ICAR AIEEA (UG – 2020)

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has entrusted the responsibility of conducting All India Entrance Examinations for admission to UG, PG & Ph.D Courses in AUs, and award of scholarships and fellowships to the NTA from 2019 onwards. 

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture in the entire country under the aegis of DARE, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Considering the importance of agricultural education, the University Education Commission (1948) chaired by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan recommended the establishment of Rural Universities in the country. As a result, the first State Agricultural University was established in 1960 at Pantnagar on the pattern of the Land Grant Colleges of the United States. The ICAR-AU system of India has 75 Agricultural Universites comprising 64 State Agricultural, Veterinary, Horticultural and Fisheries Universities (SAUs), 4 ICAR-DUs, viz. IARI, IVRI, NDRI and CIFE, 3 Central Agricultural Universities (CAU, Imphal, Dr. RPCAU, Pusa and RLB CAU, Jhansi), 4 Central Universities (CUs) having Faculty of Agriculture (BHU, AMU, Viswa Bharati and Nagaland University). The National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES) of India is one of the largest in the world, admitting more than 15,000 graduates, 11,000 post-graduates, and 2,500 Ph.Ds annually, in different disciplines of Agriculture and Allied Sciences.

1. FEE DETAILS AND IMPORTANT DATES:

*Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in. Only the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General/Unreserved.

** Candidates of Remote and Underprivileged States must check their eligibility before applying.

***As per the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the OM No. 12-4/2019-U1 dated 17.01.2019 as well as the Letters No 35-2/2019-T.S.I dated 21.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 04.02.2019 and 15.02.2019 of MHRD Department of Higher Education regarding implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for admission in Central Educational Institutions.

2. Candidates can apply for AIEEA (UG) 2020 in Online Mode only on the website https://icar.nta.nic.in.

3. The Application Form other than online mode will not be accepted.

4. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate.

5. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin and on NTA website www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified.

6. Candidates must ensure that e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form are their own as all information/communication will be sent by NTA through e-mail on e-mail address or SMS on given Mobile Number only.

7. Instructions for filling Online Application Form :

• Download Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form. Read them carefully to ensure your eligibility.
• Follow the 4 steps given below to Apply Online:

Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using unique Email Id and Mobile No. Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application No.

Step-3: Upload scanned images of Candidate’s Photograph (file size: 10 kb – 200 kb) and Candidate’s Signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb) and Thumb impression (file size: 3kb-30kb) in JPG/JPEG format. Step-4: Pay fee using SBI/Syndicate/HDFC Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled, and amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate has to make another transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated.

• All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate times.

8. Candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA website and check their e-mails/SMS regularly for latest updates.

9. Candidate shall appear at their own cost at the Examination Centre on the date and shift indicated on their Admit Card issued by NTA.

10. Any request to change the Examination Centre, Date , Shift and Subject provided on the Admit Card will not be considered under any circumstances.

Note:

1. The final submission of Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step-3 and step-4 are not complete. Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.

2. No request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by NTA under any circumstances.

3. The entire application process of AIEEA (UG) 2020is online, including uploading of scanned images, Payment of Fees, and Printing of Confirmation Page. Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including Confirmation Page to NTA /ICAR through Post/ Fax/ E-mail/by Hand.

Candidates are NOT allowed to carry Instrument/Geometry/Pencil box, Handbag, Purse, any kind of Paper/ Stationery/Textual material (printed or written material), Eatables and Water (loose or packed), Mobile Phone/ Ear Phone/ Microphone/ Pager, Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log Tables, Camera, Tape Recorder, Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, any metallic item or electronic gadgets/ devices in the Examination Hall/Room. Diabetic students will be allowed to carry eatables like sugar tablets/fruits (like banana/apple/orange) and transparent water bottle to the Examination Hall. However, they will not be allowed to carry packed foods like chocolates/candy/sandwich etc.

