ICAR Admission 2025 Through CUET UG: Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Admission Process

NTA is expected to administer the CUET UG 2025 exam in May 2025. Candidates seeking admission at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in any UG Programme in Agriculture and Allied Sciences must take the CUET Exam, as the university does not provide a direct nomination for admission. Check the detailed information regarding the registration process, important dates, courses offered, and related updates on ICAR CUET UG Admission 2025 here.

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2025: Important Dates (Expected)

The table below mentions the expected schedule of ICAR admission through CUET UG 2025.

Events	Dates
CUET 2025 exam schedule	To be announced
CUET 2025 result declaration	To be announced
Preliminary registration and submitting of subject choices for generating ranks	First week of August 2025
Downloading of Rank Card, Counselling schedule and registration for counseling including Counselling fee payment. Display of Seat matrix and Choice filling.	Last week of August 2025
END of Choice Filling	First Week of September 2025
First Round Seat Allotment and Admission Process	First Week of September 2025

Also Read: CUET UG Exam Notification

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2025: Courses Offered and Eligibility Criteria

In the academic session 2025-26, admission to the following courses will be offered at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research:

Degree	Domain/ General/ Optional Languages mapped to the Programmes	Eligibility Criteria
Bachelor Degree in Agriculture and Allied Sciences [B.F.Sc. Bachelor of Fisheries Sciences, B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture, B.Sc. (Hons) Forestry, B.Sc. (Hons) Natural Farming, B.Sc. (Hons) Sericulture, B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science, B.Sc. (Hons) Food Nutrition and Dietetics, B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering, B.Tech. Dairy Technology, B.Tech. Food Technology, B.Tech. Biotechnology	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Agriculture/ Inter-Agriculture	1. Candidate should have passed the qualifying examination (12th standard) with at least three subjects out of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Agriculture/Inter-Agriculture as core courses. 2. Candidate(s) who appears in subject(s) different than the one which s(he) passed in 12th standard will not be considered for counselling/admission and will stand rejected. 3. The candidates must attempt only those subjects (at least 3 subjects) in the examination as per the choice given in the Application Form. Therefore, they must exercise the choice of subjects very carefully. Attempting subjects different than the choices given in the application form will invite disqualification from counselling/admission process. 4. Many admitting universities have special conditions (like upper age limit, mandatory subject eligibility for a specific program, gender specific preference, etc.) for admission as per respective university statute. It will be the responsibility of the candidate(s) to inquire about such special conditions from University of his/her interest before filling up the online application form for CUET (ICAR-UG) 2024.

Also Read: CUET Subject Mapping for B.Sc.

Download University-wise Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can download the university-wise subject eligibility criteria, ICAR Quota Seats, and other Special Conditions for the UG Programmes offered by ICAR from the link given below.

ICAR University-wise Eligibility Criteria and ICAR Quota Seats

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2025: Application Process

To apply for UG courses at ICAR through CUET 2025, the candidates will need to submit an online application form for CUET (ICAR-UG)-2025, upload the scanned photograph and signatures at the official website - https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/. A Confirmation Page with the Application Number will be generated upon submission of details and the required fee. Candidates must take a printout of the Confirmation Page and keep it for future reference.

Candidates must understand that applying for CUET (ICAR-UG 2024), appearing for the CUET exam, and becoming eligible for counselling does not mean they are accepted. They must satisfy the eligibility criteria of the programme they have selected and must go through the ICAR CUET Counselling Process at the official website - www.icar.org.in.

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2025: Online Counselling Process

Candidates seeking admission at ICAR through CUET UG 2025 are advised to follow the given below steps:

Step 1: Registration on Counselling Portal

Visit the official website of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - icaradmission.in. Scroll down and log in at "Applicant Login" using the Login ID and Password created in the Application Process. Click "Register for Seat Allocation" and then "Edit Button". Some stages of the application status will display on the screen; enter the required information in each field; once done, click "Confirm and Submit".

In case of a query, candidates can refer to the Registration Guidelines given below.

Registration Guidelines

While registering online, candidates have to sign a Declaration and Undertaking for participation in the online counselling process. The candidates declared eligible for online counselling, will have to pay a non-refundable registration fee of ₹500 at the time of registration, through the online payment gateway of ICAR by using any Credit Card/RuPay Debit Card/Netbanking and UPI during the specified period.

In case of a query, candidates can refer to the Payment Guidelines given below.

Payment Guidelines

Step 2: Choice Filling

Candidates who will take the CUET 2025 exam and are eligible for counselling must choose courses/universities within the given timeframe. They will be given choices from among the programmes they filled out at the time of application.

