Indian Agricultural Research Institute Notified for Ph.D Entrance Examination 2014-15

Online applications are invited in the prescribed format for admissions to Ph. D programmes in the various disciplines of Agricultural Sciences at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, and disciplines of Agricultural Engineering at Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal and disciplines of Horticulture 7 Post Harvest Technology at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, for the academic session 2014-15.

The IARI is India’s largest and foremost Institute in the field of research and higher education and training in agricultural sciences.  The administrative control of the Institute is vested with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), which is an autonomous organization established under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Important Dates

• Last Date for Receipt of Application: 09 April 2014
• Last date for receipt of through Proper Channel Applications and documents submission for online Application Form: 16 April 2014
• Download Admit Card: 19 May – 08 June 2014
• Entrance Examination: 08 June 2014
• Download Interview Letter: 21 June 21 – 05 July 2014
• Interview: 07 July 2014
• Announcement of Result: 10 July 2014
• Download Final Selection Letter: 11 July – 01 August 2014

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks OR an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.50 out of 10.00 OR 3.75 out of 5.00 OR 3.00 out of 4.00 OR 2.25 out of 3.00 in Masters Degree Programme.

For General/OBC candidates: At least 60% marks OR an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.50 out of 10.00 OR 3.75 out of 5.00 OR 3.00 out of 4.00 OR 2.25 out of 3.00 in Masters Degree Programme

For SC/ST/PC candidates: At least 55% marks OR OGPA of 7.00 out of 10.00 OR 3.50 out of 5.00 OR 2.80 out of 4.00 OR 2.10 out of 3.00 in Masters Degree Programme

NOTE: The candidates who have appeared in the Master’s degree examination in the year 2014 are also eligible to apply provisionally for admission.

For more details on eligibility as well as for other details like application, application process, and selection procedure, etc., please go through the Information Bulletin available at the IARI’s website -- www.iari.res.in.