DISCLAIMER

1. Candidates are advised to read the Information Bulletin carefully and go through the instructions regarding filling of Online Application Form given on AIEEA (UG) 2020 website www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in before starting online registration.

2. Candidate should ensure that all information entered during the online registration process is correct.

3. Online information provided by candidates like name of candidate, contact/address details, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, etc during online registration for AIEEA (UG) 2020 will be treated as correct/final and NTA will not entertain, under any circumstances, any request for change in information provided by the candidates.

4. NTA disclaims any liability that may arise to a candidate(s) due to incorrect information provided by the candidate(s) during online registration process.

5. NTA does not edit/modify/alter any information entered by the candidates after completion of application form under any circumstances. Any request for change in information thereafter will not be entertained. Therefore, candidates are advised to exercise utmost caution for filling up correct details in application form.

Usage of Data and Information: NTA can use the data provided by the End User (test taker in this case) for internal purpose(s) including training, research and development, analysis and other permissible purpose(s).

1.1 About National Tetsing Agency (NTA)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has established National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization under Society Registration Act, 1860 for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.

The objectives of NTA, inter-alia, include:

i. To conduct efficient, transparent and international standard tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admission.

ii. To undertake research on educational, professional and testing system to identify gaps in the knowledge systems and take steps for bridging them.

iii. To produce and disseminate information and research on education and professional development standards.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has entrusted the responsibility of conducting All India Competitive Examinations for admission to Bachelor UG, Masters PG & Ph.D Courses in Agricultural Universities (AUs) and award of scholarships and fellowships, to the NTA from 2019 onwards.

1.2 About ICAR

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture in the entire country under the aegis of DARE, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Considering the importance of agricultural education, the University Education Commission (1948) chaired by Dr. S. Radhakrishnanrecommended the establishment of Rural Universities in the country. As a result, the first State Agricultural University was established in 1960 at Pantnagar on the pattern of the Land Grant Colleges of the United States.

The ICAR-AU system of India has 74 Agricultural Universites comprising 63 State Agricultural, Veterinary, Horticultural and Fisheries Universities (SAUs), 4 ICAR-DUs, viz. IARI, IVRI, NDRI and CIFE, 3 Central Agricultural Universities (CAU, Imphal, Dr. RPCAU, Pusa and RLB CAU, Jhansi), 4 Central Universities (CUs) having Faculty of Agriculture (BHU, AMU, Viswa Bharati and Nagaland University). The National Agricultural Research, Education and Extension System (NAREES) of India is one of the largest in the world, admitting more than 27000 graduates, 14000 post-graduates and 4700 Ph.Ds annually, in different disciplines of Agriculture and Allied Sciences.

During 2019-20, against the total of 2784 Seats, 2189 candidates were recommended by ICAR for admission to accredited Bachelor degree programmes in 59 accredited AUs under the ICAR-AU system.

1.3 AIEEA (UG) 2020

In 2020, All India Entrance Examination for Admission, AIEEA (UG) shall be conducted for admission to Bachelor Degree programmes in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (other than Veterinary Sciences), 2 at Agricultural Universities on 15% of the University seats (100% seats in RLB CAU Jhansi, NDRI Karnal and Dr. RP CAU Pusa, Bihar). Further, not more than 40% candidates from any one state shall be admitted in any agricultural university/subject.

The AIEEA (UG)-2020 examination for the academic session 2020-21 will be conducted at 178 cities (Annexure-I) all over the country, enabling participation of a large number of candidates seeking admission in Bachelor degree programmes in accredited AUs in different disciplines. Candidates declared eligible for registration and choice filling for counselling by ICAR will only be considered for allocation of subject and the Agricultural University. There is no provision of direct nomination for admission through ICAR in any Bachelor degree programme without qualifying in ICAR AIEEA (UG).

2.1 Degree Programmes available for Admission in 2020-21.

During academic session 2020-21, admission to 11 Bachelor degree programmes of four years duration in the subjects enlisted in Annexure-III is available to Indian Nationals based on the meritrank in ICAR AIEEA(UG)-2020. Candidates may note that all Undergraduate Degrees in the disciplines of Agricultural Sciences have been declared as professional degrees.

