ASRB NET Eligibility Criteria: Educational and Age Requirements, No. of Attempts

ASRB NET Eligibility Criteria: The online application process for ASRB NET is possible to be commenced in fourth week of March 2022. The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) is going to conduct a combined ARS (Prelims) and NET Exam probably in the month of May 2022. The exam will be held in online mode only at 23 Centres across the country. Candidates who want to take the position of Scientist/Lecturer/Assistant Professor jobs in Agriculture field must submit their ASRB NET application as per the prescribed schedule. Before filling the online application form, candidates need to check the eligibility criteria of ASRB NET thoroughly. If the candidate fails to fulfill any of the eligibility condition as prescribed in the information brochure they will be considered disqualified. The detailed info about ASRB NET eligibility criteria is mentioned below:

ASRB NET Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

The applicants should be an Indian national or any of the following:

• Citizen of Bhutan, or
• Citizen of Nepal, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came over India before January 1, 1962 with the purpose of permanent settling in India, or
• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the motive of permanently settling in India.

Number of attempts

For ARS

The eligible candidates can appear to ARS Examination for maximum of 6 times (in case of OBC category and Divyang candidates the number of attempt will be limited to 9). However, this condition is not applicable for SC and ST category. However, the number of attempts for OBC category will be restricted to 9.

For NET 2019

There is no such restriction for appearing in National Eligibility Test (NET).

Educational Qualifications for ARS:

• An applicant must possess a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the concerned discipline and specialization completed on or before the given date.
• The candidates, who hold Master’s degree from a foreign University, need to attach a certificate of equivalence and recognition of that degree issued by the Government of India / University Grants Commission/ any other concerned Government of India / Department or Agency.
• Candidates who have appeared in the qualifying examination or waiting for their result can also apply for ARS Examination. However, such candidates are needed to produce the self-attested copies of the documents/certificates in support of their candidature by the given date, failing which their interview call letter shall be suspended.

Age criteria

The minimum age limit for the candidate is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 32 years as on January 1, 2020.

Relaxation in Upper age

The upper age limit will also be relaxed for the following categories

Category	Age relaxation (Upto)
Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)	A max of 3 years
SC or ST	A max of 5 years
Divyang candidates	A max of 10 years
Ph.D. degree holder (for ARS)	A max of 3 years
Ph.D. degree holder in case SC/ST/OBC/ Divyang (for ARS)	A max of 3 years
Applicants who belongs to Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989	5 years
Other bonafide displaced persons/ Defence Services Personnel/ repatriates of Indian origin / Border Security Force Personnel etc	As per the current instructions of the Govt of India on the subject

Educational qualification for NET

Aspirant should have done a Master’s degree or equivalent in the respective stream and specialization completed on or before the given date from any Indian University incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institute recognized by an Act of Parliament or stated to be deemed University by University Grants Commission Act, 1956

Or

Applicants should have done the said qualification from a foreign University recognized as equivalent by the Government of India (GoI).

Age limit for NET

• The minimum age limit for the candidate is 21 years as on January 1, 2020.
• There will be no upper age limit criteria.

Disciplines and their approved eligibility qualifications for ARS & NET (I)

Candidates can check the subject wise qualification requirement for ASRB NET from the table below:

