ICAR ASRB NET 2018 – Check ASRB NET (II) Exam Date, Application Form, Syllabus

ICAR ASRB NET 2018 -Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB) has released the admit card for the ICAR NET (II) at asrb.org.in. The admit card released on December 11, 2018. The ICAR ASRB NET 2018 Examination will be held from December 27 to 29, 2018. The candidates have filled the application for before November 29, 2018 can donwload the admit card. The Board conducts the National Eligibility Test to determine the eligibility of candidates for Lecturer / Assistant Professor jobs in the Agricultural field. Before applying, candidates must have checked the eligibility criteria. Read further to know the ASRB NET 2018 details such as syllabus, eligibility, application form, exam pattern.

ICAR ASRB NET 2018

ASRB ICAR NET is an online exam, in 57 subjects. The standard of the exam is on par with the Master’s program. Before starting to look at any aspect of the examination, candidates must check all the important dates. Any changes in the dates will be updated in the table below.

ASRB NET 2018	Important Dates
Releasing of notification	24 Oct 2018
Application form Start date	09 Nov 2018
Application form Last Date	29 Nov 2018
Admit Card	11 Dec 2018
ICAR ASRB NET 2018 Exam	27 to 31 Dec 2018 27 to 29 Dec 2018
Exam Result	To be announced
Issuance of the eligibility certificate	To be announced

Last time, 31,127 candidates appeared for the ASRB NET. Out of these, only 6,987 candidates qualified for the exam.

Examination Schedule

Official Notice ASRB NET 2018 (II)

ASRB NET Eligibility Criteria 2018

Candidates need to satisfy the eligibility criteria of ASRB NET mandatorily. If the candidates will not be able to satisfy even a single criterion, they will not be termed qualified.

Nationality – The candidates should be a citizen of India or any of the following:

Age Limit – The applicant should be more than 21 years old, as on July 01, 2018. There is no upper age limit.
Number of Attempts – There is no restriction on the number of attempts.
Education Qualification – The candidate should possess a Master’s degree in the respective required subject.

• However, the Master’s program has to be done in specified specialization.

The subjects of ASRB NET 2018 and required Specialization for it are given below:

Subject Code	Subject	Specialization
01	Agricultural Biotechnology	Agriculture/ Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology & Bio-Technology/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Plant Sciences/ Life Sciences/ Plant Physiology with specialization in Plant Biotechnology.
02	Agriculture Entomology	Agriculture/ Entomology/ Zoology/ Sericulture/ Apiculture/ Plant Protection with specialization in Agricultural Entomology.
03	Agriculture Microbiology	Agricultural Microbiology / Microbiology/ Plant Physiology
04	Economics Botany and Plant Genetic Resources	Agriculture/ Botany/ Horticulture/ Plant Physiology with specialization in Agricultural Botany/ Economic Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources.
05	Genetics and Plant Breeding	Agriculture/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Breeding or Genetics or Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Plant Physiology/ Plant Genetic Resources.
06	Nematology	Agriculture/ Nematology/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Plant Protection with specialization in Nematology.
07	Plant Biochemistry	Plant Biochemistry/ Agricultural Biochemistry/ Biochemistry with specialization in plants.
08	Plant Pathology	Agriculture/ Botany/ Life Sciences/ Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Mycology.
09	Plant Physiology	Agriculture/ Plant Physiology/ Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology.
10	Seed Science and Technology	Agriculture/ Seed Science/ Seed Technology or Seed Science and Technology/ Plant Physiology.
11	Floriculture and Landscaping	Floriculture/ Agriculture or Horticulture/ Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Floriculture and Landscaping/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture).
12	Fruit Science	Pomology/ Agriculture or Horticulture/ Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Fruit Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture).
13	Spices, Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Botany /Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Spices/ Plantation Crops and/ or in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture).
14	Vegetable Science	Olericulture/ Vegetable Sciences/ Agriculture or Horticulture/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Vegetable Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture).
15	Animal Biochemistry	Veterinary/ Animal Sciences/ Dairy/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biochemistry.
16	Animal Biotechnology	Veterinary/ Animal/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biotechnology.
17	Animal Genetics and Breeding	Veterinary/Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding.
18	Animal Nutrition	Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Nutrition.
19	Animal Physiology	Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Physiology.
20	Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology	Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology.
21	Dairy Chemistry	Dairy Chemistry/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Chemistry.
22	Dairy Microbiology	Dairy Microbiology/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Microbiology.
23	Dairy Technology	Dairy Technology or Dairy Science/ Animal Products Technology/Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology.
24	Livestock Product Technology	Veterinary/Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Products Technology.
25	Livestock Production Management	Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Production Management/ Animal Husbandry.
26	Poultry Science	Poultry Sciences/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Poultry Sciences.
27	Veterinary Medicine	Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Clinical Medicine.
28	Veterinary Microbiology	Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Microbiology/ Bacteriology/ Virology/ Mycology/ Immunology.
29	Veterinary Parasitology	Veterinary Parasitology.
30	Veterinary Pathology	Veterinary Pathology.
31	Veterinary Pharmacology	Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Veterinary Pharmacology.
32	Veterinary Public Health	Veterinary Public Health/ Epidemiology.
33	Veterinary Surgery	Veterinary Surgery/ Veterinary Anatomy.
34	Aquaculture	Aquaculture/ Fishery Sciences/ Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology with specialization in Mariculture/ Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Ecology/ Inland Aquaculture.
35	Fisheries Resources Management	Fishery Sciences/Fisheries Resource Management/ Marine Biology/Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Biology/Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fisheries Resource Management/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Hydrography/ Ecosystem Management/ Aquatic Ecology.
36	Fish Processing Technology	Fishery Sciences/ Fish Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology/ Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fish Harvest and Processing.
37	Fish Nutrition	Fishery Sciences with specialization in Fish Nutrition and Fish Physiology/ Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry.
38	Fish Health	Fishery Science/ Marine Biology with specialization in Fish Health/ Fish Pathology and Microbiology.
39	Fish Genetics and Breeding	Fishery Science/ Marine Biology with specialization in Fish Genetics and Breeding/ Fish Biotechnology.
40	Agriculture Chemicals	Agriculture/ Agricultural Chemicals/ Organic Chemistry with specialization in Agricultural Chemicals.
41	Agriculture Meteorology	Agricultural Meteorology/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Agricultural Meteorology.
42	Agroforestry	Forestry/ Agroforestry/ Botany/ Agronomy/ Horticulture with specialization in Agroforestry.
43	Agronomy	Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy/Soil Water Management/ Conservation Agriculture/ Farming Systems Management/ Forage Production/ Water Science and Technology.
44	Environmental Science	Environmental Science/Agro-forestry/ Agriculture Physics/ Agriculture with specialization in Environmental Science.
45	Soil Science	Agriculture/ Soil Sciences/ Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation/ Soil Fertility/Soil Microbiology/ Soil Chemistry/ Water Science and Technology.
46	Agricultural Business Management	Agricultural Business Management/ Agricultural Marketing/ Business Management with specialization in Agricultural Business/ Fisheries Business Management.
47	Agricultural Economics	Agricultural Economics/ Dairy Economics/ Veterinary Economics/ Fisheries Economics / Economics with specialization in Agriculture.
48	Agricultural Extension	Agricultural Extension/ Veterinary Extension/ Dairy Extension/ Fisheries Extension/ Home Science Extension/ Agriculture Communication in Agricultural Sciences/ Rural Development/ Rural Management.
49	Agricultural Statistics	Agricultural Statistics / Statistics/ Mathematics with specialization in Statistics.
50	Home Science	Home Science with specialization in Family Resource Management/ Textile and Clothing/Child Development/ Foods and Nutrition.
51	Farm Machinery and Power	Agricultural Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power.
52	Computer Application and IT	Computer Application/ Information Technology/ Information Technology & Communication/ Computer Science.
53	Land and Water Management Engineering	Agricultural Engineering/ Civil Engineering with specialization in Soil and Water Conservation/ Irrigation and Drainage/ Water Resources/ Hydrology/ Aquatic Engineering/Water Science and Technology.
54	Bioinformatics	Bioinformatics or in any basic science with specialization in Bioinformatics.
55	Food Technology	Food Science/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Post Harvest Technology.
56	Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering	Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agricultural Structures / Aquaculture Engineering/ Agricultural Process Engineering / Food Process Engineering / Dairy Engineering.
57	Veterinary Anatomy	Veterinary Anatomy.

