Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) has released an official notification (ASRB Recruitment 2021) for the National Eligibility Test (NET) 2021, Agricultural Research Service (ARS – Preliminary) & Senior Technical Officer (STO – T6) Examination 2021. Interested & eligible candidates can apply online via the official website of ASRB for NET 2021.
Name Of The Posts: NET, ARS & STO 2021.
Total Number Of Posts: 287 Posts.
ASRB Recruitment 2021 Details:
Department Wise Vacancy Details For Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board – ASRB Recruitment 2021 –
➤ National Eligibility Test (NET)
About NET: National Eligibility Test (NET) is a qualifying examination for determining eligibility for the position of Lecturer/ Assistant Professor in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and other Agricultural Universities (AUs).
Educational Qualification: A candidate must possess a Master’s degree or equivalent in the concerned Discipline and specialization completed on or before 19.09.2021 from any Indian University incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institution established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be Deemed University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or he/she must have a qualification from a foreign University recognized as an equivalent eligibility qualification by the Government of India (GoI) for ASRB Recruitment 2021.
Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years as on 01.01.2021. There is no upper age limit for the National Eligibility Test.
Plan Of Examination For National Eligibility Test (NET) 2021 –
There will be one paper of 150 marks consisting of 150 objective type multiple choice questions to be solved in 2 (Two) hours. Each question carries one mark. These 150 questions shall be derived from the respective discipline in which the candidate has opted to appear.
Application Fees For ASRB Recruitment 2021 (NET) 2021 –
- For Unreserved (UR): ₹1000/-
- For (EWS) & (OBC): ₹500/-
- For (SC), (ST) & (PwD/ Women): ₹250/-
Transaction charges for Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking/ UPI, as the case may be, have to be borne by the candidate.
➤ Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Number Of Vacancies: 222 Vacancies.
Educational Qualification: A candidate for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in the discipline concerned with specialization as defined in Annexure-VI (Official Notification) completed on or before 19.09.2021 from any Indian University incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India. Or
Other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or he/she must have a qualification from a foreign University recognized as an equivalent eligibility qualification to above by the Government of India for ASRB Recruitment 2021.
Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years but not have attained the age of 32 years as on 01.01.2021. Age relaxation is admissible to the various categories as per Rule 2 of the Rules of the Examination as given in Annexure – VIII (Official Notification).
Plan Of Examination For Agricultural Research Service (ARS) –
Two separate competitive examinations (Computer Based Test + Written) followed by Viva-voce shall be conducted as per the following plan of examination:-
- ARS-2021 (Preliminary) Objective Type: Marks- 150 & Duration- 2 Hours.
- ARS-2021 (Mains) Descriptive Type: Marks- 240 & Duration- 3 Hours.
- Viva-voce: Marks- 60
Position & Salary: Candidates declared successful in ARS-2021 (Mains) Examination and viva-voce will be recommended for appointment as Scientists in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in the Pay Band – 3 of ₹ 15,600 – 39,100 with RGP of ₹ 6000/- (revised Pay Level 10 – ₹ 57,700 – 1,82,400).
Application Fees For ASRB Recruitment 2021 (ARS) –
- For Unreserved (UR): ₹500/-
- For (EWS) & (OBC): ₹500/-
- For (SC), (ST) & (PwD/ Women): Nil
Transaction charges for Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking/ UPI, as the case may be, have to be borne by the candidate.
➤ Senior Technical Officer (STO)
Number Of Vacancies: 65 Vacancies.
Educational Qualification: Candidate must hold a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the concerned discipline with specialization as defined in Annexure-VI and XI, completed on or before 19.09.2021 from any Indian University incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institution established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or he/she must have a qualification from a foreign University recognized as equivalent eligibility qualification by the Government of India (GoI) for ASRB Recruitment 2021.
Age Limit: A candidate seeking admission to the STO (T-6) Examination must have attained the age of 21 years but not have attained the age of 35 years as on 25.04.2021. There will be no age limit for the employees of ICAR.
Plan Of Examination For Senior Technical Officer (STO) –
Online competitive examination (Computer Based Test) followed by Interview shall be conducted as per the following plan of examination:-
- STO (T-6) Examination (Objective Type): Marks- 150 & Duration- 2 Hours.
- Interview: Marks- 30
Position & Salary: As per the Technical Service Rules of ICAR in force at present there are only two merit promotions after STO i.e. on the basis of 5/7 yearly assessments i.e. one after 5 years as STO in the grade of Assistant Chief Technical Officer (ACTO) in Level 11 of 7th CPC and then after 7 years as ACTO in the grade of Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in Level 12 of 7th CPC. Further, the employees with 5 years of service in the grade of CTO are eligible for consideration of one advance increment on the basis of a five-yearly assessment.
Application Fees For ASRB Recruitment 2021 (STO) –
- For Unreserved (UR): ₹500/-
- For (EWS) & (OBC): ₹500/-
- For (SC), (ST) & (PwD/ Women): Nil
Transaction charges for Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking/ UPI, as the case may be, have to be borne by the candidate.
Exam Centres For ASRB Recruitment 2021 (NET, ASR, STO) 2021:
Anand/ Vadodara (Gujarat), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Barapani/ Shillong (Meghalaya), Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Barrackpore/ Kolkata (West Bengal), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Chandigarh/ Mohali (Chandigarh), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Delhi (Delhi), Guwahati (Assam), Hyderabad (Telangana), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Jaipur (Rajasthan).
Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Karnal (Haryana), Kochi (Kerala), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Ludhiana (Punjab), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Patna (Bihar), Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Rajkot (Gujarat), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).
How To Apply For ASRB Recruitment 2021:
A candidate seeking admission to the Examination must apply online in the prescribed Application Form available on the website: www.asrb.org.in. Important Instructions to the candidates for filling online applications are given in the official notification for ASRB Recruitment 2021.
Candidate must read the provisions, contained in the Official Notification carefully and shall abide by the same. Candidate must fulfill all the conditions of eligibility regarding age limits, educational qualifications, etc. prescribed for admission to the examination.
For more information please visit the official Website/ Notification given below.
Important Dates:
Starting Date: 05th April 2021
Last Date: 25th April 2021
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