ASRB AND NET 2018

ASRB NET 2018: 

Agriculture Scientist Research Board (ASRB) is going to invite applications for ASRB NET 2018 exam soon. The exam will be organized to select eligible candidates who are capable of being offered NET Certificate and can hold a position of Lecturer/Assistance Professor in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and other Agricultural Universities (AUs).

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ASRB        NET 2018

ASRB NET 2018 events	Important dates (tentative)
Official notification will be released on	March 2018
Online application process will be commenced from	March 2018
Closing date to apply for ASRB NET	April 2018
Date of ARS 2018 prelims exam and NET (I) 2018 exam	May 2018
Admit card of ARS 2018 prelims exam and NET (I) 2018 exam will be available from	April 2018
Announcement of result (ARS 2018 prelims exam and NET (I) 2018 exam)	June 2018
Date of ARS 2018 exam	July 2018
Availability of admit card for Mains exam	June 2018
Viva-voce will be held on	To be announced later

Eligibility criteria

It is necessary for the candidates to fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria for ASRB NET 2018 before applying.

AGE & EDUCATION Criteria for 2018 exam

Exam type	Educational criteria	Min & Max Age limit
ARS 2018	Aspirant should possess a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the related field of agriculture with specialization.	21 years – 32 years
NET 2018	Applicants should hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in the relevant stream and specialization completed on or before specified time period.	Min- 21 years (no upper age limit)

ASRB NET 2018 Application Form: How To Apply

All the Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply for ASR 2018 and NET 2018 exam have to fill and submit the application form online. It is expected that the ASRB NET application form 2018 will be available in the month of March 2018. Candidates have to notice that, they have to mention in the their application form whether they are applying for ARS 2018 or NET (I) 2018 only or both ARS and NET exams. To complete the registration process, candidates have to pay applicable application fee either in online or offline mode, Candidates should read the instructions carefully before starting the application fill in process because no change will be made after submitting the application of ASRB. In this process of ASRB NET 2018 comprises following six steps:- 

        I.            Registration & Personal Details

     II.            Candidate’s NET/ARS related details & qualification details

   III.            Uploading of photograph and signature

  IV.            Payment of fee

    V.            Checking slot availability

  VI.            Take the print of application form

Application Fee

S.No.	Category	Fee payable for NET 2018	Fee payable for ASRB and ARS 2018
1.	General/ Unreserved (UR)	Rs. 1000/-	Rs. 1500/-
2.	Other Backward Class (OBC)	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 1000/-
3.	Schedule Caste (SC)/Schedule Tribes (ST)/Divyang/Women	Rs. 250/-	Rs. 250/-

Examination Pattern

The ARS and NET exam will be held in online mode. The questions of the Examination will be asked Hindi and English languages. The pattern of both the examination is different. The ASRB NET 2018 examination scheme has been mentioned below:

Exam Pattern for ARS 2018 (Preliminary)

Number of Paper	Single paper
Duration of the exam	2 hours
Total marks	150 Marks
Type of Questions	Objective type multiple choice questions (MCQs)
Negative marking	-1/3 marks for each wrong response

Exam Pattern for ARS 2018

(Mains exam)

Number of Paper	Single paper
Duration of the exam	3 hours
Total marks	240 Marks
Sections	Three i.e. Part A (40 Questions ), Part B- (20 Questions), Part C (6 essay type questions)

Exam Pattern for NET 2018

Number of Paper	1
Total number of Questions	150
Type of Questions	Objective Type Questions
Duration	2 hours
Total Marks Allotted	150 Marks
Marking scheme	+1 mark for each correct answer
Negative marking	-1/3 marks for each wrong response

ASRB NET 2018 Admit Card

Admit card of ASRB NET 2018 can be downloaded from the ASRB website at http://asrb.org.in/ after the release of official notification. It is must for all candidates to bring the admit card along with ID proof while appearing in the examination center. No candidates will be permitted to enter into the examination hall without having a valid admit card.

 ASRB NET 2018 Selection Process

For ARS 2018

Selection of applicants under Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for Scientists posts will be done on the basis of Prelims, Mains and Viva Voce. The ARS (Preliminary) Exam is a qualifying examination and its marks will not be considered forward for deciding the final merit of the applicants. Candidates who successfully qualify ARS Mains Examination and viva-voce will be selected for appointment as Scientists in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

For NET 2018

Candidates who qualify the National Eligibility Test (NET) will be considered eligible to apply for the post of Lecturers or Assistant Professors in the SAUs/AUs. The conducting authority i.e. ASRB will grant NET certificates to the qualified candidates in order to enable them to apply against vacancies to be advertised by the State Agricultural Universities/Agricultural Universities