ASRB NET 2020 (ICAR NET): National Eligibility Test for Agricultural Universities

ASRB NET 2020 – Agriculture Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) NET 2019 result is out. Candidates can go through the article to know their result. ASRB NET 2020 is a national level exam conducted for shortlisting the candidates for position of Lecturer / Assistant Professor in State Agricultural and other Universities. Candidates with a valid Masters degree are eligible for ASRB NET. Check more details on ASRB NET 2020 from this page.

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ASRB NET 2020

ASRB NET exam is conducted twice a yeat – NET-I and NET-II. candidates can check the complete schedule for ASRB NET 2020 from the table below.

ASRB NET 2020	Important Dates
Issuance of ASRB NET 2020 Notification	14 Oct 2019
Start of online form filling	15 Oct 2019
Last date to submit online form	04 Nov 2019
Issuance of admit card	24 Dec 2019 25 Dec 2019
ASRB NET 2020 Exam Date	09, 10 & 11 Jan 2020
Declaration of result	31 Jan 2020

ASRB NET 2020 Result

ASRB ICAR NET 2020 Result is out on the official website. The result is released in the login. To check result candidates need to enter their roll number and date of birth. Candidates who have successfully qualified the ASRB NET will get their Certificate.

Official notice regarding the re-schedule of ICAR NET 2020

Candidates can check below the notice regrading the reschedule of ICAR NET 2020 examination.

ASRB NET 2020 Admit Card

The admit card for ASRB NET 2020 is issued to only registered candidates. No hard copy of the ASRB NET admit card is sent to the candidates via post. It consists of personal details of the candidate as well as exam details like reporting timings, address of the test center, etc. On the day of the test, it is mandatory for the candidates to carry the hard copy of it.

ASRB NET 2020 Exam Centres

At the time of filling in details in the ICAR NET 2020 Application Form, the aspirants have to select at leats two test centers. The test center once selected by the candidate is final and cannot be changed further. Candidates can check the list of the ASRB NET 2020 test centres from the table below:

Centre	State
Anand/Vadodara	Gujrat
Bengaluru	Karnataka
Barapani/shillong	Meghalaya
Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh
Barrackpore/ Kolkata	West Bengal
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
Bhubaneswar	Odisha
chandigarh/ Mohali	Chandigarh
Chennai	Tamil  nadu
Cochin	Kerala
Dehradun	Uttrakhand
Delhi	Delhi
Guwahati	Assam
Hyderabad	Telangana
Indore	Madhya Pradesh
Jaipur	Rajasthan
Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir
Jodhpur	Rajasthan
Karnal	Haryana
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
Ludhiana	Punjab
Mumbai	Maharashtra
Nagpur	Maharashtra
Patna	Bihar
Port blair	Andaman and Nicobar islands
Raipur	Chattisgarh
Rajkot	Gujarat
Shimla	Himachal Pradesh
Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh

ASRB NET 2020 Exam Pattern

To prepare for exam, you must be aware of ICAR NET exam pattern. Check the complete exam pattern for ICAR NET 2020 from below: 

• Mode of exam: ASRB is conductinig NET 2020 exam in online mode, which means it is a computer-based test 
• Duration of the exam: The test is of 02 hours duration 
• Type of Questions: The test consist of objective type multiple choice questions (MCQ)
• Language of the test: The questions are asked in bilingual language, i,.e in both English and Hindi Langauge. 
• Number of Questions: There are a total of 150 numer of questions. 
• Number of Marks: The test is of total 150 marks
• Standard of the test: As per the notice, the standard of the test is as that of Master’s degree in the relevant discipline. 
• Marks for Correct Answer: Each question carries 01 marks, hence, for a correct answer, 01 marks are awarded
• Marks for Incorrect Answer: There is a negative marking of 1/3 marks for an incorrect answer. 

Revised Code number for Disciplines of NET exam – Candidates can check the revised code number of the various disciplines of NET exam from the table below:

