ICAR ASSISTANT Notification
ICAR IARI Assistant Overview | ||
| Exam Conducting Body | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) | |
Posts | ICAR Assistant | |
| Cycle | – | – |
Number of Vacancies | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
Application Start Date | Coming Soon! | To be announced |
Last Date to Apply | Coming Soon! | To be announced |
Exam Date (Prelims) | Coming Soon! | To be announced |
| Exam Date (Mains) | Coming Soon! | To be announced |
Result Date (Prelims) | Coming Soon!
| To be announced |
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ICAR ASSISTANT Application Fees
ICAR Assistant Application fee 2024 – overview | |
Category | Application fee |
UR/OBC (NCL)/ EWS | Rs. 1200 |
SC/ST/Women | Rs. 500 |
ICAR ASSISTANT Application process
Step-1: Visit the official website of the ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute.
Step-2: Select Recruitment Cell>> Notice Board>> Assistant 2024 from the drop-down menu.
Step-3: On the screen, a new page appears.
Step-4: On the screen, the ICAR IARI Application form appears.
Step-5: Begin filling in the relevant information and attaching the documents in the appropriate size.
Step-6: Pay the application fee if one is required (if applicable)
Step-7: Only click the “Final Submit” button once you’re certain the information you’ve entered is correct.
Step-8: For future reference, print out the ICAR online application form.
ICAR ASSISTANT Selection Process
The candidates will be selected for the post of ICAR Assistant on the basis of a 3-stage selection process. The stages of the selection process will include the following.
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Skill Test
ICAR ASSISTANT Exam pattern
Preliminary Exam
- There will be a total of 100 objective-type questions that will be asked in the examination.
- Each shall carry two marks.
- A negative marking of ⅓ marks will be included for each wrong answer.
- The examination will be held for one hour.
ICAR Assistant Exam Pattern (Preliminary) | |||
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Subject Name | Number of Questions | Number of Marks | Exam Duration |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 1 Hour (1 hour and 20 minutes for the scribe candidates.) |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
Total | 100 | 200 | |
Mains Examination
- The mains will be conducted through Paper-1 and Paper-2 respectively.
- Paper-1 will be of objective-type questions while Paper-2 will be descriptive-based.
- The examination will be held for 300 marks.
- A negative marking of ⅓ marks will be included for each wrong answer.
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| ICAR Assistant Exam Pattern (Mains) | ||||
Paper-1 | Subject Name | Number of Questions | Number of Marks | Exam Duration |
Quantitative Abilities | 50 | 100 | 2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the scribe candidates.) | |
English Language & Comprehension | 100 | 100 | ||
Paper-2 | Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.) | – | 100 | 1 Hour (1 hour and 20 minutes for the scribe candidates.) |
Total | 150 | 300 | – | |
Skill Test
Candidates who have cleared the Preliminary and Mains examination will be qualified to appear in the Skill Test (Computer Proficiency Test), conducted by the selection committee. Candidates to have their names featured on the final Merit List must clear the Skill Test stage as well. The Skill Test will be conducted for 15 minutes, consisting of three modules;
- Word Processing,
- Spreadsheet, and
- Generation of Slides.
ICAR ASSISTANT Syllabus
ICAR Assistant Preliminary Exam Syllabus 2024 | |
Subject Name | Syllabus |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
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General Awareness |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
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English Comprehension |
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Mains Exam Syllabus
Refer to the table below for Mains exam syllabus of ICAR Assistant recruitment 2024:
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ICAR Assistant Mains Exam Syllabus | |
Paper-1 (Objective-Type) | |
Quantitative Abilities |
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English Language & Comprehension |
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Paper-2 (Description-Based) | |
Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.) |
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ICAR ASSISTANT Salary
| Category | Details |
| Location | Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi and IARI Research Institutes (RI) across India |
| Basic Salary | Rs.35,400 – Rs.1,24,400/- (RI) Rs.44,900 – Rs. 1,42,400/- (HQ) |