On what criteria are scholarships awarded to PG students through ICAR AIEEA examination?

For postgraduate studies, the ICARPG Scholarship shall be awarded to limited candidates based on merit in this examination as per their overall merit rank and seat availability in different disciplines. Also, the eligible admitted students may be awarded NTS(PG).

Is there a direct way to apply for Masters degree at ICAR without appearing in AIEEA examination?

There is no provision for direct nomination for admission through ICAR in any Master’s degree programme without qualifying in the ICAR AIEEA (PG) examination.

What to do if question paper appear on my screen is different than the subject opted by me for ICAR AIEEA PG exam?

Applicants who face issue that different question paper is displayed on their computer screen in the examination, then they need not worry and immediately inform the investigator or the superviosr who has duty in the exam hall. The authority will do the needful to get this issue rectified ASAP. In case if the question paper starts then applicants need to ask for more time from the authority and complete the paper as per time allotted.

What documents are needed to be carried while reporting to allotted university in ICAR AIEEA counselling?

Candidates reporting for admission through ICAR AIEEA Exam, to the allotted university must have final year/final semester results in hand indicating final OGPA/CGPA or final percentage of marks where grade points are not awarded. Candidates will be required to produce a Provisional Degree Certificate (PDC) /Degree certificate of qualifying graduate examination issued by the university for this purpose. The candidates should note that the university may deny admission in case the PDC is not produced at the time of verification during counselling. No correspondence shall be entertained by the Council in this regard.

What is the counselling schedule for ICAR AIEEA PG 2026?

ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 counselling date is available online. Candidates can check the schedule on the website icarcounseling.com. The authority has successfully conducted ICAR PG counselling three rounds.

What was the starting date for the ICAR AIEEA PG counselling process?

The ICAR AIEEA PG counselling process is expected to be held in the third week of October 2026. This is conducted for students to complete the counselling and choice-filling process for all counselling rounds. Round 1 of the counselling process is held for the seat allotment process.

Explain the ICAR AIEEA exam format?

Candidates should know that they will get a total of 120 questions when they appear for the ICAR AIEEA Exam, and they will get a total of 2 hours to complete their exam. The mode of exam is online, a computer-based test, and the language of the question paper is english.

What is the process to raise objection against the ICAR AIEEA Answer Key?

ICAR AIEEA Answer key is released with the purpose of allowing exam takers to evaluate their expected scores and to challenge the answer key. However, the process to raise an objection is simple. Candidates need to visit the official website of the ICAR Exam. Candidates need to click on the objection link by using their login id and password. Go through the Answer key and ICAR AIEEA Question paper. Candidates need to submit the valid proof to support their objection along with the question number, and then they need to submit the answer key.

What is the role of an objection window during the release of ICAR AIEEA Answer Key?

Once the ICAR AIEEA Answer key is out, candidates who appeared for the exam get the opportunity for two to three days to raise objections against the provisional answer key. They need to submit an objection fee along with the valid proof to challenge the answer key. If the objection is valid, there will be changes made accordingly. Also, candidates can calculate their expected ICAR AIEEA score before the result is declared.

What is the fee to raise objection against the ICAR AIEEA Answer Key?

If the answer key is out on the official website, then all the exam takers need to visit the official website to go through the answer key to evaluate their expected ICAR Scores. In case candidates want to raise an objection, they need to submit an objection fee of INR 200.

What disciplines does ICAR AIEEA (PG) cover?

ICAR AIEEA PG examination will be conducted in 122 cities across the country. To enable participation of a large number of candidates seeking admission in Master's degree programmes in AUs in different disciplines of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Veterinary, Animal Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Community Science (erstwhile Home Science), Fisheries, Dairy Science and other allied sciences.

What are the admission criteria to Masters degree programmes in Agricultural Universities AUs and ICAR-Deemed Universities ICAR-DUs?