Candidates will be able to select the subjects and universities one by one and are advised to fill in the maximum number of choices. Candidates will be given a deadline before which they can add, modify, or delete their choice of subjects/universities. Registered candidates who do not fill in any choices or fail to save them by the closing time on the last day of choice filling will not be considered for seat allotment and admission. Candidates are advised to keep a printout of the choices filled by them as documentary proof.

ICAR will provide the login IDs of registered candidates to the participating AUs/Institutes, so they can access the online counselling portal and check the number and details of the candidates for each subject/discipline.

The locked choices will then be processed according to merit and available seats on a scheduled date for seat allotment. The candidates will be informed through e-mail/SMS about the university/institute and course allotted. The list of allotted candidates will be updated in the relevant database.

Step 3: Online Uploading of Documents

Candidates are not required to physically report to the admitting University/Institute during any round of counselling. They must upload all the relevant documents within the specified timeframe on the counselling portal for verification by the concerned Universities/Institutes.

If the original certificates are not in English, candidates are required to upload an English translation of such certificates, duly certified by the Principal, Director, or another competent authority of the institution last attended.

Note:

• The candidate must ensure that uploaded documents have the same information as submitted at the time of filling out Online Application with NTA for appearing in CUET (ICAR-UG)-2024.
• Documents in support of Category and PwBD status should have complete required details, clearly visible seal, sign, date, and place of issue; and should be latest as per requirement. 

Check Out: List Of Documents Required For CUET Application Form 2025

Step 4: Online Verification of Documents

A verifying officer of the allotted University/Institute will verify the documents uploaded by the candidates by checking them against the details given in the CUET UG Application Form. In case of doubt, the Verifying Officer will raise a query for the candidate, against which the candidate can respond through their login I'd. The candidate will have to re-submit the document by "Noon" of the next calendar date, from the date on which the query was raised. Failure to re-submit the documents can result in cancellation of seat allotment in the next round.

Step 5: Deposition of Seat Acceptance Fees

Once the allotted University/Institute finds the uploaded documents as marked "Verified" by the Document Verifying Officer, the candidate will be required to pay the non-refundable Seat Acceptance Fee of ₹10,000, irrespective of category, on the ICAR’s Counselling portal. After the receipt of the Seat Acceptance Fee is confirmed, the University/Institute will mark the candidate as “Provisionally Admitted”.

The candidate may opt for “Upgradation” after depositing the Seat Acceptance Fee. In the case of “Upgradation” of Seats, the candidates are not required to pay the Seat Acceptance Fee again.

Step 6: Issue of Provisional Admission Letter

After verification of the uploaded documents of the candidate, payment of the Seat Acceptance Fee by the candidate, and reconciliation of the admission status of the candidate after completion of final reporting by the University/Institute, a Provisional Admission Letter will be issued to the admitted candidate through e-mail.

Step 7: Upgradation

Candidates may be allotted their 2nd/3rd/4th or even lower choice during the first allotment round. However, some allotted seats to other candidates may become vacant due to their non-reporting or ineligibility. In such a case, the candidates who are not happy with the choice allotted to them can request to slide to a better choice in the next allotment round. Candidates must remember that they can only slide to one of the better/higher choices they made at the time of Online Choice Filling.

If a candidate who opted for "Upgradation" does not get a better choice, then he/she can retain the seat initially allotted to him/her. On the other hand, if the candidate gets a better choice then, his/her initially allotted seat will stand forfeited, and will have to accept the Upgraded seat. However, the 'Upgraded' candidate cannot retain the initially allotted seat; therefore, candidates are advised to be very careful while opting for "Upgradation".

Once the Upgrade is done, the candidate is required to contact the allotted University/Institute and verify his/her Date of Registration and additional document requirements, if any.

Step 8: Physical Reporting at the Finally Allotted University

Candidates are required to bring all the original documents (as uploaded on the portal) at the time of registration/attending the classes, for physical verification by the allotted university. After verification, the candidates have to pay the balance amount of the fee (after adjusting the Seat Acceptance Fee already paid) to the university, to confirm their admission. In case a candidate deposits the full admission fee (excluding the seat acceptance fee), he/she can get the seat acceptance fee amount reimbursed later.

If a candidate fails to deposit the balance admission fee and/or original documents for verification, the provisional admission of the candidate will be cancelled.

Step 9: Refund Rules

If a candidate cancels or withdraws the provisional seat allotment up to the end of the 4th round of counselling, the university will refund the full amount after deducting ₹1,000 as a processing fee. However, if a candidate after accepting/freezing his/her seat up to the 4th counselling round, fails to withdraw or cancel the seat will not get any refund of the Seat Acceptance Fee.

