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Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board-NET
General Information:
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) was established on 1 November 1973 as an independent recruitment agency in pursuance of the recommendations of the Gajendragadkar Committee which functions under the Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India.
ASRB conduct various exams for different posts like Administrative Officer (AO) and Finance & Accounts Officer(F&AO), Assistant director (official language)- AD(OL), ASRB-NET, ARS, ASRB-STO and ASRB-SMS
ASRB-NET
ASRB NET is conducted to recruit Lecturers/ Assistant Professors in State Agricultural Universities and other Agricultural Universities. Those having master's degrees and related academic backgrounds can take this exam to be considered for several discipline roles. This test is qualifying in nature, it gives candidates access to apply for the vacancies released by different state agricultural universities or other universities. ASRB NET exam pattern is relatively simple compared to other NETs. This exam basically screens candidates based on their knowledge and understanding of their chosen disciplines.
NET certificates will be issued by the ASRB to the qualified candidates in digital format through DigiLocker app to enable them to apply against vacancies to be notified or advertised by the State Agricultural Universities/other Agricultural Universities. SAUs/Aus will satisfy themselves with regard to fulfilment of all prescribed eligibility condition/ criterion for requisite posts of Lecturers/Assistant Professors including authenticity of the NET Certificate in the possession of the candidates.
Mode of Exam : | Online and LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test) |
Duration : | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
Number of questions: | 150 (only one paper) |
Type of questions : | Multiple Choice Questions with 4 options |
Scoring : | 150 marks • 1 mark for each correct response • 1/3 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring) • 0 for non-attempt |
Medium of paper : | English and Hindi only |
Age limit : | Minimum- 21 years Maximum- No upper limit |
No of attempts : | No restriction on the number of attempts. |
Syllabus :
| The question paper for the test shall be based on the Syllabus of Subjects as prescribed by the ASRB available at website |
Application fees:
Category | Application fee |
General (unreserved) | INR 1000 |
OBC | INR 500 |
Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ PwBD /Women | INR 250 |
Nationality:
A candidate must be either:-
(i) a citizen of India, or
(ii) a citizen of Nepal, or
(iii) a citizen of Bhutan, or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Educational Qualification: The candidates must be a Master’s degree or equivalent with specialization in the respective discipline from any Indian University incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or any other Act of Parliament established educational institution or declared to be deemed University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or the candidate must have a qualification from a foreign University recognized as equivalent by the govt. of India (GoI).
The respective educational qualifications required in each discipline of the ASRB NET exam are:
Discipline | Educational Qualifications |
Agricultural Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology & Biotechnology/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Plant Sciences/ Life Sciences/Plant Physiology with specialization in Plant Biotechnology. |
Agricultural Entomology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Entomology/ Zoology/ Sericulture/ Apiculture/ Plant Protection with specialization in Agricultural Entomology. |
Agricultural Microbiology | Master’s degree in Agricultural Microbiology /Microbiology/Plant Physiology. |
Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Horticulture/Plant Physiology with specialization in Agricultural Botany/ Economic Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources. |
Genetics & Plant Breeding | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Breeding or Genetics or Genetics and Plant Breeding/Plant Physiology/Plant Genetic Resources. |
Nematology | Master’s degree in Agriculture /Nematology/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Plant Protection with specialization in Nematology. |
Plant Biochemistry | Master’s degree in Plant Biochemistry/ Agricultural Biochemistry/ Biochemistry with specialization in plants. |
Plant Pathology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Life Sciences/ Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Mycology. |
Plant Physiology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Plant Physiology/ Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology. |
Seed Science & Technology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Seed Science/ Seed Technology or Seed Science and Technology/Plant Physiology. |
Floriculture & Landscaping | Master’s degree in Floriculture/ Agriculture or Horticulture /Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Floriculture and Landscaping/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
Fruit Science | Master’s degree in Pomology/ Agriculture or Horticulture/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Fruit Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Botany /Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Spices/ Plantation Crops and/ or in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
Vegetable Science | Master’s degree in Olericulture/ Vegetable Sciences/ Agriculture or Horticulture/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Vegetable Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
Animal Biochemistry | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences/ Dairy/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biochemistry. |
Animal Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biotechnology. |
Animal Genetics & Breeding | Master’s degree in Veterinary/Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding. |