ASRB NET 2018 Apply Online

Candidates will able to register through ASRB NET 2018 Apply Online link. The application form was available at asrb.org.in during the time indicated above. The candidates first have to register and then submit all details in the form. Along with the details about themselves, education qualification, work experience, the candidates also have to upload photograph/image in the form.

Application Fee: The fee amount for ICAR NET 2018 varies for each category. It can only be paid via Net Banking / Credit Card / Debit Card. The amount of fee is as follows:

• Unreserved (UR) – Rs. 1000
• Other Backward Class (OBC) – Rs. 500
• Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Divyang / Female – Rs. 250

ASRB NET 2018 Admit Card

Officially, the admit card is called as Admission Certificate. The admit card will be released online on the official website of ASRB. Generally, the admit card is being released 02 weeks prior to the examination. In order to download it, Roll Number and Date of Birth is required. The admit card is an important document to gain entry into the exam hall. However, with it, the candidates are also expected to carry one Photo ID proof and two photographs as well. These are equally important to gain entry.

A valid Photo ID can be:

• Voter Card/ Aadhar Card/ Passport/ Driver’s License/ PAN Card

The candidates should ensure that there is no error in the details on the admit card of ASRB NET 2018, else the candidature will be harmed. Also, if due to any reason, the candidate has been issued multiple admit card then they should only consider one and inform about the dual issuance to ASRB.

Plan of ICAR NET II 2018

The ASRB NET Ii exam will be held in the online mode. And the candidates who will enroll their names for the exam, have to appear in the exam.

Mode of exam: Online computer-based
Nature of the exam: Objective type
Maximum Marks: 150
Number of questions: 150
Duration of exam: 02 hours
Marking Scheme: +1 on the correct answer, – 1/3 on each occurrence of the wrong answer.
The language of the exam: Bilingual i.e. English and Hindi

Minimum Qualifying marks to crack ICAR NET II 2018

Category	Minimum Qualifying marks
Unreserved	75.0 (50%)
OBC(Non-Creamy Layer)	67.5 (45%)
SC/ST/Divyang	60.0 (40%)

Total Subjects in ICAR ASRB NET 2018

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research National Eligibility Test is conducted in 57 subjects. All the subjects are related to the agriculture field. The candidates who are going to appear in the can check the name of the subjcets from here.

Subject Code	Subject
01	Agricultural Biotechnology
02	Agriculture Entomology
03	Agriculture Microbiology
04	Economics Botany and Plant Genetic Resources
05	Genetics and Plant Breeding
06	Nematology
07	Plant Biochemistry
08	Plant Pathology
09	Plant Physiology
10	Seed Science and Technology
11	Floriculture and Landscaping
12	Fruit Science
13	Spices, Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
14	Vegetable Science
15	Animal Biochemistry
16	Animal Biotechnology
17	Animal Genetics and Breeding
18	Animal Nutrition
19	Animal Physiology
20	Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology
21	Dairy Chemistry
22	Dairy Microbiology
23	Dairy Technology
24	Livestock Product Technology
25	Livestock Production Management
26	Poultry Science
27	Veterinary Medicine
28	Veterinary Microbiology
29	Veterinary Parasitology
30	Veterinary Pathology
31	Veterinary Pharmacology
32	Veterinary Public Health
33	Veterinary Surgery
34	Aquaculture
35	Fisheries Resources Management
36	Fish Processing Technology
37	Fish Nutrition
38	Fish Health
39	Fish Genetics and Breeding
40	Agriculture Chemicals
41	Agriculture Meteorology
42	Agroforestry
43	Agronomy
44	Environmental Science
45	Soil Science
46	Agricultural Business Management
47	Agricultural Economics
48	Agricultural Extension
49	Agricultural Statistics
50	Home Science
51	Farm Machinery and Power
52	Computer Application and IT
53	Land and Water Management Engineering
54	Bioinformatics
55	Food Technology
56	Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering
57	Veterinary Anatomy

ASRB NET 2018 Exam Centers

In all, the exam will be held in 34 cities. The candidates will be able to state their choices for the examination center while submitting the application form. It should be noted that candidates will be able to submit multiple choices but only one will be allotted to them. The announcement of the allocated center will be done through the admit card.