Students for 30 percent of seats in Master's degree programmes in AUs are admitted through AIEEA (PG). All (100 per cent) seats of the four ICAR-DUs namely, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) and the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) and CAUs, viz. RLBCAU, Jhansi and Dr RPCAU, Pusa are also filled up through the same examination.

What is the process for subject and university allocation through ICAR AIEEA counselling?

Candidates declared eligible for registration and choice filling for online counselling by ICAR will only be considered for allocation subject and the Agricultural University. The schedule for online counselling is notified separately on the ICAR website, after the declaration of result. The admission and scholarship will be granted only when the candidate wish to get admission through counselling process, which is held by ICAR AIEEA and shall be awarded only after the completion of Online Counseling.

What is the eligibility to get admission to Masters degree through ICAR AIEEA exam?

Candidates who are declared eligible for registration and choice filling for counselling by ICAR will only be considered for allocation of subject and the Agricultural University. There is no provision for direct nomination for admission through ICAR in any Master's degree programme without qualifying in ICAR AIEEA (PG).

ICAR AIEEA 2023 Centres: Check State wise Test Centres List

Updated on Aug 11, 2026 15:33 IST

By Piyush Dixit, Deputy Manager

ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 exam centre lists: NTA released the ICAR AIEEA PG exam centre list online. The exam centre list is mentioned in the AIEEA PG information bulletin. There are 122 test cities across India. Candidates had to make a preference of the test cities while filling ICAR PG application form. The authority allocates the test cities based on candidates' preferences.

Candidates must check their ICAR AIEEA PG admit card 2026 to know which test city is allotted to them. The detailed address for ICAR AIEEA PG is mentioned on the admit card. Candidates had to carry their admit card and a valid photo id on exam day. Get more information on the ICAR AIEEA PG exam centre 2026 on this page.

Table of contents

List of ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Exam Centre Cities
ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Steps to choose ICAR AIEEA Exam centre
ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Instructions
ICAR AIEEA 2026: Important Documents
FAQs for ICAR AIEEA UG 2026 Exam Centres

List of ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Exam Centre Cities

Below is the list of states as well as cities where ICAR AIEEA 2026 PG exam.

