ASRB ARS NET I Vacancy 2018

ASRB ARS NET I Vacancy 2018 : The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold a combined ARS-2017 (Preliminary) and NET (I)-2018 Examination during 06.04.2018 to 13.04.2018 in Online mode at 23 Centres across India in a staggered slot-wise examination format as per the Rules and Scheme of Examination indicated in this notification. The ARS-2017 (Mains) Examination will be conducted on 24.06.2018. Candidates are advised to read the notification carefully before filling the Online Application Form.. For more information like as last date, online form, eligibility criteria, exam date, how to apply, selection process etc. read this article.

Recruitment Details

Recruitment:	ASRB ARS NET I Vacancy 2018
Recruiting Agency	Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)
Organization	Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)
Advt. No	1(16)/2017-Exam.II
Total Post	ARS: 195, NET :NA
State	Delhi

Post Details

Post Name	ARS
Eligibility	Master’s degree or equivalent in the concerned discipline with specialization
Experience	No
Pay Scale	Rs15,600-39,100 plus Research Grade Pay of Rs 6,000/-.
Total Vacancies	1. Agricultural Biotechnology : 06 (UR: 05, OBC:1) 2. Agricultural Entomology: 01 (UR:01) 3. Agricultural Microbiology: 06 (UR: 03, SC:01, ST:01, OBC:01) 4. Genetics & Plant Breeding: 18 (UR:09, SC:2, ST:2, OBC:5) 5. Plant Biochemistry: 09 (UR:04, SC:01, ST:02, OBC:02) 6. Plant Pathology: 08 (UR: 04, SC:01, OBC:03) 7. Plant Physiology: 03 (UR:02, OBC:01) 8. Seed Science & Technology: 02 (UR: 01, OBC:01) 9. Animal Biotechnology: 02 (UR:01, OBC:01) 10. Animal Genetics & Breeding: 04 (UR: 02, SC:01, OBC:01) 11. Animal Physiology: 02 (UR:01, OBC:01) 12. Livestock Production Management: 04 (UR:02, ST:01, OBC:01) 13. Veterinary Medicine: 01 (UR:01) 14. Veterinary Pharmacology: 01 (UR:01) 15. Veterinary Public Health: 01 (UR:01) 16. Fisheries Resource Management: 06 (UR:03, ST:01, OBC:02) 17. Agricultural Chemicals: 05 (UR:02, SC:01, ST:01, OBC:01) 18. Agricultural Meteorology: 01 (UR: 01) 19. Agroforestry: 04 (UR:02, OBC:02) 20. Agronomy: 08 (UR: 04, SC:01, ST:01, OBC:02) 21. Soil Sciences: 10 (UR: 5, SC:02, ST:01, OBC:02) 22. Agricultural Economics: 16 (UR: 08, SC:02, ST:01, OBC:05) 23. Agricultural Extension: 06 (UR: 03, ST:01, OBC: 02) 24. Agricultural Statistics: 09 (UR: 05, SC:02, ST:02) 25. Farm Machinery and Power: 09 (UR: 05, SC:01, ST:01, OBC:02) 26. Computer Application & IT: 22 (UR:11, SC:03, ST:02, OBC: 06) 27. Land and Water Management Engineering: 08 (UR: 04, SC:01, ST:01, OBC:02) 28. Bioinformatics: 11 (UR:06, SC:02, ST:01, OBC:02) 29. Agricultural Structure & Process Engineering: 12 (UR:06, SC:02, ST:02, OBC:02)
Age	As on 01-Jan-2018 21-32 years
Age Relaxation	1. SC/ST: 05 years 2. OBC: 03 years 3. PWD: 10 years 4. For ARS the upper age limit for the candidates holding Ph.D. degree will be 35 years. Hence, the upper age limit for SC/ST/OBC/ Divyang 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 Divyang candidate 45 years. In such cases the candidates should have obtained Ph.D. degree on or before 24.06.2018, which is the qualifying date for holding Master’s Degree. 5. 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. 6. 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.

