Agricultural
Scientists Recruitment Board,
Krishi
Anusandhan Bhavan-I, Pusa, New Delhi – 110012
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (ARS) EXAMINATION-2013
Agricultural
Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold a competitive ARS Examination –
2013 as per the following scheme wherein two separate examinations will be
held:
(i)
Preliminary – ARS Examination - 2013 on 29.12.2013 (SUNDAY) from 10.00 A.M. to
12.00 Noon at 33 centres.
(ii) ARS –
Main Examination - 2013 on 16.03.2014 (SUNDAY) from 10.A.M. to 01.00 P.M. at 12
centres.
Only those
candidates who qualify the Preliminary ARS Examination will be eligible to
appear in the ARS Main Examination. Candidates declared successful in ARS Main
Examination and viva-voce will be recommended for appointment as Scientists in
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research
in the Pay Band-III of Rs 15,600 - 39,100 plus Research Grade Pay of Rs 6,000/-
.
The
candidates can give the choices of the centres of examination for ARS-Main
Examination from amongst following centres: Bangaluru, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore,
Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Varanasi
1.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Nationality:
A candidate must be either:-
(i) a
citizen of India, or
(ii) a
citizen of Nepal, or
(iii) a
citizen of Bhutan, or
(iv) a
Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962, with the
intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) a person
of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East
African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly
Tanganyika and Zanzibar) Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the
intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided
that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) above shall be a
person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the
Government of India.
2. AGE
LIMITS:
A candidate
seeking admission to the ARS Examination-2013 must have attained the age of 21
years but not have attained the age of 32 years as on 01-08-2013. In-service
candidates of ICAR less than 45 years in age as on 01-08-2013 will also be
eligible to appear subject to possession of prescribed qualifications.
In-service candidates of the State Agricultural Universities less than 35 years
in age as on 01-08-2013 will be eligible to appear for ARS subject to
possession of prescribed qualifications. The upper age limit prescribed above
will also be relaxable:-
(i) Upto a
maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to SC or ST.
(ii) Upto a
maximum of 3 years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward
Classes, who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such
candidates, i.e. Non-creamy layer.
(iii) For
Person with Disability candidates, the upper age limit will be relaxable upto a
maximum of 10 years. Candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC who are also
covered under the Person with Disability category will be eligible for grant of
cumulative age relaxation under both the categories.
(iv) For ARS
the upper age limit for the candidates holding Ph.D. degree will be 35 years.
Consequently the upper age limit for SC/ST/OBC/ Person with Disability
candidates holding Ph.D. degree will be relaxable by a further period of 3
years.
Thus, the
maximum limit for SC/ST candidates in such cases will be 40 years, for OBC
candidates 38 years and for Person with Disability candidate 45 years. In such
cases the candidates should have obtained Ph.D. degree on or before 01-08-2013,
which is the reckoning date for age determination.
(v) Up to a
maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State
of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st
day of December, 1989.
(vi) To
other bonafide displaced persons/repatriates of Indian origin / Defence
Services Personnel/Border Security Force Personnel etc. as per the existing
instructions of the Government of India on the subject.
3.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
A candidate
for the Agricultural Research Service must hold a Master's degree or equivalent
in the concerned discipline with specialization as defined in the Annexure -V
available on link:
http://www.asrbexamonline.com/asrbarsreg/images/ARS_NOTIFICATION_2013_4.11.13.pdf
and
completed on or before 16.03.2014 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 qualification from a foreign University
recognized as equivalent by the Government of India.
The
candidates having Master’s degree from a foreign University must attach a
certificate of equivalence and recognition of that degree issued by the
University Commission/ Govt. of India.
HOW TO
APPLY:
A candidate
seeking admission to the Examination must apply online only in the Application
Form available http//www.asrb.org.in OR http://www.icar.org.in
The online Application process will be opened till 17:00 Hrs
of 03.12.2013 after which the link will automatically get disabled.
Candidates
are required to keep ready the following relevant details /information
/documents:
a)
Notification for ARS Examination-2013
b) Name ( as
recorded in Secondary or Equivalent level Examination certificate)
c) Father’s
name ( as recorded in the Secondary or Equivalent level Examination
certificate)
d) Complete
Address for Correspondence
e) Complete
Permanent Address
f)
Matriculation or Equivalent Certificate
g) Master’s
Degree Certificate/Provisional Degree Certificate/Transcript/ Marksheets; if
available.
h) Doctorate
Degree Certificate/Provisional Degree Certificate/Transcript/ Marksheet.
i) Center
opted for Preliminary Examination and Main ARS Examination (Please check the
Examination Centers in this notification in Annexure- I (a) and (b)
respectively.
j) Scanned
copy of recent passport size photograph taken against white background only of
a maximum size of 150 kB in .jpg format only with the face covering at least
2/3rd of the total space and taken without spectacles. (an Image can be saved
in .jpg format using the MS Paint application )
k) Scanned
copy of signatures taken in Black ink on a white paper only in .jpg format
only. (an Image can be saved in .jpg format using the MS Paint application )
l) Debit
Card/Credit Card/Internet Banking details for online payment of fee.
m) Valid and
active e-mail id.
FEE:
Details of
fee charges to be paid:
1. General
(UR) / Other Backward Class (OBC) - Rs. 500/-
2.
Women/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ Person with Disability(PwD) -
Rs. 20/-
All
communications in respect of an application made for this Examination should be
addressed to the Controller of Examinations-II, Agricultural Scientists
Recruitment Board, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-I, Pusa, New Delhi – 110012 and
should invariably contain the following particulars: -
1. Name and
year of Examination (ARS Examination – 2013)
2. Name of
candidate (In full and in capital letters)
3.
Registration No.
4. Centre of
examination
5. Roll No.
(If communicated)
6. Complete
postal address with code number
7. E-mail id
(as indicated in the application form)
8.
Telephone/Mobile number
The last date for filling up of online application form is
1700 Hrs (05:00 PM) on 03.12.2013.
For details,
see the link:
NOTIFICATION
INCLUDING ONLINE APPLICATION FORM IS AVAILABLE ON ASRB WEBSITE http://www.asrb.org.in OR ICAR WEBSITE http://www.icar.org.in