S. No.	State	City	City Code
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)	Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram)	AN01
2	Andhra Pradesh	Guntur	AP20
3	Andhra Pradesh	Kurnool	AP22
4	Andhra Pradesh	Nellore	AP23
5	Andhra Pradesh	Rajahmundry	AP26
6	Andhra Pradesh	Tirupathi	AP16
7	Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada	AP17
8	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	AP18
9	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar/Naharlagun	AL01
10	Assam	Dibrugarh	AM01
11	Assam	Guwahati	AM02
12	Assam	Jorhat	AM03
13	Assam	Silchar	AM04
14	Assam	Tezpur	AM05
15	Bihar	Bhagalpur	BR02
16	Bihar	Darbhanga	BR01
17	Bihar	Gaya	BR03
18	Bihar	Munger	BR04
19	Bihar	Muzaffarpur	BR06
20	Bihar	Patna	BR07
21	Bihar	Purnea	BR08
22	Bihar	Saharsa	BR05
23	Chandigarh (UT)	Chandigarh/Mohali/Panchkula	CH01
24	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar/Durg	CG01
25	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)	CG02
26	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	CG03
27	Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)	Silvassa	DN01
28	Daman and Diu (UT)	Daman	DD01
29	Goa	Panaji/Madgaon	GO01
30	Gujarat	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar	GJ01
31	Gujarat	Rajkot	GJ10
32	Gujarat	Surat	GJ11
33	Gujarat	Vadodara	GJ03
34	Haryana	Kurukshetra	HR04
35	Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)	HP01
36	Himachal Pradesh	Kangra/Palampur	HP04
37	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	HP05
38	Jammu And Kashmir	Jammu (J& K)	JK02
39	Jammu And Kashmir	Srinagar (J & K)	JK04
40	Jharkhand	Dhanbad	JH02
41	Jharkhand	Jamshedpur	JH03
42	Jharkhand	Ranchi	JH04
43	Karnataka	Bengaluru	KK04
44	Karnataka	Hubballi (Hubli)	KK03
45	Karnataka	Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)	KK05
46	Karnataka	Mysuru (Mysore)	KK06
47	Keralam	Alappuzha/Ernakulam/Kochi	KL01
48	Keralam	Kozhikode/Calicut	KL08
49	Keralam	Malappuram	KL09
50	Keralam	Thiruvananthapuram	KL17
51	Keralam	Thrissur	KL18
52	Ladakh (UT)	Leh	LL01
53	Lakshadweep (UT)	Kavaratti	LD01
54	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	MP03
55	Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior	MP06
56	Madhya Pradesh	Indore	MP07
57	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur	MP08
58	Madhya Pradesh	Sagar	MP12
59	Maharashtra	Ahmednagar/Ahilyanagar	MR01
60	Maharashtra	Amravati	MR03
61	Maharashtra	Aurangabad/Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar	MR04
62	Maharashtra	Jalgaon	MR13
63	Maharashtra	Kolhapur	MR14
64	Maharashtra	Nanded	MR18
65	Maharashtra	Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane/KALYAN	MR06
66	Maharashtra	Nagpur	MR17
67	Maharashtra	Nashik	MR07
68	Maharashtra	Pune	MR22
69	Maharashtra	Latur	MR23
70	Maharashtra	Solapur	MR08
71	Manipur	Churachandpur	MN02
72	Manipur	Imphal	MN01
73	Meghalaya	Shillong	MG01
74	Mizoram	Aizawl	MZ01
75	Nagaland	Kohima	NL01
76	New Delhi	New Delhi (Delhi NCR)	DL01
77	Odisha	Balasore	OR01
78	Odisha	Berhampur-Ganjam	OR02
79	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	OR04
80	Odisha	Dhenkanal	OR05
81	Odisha	Rourkela	OR06
82	Odisha	Sambalpur	OR09
83	Puducherry	Puducherry	PU01
84	Punjab	Amritsar	PB01
85	Punjab	Ludhiana	PB05
86	Punjab	Patiala/Fatehgarh Sahib	PB08
87	Rajasthan	Ajmer	RJ01
88	Rajasthan	Bikaner	RJ05
89	Rajasthan	Jaipur	RJ06
90	Rajasthan	Jodhpur	RJ07
91	Rajasthan	Kota	RJ08
92	Rajasthan	Sriganganagar	RJ02
93	Rajasthan	Udaipur	RJ11
94	Sikkim	Gangtok	SM01
95	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	TN01
96	Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore	TN02
97	Tamil Nadu	Madurai	TN08
98	Tamil Nadu	Salem	TN11
99	Tamil Nadu	Tiruchirappalli	TN07
100	Tamil Nadu	Tirunelveli	TN09
101	Telangana	Hyderabad	TL01
102	Telangana	Mahbubnagar	TL02
103	Telangana	Siddipet/Karimnagar	TL03
104	Telangana	Nizamabad	TL04
105	Telangana	Warangal	TL07
106	Tripura	Agartala	TA01
107	Uttar Pradesh	Agra	UP01
108	Uttar Pradesh	Bareilly	UP04
109	Uttar Pradesh	Gorakhpur	UP08
110	Uttar Pradesh	Jhansi	UP09
111	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	UP11
112	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	UP12
113	Uttar Pradesh	Meerut	UP05
114	Uttar Pradesh	Prayagraj	UP13
115	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	UP18
116	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	UK01
117	Uttarakhand	Haldwani	UK02
118	Uttarakhand	Roorkee	UK03
119	West Bengal	Burdwan	WB02
120	West Bengal	Durgapur	WB03
121	West Bengal	Kolkata	WB10
122	West Bengal	Siliguri	WB11

ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of ICAR AIEEA 2024 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
04 Jul ' 26	ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Exam
01 Jul ' 26 - 04 Jul ' 26	ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Admit Card
12 Jun ' 26 - 14 Jun ' 26	ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Form Correction
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Steps to choose ICAR AIEEA Exam centre

Candidates can choose an ICAR AIEEA PG exam centre while filling the application form. ICAR PG 2026 registration process is over. Candidates can check here the process to choose the ICAR AIEEA exam centre 2026 below.