Center Code	Exam City and State
01	Anand, Gujarat
02	Bengaluru, Karnataka
03	Barapani (Shillong), Meghalaya
04	Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
05	Barrackpore, West Bengal
06	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
07	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
08	Chandigarh
09	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
10	Cochin, Kerala
11	Coimbatore
12	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
13	Delhi
14	Dharwad Goa
15	Guwahati, Assam
16	Hyderabad, Telangana
17	Indore
18	Jaipur
19	Jammu, Jammu, and Kashmir
20	Jodhpur, Rajasthan
21	Karnal, Haryana
22	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
23	Ludhiana, Punjab
24	Mumbai, Maharashtra
25	Nagpur, Maharashtra
26	Patna, Bihar
27	Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
28`	Raipur, Rajasthan
29	Rajkot, Gujarat
30	Rachi, Jharkhand
31	Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
32	Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir
33	Varanshi. Uttar Pradesh
34	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Exam Pattern of ASRB NET 2018

Candidates planning to appear for the examination should be familiar with the pattern of the examination. The pattern of the exam is as follows:

Mode – ASRB will hold the exam in online mode.
Duration – The candidates will get 2 hours to solve the paper.
Language – Candidates will take the exam in English and Hindi language.
Number of Question – There will be 150 questions in the exam. The questions will be of multiple choice type and only one answer option will be correct.
Marking Scheme – Each question will be of 1 mark. If a candidate chooses an incorrect answer option, deduction of 1/3 marks will be done as negative marking.

ASRB NET Syllabus 2018

Candidates cannot prepare for an examination without knowing the syllabus of it. ASRB National Eligibility Test is a very simple exam in which one Paper is held. The question paper is completely dedicated to the respective subject of the candidates.

The candidates can check and download the syllabus for each subject from below:

ASRB NET 2018 Syllabus
Subject Code	Download Here
1 to 10	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for these courses
11 to 20	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for these courses
21 to 30	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for these courses
31 to 40	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for these courses
41 to 50	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for these courses
51 to 56	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for these courses
57	Click Here to download ASRB NET Syllabus for the course

ASRB NET Result 2018

The result of ASRB NET will be announced for all. The result will be announced online and the candidates will be able to check it by submitting the Roll Number and Date of Birth. The score and the qualifying status will be mentioned in the result. The candidates are advised to download and save it.

ASRB NET 2018 Cutoff

ASRB will select candidates on the basis of cutoff in the examination. The minimum qualifying marks in the exam area s follow:

• Unreserved (UR) – 50%, i.e 75 marks.
• Other Backward Class (OBC) – 45%, i.e. 67.5 marks.
• Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Divyang / Female – 40%, i.e. 60 marks.

ASRB NET 2018 Eligibility Certificate

ASRB will issue qualifying certificate to selected candidates. The issuance will be done within 3 months from the announcement of the result. The details in the certificate will be as submitted in the application form. It will be sent via post to the registered address. If a qualified candidate does not receive their certificate they should contact ASRB immediately.

“The NET Certificate is liable to be withdrawn/canceled if it comes to the notice of the Board at any stage that the candidate had fraudulently obtained the Certificate by furnishing wrong particulars in
his/her online application.” – ASRB

Once the Board issues the certificate, the candidates can apply for Lecturer/Assistant Professor jobs in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and other Agricultural Universities (AUs). Candidates should note that they will have to apply for the jobs on there own. ASRB will not issue any call letter. Good luck to all the candidates who will be appearing for ASRB NET 2018. If you have any question or queries, do let us know. Comment below!.

ASRB NET Exam Statistics 

Particulars	Year 2017	Year 2016
Number of Candidates Registered	42937	21740
Number of Candidates Appeared	31127	16011
Total Number of Candidates Passed	6987	2563

The percentage of successful female candidates was 45%. The maximum number of candidates that appeared for crop science subject was 12832. However, the highest percentage of qualified candidates was in Animal Genetics & Breeding (79%).

Candidates can now download and check full notification regarding the ASRB NET(II) 2018 full advertisement.

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