ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Syllabus 2025: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

Counselling - 19 Nov '25

Updated on Oct 3, 2025 14:27 IST

The ICAR AICE JRF/SRF 2025 syllabus includes a wide range of topics related to agriculture and its allied fields. The ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Syllabus is helpful for candidates to understand overall subject-specific topics, so that students can prepare for both broad and focused areas of study.

The syllabus for ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Syllabus is divided into three main parts; Section A consists of general awareness in areas like agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and other related sciences, Section B consists of the main subjects relevant to the course candidates applied for, and Section C consists of topics that helps to analyse the in-depth knowledge in the specific specialisation candidates have chosen for.

The ICAR AICE JRF/SRF exam is conducted in online mode, and the exam duration is 2 hours. The ICAR AICE JRF/SRF 2025 Exam consists of a total of 120 questions. It is divided into three sections in the ICAR AICE JRF/SRF 2025 Exam Pattern: Part A covers general knowledge, Part B focuses on the core subject area, and Part C consists of a specialised subject.

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ICAR JRF/SRF Syllabus
ICAR AICE JRF/SRF 2025 Preparation Tips

ICAR JRF/SRF Syllabus

The most important preparation for ICAR AICE JRF/SRF is to know the syllabus of the course and the specialisation opted for. All questions asked in the national-level entrance exam will come from the syllabus. Students need to understand the subjects and topics mentioned, study hard and come out with flying colours. The syllabus for 73 disciplines is as follows:

Genetics and Plant Breeding
Unit 1: General Genetics and Plant Breeding	Unit 2: Economics, Botany, and Plant Breeding Methods
Unit 3: Genome Organisation and Cytogenetics of Crop Plants	Unit 4: Quantitative and Biometrical Genetics
Unit 5: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnological Tools in Plant Breeding	Unit 6: Plant Breeding for Stress Resistance and Nutritional Quality
Unit 7: Plant Genetic Resources and their Regulatory System; Varietal Release and Seed Production	Unit 8: Statistical Methods and Field Plot Techniques

Seed Science & Technology
Unit 1: Seed Biology	Unit 2: Seed Production
Unit 3: Seed Processing	Unit 4: Seed Quality Control
Unit 5: Seed Storage	Unit 6: Seed Health
Unit 7: Seed Industry Development and Marketing	Unit 8: Protection of Plant Varieties

Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources
Unit 1: Biodiversity and Plant Genetic Resources	Unit 2: Exploration and Germplasm Collecting
Unit 3: Germplasm Exchange and Plant Quarantine	Unit 4: Principles and Methods of Germplasm Conservation
Unit 5: Principles and Practices of Germplasm Regeneration and Evaluation	Unit 6: Biotechnology in Plant Genetic Resource Management
Unit 7: Economic Botany	Unit 8: Information Management in Plant Genetic Resources
Unit 9: Plant Taxonomy	Unit 10: Plant Biosecurity
Unit 11: Fundamentals of Molecular Biology for PGR Management

Plant Pathology
Unit 1: History and Principles of Plant Pathology	Unit 2: Laboratory and Analytical Technique
Unit 3: Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology	Unit 4: Mycology
Unit 5: Plant Bacteriology	Unit 6: Plant Virology
Unit 7: Plant Disease Epidemiology	Unit 8: Phanerogamic Parasites and Non-parasitic Diseases
Unit 9: Fungal Diseases of Crop Plants	Unit 10: Bacterial and Viral Diseases of Crop Plant
Unit 11: Management of Plant diseases

Nematology
Unit 1: History and Economic Importance	Unit 2: Nematode Taxonomy and Morphology
Unit 3: Nematological Techniques	Unit 4: Nematode Ecology
Unit 5: Plant Nematode Relationship	Unit 6: Nematode Physiology and Cytolog
Unit 7: Nematode pests of crops	Unit 8: Nematode Management
Unit 9: Interactions of Nematodes with Soil Organisms	Unit 10: Statistics

