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ASRB ICAR NET

Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board National Eligibility Test (ASRB NET / ICAR NET)

Conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)

Source: asrb.org.in · Updated 3 Oct 2026

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Key facts

  • 2 hr

    Duration

  • 150

    Total marks

  • 2

    Sections

  • 150 MCQs

    Questions

  • Online

    Online

  • INR 250 - 1,000

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeINR 250 - 1,000
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- ASRB NET/ICAR NET is an eligibility test for Lecturer/Assistant Professor recruitment in agricultural universities
  • Qualifying does not by itself guarantee appointment but is a prerequisite to apply when vacancies are announced

Eligibility criteria

  • Master's degree holders with a relevant academic background (in one of the 60 listed agricultural/allied-science disciplines) from a recognised university
  • Minimum essential qualifications are discipline-specific and were revised for the 2025 cycle (per ASRB's official revised qualifications PDF)

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralCriteria listed above
Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
SCNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
STNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.

The exam body has not published a separate criterion for each category in the details we hold. Please confirm on the official website.

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Unreserved category -INR 1,000
-INR 500
-INR 250

Colleges accepting this exam

2 colleges accept ASRB ICAR NET.

Important dates
EventDate
Notification releasedFeb 24, 2025
Preliminary exam (NET/ARS/SMS/STO) conductedSep 2-4, 2025
Combined mains descriptive examination for ARS/SMS/STO conductedDec 7, 2025
  • Application window Apr 22-Jun 5, 2025 (extended from the original May 21 deadline)
  • ASRB NET result is declared by ASRB on asrb.org.in after the exam
  • Qualified candidates (those meeting the ) are declared eligible for Lecturer/Assistant Professor posts in agricultural universities
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online via the ASRB exam registration portal (cbexams.com/ASRB_NETARSSMSSTO_REG, session-specific URL)
  2. 2Complete registration
  3. 3Fill out the online application form
  4. 4Upload required documents
  5. 5Pay the applicable fee (Unreserved//SC-ST rate) online

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Unreserved category -INR 1,000
-INR 500
-INR 250

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ASRB ICAR NET previous year question papers

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  • Syllabus is prescribed by ASRB separately for each of the 60 disciplines (subject codes 01-60, spanning Agricultural Sciences, Animal Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Fisheries Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science, and allied fields), tested at Master's degree level
  • Question papers are bilingual (English and Hindi)
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOnline
Duration2 hours
Total questions150 (single paper)
Total marks150 marks (one paper)
+1 for each correct answer; 1/3rd mark deducted for each wrong answer
SectionsSingle paper in the subject chosen by the candidate from a list of 60 disciplines (e.g. Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Entomology, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Animal Genetics & Breeding, Veterinary Medicine, Aquaculture, Agronomy, Soil Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Food Technology, Bioinformatics, and others), tested at Master's degree level.
  • Standard NET-pattern preparation combining deep subject-content mastery at Master's degree level for the chosen discipline (per ASRB's official syllabus for that subject), plus regular solving of previous years' ASRB NET/ICAR NET question papers and discipline-specific
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Download process

  • Released online by ASRB a few days before the exam via asrb.org.in: click '', log in with registration ID and date of birth, then download and print the call letter
  • are not sent by post

Result date

  • ASRB NET result is declared by ASRB on asrb.org.in after the exam
  • Qualified candidates (those meeting the ) are declared eligible for Lecturer/Assistant Professor posts in agricultural universities

After the result

  • ASRB NET result is declared online at asrb.org.in
  • Candidates who obtain the marks are declared qualified and become eligible to apply for Lecturer/Assistant Professor posts as and when vacancies are released by agricultural universities
  1. 1No centralised -- ASRB NET/ICAR NET is a qualifying eligibility test
  2. 2Qualified candidates separately apply for Lecturer/Assistant Professor vacancies as and when announced by individual State Agricultural Universities or other Agricultural Universities
  • ASRB NET marks are declared discipline-wise and category-wise by ASRB along with the result
  • Candidates must meet the for their chosen subject and category to be declared NET-qualified

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check asrb.org.in for the latest.

2 institutes accept ASRB ICAR NET.

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1Clearing it makes candidates eligible to apply for Lecturer/Assistant Professor vacancies released by different State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and other Agricultural Universities (AUs) across India-View college
2In their chosen discipline-View college

Quick answers

1/3rd mark deducted for each wrong answer; +1 for each correct answer

2 hours

Apply online at asrb.org.in. The Application Form tab has the step-by-step process and the registration link.

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