Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold a competitive ARS Examination – 2013 as per the following scheme wherein two separate examinations will be held:
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Educational Qualifications :- A candidate must hold a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the
concerned discipline with specialization as defined in Annexure-V completed on
or before 16.03.2014. For details, please refer to Rule 3 of Rules of the
Examination. However, candidates who have appeared at an examination, the
passing of which would render them eligible to appear at the ARS Examination –
2013 but have not been informed of the results, may apply for admission to the
ARS Examination-2013. Candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying
examination may also apply. Such candidates will be admitted to the ARS
Examination-2013, if otherwise eligible but their admission would be deemed to
be provisional and subject to cancellation, if they do not produce proof of
having passed the requisite qualifying examination which will be required to be
submitted by the candidates who qualify on the results of the Preliminary ARS
Examination-2013 on or before 16th March, 2014, scheduled date of ARS Main
Examination-2013.
Scale of Pay:- Pay Band-III of Rs 15,600 - 39,100 plus Research Grade Pay of Rs 6,000/- Age Limit :- A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years but not have
attained the age of 32 years as on 01-08-2013 (i.e. he/she must have been born
not earlier than 2nd August,
1981 and not later than 1st August, 1992). Age relaxation is admissible to the
various categories as per rules. For details please refer to the Rule 2 of the
Rules of the Examination.
Important Dates:-
The last date for filling up of
online application form is 1700 Hrs (05:00 PM) on 03.12.2013.
Preliminary
– ARS Examination - 2013 on 29.12.2013 (SUNDAY) from 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon at 33
centres.
ARS
– Main Examination - 2013 on 16.03.2014 (SUNDAY) from 10.A.M. to 01.00 P.M. at 12
centres.
The preliminary ARS Examination is a
qualifying examination and its marks will not be carried forward for
determining final merit of the candidates. All those candidates
desirous of appearing for ARS will have to take both the examinations and
viva-voce. Since a pass in the Preliminary examination is compulsory for
all candidates, 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.
Centres of Examination:-The centres of ARS Examination-2013
where the Preliminary and Main examinations will be conducted are mentioned in
Annexure-I(a) and I(b) respectively. The ASRB may increase or decrease the
number of centres according to the requirements of the Board. Candidates must
select the centres of examination carefully. No request for change of centre
would be entertained under any circumstances.
Vacancies for ARS :-The number of vacancies in
Agricultural Research Service under various disciplines is mentioned at below link.
The number of vacancies is only tentative and likely to change.
Examination Fee (Non-Refundable) :-
Details of fee charges to be paid:
Category of candidate
For General (UR) / Other Backward Class
(OBC) Examination fee = Rs. 500/-
For Women/Scheduled
Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ Person with Disability (PwD) Examination
fee = Rs. 20/-
The fee must be paid in the mode as
prescribed in the important instructions to candidates herein this
notification. NO REFUND OF FEE ONCE PAID IS PERMISSIBLE. For details of fee
exemptions, relaxations and conditions, etc., please refer to Rule 4 of Rules
of the examination.
How to Apply :- Interested
& Eligible Candidates may Apply Online at below link . A candidate
seeking admission to the Examination must apply online only in the Application
Form available on the website: http//www.asrb.org.in OR http://www.icar.org.in
A candidate must read the provisions
contained in this Notification for ARS Examination - 2013 carefully and abide
by the same. A candidate must fulfill all the conditions of eligibility
regarding age limits, educational qualifications, etc. prescribed for admission
to the examination.
Important Instructions To The
Candidates For Filling Online Application
i) The candidates are required to
apply online only using the link of application form available on the website:
http://www.asrb.org.in OR http://www.icar.org.in No other mode of application
is allowed. Candidates are hereby informed that the details they provide in the
Online Application Form will be used for all future references. They are advised
to be very careful while filling the Application Form. They are, therefore,
requested to thoroughly read this notification carefully before filling
the online Application Form.
ii) Candidates are required to
complete the Application Form by filling all the parts for which they will be
guided in the course of filling the Application Form.
iii) 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. Valid and active e-mail id.
iv) The registration session would
automatically expire if it is left unattended/inactive for more than 20
(twenty) minutes and you may have to register once again.
v) The candidates are required to
enter their valid and active e-mail id only in the Application Form since all
communication/information/update(s) for this ARS Examination would be sent to
this mail id only. In case, they do not have an e- mail id, they may obtain one
from any of the e-mail service providers of the candidate’s choice. Please note
that entry of the e-mail id in the prescribed field in the Application Form is
mandatory/ compulsory.
In case, for whatever reason you want
to fill another online Form , you will have to use another e-mail id , since an
e-mail id once registered in our database cannot be used for another Form, even
if the Name, Date of Birth, etc., fields are the same.
vi) Please keep ready all relevant
information regarding the payment towards Application Fee for successfully
completing the Application process.
(a) For payment of Application Fee,
please keep your Debit/Credit card ready for payment using them, (in case you
are paying using these card(s)).
(b) Please keep UTR Number provided
by the Bank/Branch where you have carried out NEFT/Challan transaction, in case
you are adopting the NEFT / Challan payment option.
While using this option of payment,
take a print out of the Online pre printed generated Challan form , deposit the
requisite amount with any Branch of the Syndicate Bank and thereafter re-login
your application form, Go to Part IV (it will automatically take you to Part
IV) fill the UTR Number, Date of deposit, Branch Name and Number, upload the
scanned copy of the ASRB portion of the deposited challan through the link
provided in the Part IV of the Application Form and submit. PLEASE NOTE THAT
WITHOUT THIS PROCESS HAVING BEEN COMPLETED, YOUR APPLICATION FORM WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED TO BE COMPLETE.
vii) Please keep the scanned copy of
your 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 for easy identification) and Scanned copy of your
Signature (taken in black ink only on white paper) of a maximum size of 80 KB
in .jpg format only for uploading during the process of Application Form
Submission. Please note that you should use only clear scanned copies (and not
blurred or hazy) since your application form may not be considered if these are
not clear. The photograph and signature would be used to be put on the
Admission Certificate. The scanned photograph and signature must be uploaded in
.jpg format only. These would be required to be uploaded using the links that
will be guided to in the course of Applying. You may browse and select the
location where the scanned photograph/ signature file has been saved, select it
and click the upload button. Once uploaded, a message informing about the
successful uploading of the Photograph/ signature, as the case may be, will be
displayed. In case, you want to use another photograph/ signature (i.e., use
any other photograph/ signature), then select the edit button on the link and
repeat the same process as before. Your online Application Form will not be
submitted unless you have successfully uploaded your photograph and signature.
PLEASE VIEW THE IMAGES ON THE PART III OF THE APPLICATION FORM AND SATISFY
YOURSELF THAT THESE ARE CLEAR AND SUFFICIENTLY VISIBLE IN THE ABSENCE OF WHICH
YOUR APPLICATION FORM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.(HAZY OR UNCLEAR PHOTOGRAPHS /
SIGNATURE WILL NOT BE ACCEPETD)
viii) Candidates are informed that there
are provisions for editing at many stages. Once the complete process of filling
up the information in the Application Form and the Photograph and Signature is
completed, the candidate can view the entire Application Form together with the
photograph and signature and can still edit at this point to make / incorporate
any change/ editing in any field of the Application Form.
ix) The online Application process
will be open from 00:00 Hrs of 04.11.2013 to 17:00 Hrs of 03.12.2013 after
which the link will automatically get disabled. It is, therefore advised that
candidates may submit their applications well in advance without waiting for
the last date of Application Form submission.
x) The applicants are advised to
regularly check the e mail provided in the Application
Form for update(s)/ information/
communication with regard to the ARS-2013Examination. They must check the
spam/junk /inbox folders also of the mailbox.
xi) Once the payment is successfully
made, a message informing the successful submission of your Application
Form will be displayed. In case, this does not appear, the process needs
to be repeated, since it signifies/implies that your Application Form has
not been successfully uploaded/ submitted.
x) Candidates are strongly advised to
keep a print or soft copy of the completed Application Form for any future
reference.
xii. Please note that mere successful
submission of the Application Form and/or Admission Certificate issuance does
not automatically ensures admission to any or all the stage(s) of the
Examination. Your candidature will be scrutinized during the entire course of
the examination with reference to Qualification/ Age, etc., at the sole
discretion and decision of the Board which would be final and binding and hence
would be If on verification/ scrutiny at any /later stage, it is found that
they do not fulfill all eligibility conditions/ wrong/ incorrect/ misleading/false
information has been given either intentionally or otherwise/ error of omission
or commission, their candidature will be cancelled / rejected and fee paid for
examination will be forfeited and any action as deemed fit by the Board shall
be taken in this regard.
The last date for filling up
of online application form is 1700 Hrs (05:00 PM) on 03.12.2013.
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