ASRB (Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board) NET exam, or ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) NET exam, is a national level test for the candidates of agricultural universities. Full form of ASRB NET is Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board National Eligibility Test.
ASRB NET notification for the year 2022 is expected to be released in February 2022 and the admit card for the exam will be tentatively released in March 2022. The exam shall be conducted in the month of April 2022.
The ASRB (Agricultural Scientist Research Board) conducts the ASRB NET or ICAR NET exam once every year. To apply for the exam candidates first have to go through the notification and then proceed to apply via online mode.
Here are the steps one must follow to apply for the ASRB NET exam 2022.
The syllabus for all the programs of ASRB NET exam 2022 is as follows.
To take the ASRB NET exam, candidates must have to be eligible. The eligibility criteria for the ASRB NET Exam are as follows:
The educational qualification required for each of the programs is listed in the table below. Only the candidates having a Master’s degree in the relevant field are eligible for the mentioned programs.
Code | Programs | Required Field of Master’s Degree |
---|---|---|
1 | Nematology | Plant Protection/ Entomology/ Nematology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Agriculture |
2 | Seed Science & Technology | Agriculture/ Seed Science and Technology/ Seed Science/ Plant Physiology |
3 | Genetics & Plant Breeding | Agriculture/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Plant Physiology |
4 | Agricultural Biotechnology | Biotechnology/ Plant Sciences/ Agriculture/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Life Sciences/Plant Physiology Plant Biotechnology |
5 | Fruit Science | Agriculture or Horticulture/ Pomology/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Fruit Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology/ Horticulture |
6 | Plant Physiology | Agriculture/ Botany Plant Physiology |
7 | Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Botany with specialization/ Plantation Crops/ Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Horticulture |
8 | Floriculture & Landscaping | Plant Genetic Resources/ Agriculture or Horticulture/ Floriculture and Landscaping |
9 | Animal Genetics & Breeding | Animal Sciences/ Veterinary with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding. |
10 | Dairy Technology | Dairy Technology/ Food Technology/ Animal Products Technology/ Dairy Technology |
11 | Animal Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Fisheries Science/ Animal Biotechnology |
12 | Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Clinical Medicine/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Medicine |
13 | Livestock Product Technology | Master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary/ Livestock Products Technology |
14 | Veterinary Surgery | Veterinary Anatomy / Veterinary Surgery |
15 | Fisheries Resource Management | Fishery Sciences/ Fisheries Resource Management/ Marine Biology/ Industrial Fisheries / Fisheries Resource Management/ Hydrography/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Aquatic Ecology |
16 | Veterinary Public Health | Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health/ Epidemiology |
26 | Agricultural Meteorology | Agricultural Physics/ Agricultural Meteorology |
27 | Veterinary Anatomy | Master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy |
31 | Fish Processing Technology | Fishery Sciences/ Horticulture/ Industrial Fisheries/ Fish Processing Technology/ Fish Harvest and Processing. |
37 | Land & Water Management Engineering | Agricultural Engineering/ Water Science and Technology/ Civil Engineering & Aquatic Engineering/ Hydrology/ Soil and Water Conservation/ Irrigation and Drainage |
The application fee is different for both unreserved and reserved categories. The fees for the different categories are provided below.
Category | Application Fee |
---|---|
Unreserved (UR) | INR 1000 |
EWS (Economically Weaker Section) | INR 500 |
OBC | INR 500 |
SC/ ST/ Women/ PwBD/ PWD | INR 250 |
The ASRB NET Exam is conducted via a computer-based online test. And the total duration of the exam will be 2 hours or 120 minutes. There will be a total of 150 questions in the ASRB NET Exam and the total number of questions is 150.
The questions are based on the subjects the candidates apply for and the question are according to the standards of Masters.
Particular | Details |
---|---|
Exam Mode | Online (CBT) |
Number of Papers | One |
Types of Questions Asked | MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) |
Nos. of Questions | 150 |
Total Marks | 150 marks (1 mark per question) |
Total Duration | 2 hours |
Negative Marks | 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer |
Question Paper Language of the Exam | English and Hindi |
To take the ASRB NET exam, candidates must have to be eligible. The eligibility criteria for the ASRB NET Exam are as follows:
The educational qualification required for each of the programs is listed in the table below. Only the candidates having a Master’s degree in the relevant field are eligible for the mentioned programs.
Code | Programs | Required Field of Master’s Degree |
---|---|---|
1 | Nematology | Plant Protection/ Entomology/ Nematology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Agriculture |
2 | Seed Science & Technology | Agriculture/ Seed Science and Technology/ Seed Science/ Plant Physiology |
3 | Genetics & Plant Breeding | Agriculture/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Plant Physiology |
4 | Agricultural Biotechnology | Biotechnology/ Plant Sciences/ Agriculture/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Life Sciences/Plant Physiology Plant Biotechnology |
5 | Fruit Science | Agriculture or Horticulture/ Pomology/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Fruit Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology/ Horticulture |
6 | Plant Physiology | Agriculture/ Botany Plant Physiology |
7 | Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Botany with specialization/ Plantation Crops/ Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Horticulture |
8 | Floriculture & Landscaping | Plant Genetic Resources/ Agriculture or Horticulture/ Floriculture and Landscaping |
9 | Animal Genetics & Breeding | Animal Sciences/ Veterinary with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding. |
10 | Dairy Technology | Dairy Technology/ Food Technology/ Animal Products Technology/ Dairy Technology |
11 | Animal Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Fisheries Science/ Animal Biotechnology |
12 | Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Clinical Medicine/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Medicine |
13 | Livestock Product Technology | Master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary/ Livestock Products Technology |
14 | Veterinary Surgery | Veterinary Anatomy / Veterinary Surgery |
15 | Fisheries Resource Management | Fishery Sciences/ Fisheries Resource Management/ Marine Biology/ Industrial Fisheries / Fisheries Resource Management/ Hydrography/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Aquatic Ecology |
16 | Veterinary Public Health | Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health/ Epidemiology |
26 | Agricultural Meteorology | Agricultural Physics/ Agricultural Meteorology |
27 | Veterinary Anatomy | Master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy |
31 | Fish Processing Technology | Fishery Sciences/ Horticulture/ Industrial Fisheries/ Fish Processing Technology/ Fish Harvest and Processing. |
37 | Land & Water Management Engineering | Agricultural Engineering/ Water Science and Technology/ Civil Engineering & Aquatic Engineering/ Hydrology/ Soil and Water Conservation/ Irrigation and Drainage |
The ASRB NET Exam is conducted via a computer-based online test. And the total duration of the exam will be 2 hours or 120 minutes. There will be a total of 150 questions in the ASRB NET Exam and the total number of questions is 150.
The questions are based on the subjects the candidates apply for and the question are according to the standards of Masters.
Particular | Details |
---|---|
Exam Mode | Online (CBT) |
Number of Papers | One |
Types of Questions Asked | MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) |
Nos. of Questions | 150 |
Total Marks | 150 marks (1 mark per question) |
Total Duration | 2 hours |
Negative Marks | 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer |
Question Paper Language of the Exam | English and Hindi |
The syllabus for all the programs of ASRB NET exam 2022 is as follows.