Subject Code	Subject	Specialization
01	Agricultural Biotechnology	A master’s degree in Biotechnology/ Agriculture/ Genetic Engineering/ Molecular Biology & Bio-Technology/ Botany/ Life Sciences/ Plant Sciences/ Plant Physiology with specialization in Plant Biotechnology.
02	Agriculture Entomology	A master’s degree in Entomology/ Sericulture/ Agriculture/ Zoology/ Apiculture/ Plant Protection with specialization in Agricultural Entomology.
03	Agriculture Microbiology	A master’s degree in Microbiology/ Agricultural Microbiology/ Plant Physiology
04	Economics Botany and Plant Genetic Resources	A master’s degree in Botany/ Horticulture/ Agriculture/ Plant Physiology with specialization in Economic Botany/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources.
05	Genetics and Plant Breeding	A master’s degree in Agricultural Botany/ Agriculture/ Plant Breeding or Genetics or Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Plant Genetic Resources/ Plant Physiology.
06	Nematology	A master’s degree in Nematology/ Agriculture/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Plant Protection/ Zoology with specialization in Nematology.
07	Plant Biochemistry	A master’s degree in Agricultural Biochemistry/ Plant Biochemistry/ Biochemistry with specialization in plants.
08	Plant Pathology	A master’s degree in Botany/ Agriculture/ Plant Protection/ Life Sciences with specialization in Mycology/ Plant Pathology.
09	Plant Physiology	A master’s degree in Plant Physiology/ Agriculture/ Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology.
10	Seed Science and Technology	A master’s degree in Seed Science/ Agriculture/ Plant Physiology/ Seed Technology or Seed Science and Technology.
11	Floriculture and Landscaping	A master’s degree in Agriculture or Horticulture/ Floriculture/ Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/ Floriculture and Landscaping.
12	Fruit Science	A master’s degree in Agriculture or Horticulture/ Pomology/ Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture)/ Fruit Sciences.
13	Spices, Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	A master’s degree in Horticulture/ Agriculture/ Botany /Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Plantation Crops and/ or in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Spices/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture).
14	Vegetable Science	A master’s degree in Vegetable Sciences/ Olericulture/ Agriculture or Horticulture/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Vegetable Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture).
15	Animal Biochemistry	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary/ Dairy/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biochemistry.
16	Animal Biotechnology	A master’s degree in Animal/ Veterinary/Fisheries Science with specialization in Biotechnology.
17	Animal Genetics and Breeding	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences / Veterinary with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding.
18	Animal Nutrition	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary with specialization in Animal Nutrition.
19	Animal Physiology	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences / Veterinary with specialization in Animal Physiology.
20	Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary with specialization in Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology.
21	Dairy Chemistry	A master’s degree in Veterinary/ Dairy Chemistry/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Chemistry.
22	Dairy Microbiology	A master’s degree in Veterinary/ Dairy Microbiology/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Microbiology.
23	Dairy Technology	A master’s degree in Dairy Technology or Dairy Science/ Animal Products Technology/Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology.
24	Livestock Product Technology	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary with specialization in Livestock Products Technology.
25	Livestock Production Management	A master’s degree in Animal Sciences/ Veterinary with specialization in Animal Husbandry/ Livestock Production Management.
26	Poultry Science	A master’s degree in Veterinary/ Poultry Sciences/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Poultry Sciences.
27	Veterinary Medicine	A master’s degree in Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Clinical Medicine.
28	Veterinary Microbiology	A master’s degree in Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Bacteriology/ Microbiology/ Virology/ Immunology/ Mycology.
29	Veterinary Parasitology	A master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology.
30	Veterinary Pathology	A master’s degree in Veterinary Pathology.
31	Veterinary Pharmacology	A master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Veterinary Pharmacology.
32	Veterinary Public Health	A master’s degree in Epidemiology/ Veterinary Public Health.
33	Veterinary Surgery	A master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy/ Veterinary Surgery.
34	Aquaculture	A master’s degree in Aquaculture/ Fishery Sciences/ Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology with specialization in Aquatic Environmental Management/ Mariculture/ Inland Aquaculture/ Aquatic Ecology.
35	Fisheries Resources Management	A master’s degree in Fisheries Resource Management/ Fishery Sciences/ Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology/ Aquatic Environmental Management/ Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fish Population Dynamics/ Fisheries Resource Management/ Ecosystem Management/ Fishery Hydrography/ Aquatic Ecology.
36	Fish Processing Technology	A master’s degree in Fish Processing Technology/ Fishery Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology/ Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fish Harvest and Processing.
37	Fish Nutrition	A master’s degree in Fishery Sciences with specialization in Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition and Fish Physiology/Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry.
38	Fish Health	A master’s degree in Marine Biology / Fishery Sciencewith specialization in Fish Health/ Fish Pathology and Microbiology.
39	Fish Genetics and Breeding	A master’s degree in Marine Biology/ Fishery Science with specialization in Fish Genetics and Breeding/ Fish Biotechnology.
40	Agriculture Chemicals	A master’s degree in Agricultural Chemicals/ Agriculture/ Organic Chemistry with specialization in Agricultural Chemicals.
41	Agriculture Meteorology	A master’s degree in Agricultural Physics/ Agricultural Meteorology with specialization in Agricultural Meteorology.
42	Agroforestry	A master’s degree in Agro forestry/ Forestry/ Botany/ Agronomy/ Horticulture with specialization in Agro forestry.
43	Agronomy	A master’s degree in Agriculture with specialization in Soil Water Management/ Agronomy/Conservation Agriculture/ Forage Production/ Farming Systems Management/ Water Science and Technology.
44	Environmental Science	A master’s degree in Agro-forestry/ Environmental Science/Agriculture Physics/ Agriculture with specialization in Environmental Science.
45	Soil Science	A master’s degree in Agricultural Physics /Soil Sciences/ Agriculture/ Agricultural Chemistry with specialization in Soil Fertility/Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation/ Soil Microbiology/ Water Science and Technology/ Soil Chemistry.
46	Agricultural Business Management	A master’s degree in Agricultural Marketing/ Agricultural Business Management/ Business Management with specialization in Fisheries Business Management/ Agricultural Business.
47	Agricultural Economics	A master’s degree in Dairy Economics/ Agricultural Economics/  Veterinary Economics/ Economics/ Fisheries Economics with specialization in Agriculture.
48	Agricultural Extension	A master’s degree in Veterinary Extension/ Agricultural Extension/ Dairy Extension/ Home Science Extension/ Fisheries Extension/ Agriculture Communication in Agricultural Sciences/ Rural Management/ Rural Development.
49	Agricultural Statistics	A master’s degree in Mathematics /Statistics/ Agricultural Statistics with specialization in Statistics.
50	Home Science	A master’s degree in Home Science with specialization in Textile and Clothing/ Family Resource Management/ Foods and Nutrition/ Child Development.
51	Farm Machinery and Power	A master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power.
52	Computer Application and IT	A master’s degree in Information Technology/ Computer Application/ Information Technology and Communication/ Computer Science.
53	Land and Water Management Engineering	A master’s degree in Civil Engineering/ Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Irrigation and Drainage/ Soil and Water Conservation/ Water Resources/ Aquatic Engineering/ Hydrology/ Water Science and Technology.
54	Bioinformatics	A master’s degree in Bioinformatics or in any basic science with specialization in Bioinformatics.
55	Food Technology	A master’s degree in Food Technology/ Food Science/ Food Science and Technology/ Post Harvest Technology.
56	Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering	A master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Aquaculture Engineering/ Agricultural Structures / Agricultural Process Engineering / Dairy Engineering/ Food Process Engineering.
57	Veterinary Anatomy	A master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy.