRI for which the eligibility criteria of the

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

If a candidate of the OBC Category scores 300 or higher in the ICAR AIEEA (UG) exam then, it is a good score. If the score is 450 or above then it is considered to be a good score for general category candidates.

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

The syllabus for both exams, NEET and ICAR is the same because both classes 11 and 12 syllabus is included for these entrance exam preparation . There is only one difference and that is the exam pattern. However, with practice one should be able to crack both exams.

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

If the participating candidates want to appear for the ICAR AIEEA Exam then he/she should have studied and passed class 12 with at least three subjects out of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Agriculture as core courses.

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

It is important for candidates to be thorough with their coaching modules, preparation notes, and revision, all these three things are more than enough. Also, students who are self-preparing for the exam should properly prepare for their subjects like Biology, Chemistry and NCERT. 

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

The test of AIEEA 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) 

  • Number of Questions: 120 

  • Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions 

  • Scoring: 4 marks for each correct response, -1 mark for e

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