The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will no longer conduct the all India competitive exam for admission to doctoral degree programmes and award for JRF/SRF (PGS). The National Testing Agency (NTA) will hold the exam for the same from now on. The application process has begun and candidates can apply at ntaicar.nic.in.
Interested candidates can register before April 30 and make payment till May 1. The national-level exam will be conducted on July 1, 2019. The examination will be conducted in 16 major subject groups comprising 60 sub-subjects/disciplines at 87 cities across the country. It will be a three-hour long exam; beginning at 2:30 pm and ending at 5:30 pm.
Candidates who clear the exam will be eligible for counselling sessions. For the academic session, 2019-20 admissions to 25 per cent seats accredited doctoral degree programmes will be granted at accredited colleges in accredited Agricultural Universities (AU) under the ICARAU system.
How to register
Step 1: Visit the official website, ntaicar.nic.in
Step 2: In the homepage, click on ‘fill application form PhD, SRF, JRF’
Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page
Step 4: Click on ‘apply’ under ‘new registration’
Step 5: Fill in details
Step 6: Log-in using the registration number
Step 7: Fill form, upload images
Step 8: Make payment