Indian Agricultural Research Institute - IARI Admission 2024: Check Admission Details
- Delhi , Delhi NCR
General eligibility:
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Eighteen percent of the total number of seats are reserved for other backward classes candidates subject to their being otherwise suitable as per the norms of ICAR/Govt. of India.
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Fifteen percent of the total number of seats is reserved for Scheduled Caste and seven-and-a-half percent for Scheduled Tribe candidates subject to their being otherwise suitable.
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Three percent of the total number of seats in each scheme of admission open to Indian nationals is reserved for Physically Handicapped candidates subject to their being otherwise suitable as per the norms of ICAR/Govt. of India.
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Students applying for a Masters degree must have minimum aggregate marks of 50% in their respective bachelor's degree.
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Candidates applying for Ph.D. must have minimum aggregate marks of 60% in the Master's degree.
| Courses | Eligibility |
| M.Sc./M.Tech.[Agricultural Chemicals] |
Candidates must have cleared Bachelors degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture /Forestry
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| M.Sc./M.Tech.[Agricultural Economics] |
Candidates must have cleared Bachelors degree in Agriculture / Dairy Science / Veterinary Science / Animal Husbandry / Fisheries
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Engineering] |
Candidates must have cleared Agricultural Engineering / B.Tech / B.E.
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Extension] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Dairy Science / Veterinary Science / Animal Husbandry Fisheries
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Physics] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture.
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Statistics] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agroforestry / Sericulture / Agricultural Marketing
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Agronomy] |
Candidates must have cleared Bachelors degree in Agriculture
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Biochemistry] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Bioinformatics] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. in any discipline of Science.
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Computer Application] |
Candidates must have cleared Agriculture / Computer Science / Agricultural Engineering, B.Sc. (Hort.), Veterinary Science, Home Science, B.Sc.(Forestry) or B.Sc. with Maths / Statistics / Physics / Biology
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Entomology] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agroforestry / Sericulture
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Environmental Sciences] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agricultural Engineering
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| M.Sc./M.Tech[Genetics & Plant Breeding] |
Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry
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| Ph.D[Agricultural Chemicals] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Chemicals / Soil Science and AgriculturalChemistry/ Environmental Science / Chemistry
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| Ph.D[Agricultural Economics] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Economics / Dairy Economics/ Livestock Economics/ Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation/ Fisheries Economics
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| Ph.D[Agricultural Engineering] |
Candidates must have cleared Agricultural Engineering / Dairy Engineering / Water Science and Technology ; M.Sc. in Dairy Engineering are eligible for Ph.D. in Agricultural Processing and Structures (Pre-requisite; B.Sc. / B.Tech. / B.E. in Agricultural Engineering)
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| Ph.D[Agricultural Extension] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Extension / Extension Education / Dairy Extension / Fisheries Extension / Livestock Extension / Home Science Extension / Agril. Extension and Communication / Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension
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| Ph.D[Agricultural Physics] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Physics / Agricultural Chemistry / Soil Science / Agricultural Meteorology / Meteorology / Agricultural Engineering / Engineering / Physics / Bio-physics / Water Science and Technology/ Geo-informatics/Remote Sensing
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| Ph.D[Agricultural Statistics] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Statistics / Statistics / Mathematical Statics / Bio-Statistics
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| Ph.D[Agronomy] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agronomy / Water Science and Technology/Water Management
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| Ph.D[Biochemistry] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Biochemistry / Agricultural Biochemistry / Agricultural Chemistry / Molecular Biology and / OR Biotechnology / Biophysics / Relevant discipline of Life Sciences / Chemistry with Organic Chemistry as a special subject/ Plant Physiology
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| Ph.D[Bioinformatics] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / M.Tech. in Bioinformatics / Molecular Biology or Biotechnology / Computer Science / Computer Application / Agricultural Sciences / Life Sciences and equivalent post graduate degree in science.
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| Ph.D. [Computer Application] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E. in Computer Science / Computer Application/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science Engineering / Information Technology / M.Tech. Agricultural Engineering / M.Tech. in Post Harvest Technology
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| Ph.D. [Entomology] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Entomology / Agricultural Entomology / Zoology or Plant Protection with Entomology as specialization / Relevant Life Sciences
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| Ph.D. [Environmental Sciences] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Environmental Sciences / Physical Sciences / Biological Sciences / Chemistry / any branch of Agricultural Sciences / Life Sciences/Chemical Sciences / Relevant Life Sciences
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| Ph.D. [Fruit science] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Horticulture or Agriculture with major in Fruit Science/ Pomology/Genetics and/OR Plant Breeding/Plant Genetic Resources/Plant Physiology with specialization in any of above discipline of Fruit Science/Physiology/Water Science and Technology
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| Ph.D. [Floriculture and landscape architecture] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in horticulture or Agriculture with major in Floriculture/Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops/Genetics and/OR Plant Breeding/Plant Genetic Resources/Plant Physiology/Crop Physiology with specialization in Floriculture
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| Ph.D. [Genetics & Plant Breeding] |
Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Genetics and / OR Plant Breeding / Plant Genetic Resources / any other branch of Biological Sciences with Genetics and / OR Plant Breeding as a subject
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Every year around the first/second week of March applications for admissions was issued directly or through online.
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The last date for receipt of applications shall generally be last week of April every year or date as may be specified from time to time.
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The last date of receipt of applications from candidates from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, State/Union territories in the North-Eastern Region, Ladakh Division of J& K State, Sikkim, Pangi Sub-division of Chamba, Lahaul & Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh shall generally be 15 days later than those from all other parts of the country.
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Entrance examination for admission to M.Sc./M.Tech degree courses at IARI are undertaken by the separate Education Division of ICAR and on the basis of the marks, the merit lists are prepared and then the ICAR finalizes the admission for the Master's course.
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Admission to the Ph.D. courses in all the disciplines shall be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the written entrance examination (80% weight) + academic score (10% weight) + interview (10% weight).
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The entrance examination will consist of three parts: Part I (General Agriculture) and Part II & III (Subject Paper)
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The academic score shall be calculated on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in various examinations from matric (X standard) onwards.
