This article tells you in a nutshell the salient points of ICAR ASRB NET 2014-cum-ARS 2014 and helps you download the Notification along with Eligibility required and how to apply.
ASRB (Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board) of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) has published notification for two exams - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Exam-2014 and ASRB National Eligibility Test (NET) 2014. This exam is going to be conducted online in 23 centres all over India from 22.09.2014 TO 28.09.2014. Submission of application form is already under way and last date to submit the form for ARS 2014 and NET 2014 is 08.09.2014.You can click here to download the ICAR ASRB NET-cum-ARS 2014 Notification.
This is a pretty big file (13.82 MB) and I found problem in downloading the notification from the above official site. So I have uploaded a copy of it in Box.com. You can click here to download the notification.
This blog post tells you about the above ICAR ARS Exam notification in a nutshell to help you apply for the same. In a subsequent blog post titled ICAR ARS & NET 2014 Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Papers & Books, I have posted sample papers and books for ARS exam along with a discussion on exam pattern and the syllabus.
But before that a small primer on what is ICAR and what are these two exams:
What is ICAR:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 97 ICAR institutes and 53 agricultural universities spread across the country ICAR is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. You can your the nearest ICAR institute by viewing this map.
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) is an an independent recruitment agency which conducts ARS and ASRB NET exam (besides others), to recruit posts in the ARS of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
You can find more about ICAR in this About Us page.
What is ICAR ARS Exam:
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) is an an independent recruitment agency which conducts ARS and ASRB NET exam (besides others), to recruit posts in the ARS of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
You can find more about ICAR in this About Us page.
What is ICAR ARS Exam:
ASRB conducts ARS exam each year to recruit Scientists in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of ICAR. It is held in two stages - Prelims & Mains. ARS Prelims is a screening test only to short-list candidates for ARS Mains.
Last year ARS Prelims was conducted on 29.12.2013 & ARS Mains on 16.03.2014. Salary being offered by ICAR for these Scientist positions through ARS exam is in the Pay Scale of Rs.15,600-39,100 plus research grade pay of Rs. 6,000/-.
What is ICAR NET Exam:
Last year ARS Prelims was conducted on 29.12.2013 & ARS Mains on 16.03.2014. Salary being offered by ICAR for these Scientist positions through ARS exam is in the Pay Scale of Rs.15,600-39,100 plus research grade pay of Rs. 6,000/-.
What is ICAR NET Exam:
ASRB conducts NET to determine the eligibility for Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUS) and other Agricultural Universities (AUS). NET certificates will be issued by the ASRB to the qualified candidates to enable them to apply against vacancies to be notified or advertised by these educational institutes.
Number of Vacancies in ASRB ARS 2014:
There are a total of 295 Scientists vacancies in ICAR ARS Exam 2014. You can find the discipline-wise ICAR vacancies in page 13 (Appendix-III Vacancy Position For ARS Examination-2014) of the ARS Exam 2014 Notification.
Eligibility for ICAR ASRB ARS 2014 & NET 2014Exam:
Age Eligibility: (as on 01.08.2014)
Min: 21 years, Max. 32 years for ASR Exam.
For ICAR NET exam, minimum age: 21 years. There is no upper age limit.
Relaxations exist as per Govt. rule for reserved categories as well as for in-service ICAR candidates. You can find these relaxations in page 14 of the ARS Exam 2014 Notification.
Academic Eligibility:
For ICAR NET exam, minimum age: 21 years. There is no upper age limit.
Relaxations exist as per Govt. rule for reserved categories as well as for in-service ICAR candidates. You can find these relaxations in page 14 of the ARS Exam 2014 Notification.
Academic Eligibility:
Minimum Master's degree or equivalent in the concerned subject with specialization. You can find the list of these agricultural subjects/specialization in ANNEXURE-V "Eligibility qualifications for ARS 2014 & NET 2014" in page 18 of the Notification.
ICAR ASRB ARS/NET Exam 2014 Application form:
From this year onward, you can apply only online through Online Application Form for the ARS Exam.
Hope with above information on ICAR ARS & NET Exam 2014 helps you to apply for the exam with ease. Prep materials available on the net for ARS &NET exam is almost non-existent. However I have compiled whatever study materials I could find and posted the same in a subsequent blog post titled ICAR ARS & NET 2014 Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Papers & Books. May be you would find the same worthwhile!
Best wishes!
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