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The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, popularly known as the Pusa Institute, annually releases the notification for Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admissions in MSc, MTech and PhD programmes. At present, the Pusa Institute is known for its specialisation in 26 different categories of the above-mentioned programmes. The last date to apply for the Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admission is 31st July 2023. The ICAR admissions will begin in the last week of June 2023.
Seats at the Pusa Institute in MSc and MTech programmes are allotted on the basis of candidates’ individual performance in the entrance examination. Whereas, for PhD programmes, seats are offered on the basis of the candidate’s individual performance in the entrance exam + academic performance or record + interview. In this article, we will discuss everything related to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admission 2023-24.
| Name of the Institute | Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Courses Offered | MSc, MTech and PhD Programmes |
| Application Fee | General – INR 1800Reserved – INR 900 |
| Mode of Exam | Offline Written exam |
| Selection Process | Written ExamInterview |
| Official Website | https://www.iari.res.in/ |
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute Course Admission
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute started offering agricultural education in 1923 with a two-year PG course in various disciplines of Agricultural Botany, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Bacteriology, Horticulture, Entomology, Agronomy, Mycology and Sugarcane Breeding. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admission started:
- MSc and PhD programmes in 1958 when it was granted the status of a Deemed to be University.
- Till 1951, IARI was under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
- The IARI was the first higher education institution in India to adopt the course credit system of instructions, one similar to the Lady Grant College in the USA.
- Today, the IARI offers MSc and PhD courses in around 26 disciplines in New Delhi, which is its main campus, and for MSc, there are limited disciplines, in Assam and Jharkhand campuses.
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admissions have different criteria for the courses offered.
- For admission to MSc and MTech degree programmes, there’s a national-level entrance examination, organised by the Education Division of ICAR, after which the selected candidates are called for interview rounds and a final merit list is released by the officials to finalize admissions in MSc and MTech programmes in 26 disciplines at different campuses.
- Admission to PhD programmes is slightly different from other courses. Candidates who want to pursue a PhD degree at the IARI must appear for a written examination, which has a weightage of 80%. Candidates’ academic scores and the personal interview will contain a weightage of 10% each of the entire selection process.
- The IARI entrance exam paper will be divided into three sections or parts: Part I for General Agriculture and Part II and III will be subject-specific papers.
- Candidates’ academic scores will be calculated on the basis of the candidate’s individual performance in the exam and their matriculation certificate.
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ICAR Subjects and Eligibility
The table below highlights the eligibility for different disciplines for Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admissions in MSc, MTech and PhD programmes.
| Disciplines or Specifications | PhD | MTech and MSc |
| Eligibility | M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in | Bachelor’s degree in |
| Agronomy | Agronomy / Water Science and Technology/Water Management | Agriculture |
| Agricultural Chemicals | Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Chemicals / Soil Science / Environmental Science / Chemistry | Agriculture/ Forestry/ Horticulture |
| Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation/ Agricultural Economics / Dairy Economics/ Livestock Economics/ Fisheries Economics | Dairy Science/ Agriculture/Veterinary Science / Animal Husbandry / Fisheries |
| Agricultural Statistics | Statistics / Mathematical Statics / Bio-Statistics | B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture Marketing/ Agroforestry/ Agriculture/ Horticulture / Forestry/ Sericulture |
| Agricultural Physics | Agricultural Chemistry / Soil Science / Agricultural Meteorology / Meteorology / Agricultural Engineering / Engineering / Physics / Bio-physics / Water Science and Technology/ Geo-informatics/Remote Sensing | B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture |
| Agricultural Extension | Agricultural Extension / Extension Education / Dairy Extension / Fisheries Extension / Livestock Extension / Home Science Extension / Agril. Extension and Communication / Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension | B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Animal Husbandry. Fisheries /Dairy Science/Veterinary Science |
| Biochemistry | Biochemistry / Agricultural Biochemistry / Agricultural Chemistry / Molecular Biology and / OR Biotechnology / Biophysics / Relevant discipline of Life Sciences / Chemistry with Organic Chemistry as a special subject/ Plant Physiology | B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture |
| Computer Application | Computer Science / Computer Application/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science Engineering / Information Technology / M.Tech. Agricultural Engineering / M.Tech. in Post-Harvest Technology | Agriculture / Computer Science / Agricultural Engineering, B.Sc. (Hort.), Veterinary Science, Home Science, B.Sc.(Forestry) or B.Sc. in Maths / Statistics / Physics / Biology |
| Environmental Sciences | Environmental Sciences / Physical Sciences / Biological Sciences / Chemistry / any branch of Agricultural Sciences / Life Sciences/Chemical Sciences / Relevant Life Sciences | Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agricultural Engineering |
| Entomology | Entomology / Agricultural Entomology / Zoology or Plant Protection with Entomology as specialization / Relevant Life Sciences | B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agroforestry/ Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry/ Sericulture |
| Horticulture | Agriculture/Horticulture | Genetics and / OR Plant Breeding / Plant Genetic Resources / any other branch of Biological Sciences with Genetics and / OR Plant Breeding as a subject |
| Fruit Science | Agriculture/Horticulture | Horticulture or Agriculture with a major in Fruit Science/ Pomology/Genetics and/OR Plant Breeding/Plant Genetic Resources/Plant Physiology with specialisation in any of the disciplines of Fruit Science/Physiology/Water Science and Technology |
| Microbiology | Microbiology / Agricultural Microbiology / Soil Science and / OR Agricultural Chemistry / Genetics / Agricultural Botany/ Botany/ Molecular Biology and / OR Biotechnology / Relevant Life Sciences / Biochemistry with Microbiology as a special subject/ Environmental Microbiology/ Industrial Microbiology | B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Microbiology/ Horticulture |
FAQs
As of now, the IARI New Delhi offers MSc, MTech and PhD programmes in various disciplines to eligible candidates. Candidates who want to apply for admission must ensure that they fulfil all the requirements for admission.
The ICAR has not declared the number of seats available for IARI July 2023 admissions. The officials of the IARI will soon declare the number of seats available for IARI 2023.
The eligibility criteria for the Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admission vary from course to course. For admission to MSc and MTech programmes, candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, and for PhD programmes, candidates must have completed M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E.
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) conducts the entrance examination 2-times annually to offer admission to various MSc, MTech and PhD programmes. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute course admission will start in the last week of June 2023.
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