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NTA ICAR AIEEA PG and PhD 2026 Online Form

Admission Form | Eligibility | Important Dates | Full Details

🏢 National Testing Agency (NTA) / Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) 🎓 AIEEA PG and AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) 2026

📅 Important Dates

Application Start: May 8, 2026
Last Date: June 7, 2026
Entrance Exam Date: July 4, 2026
Application Begin: 08 May 2026
Last Date to Apply Online: 07 June 2026
Fee Payment Last Date: 07 June 2026
Correction Window: 09 June 2026 to 10 June 2026
Exam Date: 04 July 2026
Admit Card Available: Before exam / to be announced on NTA website
Result: To be announced on NTA website
Counselling: To be announced on ICAR / counselling portal

💰 Application Fee

CategoryFee
AIEEA PG - General / UnreservedRs. 1300
AIEEA PG - OBC-NCL / EWSRs. 1255
AIEEA PG - SC / ST / PwBD / Third GenderRs. 675
AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) - General / UnreservedRs. 2000
AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) - EWS / OBC-NCLRs. 1955
AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) - SC / ST / PwBD / Third GenderRs. 1025

🎂 Age Limit (As on 31-08-2026)

PG Courses: Minimum 19 Years
PhD Course: Minimum 20 Years

🎓 Class-wise Eligibility

AIEEA PG 2026:

For AIEEA PG 2026, the candidate should satisfy all applicable conditions below.



  1. 1Candidate must be an Indian national and must be not below 19 years as on 31 August 2026. No relaxation is permitted in the minimum age limit.

  2. 2Candidate must have passed the relevant bachelor degree for the selected subject group. For admission through AIEEA PG in the ICAR-AU system, the accepted qualifying degree is generally a 4-year, 5-year, 5.5-year, or 6-year degree programme.

  3. 3General, OBC, UPS and EWS candidates need at least 60% marks where marks are awarded, or the OGPA equivalent listed in the official bulletin.

  4. 4SC, ST, PwBD and Third Gender candidates need at least 50% marks where marks are awarded, or the OGPA equivalent listed in the official bulletin.


Subject Groups

Plant Biotechnology Plant Science Physical Science Entomology and Nematology Agronomy Social Science Statistical Science Horticulture Forestry Agriculture and Engineering Water Science and Technology Home Science Animal Biotechnology Veterinary Science Animal Science Fisheries Science Dairy Science Dairy Technology Food Science Technology Agri Business Management

Three-year bachelor degree candidates are generally not considered for ICAR-AU system admission through AIEEA PG, except eligible courses at ICAR Deemed Universities such as IARI, IVRI and NDRI where the concerned institution criteria apply. Degree completion/document verification conditions must be checked from the official bulletin.

AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) 2026:

For AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) 2026, the candidate should satisfy the PhD admission path conditions below.



  1. 1Candidate must be an Indian national and must be not below 20 years as on 31 August 2026.

  2. 2Candidate must have a master degree in the related subject for the selected PhD subject group.


Subject Groups

Crop Sciences I, II and III Horticulture Veterinary and Animal Science I, II and III Dairy Science Dairy Technology and Food Technology Agriculture Engineering and Technology Home Science Fishery Science Natural Science Management I and II Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness Management Agriculture Extension Agriculture Statistics

The official PhD bulletin should be read for detailed discipline mapping, fellowship/admission conditions, reservation rules, document verification and any institute-specific requirements.

🧭 Admission Process

1
Computer Based Test (CBT)
2
Result / Merit List
3
Online counselling schedule by ICAR / counselling authority
4
Document verification at allotted university / institute
5
Admission as per seat allotment and eligibility verification

NTA will conduct the ICAR entrance examination in CBT mode. Qualification in the test does not by itself confirm admission, because documents, degree completion, subject eligibility and category certificates are checked during counselling/admission by the concerned authority or university.

📝 Details

NTA ICAR AIEEA PG and AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) 2026 is the national entrance process for admission to ICAR postgraduate and doctoral programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. The application form started on 08 May 2026 and the last date to submit the online form is 07 June 2026. The last date for online fee payment is also 07 June 2026. Candidates can make corrections during the correction window from 09 June 2026 to 10 June 2026. The computer based entrance examination is scheduled for 04 July 2026. For AIEEA PG, candidates need a relevant bachelor degree and must satisfy the official degree duration, marks or OGPA conditions. For AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD), candidates need a master degree in the related subject group. The admit card, result and counselling schedule will be announced later on the NTA/ICAR websites. Candidates should use the official apply links and read the official information bulletins before submitting the form.