ICAR JRF 2022 is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for the Junior Research Fellowship on behalf of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR JRF). Candidates who wish to outgrow their career in the field of agriculture must check out all the important information related to ICAR JRF 2022 such as eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern, the scope of Ph.D. in the agriculture field, and other important information related to the examination.
The ICAR AICE JRF/SRF is held in 73 subjects across the country in 88 cities to ensure participation in doctoral degree programs in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Veterinary, Animal Sciences, Agril. Engineering, Community Science (formerly Home Science), Fisheries, Dairy Science, and other allied sciences.
What is ICAR AICE JRF?
For the post of Junior Research Fellow, an All Indian Competitive Examination is conducted by ICAR. At every college under the ICAR AU system, 25% of seats are reserved through ICAR AICE/JRF. Mode of AICE is Computer Based containing Objective Type questions. Qualified candidates have to appear for the counseling process where admission is offered at various colleges on a merit basis. Candidates under the Ph.D. program will receive a monthly stipend according to the specialization. Details of the stipend are listed below:
- Postgraduate under the veterinary programme has a stipend of 17500 in the first two years and 18750 in the last year.
- Postgraduate under any programme other than veterinary will receive a stipend of 15000/month and 17500 in the last year
- Apart from the stipend, candidates receive a yearly amount of 10000 for other facilities like books and other stuff which is required for their research.
Around 74 Agricultural Universities comprising 63 State Agricultural, Veterinary, 3 Central Agricultural Universities, 4 ICAR-DUs, viz. IARI, IVRI, NDRI, and CIFE, 4 Central Universities (CUs), and more participate in the ICAR AICE JRF/ SRF exam.
About ICAR- Indian Council Agricultural Research
The Indian Council Agricultural Research is a government body that is responsible for coordinating and promoting education and research in the field of agriculture. ICAR has its headquarters in Delhi and 75 universities come under the ICAR-AU system. A fixed number of seats under these are reserved for the candidates who have applied through the entrance test conducted by ICAR.