ICAR AIEEA 2023 Exam Analysis: Subject-wise Difficulty Level (Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry) & Review
Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination 2024 ( ICAR AIEEA )
Counselling - 14 Oct '25 - 17 Oct '25
ICAR AIEEA 2025 Analysis: Those who appear for the ICAR AIEEA 2025 Exam will benefit from knowing the ICAR Exam analysis to get an idea about their potential exam scores. The ICAR AIEEA PG Exam 2025 concluded on July 3, 2025. The exam is conducted yearly for students who want to study in Agriculture programs and courses in various affiliated institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The ICAR AIEEA Result was out August 12, 2025, on the official website in online mode.
The ICAR AIEEA 2025 Answer Key is out on the official website for both ICAR PG and PhD exams. Candidates must visit the official website to access the ICAR AIEEA PG Answer Key and ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Answer Key, to challenge the answer key and to evaluate their ICAR Scores as well, before the result is out.
The Answer key release date was July 18, 2025, and the answer key was released in online mode for students to b able to evaluate their expected ICAR AIEEA scores. There are a total of 480 marks and a total of 120 question in the ICAR AIEEA question paper. To stay updated, students must read this Shiksha page and get information on ICAR AIEEA Dates, exam dates, counselling schedule and more.
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ICAR AIEEA Exam Pattern
Before moving towards the ICAR AIEEA analysis, let us take a look at the ICAR AIEEA exam pattern in the table below.
| Subjects |
Questions Per Section |
Marks Per Section |
|---|---|---|
| Physics |
40 Questions |
160 Marks |
| Chemistry |
40 Questions |
160 Marks |
| Mathematics/Biology/Agriculture |
40 Questions |
160 Marks |
| Total |
120 Questions |
480 Marks |
The ICAR AIEEA is divided into four streams, which consist of three subjects each.
| Stream A (PCM) |
Stream B (PCB) |
Stream C (PCA) |
Stream D (ABC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics |
Physics |
Physics |
Agriculture |
| Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Biology |
| Mathematics |
Biology |
Agriculture |
Chemistry |
Note: In the AIEEA UG Stream-A exam paper, there are questions from both subjects – Biology and Agriculture. Candidates need to attempt questions from either of the subjects.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Analysis
According to last year’s test takers and experts, the exam was of a moderate to tough difficulty level. Several candidates stated that the difficulty level of the ABC (Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry) group was tough. We now bring to you the subject-wise analysis of ICAR AIEEA from the previous year.
Physics
The difficulty level of this exam was moderate to tough. The following were the topics from this section:
Chemistry
The Chemistry section was also of a moderate to tough difficulty level. The important topics from which questions were asked included:
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Surface Chemistry
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s-Block, p-Block Elements
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Physical Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
Biology
The Biology section was of an easy to moderate difficulty level. Some of the questions were lengthy and time-consuming. The major topics from this subject were as follows:
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Living World
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Units of Life
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Diversity of Life
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Organisms and Environment
Mathematics
The Mathematics section was of a moderate to tough difficulty level. Some of the questions were of a lengthy and time-consuming nature. Dominating topics in the section were as follows:
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Sets and Functions
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Algebra
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Coordinate Geometry
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Calculus
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Statistics
Agriculture
This section was also rated as moderate. Four important topics in this section were covered in the question paper:
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Agro Meteorology, Genetics, and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and Microbiology
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Livestock Production
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Crop Production
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Horticulture
The duration of the ICAR AIEEA is 120 minutes or 2 hours. The total number of questions will be 120, which carry multiple choices. Each question carries four marks, and there is a negative marking of one mark. The total mark of this section was 480.
FAQs Regarding ICAR AIEEA Analysis
Q: What is the difficulty level of the ICAR AIEEA 2021 exam?
A: The difficulty level of the ICAR AIEEA 2021 exam was moderate.
Q: Which subjects were tough in the ICAR AIEEA 2021 exam?
A: The sections of Mathematics and Physics were of high difficulty level.
Q: Which were of moderate difficulty level in the ICAR AIEEA 2021?
A: The difficulty level of Biology and Agriculture was of moderate level of difficulty.
Q: Which section of ICAR AIEEA 2021 was of easy difficulty level?
