National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an official notification forICAR- All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Postgraduate (AIEEA PG) Degree Programs and AICE- Doctoral Degree Programs & Awards of JRF/ SRF (Ph.D) Entrance Examination 2025for academic session 2025-26.All eligible and interested candidates can apply online at NTA ICAR official websiteexams.nta.ac.in/ICARfrom06th May 2025to till the application last date05th June 2025for ICAR PG and Ph.D Competitive Examination for Admission 2025.
| Category | PG Course | Ph.D Course |
|---|---|---|
| General | 1300 | 2000 |
| OBC/ UPS/ EWS | 1255 | 1955 |
| SC/ ST/ PwBD | 675 | 1025 |
The candidates having Bachelor’s degree with 3 years’ duration will not be considered for admission through ICAR AIEEA (PG)-2025 in AUs under ICAR-AU system except in few courses at three ICAR-Deemed to be Universities (DUs), viz. IARI, IVRI and NDRI for which the eligibility criteria of the concerned ICAR-DU, including admission of graduates having passedwith 3 years’ degree, would prevail for admission.
Candidates must have completed Master’s degree in any subject/ discipline.
Age Limit : Indian Nationals of at least 20 years of age as on 31.08.2025 are eligible to apply for the examination. No relaxation is permissible regarding the minimum age limit.
| Mode of Examination | CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Duration | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
| No. of Questions | 120 |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Scoring | 4 marks for each correct response-1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring)0 for non-attempt |
| Medium of Paper | English Only |
| Mode of Examination | LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Duration | 2 Hours |
| No. of Questions | 120 (20 + 50 + 50)20 - Part A (General knowledge/reasoning ability)50 - Part B Core Group (refer Table-1) containing the specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D.50 - Part C Specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D. |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice with 4 options |
| Maximum Marks | 480 (80 + 200 + 200) |
| Scoring | 4 marks for each correct response-1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring)0 for non-attempt |
| Medium of Paper | English Only |