AIEEA – UG - 2009 - Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Date of Issue: Monday, January 05, 2009
Date of exam: April, 19, 2009

Non-Remote Areas: 10th March, 2009
Remote Areas: 17th March, 2009

14th All India Entrance Examination (AIEEA – UG - 2009)
Website: http://www.icar.org.in

Eligibility:
Age: Between 17 and 23 years as on 31st December 2009 (i.e., born during 01.01.1987 to 01.01.1993).

Educational Qualifications : Candidate must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks in aggregate (for admission under General, UPS and OBC categories), or 40% marks in aggregate (for admissions under SC, ST and PH Categories) in 10+2 examination with PCM/PCB / PCH / PCMB/PCA subject combinations.

Candidate having compartment/ supplementary in any subject in 10+2 examination is not eligible for admission. Candidates appearing for 10+2 examination can also apply but shall produce 10+2 pass certificate during Counseling. Pass in English in 10+2 examination is essential for admission in some of the Universities.

Application procedure:
On Cash payment : From Offices of the Registrars of State Agricultural Universities and from Branches of the Syndicate Bank.

Through DD: From four ICAR institutes, CARI Port Blair, ICAR Res. Complex Goa, NDRI Karnal and NAARM Hyderabad and also from Examination Cell, Education Division, ICAR, KAB-ll, New Delhi-110012 (through DD by post only).

Availability of Information Bulletin and Application Form:

A. Through Universities : The Information Bulletins with Application Forms will be available for sale with effect from 21 January, 2009 to 07 March, 2009 against Cash Payment of Rs. 400/- + Rs. 25/- (handling charges) for General, OBC and UPS Categories and Rs200/- + Rs. 25/- (handling charges) for S.C., S.T. and P.H. categories from the office of the Registrars of Agricultural Universities located at

(1) AAU Anand (Gujarat) (2) AAU Jorhat (Assam) (3) ANGRAU Hyderabad (A.P.), (4) BAU Ranchi (Jharkhand), (5) BCKK\/ Mohanpur, Nadia (W.B.) (6) CAU Imphal (Manipur) (7) CCSHAU Hisar (Haryana) (8) CSAUA & T Kanpur(U.P.) (9) Dr.YSPUH&F Solan (H.P.) (10) GBPUA&T Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) (11) CSKK\/\/ Palampur (H.P) (12) IGKVV Raipur (Chattisgarh) (13) JNKVV, Jabalpur (M.P.) (14) JAU Junagadh (Gujarat) (15) KAU Thrissur (Kerala) (16) Dr. BSKK\/ Dapoli (M.S.) (17) MAS&FU Nagpur (M.S.) (18) MAU Parbhani (M.S.) (19) MPKV. Rahuri (M.S.) (20) MPUA&T Udaipur (Rajasthan) (21) NAU Navsari (Gujarat) (22) NDUA&T Faizabad (U.P.) (23) OUA&T Bhubaneswar (Orissa) (24) PAU Ludhiana (Punjab) (25) Dr. PDKV Akola (M.S.) (26) UPPDDUPCVVEGAS Mathura (U.P.) (27) RAU Bikaner (Rajasthan) (28) RAU Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) (29) SKDAU Sardar Krushinagar (Gujarat) (30) SKUAS&T Jammu (J&K) (31) SKUAS&T(K) Srinagar (J&K) (32) SVBPUA&T Meerut (U.P.) (33) TNAU Coimbatore (T.N.) (34) TNVASU Chennai (T.N.) (35) UAS,GKVK, Bangaluru (Karnataka) (36) UAS Dharwad (Karnataka) (37) UBKVV Cooch Behar (W.B.) (38) SASARD Nagaland University, Medziphema (Nagaland). These Universities will not entertain any request by post.

B. Through Bank Branches : From the branches of the Syndicate Bank, information Bulletin and Application Forms can be obtained from 21 January, 2009 to 07 March, 2009 against Cash payment of Rs. 400/- + Rs. 25/- (Service Charges) for General, OBC and UPS Categories and Rs. 200/- + Rs. 25/- (Service Charges) for S.C., S.T. and P.H. categories.

C. BY POST: Candidates from remote areas can obtain the the Information Bulletin with Application Form by sending written request to the Controller of Examination, Education Division, ICAR, KAB – II, Pausa, New Delhi – 110012 along with bank draft of Rs.450/- (Rs.400/- + Rs.50/- towards postal & handling charges) for General, OBC and UPS Categories and Rs.250/- (Rs.200/- + Rs.50/- towards postal & handling charges ) for SC, ST and PH Categories. The Demand draft must be drawn in favour of DDG (Education), ICAR payable at New Delhi with a self addressed envelope (30x25 cm) without postage stamps.

The candidate should write his/her name and address on the back of the demand draft. No request for supply of Information Bulletin by post will be accepted after 04th March 2009.

The last date for the receipt of filled Application Forms in the Office of the Controller of Exams, Education Division, ICAR, KAB-ll, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 is 10th March 2009. However for the candidates from remote areas viz. Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division,of J&K,State, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, A&N Islands and Lakshadweep, the last date for receipt of filled Application Form is 17 March 2009. Applications received after the last date will be rejected.

ICAR shall not be held responsible for non-receipt of application within the time schedule due to postal delay or any other reason for delay. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard. The Application Forms cannot be submitted online. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to check his/her eligibility for admission before applying. ICAR will not be held responsible for refusing admission to any non-eligible candidate at the time of Counseling or later. All disputes relating to the conduct of this examination or any matter connected with this advertisement shall be dealt under the jurisdiction of DELHI COURT only.

Admission
Admissions to 15% of the seats in State Agricultural Universities, AAI-DU, Allahabad, CAU, Imphal, NDRI (100% seats) and Central Universities having Agriculture faculty namely BHU, Biswa Bharti, Nagaland University for Bachelor Degree Programmes (B.Sc./B.Tech./ B.F.Sc. etc.) in the subjects of Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Technology, Forestry, Food Science, Fishery Sciences, Home Sciences, Sericulture, and Agri Marketing Banking & Co-operation, and Commercial Agriculture & Business Management.

Note
National Talent Scholarship (NTS) of Rs. 1,000/- per month is awarded to candidates selected through this examination and joining Agricultural University located outside their state of domicile.

Question Paper : There will be only one question paper consisting of objective type questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Agriculture) for "STREAM-A" and Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for "STREAM-B". The candidates may choose any Stream according to their eligibility and choice of the subjects.

The question paper will be in ENGLISH and HINDI.

Reservation : As per Govt. of India norms, 15% seats in all subjects will be reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST), 3% for Physically Handicapped (PH), and 2% for candidates from Under-Privileged States (UPS). Reservation for OBC in four Central Universities (NDRI, CAU, BHU and Viswa Bharti) will be as per Government of India directives / University rules.