Post Name	National Eligibility Test (I) – 2018 Examination
Eligibility	A candidate must possess a Master’s degree or equivalent in the concerned Discipline and specialization completed on or before 24.06.2018 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 (GoI).
Experience	NO
Pay Scale	No
Total Vacancies	Only Exam
Age	A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years as on 01.01.2018. There is no upper age limit for the National Eligibility Test.
Age Relaxation	As per govt rules.

Important Dates

Advt. Date	24-Jan-2018
Application Start Date	06-Feb-2018
Last Date	02-Mar-2018
Last Date of Fee	02-Mar-2018
Exam Date	Pre & NET : 06.04.2018 to 13.04.2018, Main: 24.06.2018

Fee Details

UR/OBC	ARS- 2017 Only: Rs500/-, NET (I)-2018 Only: 1000/- (OBC-Rs500/-), Both for ARS-2017 and NET(I)-2018: Rs1500/- (OBC- Rs1000/-)
SC/ST	ARS- 2017 Only: NIL, NET (I)-2018 Only: 250/-, Both for ARS-2017 and NET(I)-2018: Rs250/-
PWD	ARS: Nill, NET: Rs250/-
Women	ARS: Nil, NET: Rs250/-
Ex-S	As per category
Payment Type	Online
Payment Method	Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking

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How To Apply

ASRB ARS NET Exam:
A candidate seeking admission to the Examination must apply online in the prescribed Application Form available on the website: http://www.asrb.org.in
The online Application process will be opened from 1000 Hrs on 06.02.2018 till 1700 Hrs on 02.03.2018 after which the link will automatically get disabled.
Due care should be taken by the candidates to fill up their application form. No request for change in any field i.e., Centre of Examination, Discipline, Name, Father’s Name, Date of Birth, Gender, E-mail Id, Mobile No., Phone No., Category, Medium of Examination etc. will be considered under any circumstances except bonafide spelling mistakes etc. Candidates are, therefore, advised to be very careful while filling up their application forms.

Selection Process

ASRB ARS NET Exam:
PLAN OF EXAMINATION FOR ARS-2017
Two separate competitive examinations (Computer Based Test + Written) followed by Viva-voce shall be conducted as per the following plan of examination:-
Examination Max. Marks Duration
1. (a) ARS-2017 (Preliminary) (Objective Type): 150 Marks 2 hours
(b) ARS-2017 (Mains) (Descriptive Type) :240 Marks 3 hours
(c) Viva-voce: 60 Marks
2. (a) ARS-2017 ( Preliminary) Examination Paper:-
ARS-2017 (Preliminary) Examination shall have one paper of 150 marks with all multiple choice objective questions to be attempted in 2 hours (Two hours), from the respective professional subject(s) for which candidate has opted. The Examination will be conducted in Online format at the designated Centres. The questions of the Examination will be available in bilingual form i.e. Hindi and English medium. The answers are to be indicated on the Computer itself during the Examination. 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in ARS-2017 (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type). There will be no rounding off of fractions of marks. This is a qualifying examination and marks scored will not be counted for final selection. The candidates who obtain following minimum qualifying marks in the Preliminary Examination will be allowed to appear in the ARS (Mains) Examination in the ratio of 1:15
(category-wise) for each post. However, the Board reserves the right to fix/alter the qualifying marks and ratio in any or all Disciplines at its discretion. Minimum marks required for qualifying ARS-2017 (Preliminary) Examination: Category of candidate
Minimum qualifying marks
Un-reserved (UR): 67.5 (45%)
OBC: 60.0 (40%)
SC / ST/ Divyang: 52.5 (35%)
Since the ARS-2017 (Preliminary) Examination will be conducted Online (and the number of computers being limited at our Centres), there may be disciplines for which Multiple Sets of Question Papers could be used. In such cases, the Board at its discretion may adopt EquiPercentile Normalisation Procedure for deciding number of qualified candidates for such Disciplines. Candidates must mark the answers/papers in their own hand. Under no circumstances,
they will be allowed the help of a scribe to mark the answers for them. Only the Orthopedically Divyang (OD) candidates with both arms affected may the allowed the help of a Scribe, only with the prior permission of the Board. Provision of a scribe will be made by ASRB on prior request made by such candidates ten (10) days before the Examination on arsnet2018@asrb.org.in. An additional time of 20 (twenty) minutes per hour will be allowed
to such candidates.

