ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility 2025, Educational Qualification, Age Limit

ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility 2025: The All India Competitive Examination (AICE), conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the National Testing Agency (NTA), offers candidates admission to Doctoral Degree Programmes and awards JRF/SRF (PGS). Candidates planning to take the ICAR AIEEA Exam should read this full article to ensure they meet the ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility 2025 before applying for admission to the course. 

ICAR AICE allows students to enrol in different subjects and specialisations in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Veterinary, Animal Sciences, and Agril. Engineering, Community Science (formerly Home Science), Fisheries, Dairy Science, and other allied sciences.  Before applying for admission to the course, the applicant must ensure that they match the qualifying requirements. This article outlines the overall qualifying requirements for the ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility 2025.

ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility Overview 2025

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the ICAR AICE JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) 2025. The examination is administered for admission to Doctoral programs for junior and senior research fellowships. ICAR JRF/SRF 2025 reserved 25% of places at agricultural colleges within the ICAR-AU system. The student who is admitted through ICAR JRF/SRF 2025 will get a fellowship in agricultural research, depending on their level, junior or senior. The ICAR JRF/SRF 2025 test (CBT- Computer-Based Test) will be held online, as will the counselling procedure. The following are the exam highlights of ICAR AICE JRF/SRF.

ICAR JRF/SRF Eligibility Criteria PDF

Applicants must meet the ICAR JRF/SRF eligibility requirements before completing their online application form. The ICAR JRF eligibility criteria 2025 include educational requirements, an age restriction, and age relaxation. Candidates must satisfy these criteria to be considered for a fellowship. The specifics of these factors are given in this PDF, where applicants may check them before beginning their preparation.

 ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility PDF

ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility 2025 (General Criteria)

The section below discusses some of the common ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Eligibility 2025:

• Indian citizens who have completed a Master's Degree program with a minimum overall grade point average (OGPA) as specified in the Table above would be eligible. 

• In other situations, when grade points are not provided and just marks are given, the applicant must achieve a minimum percentage score as specified in the Table above. 

• Furthermore, if any degree from a specific college/university is refused for admission by an Agricultural University due to the college/university being de-recognized by VCI/UGC, or due to any Court directives (present or future), ICAR will not be held liable for admitting students from that college/university to universities that are not willing to admit such applicants. 

• Applicants with a Bachelor's degree of three years' duration will not be considered for admission through ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) 2025 in AUs under the ICAR-AU system, except for a few courses at IARI and NDRI for which the eligibility criteria of the relevant ICAR-DU, including admission of graduates with a three-year degree, will apply. 

• According to UGC Public Notice No.F9-3/2016(CPP-II) dated July 19, 2016, only the accepting institution would decide on degree equivalence.

• Indian citizens having a Master's degree (with thesis) in a related field who achieve particular OGPA or percentage mark requirements are eligible. The needed OGPA is 6.5/10 (60%) for General/OBC/EWS and 5.5/10 (50%) for SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender. 

• The applicant must complete their Master's degree before July 31, 2025. Age must be at least 20 as of August 31, 2025. Except for some IARI/NDRI courses, holders of a three-year UG degree are ineligible.

• The following are the minimum eligibility requirements for students to write the ICAR JRF/ SRF 2025 examination. 

 ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Exam Date 2025

ICAR-AICE JRF/SRF Educational Qualifications

To be accepted for the AICE SRF/JRF (PGS), candidates must be Indian nationals and have completed their Master's Degree program with a minimum overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) from any recognised Indian university.

Applicants with a three-year Bachelor's degree who are already enrolled in a Master's degree may apply for admission to PhD programs at the respective ICAR-DU based on the qualifying requirements.

Applicants who have graduated from private colleges that ICAR does not accredit are ineligible for the examinations; students who have graduated from private universities that are accredited by ICAR are able to take the ICAR JRF/ SRF 2025 exam.

The applicant must have finished their postgraduate degree in all respects and have met all degree completion criteria at the time of Counseling/admission to the institution; otherwise, they will not be considered for admission or the granting of the fellowship.

ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Age Limit

Applicants must be at least 20 years old as of July 1 of the year of admission. There is no relaxation of the minimum age requirement for any category. There is also no upper age restriction, since it varies depending on the fellowship and the candidate's category.

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