A: The chemistry section was of easy difficulty level.
Q: Were the questions lengthy or time-consuming?
A: Some of the questions from Physics and Mathematics were lengthy and time-consuming.
Q: What is the marking scheme of the ICAR AIEEA?
A: Each question carries four marks and there is a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer.
Q: Which slot of ICAR AIEEA 2021 was the toughest?
A: The difficulty level of the ICAR AIEEA 2021 was similar across steams and shifts to maintain uniformity.
Q: Is it possible to switch between sections?
A: Yes, candidates can switch between the sections of the ICAR AIEEA exam.
Q: How does the difficulty level of the exam affect the cutoff?
A: In general, it has been observed that the higher the difficulty level, the lower is the cutoff and vice versa. However, there are several other factors determining the cutoff and not just the difficulty level.
Q: Will the ICAR AIEEA 2022 exam pattern remain the same as last year?
A: Yes, the ICAR AIEEA 2022 exam pattern has remained the same as last year.
Q: Who is the conducting authority of the exam?
A: NTA is the conducting body of the ICAR AIEEA exam.
Commonly asked questions
The sections that were asked conceptually came from Horticulture, Agronomy, and Plant Science sections. To tackle such questions candidates must be prepared throughly with a clear understanding of main subjects.
The ICAR AIEEA Exam was concluded on July 3, 2025, between 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and the overall difficulty level of the ICAR AIEEA PG Exam 2025 was moderate. Various exam takers found the ICAR AIEEA question paper balanced with a mix of concept-based topics and direct questions.
ICAR AIEEA Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
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.
Here is the counselling schedule for UG, PG and PhD:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration for Counselling & Choice Filling (Start date) | 14-Oct-2025 |
| Round 1 | |
| Seat Allotment date | 17-Oct-2025 |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | 21-Oct-2025 |
| End of Re-submission of Documents by Candidates | 23-Oct-2025 |
| End of Verification of Re-submitted Documents by Universities | 24-Oct-2025 |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee Deposition by Candidates | 24-Oct-2025 |
| Round 2 | |
| Seat Allotment date | 24-Oct-2025 |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | 27-Oct-2025 |
| End of Re-submission of Documents by Candidates | 28-Oct-2025 |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee Deposition by Candidates | 28-Oct-2025 |
| Round 3 | |
| Seat Allotment date | 28-Oct-2025 |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | 31-Oct-2025 |
| End of Re-submission of Documents by Candidates | 1-Nov-2025 |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee Deposition by Candidates | 01-Nov-2025 |
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Answered Yesterday
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 17, 2025, for the seat allotment process, and the end date of the
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The registration, choice filling, document upload and counselling fee submission date for all counselling rounds is scheduled to start on October 14, 2025, from 2:00 pm onwards. However, the first round of counselling is scheduled on October 21, 2025. and the end date for choice filling and to upl
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Yes, the ICAR Counselling schedule is out for UG, PG, and PhD courses on October 13, 2025, and the start of the choice filling process, document upload, and counselling fee is scheduled on October 14, 2025, from 2:00 pm onwards.
The end date for candidates to complete their choice filling process
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Answered a month ago
The ICAR AIEEA PG Exam was conducted on July 3, 2025, for all the UG and PG candidates in online CBT mode. Only those students who have completed their registration process are eligible to appear for the ICAR Exam.
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Answered a month ago
The date for candidates to make any changes to their application form to appear for the ICAR AIEEA Exam was between June 7 to 9, 2025. Once the correction window closes, no candidate is allowed to make any changes to their ICAR Application Form.
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Answered a month ago
Candidates need to visit the official website and then they need to click on the city intimation slip link and fill in their application number and date of birth to download the city intimation slip.
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Answered a month ago
The ICAR City Intimation slip was released on June 24, 2025, on the official website for both PG and PhD students who wish to appear for the ICAR Exam to pursue their preferred courses.
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According to the official website, NTA released the ICAR AIEEA Hall Ticket on June 27, 2025. The admit card is released a few days before the exam day for all the exam takers.
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The end date for students who appeared for the ICAR AIEEA PG exam was June 5, 2025, by 5:00 pm. Candidates need to submit the application fee to complete the application process by visiting the official website.
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