The Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board conducts National Eligibility Test, ie. ASRB NET 2023 to recruit candidates for Assistant Professor and Lecturer posts in State and other Agriculture Universities. This exam is also known as the ICAR NET exam, and the qualifying candidates will be recruited for various posts under the ASRB.
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ASRB NET 2023 is a national-level exam, and the exam mode will be online. The duration of the examination is 2 hours, and the exam will be conducted in two languages, ie. English and Hindi. The ASRB NET exam is conducted once a year only.
About ASRB
ASRB is an organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India. Setting up a cutting-edge educational model and conducting research for its use in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science, and allied sciences are the two main goals of the ASRB.
| Particulars | Description |
| Exam Name | Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board National Eligibility Test (ASRB NET) |
| Conducting Body | Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) |
| Exam status | National Level |
| Frequency of exam | Annually |
| Job Locations | All over India. |
| Exam Mode | Online mode |
| Exam duration | 2 hours |
| Exam Language | Bilingual languages- English & Hindi. |
| Application Fees | Unreserved Category(UR)- Rs. 1000. Other Backward Classes(OBC/EWS)- Rs. 500. Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)- Rs.250 |
| Application Mode | Online mode |
| Exam Enquiry Number | 011-25840251 |
| Official website | www.asrb.org.in |
The Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board has declared an official notification for the year 2023, where all the information regarding the online application, admit card release, exam date, vacancies, required qualification, and recruitment procedure is mentioned.
ASRB-NET-2023-ICAR-NET| Events | Date |
| ASRB NET Notification 2023 | 14th March 2023 |
| Registration Start | 22nd March 2023 |
| Registration Ends | 10th April 2023 |
| ASRB NET Admit Card release | 1 week before the exam |
| ASRB NET Exam Date 2023 | 26th April 2023 – 30th April 2023 |
| ASRB NET Result | 24th July 2023 |
It is crucial to check your eligibility before applying for the ASRB NET exam. Here, we provide complete details on the ASRB NET eligibility criteria.
To apply for the ASRB National Eligibility Test, candidates must be either:
Candidates applying for the ASRB NET exam must meet the age criteria per the official notice. The Candidates applying for NET must be 21 years old, and there is no upper age limit.
Candidates must have a master’s degree certificate or equivalent on or before September 30, 2023, from any Indian University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or another educational institution established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or he/she must qualify for a foreign University recognized as equivalent eligibility qualification by the Government of India (GoI).
Interested candidates must apply for the ASRB NET exam through online mode. There is no offline mode for the application process. The candidates must complete the application form provided on the official website.
The applicants must pay an application fee to complete the application process. The application fees for ASRB NET for various categories are provided below:
| Categories | Application Fee |
| Un-Reserved Category (UR) | Rs.1000/- |
| Economically Weak Sections (EWS)/Other Backward Classes (OBC) | Rs.500/- |
| SC/ ST/ PWD | Rs.250/- |
The ASRB NET admits card is generally published on the official portal a week before the exam. Aspirants who have applied for the ASRB NET exam can now download their admit cards. Candidates need login credentials to download the admit cards from the official website.
The admit card is an important document that candidates carry with them when they are in the exam room. Candidates without an admit card cannot enter the exam room. Further, for your convenience, we have provided the download process of the admit card. Here you go:
The eligible candidates can download their admit cards by following the below process.
Exam centers for the online exam of ASRB NET 2023 are mentioned in the official notification. State-wise detailed exam centers from the notification for the online test are mentioned below.
| State | ASRB NET 2023 Exam Centres |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/ Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Delhi | Delhi |
| Gujarat | Anand/ Vadodara Rajkot |
| Haryana | Karnal |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal Indore |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai Nagpur |
| Meghalaya | Barapani /Shillong |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| Punjab | Ludhiana |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly Lucknow Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | Barrackpore/ Kolkata |
The ASRB NET exam is done online mode. Candidates must answer one paper worth 150 marks with 150 objective multiple-choice questions that must be answered in 2 (Two) hours. One mark is assigned to each question. These 150 questions must be drawn from the area of study the individual has chosen to apply for.
They have to cover all the questions in 120 minutes. Each question will be of a 1-mark score. The exam also contains a negative scoring system, where 1/3 of the marks will be cut for each wrong answer.
| Name of the exam | ASRB NET 2023 |
| Number of papers | One |
| Number of questions | 150 |
| Total number of marks | 150 |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
| Total time | 120 minutes or 2 hours. |
| Negative marking | Yes, 1/3 mark will be deducted for every single wrong answer. |
| Languages of the question paper | Hindi and English (Bilingual) |
The ASRB NET exam is applicable to a wide range of subjects. The following details provide some popular choices for the subject syllabus. However, students can also check the ASRB official website for more points on the study plan.
After the exam is completed, ICAR will announce the ASRB NET 2023. They will publish the result on its website. The organization will also announce candidates’ marks and minimum cut-off marks too.
The ASRB NET Result is yet to be published. But, we have provided the steps to check the result once it is released.
ASRB NET 2023 result is not published yet. Hence, the cutoffs are not available for this year. ASRB board publishes category-wise cutoffs every year. Here are the minimum marks to qualify for the exam.
| Category | Expected cutoffs |
| UR | 50% (75) |
| OBC | 45% (67.5) |
| SC/ ST/ PWD | 40% (60) |
Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board will soon announce the salary structure of posts. Further, they’ll publish it on their official website. However, the candidates are also asked to keep checking our website for such updates. We will bring such updates as soon as they get released.
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ICAR will conduct ASRB NET 2023 from 26th April 2023 to 30th April 2023.
There is no such restriction, and you can apply for exams multiple times if you fulfill the eligibility criteria.
While applying for ASRB NET 2023, there is no upper age limit. The minimum age is 21, calculated as of July 1, 2023.
After passing the exam, candidates will be notified of the issuance of the ICAR NET certificate. However, in case of delay, qualified candidates can contact ASRB.
Yes, there will be negative markings for ASRB NET 2023 Exam. For every single wrong answer, 1/3 of the marks will be deducted.
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