2.2 University-Wise and Subject–Wise Number of Seats Available for Admission

Number of seats available for admission through AIEEA (UG) in different disciplines at accredited Agricultural Universities (including non-accredited RLBCAU, Jhansi and some non-accredited programmes and colleges of Dr. RPCAU, Pusa) for the academic session 2020-21 will be displayed on ICAR website www.icar.org.in at the time of counseling

2.3 Schedule of AIEEA (UG) 2020

Schedule for important examination related activities have been given below.However, candidates are requested to keep themselves updated about the schedule through NTA and ICAR websites www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in and www.icar.org.in.

Schedule of AIEEA(UG)-2020

*Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in. Only the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General/Unreserved.

** Candidates of Remote and Underprivileged States must check their eligibility before applying.

***As per the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the OM No. 12-4/2019-U1 dated 17.01.2019 as well as the Letters No 35-2/2019-T.S.I dated 21.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 04.02.2019 and 15.02.2019 of MHRD Department of Higher Education regarding implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for admission in Central Educational Institutions.

2.4 Scheme of Examination

The test of AIEEA (UG) 2020is a single test of 02:30 hours duration. Details of the test are as given below:

Note:

1. Each candidate has to attempt/opt/choose only three subjects (PCB/PCM/PCA/ABC) in the examination as per choice in the Application Form (Annexure-IV).

2. The candidates must attempt subjects as per their choice in the Application, so they must exercise choice carefully.

3. In case of any discrepancy between English & Hindi Version of a question, English Version would be considered as valid.

2.5 Syllabus for the Test

The Questions in the test shall be based on the syllabus prescribed by the ICAR, which is available at the website www.icar.org.in.

2.6 Subjects

Candidates need to choose subject as per their Eligilbility Conditions for different UG Programs (Annexure-IV)

2.7 Conditions for the award of National Talent Scholarship (NTS)-2020

National Talent Scholarship would be available through the Agricultural University concerned, to every student admitted on ICAR seat at any Agricultural University in a state outside his/her domicile state. Detailed terms & conditions for the scholarship and admission could be found at the ICAR website .NTS shall be awarded only after completion of Online Counseling.

The candidates are informed that in accordance with the decision taken during XVI Meeting of National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB) held on 28.03.2016, the admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of RLBCAU, Jhansi shall be made through ICAR’s AIEEA (UG). However, it has been decided by the Council that w.e.f. the Academic Session 2020-21, the candidates recommended for admission to these programmes shall not be eligible for the award of NTS(UG). Such candidates may be provided scholarship by RLBCAU, Jhansi from its budget w.e.f. the Academic Session 2020-21.

Similarly, in accordance with the decision taken during XIX Meeting of National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB) held on 20.03.2017, the admissions to the nonaccredited Bachelor’s degree programmes or non-accredited colleges of Dr. RPCAU, Pusa shall be made through ICAR’s AIEEA (UG). However, it has been decided by the Council that w.e.f. the Academic Session 2020-21, the candidates recommended for admission to these programmes shall not be eligible for the award of NTS(UG). Such candidates may be provided scholarship by Dr. RPCAU, Pusa from its budget w.e.f. the Academic Session 2020-21.

However, the students who are already enrolled in non-accredited Bachelor’s degree programmes in non-accredited colleges and received the letter of award of the scholarship from the ICAR shall continue to avail the same in accordance with the prescribed rules and regulations of the scholarship issued by the Council in this regard. The list of ICAR accredited Bachelor’s degree programmes and Colleges of Dr. RPCAU, Pusa is given at Annexure-V.

The award of NTS(UG) to the candidates recommended for admission to RLBCAU, Jhansi and Dr. RPCAU, Pusa may be considered in future subject to accreditation of the university, Bachelor’s degree programmes and Colleges by the Council.