ICAR CUET UG 2025 Cut Off

Candidates seeking admission at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research can check the allotment list, once released, by logging in to the official website of ICAR - icaradmission.in. The University does not release an official CUET UG Cut Off list; instead, candidates can check whether they have been allotted a seat or not, by signing up and downloading the Allotment Letter. If a candidate receives the Allotment Letter, he/she can proceed with the Admission Process by registering for the allotted seat, uploading the required documents, and making payment.

Refer to the link given below to know how to check the allotment result and proceed further.

ICAR Admission Guidelines

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ICAR Admission Through CUET 2025: Documents Required

Candidates seeking admission at ICAR must ensure to have the following documents with them to avoid any delay during and after counselling:

• Proof of date of birth - High School/Class X/Matriculation certificate [In case the Date of Birth (DOB) is not mentioned in the Class X Certificate, then upload the DOB Certificate]
• All Certificates and Mark sheets/grade reports, related to Class X and XII
• Transfer Certificate/School Leaving Certificate
• Admit Card issued to the candidate by NTA
• Computer generated confirmation page of online application submitted to NTA*
• Rank Card issued by the ICAR to eligible candidates*
• Allotment Letter issued by the ICAR to eligible candidates*
• Provisional Admission letter issued by the admitting university*
• Passport size colour photographs same as uploaded at the time of online application to NTA*
• Aadhaar card or 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID proof/copy of passport/ration card/bank passbook or any other valid Govt. Identity proof as applicable.
• Domicile certificate.
• Character Certificate from the school last attended.
• Copy of SC, ST, UPS, OBC (NCL) and Gen-EWS category certificate as per Central Govt. requirements and issued by Competent Authority.
• Medical certificate in case of Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) candidate issued by a Medical Officer of any Government Hospital along with a description of the kind and the degree of disability

Note: 

• All the documents listed above are required at the time of online uploading during counselling as well as during Physical Reporting to allotted AU after Counselling. However, the documents marked with * are not required at the time of online uploading of documents during counselling. 
• Only JPEG files would be permitted to be uploaded.

ICAR Admission Through CUET: Reservation Criteria 2025

As per the Information Bulletin of ICAR-UG 2024, the following are the reservation policy for admission:

Category	Reservation
Scheduled Caste (SC)	15%
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	7.5%
OBC-NCL	As per ICAR (File No:Agril. Edn. 12(30) /2023-A&P (e-251195) Dated: 2nd November 2023)
EWS	As per Gazette Notification No. DL-(N)/04/0007/2003-19, dated 12th January, 2019
PwD	5%
Remote and Under-Privileged States	2%

Note: Candidates need to refer to the ICAR website - www.icar.org.in for detailed information regarding the reservation of seats and/or allocation of scholarships/fellowships for SC/ST/OBC-(NCL)/PwBD/UPS/EWS in each category at the time of counselling.

Also Read: CUET Reservation Criteria/Policy 2025

CUET Participating Colleges: Admission Process & Cut-Offs

Candidates seeking admission at colleges/universities accepting CUET Score can check the below table for the CUET Admission Process and CUET UG Cut Off.

Name of University/College	CUET Admission Process	CUET Cut Off
University of Delhi	DU Admission Through CUET	CUET DU Cut Off
Banaras Hindu University	BHU UG Admission Through CUET	CUET BHU Cut Off
University of Allahabad	Allahabad University (AU) Admission Through CUET	CUET AU Cut Off
Dr. B.R Ambedkar University Delhi	BR Ambedkar University Admission Through CUET	CUET B.R Ambedkar Cut Off
Jamia Milia Islamia University	JMI Admission Through CUET	CUET JMI Cut Off
Jawaharlal Nehru University	JNU Admission Through CUET	CUET JNU Cut Off
Aligarh Muslim University	AMU Admission Through CUET	CUET AMU Cut Off
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)	IPU Admission Through CUET	CUET IPU Cut Off
Central University Karnataka	CU Karnataka Admission Through CUET	CUET CUK Cut Off
Central University of Kashmir	CU Kashmir Admission Through CUET	CUET CU Kashmir Cut Off
Tezpur University	Tezpur University Admission Through CUET	CUET Tezpur University Cut Off
Central University Rajasthan	CU Rajasthan Admission Through CUET	CUET CU Rajasthan Cut Off
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU)	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar (BBAU) Admission Through CUET	CUET BBAU Cut Off
Central University Jammu	CU Jammu Admission Through CUET	CUET CU Jammu Cut Off
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)	TISS UG Admission Through CUET	CUET TISS UG Cut Off

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