ICAR AO Notification 2021

Last updated on 29-Apr-2022

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ASRB ICAR AO 2021 Notification

ICAR AO 2021 notification was released by ASRB (Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board) on the 19th of July 2021 for the recruitment of administrative officers (AO) with a total of 44 vacancies. The recruitment for the post of AO will be conducted in three tiers: Tier 1 (Objective), Tier 2 (Descriptive) and Interview. Let us have a look at all the components for the ASRB ICAR AO recruitment 2021 notification.

ICAR AO Exam Dates

ICAR AO 2021 exam was to be conducted on 3rd October 2021, but Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB) has released an official notification regarding the postponement of the ICAR AO exam.

ICAR AO 2021 Exam - Important Dates

ICAR AO 2021 Exam Dates Announced

The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) has finally announced on April 4, 2022, that the ICAR AO 2021 Tier-I exam will take place on May 10th, 2022.

ICAR AO 2021 - Preference of Centre of Exam - New Announcement

Through the ASRB's website, all applicants will have to fill out a fresh preference for the centre of the exam by the 11th of April 2022.

Here's a list of important dates related to the ICAR AO exam.

Event	Important Dates
ICAR AO Notification release date	19th July 2021
Submission of online applications starts on	23 July 2021 (11.00 AM)
Last date and time for receipt of online applications	23 August 2021 (05.00 PM)
Last date and time for making an online fee payment	23 August 2021 (05.00 PM)
ICAR AO Tier 1 Exam Date 2021 (Online objective type examination – Tier-I CBT)	10 May 2022 (announced recently)
ICAR AO Tier 2 Exam Date 2021 (Descriptive type)	To be notified later
ICAR AO 2021 Interview/Personality Test	To be notified later

ICAR AO Vacancies

Name of the Post	Total No. of Vacancies	UR	EWS	SC	ST	OBC
Administrative Officer (AO)	44	17	04	07	02	14

ICAR AO Selection Process

ICAR AO selection process is based on three phases

Tier-1(Objective Test)
Tier-2 (Descriptive Test)
Interview

Tier-1 Exam Pattern (Objective)	Tier-2 Exam Pattern (Descriptive)
50 Qs. each with a composite time of 3 Hours Gen. Knowledge, Gen. Intelligence & Reasoning Ability, Arithmetic & Numerical Ability and Language Comprehension (Hindi & English) **Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one-third of the marks originally assigned to that question.	Each Paper will be of 3 hours duration & 150 marks each Paper-I - General Awareness Paper-II - Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice Paper-III - Essay Writing - I & II (75 marks each) Paper-IV - Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude

Tier-1 Exam Pattern (Objective)

Tier-2 Exam Pattern (Descriptive)

50 Qs. each with a composite time of 3 Hours

Gen. Knowledge,
Gen. Intelligence & Reasoning Ability,
Arithmetic & Numerical Ability and
Language Comprehension (Hindi & English)

**Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one-third of the marks originally assigned to that question.

Each Paper will be of 3 hours duration & 150 marks each

Paper-I - General Awareness
Paper-II - Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice
Paper-III - Essay Writing - I & II (75 marks each)
Paper-IV - Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude

FAQs

What is the total number of vacancies in ICAR AO Exam 2021 −

ICAR AO Exam 2021 has 44 vacancies.

What is the revised date of ICAR AO Exam 2021? +

The revised date of the ICAR AO Tier 1 Exam is 10 May 2022. Also, through the ASRB's website, all applicants will have to fill out a fresh preference for the centre of the exam by the 11th of April 2022.

What is the last date to apply for ICAR AO Exam 2021? +

The last date to apply for ICAR AO Exam 2021 is 23rd August 2021.

What is the minimum eligibility criteria to apply for ICAR AO Exam 2021? +

The minimum eligibility criteria is that the candidate must be a Graduate of a recognized University securing not less than 55% mark in the final degree examination or equivalent and must have a working knowledge of computers.

What is the age limit for ICAR AO Exam 2021? +

The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must have not attained the age of 30 years as of 23.08.2021 i.e. the closing date of online registration of application.