ICAR Admission 2024 Through CUET UG: Important Dates, Eligibility, Admission Process

NTA announced CUET UG 2024 Results on 28 July 2024. Aspiring candidates seeking admission at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in any UG Programme in Agriculture and Allied Sciences must have appeared CUET UG Exam, as the university does not provide direct nomination for admission. Check the detailed information regarding the registration process, important dates, courses offered, and related updates on ICAR CUET UG Admission 2024 here.

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024: ICAR offers admission to 12 UG programmes in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (other than Veterinary Sciences) at various Agricultural Universities on 20% of the University Seats (100% seats in RLBCAU, Jhansi; Dr. RPCAU Pusa, Bihar; ICAR-NDRI, Karnal; ICAR-IARI, New Delhi and its Hubs), through CUET UG Exam. In order to follow the New Education Policy (NEP) and to reduce the burden on students of appearing in multiple entrance exams for admissions in AUs, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, with the consent of all AUs, provides admission through CUET-UG only. The preliminary registration process of ICAR CUET UG started on 7 August 2024 and was concluded on 1 September 2024. Candidates seeking admission at ICAR through CUET UG 2024 must ensure that they are at least 16 years of age and fulfills the eligibility criteria, including ICAR CUET UG Cut Off 2024. Indian Council of Agricultural Research will announce ICAR CUET First Cut Off today; i.e., 6 September 2024. NTA conducted CUET 2024 exams from 15 May 2024 to 24 May 2024 and announced CUET 2024 Results on 28 July 2024 at exams.nta.ac.in.

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024: Important Dates

The table below mentions the ICAR admission through the CUET schedule based on the CUET 2024 exam.

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024: Courses Offered and Eligibility Criteria

In the academic session 2024-25, admission to the following courses is offered:

Download University-wise Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can download the university-wise subject eligibility criteria, ICAR Quota Seats, and other Special Conditions for the UG Programmes offered by ICAR from the link given below.

ICAR University-wise Eligibility Criteria and ICAR Quota Seats

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024: Application Process

To apply for UG courses at ICAR through CUET 2024, the candidates need to submit an online application form for CUET (ICAR-UG)-2024, upload the scanned photograph and signatures at the official website - https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/. A Confirmation Page with the Application Number shall be generated upon submission of details and the required fee. Candidates are required to take a printout of the Confirmation Page and keep it for future reference.

Candidates must keep in mind that applying for CUET (ICAR-UG 2024), appearing for the CUET exam, and becoming eligible for counselling does not mean they are accepted. They must satisfy the eligibility criteries of the programme they have selected and must go through the ICAR CUET Counselling Process at the official website - www.icar.org.in.

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024: Online Counselling Process

Candidates seeking admission at ICAR through CUET UG 2024 are advised to follow the given below steps:

Step 1: Registration on Counselling Portal

Visit the official website of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - icaradmission.in. Scroll down and log in on "Applicant Login" using the Login ID and Password created in the Application Process. Click "Register for Seat Allocation" and then "Edit Button". Some stages of the application status will display on the screen; enter the required information in each field; once done, click "Confirm and Submit". Refer to the Registration Guidelines in case of any query from the link given below.

Registration Guidelines

While online registration, candidates have to sign a Declaration and Undertaking for participation in the online counselling process. The candidates declared eligible for online counselling, will have to pay a non-refundable registration fee of ₹500 at the time of registration, through the online payment gateway of ICAR by using any Credit Card/RuPay Debit Card/Netbanking and UPI during the specified period. Refer to the Payment Guidelines in case of any query from the link given below.

Payment Guidelines

Step 2: Choice Filling

Candidates who appeared for CUET-2024 exam and are eligible for counselling will have to choose Courses/University in the given time. They will be given choices from among the programmes, which they have filled out at the time of Application.

Candidates will be able to select the Subject and University one by one and are advised to fill in the maximum number of choices. Candidates will be given a date before which they can add/modify/delete their choice of Subjects/universities. The registered candidates who do not fill any choice or fail to save them by closing time of the last day of choice filling will not be considered for seat allotment and admission. Candidates have to keep a printout of the choices filled in by them, as documentary proof.

ICAR will provide the Login I'd of registered candidates to the participating AUs/Institutes, so they can access the online counselling portal and check for the number and details of the candidates per Subject/Discipline.

The locked choices will be then processed according to merit and available seats on a scheduled date for the allotment of seats. The candidates will be intimated through e-mail/SMS about the University/Institute and Course allotted. The list of allotted candidates will be updated in the relevant database.

Step 3: Online Uploading of Documents

The candidates are not required to physically report at the admitting University/Institute during any round of counselling. They have to upload all the relevant documents within a given time frame on the Counselling portal for verification by the concerned Universities/Institutes. 

If the original certificates are not in the English language, an English translation of such certificates, candidates are required to upload a document duly certified by the Principal/Director or other competent authority of the institution last attended.

Note:

• The candidate must ensure that uploaded documents have the same information as submitted at the time of filling out Online Application with NTA for appearing in CUET (ICAR-UG)-2024.
• Documents in support of Category and PwBD status should have complete required details, clearly visible seal, sign, date, and place of issue; and should be latest as per requirement. 

Step 4: Online Verification of Documents

A verifying officer of the allotted University/Institute will verify the documents uploaded by the candidates by checking them against the details given in the CUET Application Form. In case of doubt, the Verifying Officer will raise a query to the candidate, against which the candidate can respond through the login I'd. The candidate will have to re-submit the document by "Noon" of the next calendar date, from the date on which the query was raised. Failure to re-submission of documents can result in cancellation of seat allotment in the next round.

