NTA ICAR AIEEA PG Ph.D 2026: Score Card

 For AIEEA (PG), candidates must have the prescribed Bachelor’s degree, generally of 4/5/5.5/6-year duration as applicable to the concerned programme. Candidates with a 3-year Bachelor’s degree are generally not eligible except for specified programmes at certain ICAR Deemed Universities where the concerned university rules apply.For General/OBC/UPS/EWS candidates, the required minimum qualification includes the prescribed OGPA/percentage, while SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender candidates have the applicable relaxation.

For AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.), candidates must possess the prescribed Master’s degree in the relevant subject with the required minimum marks/OGPA and satisfy the subject-specific eligibility conditions. 

• Age Limits As On 31 August 2026
• Minimum Age 19 Years (For PG)
• Minimum Age :- 20 Years (For PHd)
• Additional Age Relaxation as per NTA ICAR AIEEA PG and PHd Examination Guidelines

Candidates were required to apply online through the official NTA ICAR portal at https://exams.nta.nic.in/icar/. Candidates had to register, complete personal and educational details, select the applicable examination/programme, upload the required documents/images, pay the examination fee online and download the Confirmation Page for future reference. 

ICAR AIEEA (PG) is for admission to Master’s degree programmes and ICAR-PG Scholarships, while AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) is for Doctoral admissions and JRF/SRF. The ICAR-AU system includes State Agricultural Universities, ICAR Deemed Universities such as IARI, IVRI, NDRI and CIFE, Central Agricultural Universities and Central Universities with agriculture faculties. The 2026 examinations have already been conducted and NTA has subsequently published the result/final answer-key information. 

Eligibility / Programme Requirement: Candidates must be Indian nationals and must satisfy the eligibility requirements of the selected programme and subject. For AIEEA (PG), the Bachelor’s degree must be completed as prescribed, with the required OGPA/percentage. For General/OBC/UPS/EWS candidates, the bulletin specifies OGPA requirements equivalent to 60% in percentage-based systems; for SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender candidates, the corresponding requirement is 50%. No rounding-off is permitted. For Ph.D., the relevant Master’s degree, minimum marks/OGPA and subject-specific conditions prescribed in the AICE-JRF/SRF bulletin must be fulfilled.
Selection Process: Computer Based Entrance Examination → Result/Rank → Online Counselling → Choice Filling → Seat Allocation → Admission in the concerned Agricultural University/Institute. For Ph.D., eligible candidates are considered for Doctoral admission and JRF/SRF as per the applicable ICAR rules. NTA confirms that the two examinations are conducted for Master’s and Doctoral admissions respectively.
Exam Pattern: AIEEA (PG)-2026: CBT, 120 minutes, 120 Multiple Choice Questions, 4 marks for each correct answer, -1 mark for each incorrect answer and 0 for an unattempted question; maximum 480 marks; question paper in English only. AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.)-2026: LAN-based CBT, 2 hours, 120 questions carrying 480 marks — Part A: 20 questions/80 marks, Part B: 50 questions/200 marks and Part C: 50 questions/200 marks; +4 for correct, -1 for incorrect and 0 for unattempted questions.
Syllabus: AIEEA (PG)-2026 syllabus is based on the ICAR-prescribed syllabus for the selected Major Subject Group/discipline. AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) syllabus covers Part A General Knowledge/Reasoning Ability, Part B Core Group containing the selected specialization and Part C the Specialized Subject opted for Ph.D.
Reservation / Horizontal Reservation: Reservation is applicable as per ICAR/Government of India rules. For AIEEA (PG), the bulletin provides 15% reservation for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates in seats and ICAR-PG Scholarship, with Central OBC-NCL and EWS reservation as per applicable Government of India directives. PwBD reservation and other applicable provisions are governed by the prescribed rules.