2.8 Reservation Policy

A. SC/ST/OBC-(NCL)/EWS/PwD in each Category

1. There would be reservation of seats for admission as well as ICAR (UG) Scholarship to the extent of 15% for Scheduled Caste and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe candidates in different disciplines. The reservation ofseats among SC/ST categoriesisinterchangeable i.e., ifsufficient number of candidates are not available to fill up the seats as well as UG Scholarship reserved for ST candidates, these can be filled up from among suitable SC candidates and vice-versa in a given subject as per merit-rank in examination. The original SC/ ST certificate in prescribed form (Annexure-XVII) is required to be produced for verification at the time of admission. Depending on merit and choice, such candidates can also take seat from the General/Unreserved Category.

2. Reservation for candidates belonging to Central OBC-NCL category would be available at BHU, PSB Viswa Bharati; SASARD Nagaland University, CAUs and NDRI as per the latest Government of India directives applicable at the time of counseling and Hon’ble SC Judgment dated 18th August, 2011 and communication of seats by these universities at the time of counseling. Candidates claiming admission under this category have to produce a Central OBC certificate as per specimen enclosed in Annexure-XVIII.

3. Reservation of seats for EWS shall be in accordance with the Gazette Notification No. DL- (N)/04/0007/2003-19, dated 12th January, 2019, Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department), Govt. of India or any further related Govt. of India directive(s) applicable at the time of counseling. The provision shall be applicable only for admission to Central Educational Institutions and not to SAUs and minority educational institutions, if any, under the ICAR-AU system. The unfilled seats remaining under Gen-EWS category will be dereserved to Unreserved (UR)/OPEN category seats The certificate format for EWS candidate is given at Annexure – XIX.

4. Five percent seats are reserved horizontally across the categories in different subjects, for Persons with Disablitiy (PwD) candidates suffering from low vision, hearing impairment, locomotors disability or cerebral palsy with appropriate medical certificate having at least 40% disability and found suitable by the Counseling Committee/University official. The candidate applying for admission under this category should submit a copy of the certificate about being PwD from a Govt. Hospital/Medical Board at the time of admission in allotted University as specimen (Annexure–XIII). The criteria for assessing the degree of handicap could be variable from one subject to another. The decision of the University allotted will be final in this regard. If seat is not available in a particular Category to which the PwD candidate belongs, then the same would be drawn from General Category/Unreserved Category depending upon the availability.

B. Reservation for Remote and Under Privileged States/UT (UPS)

Two percent seats under each discipline would be reserved, horizontally, across categories for the candidates of the remote and under privileged States/UTs namely (i) Andaman & Nicobar Island, (ii) Arunachal Pradesh, (iii) Dadra and Nagar Haveli, (iv) Daman & Diu, (v) Goa, (vi) Lakshadweep, (vii) Manipur, (viii) Meghalaya, (ix) Mizoram, (x) Nagaland, (xi) Sikkim (xii) Tripura and (xiii) Ladakh where educational facilities in Agriculture and Allied Science subjects either do not exist or have no SAU(s) and who qualify this examination. UPS candidates will have to produce domicile certificate issued by the competent authority at the time of admission. There will not be any State quota within this quota.

Note:

1. Candidates need to refer to ICAR website www.icar.org.in for detailed information regarding reservation of seats and/or allocation of scholarship/fellowships for SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/ PwD/UPS/EWS in each category at the time of counseling.

2. The responsibility for verification of the genuineness of SC/ST/OBC (NCL), PwD and UPS certificate will be of the concerned AU where the candidate has been granted admission on the basis of counseling.

2.9 Cities for AIEEA (UG) 2020Examination Centres

The Centre-Cities where the AIEEA (UG)-2020 will be conducted are given at Annexure- I.While applying candidates need to select any four cities of their choice for AIEEA (UG)-2020. The efforts will be made to allot city of examination to the candidates in order of the choice opted by them in their application form. However, due to administrative reasons, a different city of nearby area may be allotted.