Step 5: Deposition of Seat Acceptance Fees

Once the allotted University/Institute finds the uploaded documents as marked "Verified" by the Document Verifying Officer, the candidate will be required to pay the non-refundable Seat Acceptance Fee of ₹10,000, irrespective of category, on the ICAR’s Counselling portal. After confirmation of receipt of the Seat Acceptance Fee, the University/Institute will mark the candidate as “Provisionally Admitted”.

The candidate may opt for “Upgradation” after depositing the Seat Acceptance Fee. In case of “Upgradation” of Seats, the candidates are not required to pay the Seat Acceptance Fee again.

Step 6: Issue of Provisional Admission Letter

After verification of the uploaded documents of the candidate, payment of the Seat Acceptance Fee by the candidate, and reconciliation of the admission status of the candidate after completion of final reporting by the University/Institute, a Provisional Admission Letter will be issued to the admitted candidate through e-mail.

Step 7: Upgradation

Candidates may be allotted their 2nd/3rd/4th or even lower choice at the time of the first allotment round. However, some allotted seats to other candidates may become vacant due to the non-reporting or ineligibility of the candidate. In such a case, the candidates who are not happy with the choice allotted to them can request to slide to a better choice in the next allotment round. Candidates must remember that they can only slide to one of the better/higher choices they made at the time of Online Choice Filling.

If a candidate who opted for "Upgradation" does not get a better choice, then he/she can retain the seat initially allotted to him/her. On the other hand, if the candidate gets a better choice, then his/her initially allotted seat will stand forfeited, and will have to accept the Upgraded seat. However, the 'Upgraded' candidate cannot retain the initially allotted seat; therefore, candidates are advised to be very careful while opting for "Upgradation".

Once the Upgrade is done, the candidate will have to contact the allotted University/Institute and verify his/her Date of Registration and additional document requirements, if any.

Step 8: Physical Reporting at the Finally Allotted University

Candidates are required to bring all the original documents (as uploaded on the portal) at the time of registration/attending the classes, for physical verification by the allotted university. After verification, the candidates have to pay the balance amount of the fee (after adjusting the Seat Acceptance Fee already paid) to the university, to confirm their admission. In case a candidate deposits the full admission fee (excluding the seat acceptance fee), he/she can get the seat acceptance fee amount reimbursed later.

If a candidate fails to deposit the balance admission fee and/or original documents for verification, the provisional admission of the candidate will be cancelled.

Step 9: Refund Rules

If a candidate cancels or withdraws the provisional seat allotment up to the end of the 4th round of counselling, the university will refund the full amount after deducting ₹1,000 as a processing fee. However, if a candidate after accepting/freezing his/her seat up to the 4th counselling round, fails to withdraw or cancel the seat will not get any refund of the Seat Acceptance Fee.

ICAR CUET UG 2024 Cut Off

Candidates seeking admission at Indian Council of Agricultural Research can check the allotment list by logging in to the official website of ICAR - icaradmission.in. The University does not release an official CUET UG Cut Off list; instead, candidates can check whether they have been alloted a seat or not, by signing up and downloading the Allotment Letter. If a candidate receives the Allotment Letter, he/she can proceed with the Admission Process by registering for the allotted seat, uploading the required documents, and making payment.

Refer to the link given below to know how to check the allotment result and proceed further.

ICAR Admission Guidelines

ICAR Admission Through CUET 2024: Documents Required

Candidates seeking admission at ICAR must ensure to have the following documents with them to avoid any delay during and after counselling:

• Proof of date of birth - High School/Class X/Matriculation certificate [In case the Date of Birth (DOB) is not mentioned in the Class X Certificate, then upload the DOB Certificate]
• All Certificates and Mark sheets/grade reports, related to Class X and XII
• Transfer Certificate/School Leaving Certificate
• Admit Card issued to the candidate by NTA
• Computer generated confirmation page of online application submitted to NTA*
• Rank Card issued by the ICAR to eligible candidates*
• Allotment Letter issued by the ICAR to eligible candidates*
• Provisional Admission letter issued by the admitting university*
• Passport size colour photographs same as uploaded at the time of online application to NTA*
• Aadhaar card or 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID proof/copy of passport/ration card/bank passbook or any other valid Govt. Identity proof as applicable.
• Domicile certificate.
• Character Certificate from the school last attended.
• Copy of SC, ST, UPS, OBC (NCL) and Gen-EWS category certificate as per Central Govt. requirements and issued by Competent Authority.
• Medical certificate in case of Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) candidate issued by a Medical Officer of any Government Hospital along with a description of the kind and the degree of disability

Note: 

• All the documents listed above are required at the time of online uploading during counselling as well as during Physical Reporting to allotted AU after Counselling. However, the documents marked with * are not required at the time of online uploading of documents during counselling. 
• Only JPEG files would be permitted to be uploaded.

ICAR Admission Through CUET: Reservation Criteria 2024

As per the Information Bulletin of ICAR-UG 2024, the following are the reservation policy for admission:

Note: Candidates need to refer to the ICAR website - www.icar.org.in for detailed information regarding the reservation of seats and/or allocation of scholarships/fellowships for SC/ST/OBC-(NCL)/PwBD/UPS/EWS in each category at the time of counselling.

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