Agricultural Entomology
Unit 1: Systematics	Unit 2: Morphology
Unit 3: Embryology, Internal Anatomy and Physiology	Unit 4: Ecology
Unit 5: Biological Control	Unit 6: Chemical Control and Toxicology
Unit 7: Host Plant Resistance	Unit 8: Novel Approaches in Pest Control
Unit 9: Integrated Pest Management	Unit 10: Pesticide Application Equipment
Unit 11: Pests of Field Crops and their Management	Unit 12: Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management
Unit 13: Pests of Stored Products and their Management	Unit 14: Insect and mite vectors of Plant Diseases
Unit 15: Honey Bees and Bee-keeping	Unit 16: Silkworms and Sericulture
Unit 17: Lac Insect	Unit 18: Helpful and Useful Insects
Unit 19: Statistics and Computer Application

Sericulture
Unit 1: Mulberry Crop Production	Unit 2: Mulberry and Silkworm Breeding
Unit 3: Silkworm Biology	Unit 4: Silkworm Protection
Unit 5: Silkworm Nutrition	Unit 6: Non-Mulberry Sericulture
Unit 7: Silk Reeling Technology	Unit 8: Silkworm Seed Cocoon and Egg Production

Plant Biochemistry
Unit 1: Basic Biochemistry and Biomolecules	Unit 2: Intermediary Metabolism
Unit 3: Enzymes, Vitamins and Hormones	Unit 4: Molecular Biology
Unit 5: Techniques in Biochemistry	Unit 6: Biochemistry of Food-grains, Fruits and Vegetables
Unit 7: Photosynthesis	Unit 8: Plant Metabolic Processes
Unit 9: Plant Molecular Biology	Unit 10: Plant Biotechnology/Genetic Engineering

Plant Physiology
Unit 1: Cell Organelles and Water Relations	Unit 2: Metabolic Processes and Growth Regulation
Unit 3: Crop Productivity and Modelling	Unit 4: Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants
Unit 5: Plant Growth Regulators and Plant Development	Unit 6: Mineral Nutrition
Unit 7: Climate and Climate Change	Unit 8: Seed Physiology
Unit 9: Physiology of Flowering and Reproduction	Unit 10: Physiology of Horticultural and Plantation Crop Species
Unit 11: Post-Harvest Physiology	Unit 12: Morphogenesis, Tissue Culture and Plant Transformation
Unit 13: Phenomics

Agricultural Biotechnology
Unit 1: Cell Structure and Function	Unit 2: Biomolecules and Metabolism
Unit 3: Enzymology	Unit 4: Molecular Genetics
Unit 5: Gene Expression	Unit 6: Molecular Biology Techniques
Unit 7: Gene Cloning	Unit 8: Molecular Biology
Unit 9: Plant Molecular Biology	Unit 10: Tissue Culture
Unit 11: Plant Genetic Engineering	Unit 12: Molecular Markers and Genomics

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ICAR AICE JRF/SRF 2025 Preparation Tips

Let us now discuss some of the important tips that will be helpful during the preparation for the ICAR AICE JRF/SRF exam:

Understand the Exam Pattern: Before starting the preparation for any exam, it is advisable that you understand its pattern. In this exam, you will need to have the indepth knowledge of the three sections including General Knowledge, core subject and specialized subject.
Stick to official syllabus: The exam is based broadly on the topics that have been included in the syllabus. Studying irrelevant topics will only be time taking and with no yield.
Create a study plan: It is advisable that you create a study plan for a decided time period. You need to follow that plan and complete daily goals. Make sure that you maintain a balance and dedicate appropriate time to all sections.
Use Quality Study Material: Make sure candidates prepare to already existing books for ICAR Preparation and books that are recommended for this exam's preparation, including NCERTs, and previous year papers.
Practice Mock Tests Regularly: Students must work on their speed, accuracy, and get used to the ICAR AICE JRF/SRF exam pattern.
Revise Smartly: Make short notes and revise important topics repeatedly.
Stay updated: Candidates must be well-aware of current affairs. This means they should know exactly what is happening around them.
Stay Positive and Consistent: Confidence, good preparation and regular study are some of the best ways to crack an exam.