The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) conducts Senior Research Fellowship exam to pursue Ph.D. degree programmes in the universities under ICAR-AU system.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

The upper age limit shall be 30 years for candidates from General/UPS Category. Relaxation in upper age limit by 5 years will be admissible to candidates from reserved category.

Indian nationals having passed Master’s Degree programme securing an Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of at least 6.50/10.00 scale, 3.25/5.00 scale, 2.60/4.00 scale for General, OBC and UPS Categories and 5.50/10.00, 2.75/5.00, 2.20/4.00 scale for SC/ST/Physically Challenged (PC) categories, respectively from any recognized University in India

Scheme of Examination

The format for the single paper of 3 hrs duration having MCQs (4 options) carrying 200 marks will be as under:

Section A – This section, on General Knowledge, common to all the major subjects, will comprise 20 MCQs of one mark each carrying a total of 20 marks.

Section B – This section will comprise of 180 MCQs, of one mark each, on specific Major Subject Group.

AICE SRF PGS 2015

Important Dates

Last date for receipt of application 23.02.2015

Last date for receipt of applications from certain remote areas 27.02.2015

Admit Card or Roll No. Query, If any. After last Week of March 2015

Date and Time of Examination 12.04.2015 (10.00 AM to 01.00 PM)

Declaration of Result (on ICAR website) After 3rd Week of May 2015