• NTA can change/shift the examination city centre opted by the candidate to another nearby centre, if number of candidates are more at any examination city centre.
• The Examination City Centre, once opted, shall not be changed.

The decision of the NTA regarding allotment of Centre, Date and Shift shall be final. No further correspondence or request shall be entertained in such case.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND QUALIFICATIONS

3.1 General Eligibility Criteria to appear in AIEEA (UG)- 2020

The eligibility qualifications for various degree programmes with the list of subjects is enlisted at (Annexure-IV).

3.2 Qualifying Examination at 10+2 Level

1. In order to appear in AIEEA (UG) 2020, Indian national candidates must have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education or any other examination within scope and standard found to be equivalent to the Senior Secondary Examination of a recognised Indian Board/University (Annexure VI), with minimum prescribed marks/grade, after a period of 12 years of study. The medium of instruction in the admitting University will be English.

2. Candidate must have passed any one of the qualifying examinations enumerated above securing not less than 50% marks in aggregate for General, OBC (NCL), UPS, EWS categories and 40% marks in aggregate for SC, ST, Transgender, PwD categories. There will be no rounding-off of the OGPA/percentage of marks of qualifying examination while deciding the basic eligibility of any candidate for admission e.g. if a candidate obtained 49.99% marks in his/her qualifying examination, then it will not be rounded-off to 50%.

3. Candidate having a compartment/ supplementary in any of the subjects will not be eligible unless proof of having cleared the examination with requisite percentage asabove is available.

4. Candidate already appeared in the qualifying examination enumerated above, can also apply but would be required to submit evidence of having satisfied the conditions latest at the time of counselling/admission in the allotted university.

5. Candidate must ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility requirements for the examination as well as admission as detailed in the Information Bulletin. Applying for AIEEA (UG) 2020, appearing in the examination and qualifying the same does not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility. The applicant for a particular Subject must satisfy the eligibility criteria as specified in this Information Bulletin (or its amendments / corrections).

• No certificates are required to be uploaded along with the Application Form at the time of online submission.
• The documents / certificates etc., shall be verified directly at the time of admission in the admitting university. In case the candidate is found not-eligible at any stage, his/her candidature would be summarily rejected and admission will be cancelled.

NOTE: Candidates must note that all applicants shall be bound by the conditions as laid down in this Information Bulletin, and the rules and regulations as enshrined in the admitting University Act, Statutes, Ordinances, notifications and guidelines issued from time to time. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to ensure that he/she entirely fulfills the specified eligibility before appearing in the examination.

The candidate must ensure that all the eligibility conditions as laid down in the Information Bulletin are fulfilled in toto by him/her, including the minimum age limit, percentage of marks obtained in the 10+2 examination, relevant certificates, etc. and final result in hand at the time of counseling/admission in the university. Please note that ICAR/University will NOT be held responsible for denial of admission to non-eligible candidates.

3.3 Age Limit

Indian Nationals of at least 16 years of age as on 31.08.2020 are eligible to apply for the examination. No relaxation is admissible regarding the minimum age limit.

4.1 Instructions for filling Online Application Form

Candidates may apply for ICAR-AIEEA (UG) 2020 in “Online” Mode ONLY by accessing the website https://nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in . The Application Form in other than online mode would not be accepted, in any case. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate for the same level of programme. More than one application i.e. Multiple application forms submitted by a candidate will be summarily rejected.

In order to appear in ICAR-AIEEA (UG) 2020, the candidates are required to apply online as per procedure detailed below. Before filling and submitting the online form, candidates should download the Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form (Annexure-IX); and read them carefully. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin and on NTA website. Application Forms not complying with the instructions are liable to be rejected.