Animal Nutrition | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Nutrition. |
Animal Physiology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Physiology. |
Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology. |
Dairy Chemistry | Master’s degree in Dairy Chemistry/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Chemistry. |
Dairy Microbiology | Master’s degree in Dairy Microbiology/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Microbiology. |
Dairy Technology | Master’s degree in Dairy Technology or Dairy Science/ Animal Products Technology/Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology. |
Livestock Product Technology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Products Technology. |
Livestock Production Management | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Production Management/ Animal Husbandry. |
Poultry Science | Master’s degree in Poultry Sciences/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Poultry Sciences. |
Veterinary Medicine | Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Clinical Medicine. |
Veterinary Microbiology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Microbiology/ Bacteriology/ Virology/ Mycology/ Immunology. |
Veterinary Parasitology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology. |
Veterinary Pathology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Pathology. |
Veterinary Pharmacology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/Veterinary Pharmacology. |
Veterinary Public Health | Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health/ Epidemiology. |
Veterinary Surgery | Master’s degree in Veterinary Surgery/Veterinary Anatomy. |
Aquaculture | Master’s degree in Aquaculture/ Fishery Sciences/ Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology with specialization in Mariculture/ Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Ecology/ Inland Aquaculture. |
Fisheries Resource Management | Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences/Fisheries Resource, Management/ Marine Biology/Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Biology/Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fisheries Resource Management/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Hydrography/ Ecosystem Management/ Aquatic Ecology. |
Fish Processing Technology | Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences/ Fish Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology/ Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fish Harvest and Processing. |
Fish Nutrition | Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences with specialization in Fish Nutrition and Fish Physiology/ Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry. |
Fish Health | Master’s degree in Fishery Science/ Marine Biology with specialization in Fish Health/ Fish Pathology and Microbiology. |
Fish Genetics & Breeding | Master’s degree in Fishery Science/ Marine Biology with specialization in Fish Genetics and Breeding/ Fish Biotechnology. |
Agricultural Chemicals | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Chemicals/ Organic Chemistry with specialization in Agricultural Chemicals. |
Agricultural Meteorology | Master’s degree in Agricultural Meteorology/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Agricultural Meteorology. |
Agroforestry | Master’s degree in Forestry/ Agroforestry/ Botany/ Agronomy/Horticulture with specialization in Agroforestry. |
Agronomy | Master’s degree in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy/Soil Water Management/ Conservation Agriculture/ Farming Systems Management/ Forage Production/ Water Science and Technology. |
Environmental Science | Master’s degree in Environmental Science/Agro- forestry/ Agriculture Physics/ Agriculture with specialization in Environmental Science. |
Soil Sciences | Master’s degree in agriculture/ Soil Sciences/ Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation/ Soil Fertility/Soil Microbiology/ Soil Chemistry/ Water Science and Technology. |
Agricultural Business Management | Master’s degree in Agricultural Business Management/ Agricultural Marketing/ Business Management with specialization in Agricultural Business/ Fisheries Business Management. |
Agricultural Economics | Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics/ Dairy Economics/ Veterinary Economics/ Fisheries Economics with specialization in Agriculture. |
Agricultural Extension | Master’s degree in Agricultural Extension/ Veterinary Extension/ Dairy Extension/ Fisheries Extension/ Home Science Extension/ Agriculture Communication in Agricultural Sciences/ Rural Development/ Rural Management. |
Agricultural Statistics & Informatics | Master’s degree in Agricultural Statistics / Computer Application in Agriculture / Bioinformatics / Statistics with specialization in Agriculture. |
Home Science | Master’s degree in Home Science with specialization in Family Resource Management/ Textile and Clothing/Child Development/ Foods and Nutrition. |
Farm Machinery & Power | Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power. |
Agricultural Structures & Environmental Management | Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agriculture Structures/ Aquaculture Engineering/Agricultural Process Engineering/Post Harvest Technology. |
Land & Water Management Engineering | Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Civil Engineering with specialization in Soil and Water Conservation/ Irrigation and Drainage/ Water Resources/ Hydrology/ Aquatic Engineering/Water Science and Technology. |
Agricultural Process Engineering | Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agricultural Process Engineering/ Food Process Engineering/ Dairy Engineering/ Post Harvest Technology/Agriculture Structures. |
Food Technology | Master’s degree in Food Science/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Post Harvest Technology. |
Veterinary Anatomy | Master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy |
Category wise cutoff marks:
Category of candidate | Minimum qualifying marks |
Un-reserved(UR) | 75.0 (50%) |
OBC/ EWS | 67.5 (45%) |
SC / ST/ PwBD | 60.0 (40%) |
* We wish you All the very best for your exam*
Roopa M N
MSc Scholar, Genetics
ICAR-IARI, New Delhi