ICAR JRF Exam Notification 2025

    ICAR JRF (Agronomy)Notification

    ICAR JRF Exam Notification

    National Testing Agency (NTA), established by Ministry of Education, Government of India from 2019 onwards conducting All India Competitive Examinations for admission to Bachelor (UG), Masters (PG) & Doctoral (PhD.) Courses in Agricultural Universities (AUs) and award of scholarships & fellowships.

    The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will soon publish the Joint Entrance Examination for Junior Research Fellowship (ICAR JRF) Agronomy notification for 2025. This official circular will include every detail you need—online registration start and end dates, application fee structure, step-by-step application procedure and guidelines for making any corrections. Keep an eye on the NTA’s website and ICAR’s portal so you can download the PDF as soon as it goes live.

    While exact dates are yet to be announced, you can expect the application window to remain open for roughly two weeks once the notification is released—most likely in late spring 2025. Shortly after that, a brief correction period (typically two to three days) will allow you to update any mistakes in your submitted form. Be sure to review all instructions carefully before and after applying so that your candidature remains valid and error-free.

    How to Apply

    ICAR AIEEA PG notification 2025 will be an online procedure. Before filling up the ICAR JRF application form make sure you fulfil all the specified ICAR JRF eligibility. The steps to fill out the online ICAR AIEEA PG application form are mentioned below.

    • Visit the official website https://icar.nta.ac.in. and Click on AIEEA (PG)- 2025 “Online”
    • Except online no other mode is accepted
    • Only one application can be submitted by a candidate
    • Register yourself through your unique Email ID and Mobile No.
    • Enter all the details and note down the system generated Application No.
    • Upload your scanned Photograph, signature and thumb impression as mentioned below-
      • Candidate’s photograph with file size ranging between 10 KB - 200 KB
      • Candidate’s signature with file size ranging between 4KB – 30 KB
      • Candidate’s thumb impression between 3 KB to 30 KB in JPG/JPEG format
    • If you are claiming relaxation then mention your category clearly. In case you leave the reservation category column blank, you would be considered under General Category
    • Also select your domicile State code carefully
    • Ensure that all information entered during the online registration process is correct. Any request for change in information will not be entertained later
    • Pay the requisite application fee using any online mode and keep a record of the fee paid
    • A confirmation will be generated after payment of the ICAR AIEEA application fee
    • If the confirmation is not generated then the transaction is cancelled and the amount will be refunded to your account. In such a case make another payment
    • Download and take a print of the application form and fee receipt for future reference

    Note: The entire ICAR JRF 2025 application process is online, therefore, no hard copies of any document should be sent/ to NTA/ICAR through Post/ Fax/ E-mail/By Hand. All cancelled transactions amount will be refunded to the concerned credit/debit card within 15 days of the last date of submission of the ICAR application form.

    Application Fee

    After completing the process of filling an ICAR JRF online application, you may remit the examination fee through Debit/Credit card, Net Banking or Through UPI/Paytm. Make sure that your card is not expired or has sufficient balance.  After the submission of application form, a confirmation page will be generated. If it has not been generated, this means that Application Form has not been submitted successfully. Detailed information about ICAR JRF application fee has been provided below.

    CategoryApplication Fees
    General/Unreserved Rs. 1175/-
    OBC-NCL*/ UPS**/EWS*** Rs. 1150/-
    SC/ ST/ PwBD / Transgender Rs. 600/-
    Applicable Service/Processing charges & GST are to be paid by the candidate.
    * Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in. Only the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General/Unreserved.
    ** Candidates of Remote and Underprivileged States must check their eligibility.

    ICAR JRF (Agronomy) Admit Card

    The ICAR JRF (Agronomy) admit card 2025 will be released a few days before the exam on the official website of NTA. The ICAR JRF (Agronomy) call letter will carry all the important detials with respect to the exam date, exam venue, exam time and other relevant details. You will be required to carry the ICAR JRF (Agronomy) admit card on the day of the exam. Please note that the ICAR JRF (Agronomy) admit cards will not be sent by post.

    Common Services Centres/Facilitation Centres

    If you are not able to submit the online application due to some constraints, you can use the services of Common Services Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI under the Digital India initiative. CSC will provide the desired support to urban as well as rural candidates in online submission of the ICAR AIEEA PG application form and payment of fee through an e-wallet.

    NTA also have a network of Test Practice Centres for candidates so that they can practice the previous year's question paper and are comfortable with approaching CBT. This is free of cost facility.

    Icar Jrf Notification FAQs

    You can contact NTA at their help desk: 011 – 4075 9000 or email them at: [email protected].
    Yes, AUs list who are willing to accept the NTA scorecard will be attached with the official ICAR AIEEA PG notification.
    Yes, if you belog to EWS category, you have to pay only 1100 rupees. For SC/ST candidates, the application fee is 550 rupees.
    In case the status the showing unpaid this means that the application process is not completed. We advise you to wait for few days till the amount is refunded to you and then repay the application fee.
    Yes, such candidates coming in the overall merit list of their concerned subject and producing the Sponsorship Certificate/Declaration by their employer will be eligible to secure admission to courses.