Candidates must keep following information ready before filling online Application Form:-

• Govt Identity Details like Aadhaar Number (last 4 digits)/Election Card (EPIC No.)/Passport number/Ration Card Number/ Bank Account Number/PAN Number/ Other valid Govt Ids.
• Address for communication, Mobile Number, email id, etc.
• Scanned images of latest Photograph (size of 10 kb to 200 kb) in JPG/ JPEG format only
• Scanned image of Signature (size of 4 kb to 30 kb) in JPG/ JPEG format only
• Scanned image of Thumb Impression, Male-Left and Female-Right (size of 3kb to 30 kb) in JPG/ JPEG format only
• Bank Account details for payment of Fee, for uploading as part of submission of online application.

To avoid any kind of inconvenience or last minute rush or unforeseen difficulties, candidates are advised to submit Online Application Form without waiting for the last date. NTA will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online application during the last day.

(a) Particulars to be filled in the Online Application Form:

Before beginning the process of filling the Online Application Form, please keep the following information ready with you:

• Copy of Board/ University Certificate for Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name and Date of Birth
• Type of Identification – Bank A/c Number/ Passport Number/ Ration Card/ Aadhar Card/Election ID/Other Govt ID
• Certificate of Qualifying examination
• Your Mailing Address as well as Permanent Address with Pin Code.
• Four cities for Centres of your choice (Refer Annexure-I)
• Category Certificate, if applicable
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate, if applicable
• Proof of Domicile State (Annexure-II)
• Person with Disability (PwD) Certificate, if applicable
• e-mail address and Mobile Number of candidates
• Scanned images in JPG/JPEG format only

Title Page

Step I: Registration

Fill in the basic information and note down the system generated Application No.

(i) Candidate’s Name/ Mother’s Name/ Father’s Name: Provide Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name as given in the Secondary School Examination or equivalent Board/ University Certificate in capital letters

(ii) Date of Birth: dd/mm/yyyy Provide Candidate’s date of birth as recorded in Secondary School Examination or equivalent Board/ University certificate.

(iii) Mobile Number and e-mail Address : Candidates must provide own Mobile Number and e-mail address.

Note: Only one e-mail address and one Mobile Number are valid for one application

Step II: Complete the Application Form

Fill in the complete Application Form

(i) Other Backward Classes (OBC)- Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website (www.ncbc.nic.in). Thus, the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC Candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General.

(ii) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) – As per the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the OM No. 12- 4/2019-U1 dated 17.01.2019 as well as the Letters No 35-2/2019-T.S.I dated 21.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 04.02.2019 and 15.02.2019 of MHRD Department of Higher Education regarding implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for admission in Central Educational Institutions.

(iii) Provide complete postal address with PIN Code (Mailing Address as well as Permanent Address) for further correspondence. PIN code of Correspondence Address should be given in the space provided for this purpose. Note: The NTA shall not be responsible for any delay/loss in postal transit or for an incorrect Correspondence address given by the Applicant in the Application Form.

(iv) Choice of Cities for Examination Centres: The candidate should select any four cities of their choice for examination of ICAR-AIEEA (UG)2020 given at (Annexure-I).

(v) Under no circumstances the choice of cities for Centre and ICAR-AIEEA-UG subject filled in the Application Form shall be changed by the NTA.

Step III: Uploading of scanned photograph , signature and Thumb Impression

(i) Candidate’s Photograph

• The photograph must be taken recently. Photograph should not be with cap or goggles. 80% of the face should be clearly visible, with a white background.
• Spectacles are allowed if being used regularly.
• Polaroid and Computer-generated photos are not acceptable.
• Applications not complying with these instructions or with unclear photographs are liable to be rejected.
• Candidates may please note that if it is found that photograph uploaded is fabricated i.e. de-shaped or seems to be hand-made or computer made, the form of the candidate will be rejected and the same would be considered as using unfairmeans and the candidate would be dealt with accordingly.
• Application without photograph shall be rejected. The photograph need not be attested.
• Candidates are advised to take 6 to 8 passport size coloured photographs with white background.
• Passport size photograph is to be used for uploading on Online Application Form and also for pasting on Attendance Sheet at the examination centre.
• The candidate should scan his/her passport size photograph for uploading. File size must be between 10 kb to 200 kb.