Code number	Name of the Discipline	Code number	Name of the Discipline
1	Agricultural Biotechnology	31	Veterinary Pharmacology
2	Agricultural Entomology	32	Veterinary Public Health
3	Agricultural Microbiology	33	Veterinary Surgery
4	Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources	34	Aquaculture
5	Genetics & Plant Breeding	35	Fisheries Resource Management
6	Nematology	36	Fish Processing Technology
7	Plant Biochemistry	37	Fish Nutrition
8	Plant Pathology	38	Fish Health
9	Plant Physiology	39	Fish Genetics & Breeding
10	Seed Science & Technology	40	Agricultural Chemicals
11	Floriculture & Landscaping	41	Agricultural Meteorology
12	Fruit Science	42	Agroforestry
13	Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants	43	Agronomy
14	Vegetable Science	44	Environmental Science
15	Animal Biochemistry	45	Soil Sciences
16	Animal Biotechnology	46	Agricultural Business Management
17	Animal Genetics & Breeding	47	Agricultural Economics
18	Animal Nutrition	48	Agricultural Extension
19	Animal Physiology	49	Agricultural Statistics
20	Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology	50	Home Science
21	Dairy Chemistry	51	Farm Machinery & Power
22	Dairy Microbiology	52	Computer Applications & IT
23	Dairy Technology	53	Land & Water Management Engineering
24	Livestock Product Technology	54	Bioinformatics
25	Livestock Production Management	55	Food Technology
26	Poultry Science	56	Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering
27	Veterinary Medicine	57	Veterinary Anatomy (only for NET)
28	Veterinary Microbiology
29	Veterinary Parasitology
30	Veterinary Pathology

ASRB NET 2020 Syllabus

The syllabus for ASRB NET 2020 is available on the official website of ASRB. Candidates can download the same by accessing the direct link below.

Discipline Code Numbers	Syllabus
1 to 10	Click here
11 to 20	Click here
21 to 30	Click here
31 to 40	Click here
41 to 50	Click here
51 to 56	Click here
57	Click here

How to Prepare for ICAR NET 2020?

Now we come to the question you have all been waiting to get the answer to: how to prepare for ICAR NET? To help you understand that, we can divide the preparation in four parts: Knowledge gaining, Practicing, Improving, Extras.

#1. Knowledge gaining

First of all you have to study the syllabus. Depending upon your subject in Masters Degree, you can chose a discipline in the ICAR NET. For that discipline then, you have to study as per syllabus.

You can note the syllabus from links above. Then you have to study those topics from your books used in Masters degree.

Many candidates ask for best books to prepare for ASRB NET. Here you may note that for theory, every candidate finds a different book to be good. This is because every author has a different way of explaining the same concepts. We recommend that you use those books which helped you understand theory best during your postgraduation.

#2. Practicing

Now the ASRB NET has multiple choice questions. Thus you should be able to answer MCQs on topics that you have studied in syllabus. Here, good reference books with MCQs, past year papers of ASRB NET, sample papers, and mock tests play an important role.

Practice a large number of questions every day.

#3. Improving

Do not compare yourself with others. Compare yourself with your past self. Each day, you have to target to be better than what you were yesterday. If you can answer more questions, more quickly each day, then you are on the right path!

As can be seen, ASRB NET has negative marking. So you have to make sure that your accuracy also improves gradually.

#4. Extras!

Every student finds some topics to be difficult. A successful person is one who overcomes his own fears. So you should try and conquer those topics in ICAR NET syllabus also which you find to be tough.

Focus, determination, and hard work are the only key to succeeding in ASRB NET 2020!

ASRB NET 2020 Cut Off

In order to pass the test, the candidates need to obtain a minimum qualifying marks as decided by the ASRB. The minimum cut off marks are as follows:

Category	Qualifying Percentage	Qualifying Marks
UR	50%	75
OBC	45%	67.5
SC / ST / Divyang	40%	60

ASRB NET 2020 Application Form

The application form for ASRB NET 2020 is released online. No offline form is released for the candidates by ASRB. In order to apply for the exam, the candidates need to register first and then proceed to fill in details in the application form. Candidates have to submit a single application only. After filling in details in the ICAR NET Application Form, the candidates have to upload the scanned images of their passport size photo and signature as per the specification and format. Lastly, pay the required amount of the application fee and submit the form.

Application Fee – In order to submit the Application Form, the candidates need to pay the folliowing amount of the application fee:

Category	Application Fee
UR	Rs. 1000
OBC	Rs. 500
SC/ST	Rs. 250

Mode of fee payment – The application fee is payable through Credit card/ debit card/ net banking.

ASRB NET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

In order to pass the test, it is important that the candidates must be well aware of the eligibility croteria for the exam. Check the complete eligibility criteria from below:

Educational Qualification: Candidate must have Masters Degree in concerned discipline and specialization. Candidates can check the discipline wise eligibility criteria from the image below.

Age limit: Candidate should be at least 21 years old as on July 01, 2019. There is no upper age limit ot apply for this exam.

Number of attempts: There is no limit to the number of attempts for ICAR NET exam.

About ASRB

The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) was established on November 01, 1973 with the approval of Cabinet. The Board has been delinked from ICAR and attached with the Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India. The Board is responsible for organizing recruitment to posts in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the ICAR and to such other posts and services, advising the Council on disciplinary matters relating to personnel recruited through ASRB or appointed by the Council in consultation with the Board and more.

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