ICAR AIEEA 2020: Know which prep books, study material to get for preparation
Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination 2025 ( ICAR AIEEA )
Preparing for ICAR AIEEA 2020 and can’t find the right prep books and study material? Look no further as Shiksha lists the prep books you need to prepare well for the national-level entrance exam.
The ICAR All India Entrance Examination (AIEE) is conducted in order to shortlist students for admission in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in agriculture and allied sciences. The ICAR AIEEA is conducted once a year and is generally conducted in the month of June. To appear for the national-level entrance exam, students need to register and submit an application form in order to give the exam. The ICAR AIEEA is conducted in online mode (computer-based test) and the duration of the exam is two and a half hours.
Aspirants applying for admission in UG programmes on the basis their performance in AIEEA UG exam can secure admission in 11 bachelor’s degree programmes. The AIEEA UG exam is divided into two streams. The bachelor’s degree programmes offered under each of these streams are as mentioned below:
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| Stream A: Agriculture/Biology |
Stream B: Mathematics |
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| Agricultural Engineering |
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| Agricultural Marketing & Co-operation |
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| Food Science |
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| Food Science |
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However, students are advised that in order to crack ICAR AIEEA (UG), one needs to prepare well and the best way is by getting the best prep books to study from in order to ace the national-level entrance exam. Candidates appearing for the exam need to get at least two to three prep books as through the study material, one can understand the ICAR AIEEA syllabus and what type of questions can be asked in the entrance exam. However, the study material also being purchased, should cover most of the topics, subjects, courses and syllabus of ICAR AIEEA.
Candidates can refer to books which serve as a multi-purpose for last-minute preparation. The prep books for ICAR AIEEA are as follows:
| Book |
Author |
|---|---|
| NTA-ICAR: AIEEA-UG Entrance Exam Guide |
R. Gupta |
| ICAR Syllabi (BSc Agriculture) |
Dr. Rajeev Bairathi R.K. Gupta |
| Ready Reckoner for ICAR-AIEEA (UG) |
R.K. Sharma U. D. Chavan |
| BSc Agriculture for ICAR AIEEA (UG) |
Dr. Lalita Gaur |
| ICAR AIEEA-UG |
R. Gupta |
| BSc Agriculture Entrance Exam 2020 |
Arihant |
| General Agriculture for ICAR |
Jain Brothers |
| BSc Agriculture Entrance Exam |
Dr. Lalita Gaur |
| ICAR Exam |
Edugorilla |
Through these above-mentioned prep books, candidates can purchase the books and commence preparation for ICAR AIEEA 2020. Other than the prep books, students should also solve previous years’ question papers, mock tests and sample papers to check one’s strengths and weaknesses in order to help better prepare for the national-level entrance exam. The candidate should also keep in mind the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern and marking scheme. You should know which stream you can ace, in which sections the weightage of marks lie, is there negative marking? A candidate should be thorough with the details of the exam.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Agriculture jobs are growing fast in India. ICAR students get government jobs, research work, and NGO jobs. SHIATS students get jobs in agribusiness, food companies, and private farms. Jobs include Agricultural Scientist, Farm Manager, and Agri-Tech Consultant.
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Any student from India can apply. They must have passed their class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Agriculture as their main subjects. ICAR AIEEA gives admission to UG, PG, and PhD agriculture courses.
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SHIATS is a university exam for admission to Sam Higginbottom Institute. ICAR AIEEA is a national exam for many agriculture universities in India. ICAR gives more choices and big exposure. SHIATS is good if you want to study in one famous institute.
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The deadline for students to submit their Seat Acceptance fee is November 7, 2025, as per the official counselling schedule published on the ICAR portal. The end date for online document verification by universities and for students to resubmit the document is November 7, 2025. The round 3 counsel
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The ICAR AIEEA Round 3 Counselling Process started on November 6, 2025. The seat allotment result for the Round 3 counselling process for PG was declared on the official portal of ICAR. Students need to click on the Applicant Login to access the download link for the allotment letter.
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The ICAR AICE JRF/SRF 2025 counselling process has already begun on November 1, 2025. So, students are advised to go through the official website for the further process.
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The end date for students to submit the seat acceptance fee is November 3, 2025. The last date for resubmission of documents by students and online document verification by universities is also November 3, 2025.
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The Seat Allotment Letter was out on the official website of ICAR on November 1, 2025. Students need to visit the official website, click on the Applicants Login, with the help their application number, password, and enter the security code correctly.
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Answered 2 months ago
The counselling schedule was released in online mode by the exam conducting authority on the official website on October 13, 2025. The starting date for the registration and choice filling was October 14, 2025, at 2:00 pm.
| Event | Date |
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| Registration for Counselling & Choice Filling (Start date) | October 14, 2025 |
| End of choice filling and uploading of documents | October 18, 2025 |
| Round 1 | |
| Seat Allotment date | October 23, 2025 |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | October 28, 2025 |
| End of Re-submission of Documents by Candidates | October 29, 2025 |
| End of Verification of Re-submitted Documents by Universities | October 29, 2025 |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee Deposition by Candidates | October 29, 2025 |
| Round 2 | |
| Seat Allotment date | November 01, 2025 |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | November 03, 2025 |
| End of Re-submission of Documents by Candidates | November 03, 2025 |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee Deposition by Candidates | November 03, 2025 |
| Round 3 | |
| Seat Allotment date | November 06, 2025 |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | November 07, 2025 |
| End of Re-submission of Documents by Candidates | November 07, 2025 |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee Deposition by Candidates | November 07, 2025 |
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Answered 2 months ago
The ICAR AIEEA PG counselling process commenced on October 14, 2025, at 2:00 pm onwards, to complete the counselling and choice filling process for all counselling rounds. Round 1 of the counselling process is scheduled on October 23, 2025, for the seat allotment process, and the end date of the r
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