(ii) Candidate’s Signature

The candidates are required to upload their full signature in running handwriting in the appropriate box given in the Online Application Form. Writing full name in the Box in Capital letters would not be accepted as signature and the Application Form will be rejected. Further, unsigned Online Application Forms will also be rejected.

• The candidate should put his full signature on white paper with Black Ink pen and scan for uploading.
• File size must be between 4 kb to 30 kb.

Note: Candidate must ensure that the uploaded images are clear and proper.

(iii) Candidate’s Thumb Impression

• The candidates are required to upload their Thumb Impression in the appropriate box given in the Online Application Form.
• Males have to use Left Thumb Impression and Females have to use Right Thumb Impression
• File size must be between 3 kb to 30 kb.

Step IV: Payment of Fee and Status of receipt of Online Application Form with Fee:

The final Confirmation of payment of Fee and the receipt of online transaction will be displayed in the Confirmation Page of AIEEA-UG 2020. The candidature of the candidate, whose fees has not been received upto the prescribed last date (31 March 2020), will not be considered for the examination. In case the candidate has paid the fee but is still not able to download the Confirmation Page, the candidate should approach the Help Line between 10.00 am to 5.00 pm from 09 May 2020 to 15 May 2020 with the following documents for correction and considering his/her candidature for the examination.

(i) Proof of fee paid (Photocopy of transaction slip of fees paid through Debit/Credit Card and Net Banking/Paytm). In case, the fee has not been remitted within the prescribed last date, the application would be treated as incomplete/unsuccessful and it shall not be considered.

(ii) The fee difference on account of change of category by the candidate during correction of particulars in online application form shall have to be paid mandatorily by the candidate.

(iii) No request regarding non-receipt of Online Application Form/Fee would be entertained by the NTA after 16May 2020.

(iv) Candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA website regularly for latest updates. Candidates should check their mailbox for the given email IDs and SMS in their registered Mobile Number for latest updates and information.

(b) Check List for filling the Online Application Form:

The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online Application Form:

(i) Whether they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the heading ‘General Eligibility Criteria’ and ‘Age Limit’.

(ii) That they have filled their category viz General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/SC/ST/EWS/PwD/ Transgender, in the relevant column correctly.

(iii) That they have selected their domicile state code (Annexure-II) carefully.

(iv) That the Person with Disability (PwD) candidate has selected the relevant column in the Online Application Form.

(v) Whether they have downloaded and kept a Printout of Application Form (Confirmation Page) for their own record and future usage.

Provision of Aadhaar:

The Aadhaar number is only one of the types of identification and is not mandatory. Candidates may also enter Passport number, Ration Card number, Bank Account number or any other valid Government identity number.

4. 2 Replica of Application Form

The replica of the ICAR-AIEEA (UG)-2020 Application Format is available at (Annexure-IX)

Steps to complete the Application Process

Application Form may be submitted in four  Download, save and print copies of Confirmation Page after successful remittance of fee and keep copies safely for future reference.  All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate times simple steps:

• Download, save and print copies of Confirmation Page after successful remittance of fee and keep copies safely for future reference.
• All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate times

Note:

1. The final submission of Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step-3 and step-4 are not complete. Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.

2. No request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by NTA under any circumstances.

3. The entire application process of ICAR-AIEEA (UG)-2020 is online, including uploading of scanned images, Payment of Fees, and Printing of Confirmation Page. Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including Confirmation Page to NTA/ICAR through Post/ Fax/ E-mails /by Hand.

4.5 Payment of Fee

Application Fee Payable by the Candidates of Various Categories:

• General/Unreserved, OBC-NCL* & UPS**/EWS*** – Rs.750 /-
• SC, ST, PwD and Transgender – Rs.375/-
• Applicable Service/Processing charges & GST are to be paid by the candidate.

**Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in. Only the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General/Unreserved.

***As per the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the OM No. 12-4/2019-U1 dated 17.01.2019 of MHRD Department of Higher Education regarding implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for admission in Central Educational Institutions

4.6 Method of Fee Payment

After completing Step 3 of online Application Form, candidates may remit the examination fee (Step 4) by choosing the following options:

1. Through Debit/Credit card – Candidates need to check the validity of the Debit/Credit Card, while logging on to website for submitting Application Form. Candidate should enter the information asked for and make the required payment through Debit/Credit Card.

2. Through Net Banking – Check the balance in account and keep all credentials ready while logging on to website for submitting Application Form. Candidate should Login with his/her credentials of net banking and make payment through Net Banking.

3. Through UPI

Note: In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are advised as following:

• If the fee is paid through credit/debit card and status is not OK, it means the transaction is cancelled. Therefore, such candidates have to pay the fee once again and ensure the OK fee status.
• For cancelled transactions, the amount will, automatically, be refunded to concerned credit/debit card within 15 days of last date of submission of Application Form.

Generation of Confirmation Page confirms the final submission of Application Form. If Confirmation Page has not been generated, this means that Application Form has not been submitted successfully.

4.7 Admit Card for ICAR AIEEA (UG) 2020

• The Admit Card is issued provisionally to the candidates, subject to their satisfying the eligibility conditions.
• The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website w.e.f. 08 May 2020 onwards and appear for the Examination at the given Centre on Date and Shift (Timing) as indicated in their Admit Card.
• No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre, on Date and Timings other than that allotted to them in their Admit card.
• The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and follow them during the conduct of the examination.

The admit card will be uploaded on NTA website www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in. Please check the admit card carefully for your Roll No. Name, Subject Group, Date of Birth, Gender, Examination Centre Name, City, and Category, etc. In case of any problem related to Admit card, please contact the given helpline numbers between 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. between 10 and 25 May 2020.

In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/her photograph and signatures shown in the Admit Card and Confirmation Page, the candidate may immediately approach the Help Line between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm between 10 May 2020 to 25 May 2020. In such cases, candidates would appear in the examination with the already downloaded Admit Card. However, NTA will take necessary action to make correction in the record later.

Note :

a. Candidate may please note that Admit Cards will not be sent by post.

b. In no case, the duplicate Admit Card for ICAR AIEEA (UG) 2020 would be issued at the Examination Centres.

c. Candidate must not mutilate the Admit Card or change any entry made therein.

d. Candidates are advised to preserve their Admit Cards in good condition for future reference and verification during Counseling.

e. No Admit Card shall be issued to the candidates whose Applications are found to be incomplete for any reasons (including indistinct / doubtful photographs / unsigned Applications)

f. Issue of Admit Cards, however, shall not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which shall be further scrutinized at subsequent stages of admission process.

LIST OF EXAMINATION CITY CENTRES

Note:

1. The exact name/location of Examination venue in the Examination city centre will be notified later along with the Roll Number in accordance with the Application Number and Date of Birth and shall be available on NTA website www.nta.ac.in, ntaicar.nic.in.

2. NTA may change/shift the examination city center opted by the candidate to another nearby centre, if number of candidates are more at any city center.

DOMICILE STATE/UTs CODES

Degree Programmes for Admission in AIEEA (UG) 2020

• Subject to accreditation by National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board.

Eligibility Qualifications at 10+2 Examination for Degree Programmes

• Subject to accreditation by National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board.

P= PHYSICS
C= CHEMISTRY
B= BIOLOGY
M= MATHEMATICS
A= AGRICULTURE

Note: As per the V Deans Committee Report, Agril. Marketing & Co-operation subject has been dropped for Admission to UG degree program through ICAR- AIEEA-UG w.e.f. the Academic Session 2017-18.

Candidates must ensure that they

1. Fullfill eligibility criteria of choosing the subject combination.

2.. Attemp same combination in the test which they have selected in Application form