List of Educational Qualification for ARS Examination as of 2025

ARS

Code No.

Discipline

Proposed Educational Qualifications

01

Agricultural Biotechnology

Master's degree in molecular biology and biotechnology/ biotechnology/ Agricultural Biotechnology/Plant Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Life Sciences /Plant Physiology/ Agricultural Biochemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Genetics & Plant Breeding/ Plant Breeding and Genetics

02

Agricultural Entomology

Master’s degree in Agricultural Entomology/Entomology/ Zoology/ Sericulture/Apiculture/ Plant Protection

03

Agricultural Microbiology

Master’s degree in Agricultural Microbiology /Microbiology/ Soil Science/Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry/ Environmental Science

04

Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources

Master’s degree in Botany/ Economic Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Genetics and Plant Breeding/Plant Breeding & Genetics/Seed Science & Technology/ Agricultural Botany/ Horticulture/ Agroforestry

05

Genetics & Plant Breeding

Master’s degree in Agricultural Botany/ Plant Breeding & Genetics/ Genetics & P lant Breeding/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Seed Science &Technology/Botany/ Plant Molecular Biology/Plant Biotechnology/Plant Sciences

06

Nematology

Master’s degree in Agricultural Nematology/ Agricultural Entomology/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Plant Protection

07

Plant Biochemistry

Master’s degree in Agricultural Biochemistry/ Biochemistry /Plant Biochemistry/Chemistry/Plant Physiology/ Molecular Biology and Biotechnology/ Plant Biotechnology

08

Plant Pathology

Master’s degree in Botany/ Agricultural Botany/ Life Sciences/ Plant Pathology/Plant Protection/ Mycology

09

Plant Physiology

Master’s degree in Plant Physiology/ Crop Physiology/ Agricultural Botany/ Botany/ Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology & Biotechnology/ Seed Science and Technology

10

Seed Science & Technology

Master’s degree in Seed Science & Technology/Genetics and Plant Breeding / Plant Breeding & Genetics/ Plant Genetic Resources / Genetics/ Plant Breeding/ Economic Botany/ Agricultural Botany/Botany/Plant Sciences/Plant Physiology

11

Floriculture & Landscaping

Master’s degree in Floriculture/ Floriculture & Landscaping/ Floriculture and Landscape Architecture/ Horticulture/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/ Post Harvest Management (Horticulture)/ Post Harvest Engineering, Technology and Management/ Agriculture Structure and Process Engineering

12

Fruit Science

Master's degree in Fruit Science/Pomology/ Horticulture/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/ Post Harvest Management (Horticulture)

13

Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Master's degree in Horticulture/ Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops/ Spices, Plantation Medicinal & Aromatic crops/ Plantation Crops/ Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/ Post Harvest Management (Horticulture)

14

Vegetable Science

Master's degree in Olericulture/ Vegetable Sciences/ Horticulture/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/ Post Harvest Management (Horticulture)

15

Animal Biochemistry

Master’s degree in Veterinary Biochemistry/Animal Biochemistry/ Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

16

Animal Biotechnology

Master’s degree in Veterinary Biotechnology/ Animal Biotechnology / Animal Biochemistry/Animal Genetics & Breeding/Animal Breeding & Genetics/Fish Biotechnology

17

Animal Genetics & Breeding

Master’s degree in Animal Genetics & Breeding / Animal Breeding & Genetics

18

Animal Nutrition

Master’s degree in Animal Nutrition

19

Animal Physiology

Master’s degree in Veterinary Physiology / Animal Physiology/ Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

20

Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology

Master’s degree in Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology/ Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics/ Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics

21

Dairy Chemistry

Master’s degree in Dairy Chemistry/ Food Safety and Quality Assurance/ Animal Biochemistry

22

Dairy Microbiology

Master’s degree in Dairy Microbiology/ Food Safety & Quality Assurance/ Microbiology

23

Dairy Technology

Master’s degree in Dairy Technology/ Dairy Engineering/Food Science and Technology/ Food Technology/ Livestock Products Technology

24

Livestock Products Technology

Master’s degree in Livestock Products Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Dairy Engineering/ Food Science and Technology/ Food Technology/Meat Science

25

Livestock Production Management

Master’s degree in Livestock Production Management/ Livestock Production & Management

26

Poultry Science

Master’s degree in Poultry Science

27

Veterinary Medicine

Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Clinical Medicine/Veterinary Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology & Jurisprudence

28

Veterinary Microbiology

Master’s degree in Veterinary Microbiology/ Veterinary Bacteriology/ Veterinary Virology/ Veterinary Immunology

29

Veterinary Parasitology

Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology

30

Veterinary Pathology

Master’s degree in Veterinary Pathology

31

Veterinary Pharmacology

Master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Veterinary Pharmacology / Pharmacology

32

Veterinary Public Health

Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health/ Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology/Veterinary Epidemiology/ Veterinary Microbiology/ Veterinary Bacteriology/ Veterinary Virology

33

Veterinary Surgery

Master’s degree in Veterinary Surgery/ Veterinary Surgery & Radiology

34

Aquaculture

Master’s degree in Aquaculture/ Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Environment Management

35

Fisheries Resource Management

Master’s degree in Fisheries Resource Management/ Marine Biology/Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Environment Management/ Aquacultural Engineering/ Aquaculture

36

Fish Processing Technology

Master’s degree in Fish Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology/ Industrial Fisheries/ Fish Quality Assurance and Management/Post Harvest Engineering & Technology