ASRB ARS NET Exam:
(b) ARS-2017 (Mains) Examination Paper:-
ARS-2017 (Mains) Examination Paper will have only one paper of 240 marks in the respective disciplines, to be attempted in 3 hours duration. The paper shall be divided in three parts A, B and C. Part ‘A’ will consist of 40 (forty) questions of 2 (two) marks each. In this part, answers required will be of very short, not exceeding 10 (Ten) words at the most. Part ‘B’ will have 20 (twenty) questions of 5 (five) marks each requiring one or two paragraphs and/or graphic explanation. Part ‘C’ will have 6 (six) essay type or descriptive type questions. Each question will carry 10 (ten) marks and may have two or more parts. Answers are required to be written in the space provided below the question. In no case extra sheets will be provided. All questions in parts ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ will be compulsory. The candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the Mains Examination as may be fixed by the Board in its discretion, shall be called for viva-voce in the ratio of 1:5 (category-wise) for each post. However, the Board reserves the right to alter this ratio at its discretion.
(c) ARS-2017 – Viva-voce :-
The candidates will be interviewed by a Board of competent and unbiased experts in the respective disciplines, who will have before them a record of his/her career. The object of the viva-voce is to assess his/her suitability for the Service for which he/she has competed. The viva-voce is intended to supplement the written examination for testing the general and specialized knowledge and abilities of the candidate. The candidate will be expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in his/her own state or country, but also in modern current of thought and in new discoveries, which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.
The technique of the viva-voce is not that of strict cross-examination, but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation intended to reveal the candidate’s mental qualities and his/her grasp of problems. The Board will pay special attention to assessing the intellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, balance of judgment and alertness of mind, the ability for social cohesion, integrity of character, initiative and capacity for leadership and scientific research.

ASRB ARS NET Exam:
PLAN OF EXAMINATION FOR NET (I) – 2018
There will be one paper of 150 marks consisting of 150 objective type multiple choice questions to be solved in 2 (Two) hours. Each question carries one mark. These 150 questions shall be derived from the respective discipline in which the candidate has opted to appear. Minimum marks required for qualifying NET (I)-2018
Category of candidate:Minimum qualifying marks
Un-reserved(UR): 75.0 (50%)
OBC(Non-Creamy layer): 67.5 (45%)
SC / ST/ Divyang: 60.0 (40%)
1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer in the NET (I)-2018. There will be no rounding off of fractions of marks.
The Board reserves the right to fix/alter the qualifying marks in any or all Disciplines at its discretion.
The Examination will be conducted in Online format at the designated Centres. The questions of the Examination will be available in bilingual form i.e. Hindi and English medium. The answers are to be indicated on the Computer itself during the Examination.
i. Candidates must mark the answers/papers themselves. Under no circumstances, they will be allowed the help of a scribe to mark the answers for them. Only the Visually Divyang (VD) and Orthopedically Divyang (OD) candidates with both arms affected may the allowed the help of a Scribe, only with the prior permission of the Board. Provision of a scribe will be made by ASRB on prior request made by such candidates ten (10) days before the Examination on arsnet2018@asrb.org.in. An additional time of 20 (twenty) minutes per hour will be allowed to such candidates.
ii. The standard of paper will be that of a Master’s degree of an Indian University in the relevant Discipline.