Go to the official portal, i.e. https://exams.nta.ac.in/ICAR/
Then, while filling the application form, they will be prompted to select four cities, as per their choice.
It is better to choose cities with the shortest distance to your place, so that it takes less time to reach the exam centre.
Make sure you enter the right information, because if you submit your form, you will not get a second chance to change the centre.
Mostly, the exam officials allot the preferred centres.

ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Instructions

Candidates reporting to the assigned exam centre had to follow ICAR PG exam day guidelines. The guidelines were mentioned in the admit card. A few of them are also provided here. Go through the guidelines for the smooth conduct of the exam.

No student can enter the exam hall after the entry time is over.
It is good to reach the exam centre 30 minutes early.
This gives time for seating and other checks.
Students can leave the exam hall only after the exam ends; leaving early is not allowed.
Students should arrive early for proper checking.
This is very important for students who wear religious clothes.
Students are only allowed to bring their passport-sized photograph, pen, transparent water bottle, and important documents.
No gadgets or devices are permitted in the exam centre.

ICAR AIEEA 2026: Important Documents

Here is the list of all the important documents needed, along with the ICAR Admit card, on the day of the exam. Students need to carry one valid ID proof from the list given below:

Passport
Aadhaar card
Ration card
Voter ID card
PAN card
Driving License
Class 12th marksheet

FAQs for ICAR AIEEA UG 2026 Exam Centres

Q. Is there direct admission to ICAR AUs through nomination, without qualifying in AIEEA-UG/AIEEAPG/AICE-JRF-SRF(PhD)]?

A. There is no provision of direct nomination for admission through ICAR in any programme without qualifying in AIEEA-UG/AIEEA-PG/AICE-JRFSRF(PhD)].

Q. Can I leave the exam centre before the exam is over?

A. Yes, if candidates are medically unfit to stay till the examination gets over then they will be allowed to leave the exam centre after their test is complete. The time limit to leave the examination centre will be intimidated by the exam authority on the day of the exam.

Q. What documents need to be carried to the ICAR AIEEA UG 2023 exam Centre?

A. Candidates have to carry ICAR AIEEA UG 2023 admit card along with a valid photo ID proof.

Q. Should I carry a paper to the exam hall for doing some rough work?

A. No. Blank Sheets for doing rough work/calculations will be provided to the candidates at the exam centre. All calculations/rough work are to be done only in the Blank Sheets provided at the Centre in the Examination Room/Hall. On completion of the test, candidates must drop these rough sheets along with Admit card and Undertaking in the designated box, as instructed by the invigilator on duty.

Q. What are the things allowed to be carried or not to be carried to the examination centre?

A. I. Admit Card along with Undertaking downloaded from the NTA website (a clearprintout on A4 size paper)
II. Any one of the original and valid Photo Identification Proof issued by the government– PAN card/Driving License/Voter ID/12thClass Board Admit or Registration card/Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ EAadhaar/ Ration Card./ Aadhaar Enrolment No. with Photo. All other ID/Photocopies of IDs even if attested/scanned photo of IDs in mobile phone will NOT be considered as valid ID Proof.
III. PwD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming relaxation under PwD category, if applicable.
IV. One sanitizer bottle( small)
V. Drinking water in a transparent bottle
VI. A simple transparent pen
VII. A passport size photograph for affixing in the designated space in the attendance sheet.
Note: Candidate will not be allowed to take personal items such as mobile phones, digital/analogue watches, food items, study material, lockets, bags,
electronic gadgets or any other prohibited items into the testing room. You are advised not to bring these to the test centre.