37

Fish Nutrition

Master’s degree in Fish Nutrition and Fish Physiology/ Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry/Fish Physiology and Biochemistry/ Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition

38

Fish Health

Master’s degree in Fish Pathology & Microbiology/ Aquatic Animal Health Management/ Fish Health Management

39

Fish Genetics & Breeding

Master’s degree in Fish Biotechnology/Fish Genetics & Breeding/ Fish Genetics/ Fish Genetics and Biotechnology

40

Agricultural Chemicals

Master’s degree in Agricultural Chemicals/ Chemistry

41

Agricultural Meteorology

Master’s degree in Agricultural Meteorology/ Water Science and Technology /Agricultural Physics / Environmental Sciences/ Meteorology/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Climate Sciences

42

Agroforestry

Master’s degree in Agroforestry/Forestry/ Agronomy /Horticulture/ Botany/ Silviculture & Agroforestry/ Forest Biology & Tree Improvement/ Forest Products & Utilization/Forest Resource Management/Fruit Science/Plantation Spice, Medicinal & Aromatic crops/ Economic Botany

43

Agronomy

Master’s degree in Agronomy/Soil Water Management/ Conservation Agriculture/ Farming Systems Management/ Forage Production/ Weed Science / Organic farming/Natural Farming/ Water Science and Technology/ Sustainable Agriculture

44

Environmental Science

Master’s degree in Environmental Science/Agro-forestry/ Silviculture & Agroforestry/ Agricultural Meteorology/Soil Science/ Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science

45

Soil Sciences

Master’s degree in Soil Sciences/ Microbiology/ Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Physics/Soil Physics/Soil and Water Conservation/ Soil Fertility/Soil Microbiology/ Soil Chemistry/ Water Science and Technology/Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry/Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science/ Soil Conservation and Water Management/ Environmental Science

46

Agricultural Business Management

Master’s degree in Agricultural Business Management /Agricultural Marketing/ Business Management / Fisheries Business Management/ Rural Management /Agricultural Economics

47

Agricultural Economics

Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics/ Dairy Economics/ Veterinary Economics/ Fisheries Economics/Economics

48

Agricultural Extension

Master’s degree in Agricultural Extension/ Veterinary Extension/ Dairy Extension/ Fisheries Extension/ Home Science Extension/ Agriculture Communication / Agricultural Extension Education / Agricultural Extension and Communication/ Extension Education/ Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension/ Community Science extension with specialisation in agriculture

49

Agricultural Statistics

Master’s degree in Agricultural Statistics / Statistics / Applied Statistics/ Biostatistics/ Mathematical Statistics

50

Home Science

Master’s degree in Home Science/Community Science with specialization in Family Resource Management/ Textile and Clothing/Child Development/ Foods and Nutrition/ Human Development & Family Studies / Extension & Communication Management / Textile Science & Design / Family Resource Management & Consumer Science / Food Science & Nutrition

51

Farm Machinery & Power Engineering

Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Farm Machinery & Power Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Renewable Energy Engineering

52

Computer Applications & IT

Master’s degree in Computer Application/ Computer Application (Agriculture) / Information Technology / Information Communication Technology/ Information Technology & Communication / Computer Science/ Computer Application & IT/ Computer Application & IT (Agriculture)/Information Systems/ Data Science/Artificial Intelligence/ Cybersecurity/ Applied Computer Science/ Software Engineering/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Science and Engineering

53

Land & Water Management Engineering

Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Irrigation & Drainage Engineering/ Land & Water Management Engineering/ Water Resources/ Irrigation & Water Management/ Hydrology/ Water Science and Technology/ Aquacultural Engineering

54

Bioinformatics

Master’s degree Bioinformatics/Agriculture Biotechnology/ Agricultural Statistics /Molecular Biology and Biotechnology/ Biotechnology

55

Food Technology

Master’s degree in Food Sciences/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Post Harvest Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Livestock Products Technology/ Safety & Quality (food)/ Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering/ Processing and Food Engineering/ Food Process Engineering/ Food Processing Technology/ Dairy Engineering/ Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology/ Food Science and Nutrition/ Food and Nutrition/Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/Post Harvest Management (Horticulture)

56

Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering

Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agricultural Structures / Civil Engineering/ Aquaculture Engineering/ Agricultural Process Engineering/ Food Engineering / Food Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Processing & Food Engineering/ Processing Technology/ Post Harvest Engineering/ Post Harvest Engineering & Technology/ Dairy Engineering/ Process Engineering (food)

57

Veterinary Anatomy

Master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy / Veterinary Anatomy & Histology/ Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology

58

Agricultural Physics

Master’s degree in Physics / Agricultural Physics/Bio- physics/ Remote Sensing & GIS/ Agricultural Meteorology/ Environmental Science/ Geo-informatics/Soil Science/Soil Physics/ Soil & Water Conservation/ Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

59

Electronics & Instrumentation

Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering/ Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering/Electrical & Electronics Engineering/ Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering

60

Textile Manufacture & Technology

Master’s degree in Textile Technology/Textile Engineering/ Textile Chemistry/ Technical Textiles/Textile Chemical Processing/Textile and Clothing/Fibre Science and Technology/ Fashion Technology/Community Science /Home science/ Apparel and textile Science/Clothing and Textile

Roopa M N 
MSc Graduate, Genetics

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi