Since India is largely dependent on agriculture for its economy, studying its technical aspects is very important. Specialised courses are offered to aspiring individuals who wish to explore all possible innovations in the field of agricultural. These courses produce professionals who can apply scientific approach to the idea of farming. The individuals enrolled in the course learn various technical and practical methods related to agriculture, such as: methods to improve crop yield and reduce soil population.
The ICAR AIEEA or Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination is conducted for filling 15% of seats in Bachelor’s degree programmes and short listing students for getting placed in doctoral programmes, Post Graduate and Undergraduate in agriculture and Allied Sciences.
On the basis of AIEEA UG, aspirants get an opportunity to be awarded with ‘National Talent Scholarships in Agriculture & Allied Science Subjects’ in different Agricultural Universities across the nation.
In 2019, 8,374 candidates attempted for AICE-JRF/SRF (PGS); 31,486 for PG course and 2,36,931 for UG course.
Eligibility:
To appear n the examination, a candidate must have completed 12th or +2 Education from any recognised board in English medium with at least 3 subjects with mathematics, biology, physics or chemistry. The applicant must be an Indian only. The minimum age of the candidate must be at least 16 years. The minimum qualifying marks required in class 12th exam to be eligible for the process is 50% for general, OBC or non-creamy layer candidates and it is just 40% for candidates belonging from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Physically challenged category.
Exam pattern & courses on offer:
Duration of the exam is 2 and ½ hour that takes place once a year in online mode, conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency). Official website is https://ntaicar.nic.in. Based on the score obtained in this exam, candidates can secure a total of 11 UG courses.
Courses available for students of Biology stream:
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Sericulture
- Home science
- Biotechnology
- Food science
Courses available for students of Mathematics stream:
- Agriculture Engineering
- Dairy Technology
- Agricultural Marketing & co-operation
- Forestry
- Food Science
- Biotechnology
Admission and career opportunities:
There are around 102 ICAR institutes and 71 agricultural universities in the country. Top Institutions /Universities accepting admissions in UG courses based on ICAR-AIEEA are SAUs (State Agricultural Universities), IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute), IVRI, (Indian Veterinary Research Institute), CIFE (Central Institute of Fisheries Education), NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute), RPCAU (Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University), CAU (Central Agricultural University), etc.
Studying agricultural research at ICAR makes a candidate eligible for Central and state government jobs that include
1. Indian Forest service (IFS)
2. Banking
3. Research
4. Engineering
5. Consultation
6. Corporate
7. Plantation
Apart from this, any government job that specifies graduation as the required qualification like civil services, defence services, banks etc., the Ag BSc graduates can equally apply like any other graduate. Moreover, there are large number of local, national and international private business organisations, manufactures and NGOs where agriculture products professionals can find a decent employment.
A report by Sakshi Saranya Rout for IHOIK education desk
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