Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-I, Pusa
New Delhi –110 012
F.No. 1(19)/2013-Exam.-II Dated the 5th November, 2013
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (ARS) EXAMINATION-2013
1.
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold a
competitive ARS Examination – 2013 as per the following scheme wherein
two separate examinations will be held:
(i) Preliminary – ARS Examination - 2013 on 29.12.2013 (SUNDAY) from 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon at 33 centres.
(ii) 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 in the Pay Band-III of Rs 15,600 - 39,100 plus
Research Grade Pay of Rs 6,000/- .
2. 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.
3. VACANCIES FOR ARS
The
number of vacancies in Agricultural Research Service under various
disciplines is mentioned in Annexure-II. The number of vacancies is only
tentative and likely to change.
4. RULES OF EXAMINATION
The
details of Rules of the ARS Examination are mentioned in Annexure-III.
The candidate must see the Rules of examination carefully before filling
up the Online Application form.
5. PLAN OF EXAMINATION
The detailed Plan of ARS Examination is mentioned in Annexure-IV.
6. PRESCRIBED 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.
7. 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
(Annexure – III).
8. FEE
Details of fee charges to be paid:
1 General (UR) / Other Backward Class (OBC) Rs. 500/-
2 Women/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ Person with Disability(PwD)
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.
9. HOW TO APPLY
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.
10. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION
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. m) 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-2013
Examination. 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.
LAST DATE FOR FILING UP OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS
The last date for filling up of online application form is 1700 Hrs (05:00 PM) on
03.12.2013.
More Info: http://asrb.org.in/images/pdf/notification_ars.pdf
Published in Times of India Hyderabad dated 20/11/2013
