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Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination 2026 ( ICAR AIEEA )

Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma
Updated on Oct 12, 2026 16:59 IST

By Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

ICAR AIEEA PG syllabus 2027: The National Testing Agency will release the  ICAR PG 2027 syllabus online. The syllabus of ICAR AIEEA PG 2027 will be based on Plant Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Entomology and Nematology, and Horticulture. Candidates can check the ICAR PG syllabus pdf to know important topics for exam preparation. Moreover, they can plan their preparation based on the exam syllabus.

Candidates must practice ICAR PG question paper to get familiar with the exam difficulty level and identity high weightage topics. Solving questions based on high-weightage topics helps to secure good marks. Candidates can check the page for ICAR PG syllabus 2027, exam pattern, and preparation tips.

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Table of contents
  • ICAR AIEEA PG 2027 Syllabus PDF
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Biotechnology Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Sciences Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Entomology And Nematology Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Horticulture Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA 2027 Exam Pattern
  • ICAR AIEEA PG 2027 Preparation Tips
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ICAR AIEEA PG 2027 Syllabus PDF

Candidates preparing for the ICAR PG exam can find the exam syllabus PDF link here after the official release. Meanwhile, they can download the previous year ICAR AIEEA PG syllabus pdf for exam preparation. The link is provided below. 

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ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Biotechnology Syllabus

Students can check the table for ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Biotechnology syllabus below. Candidates can take the print of the Plant Biotechnology syllabus pdf and starting preparing for the entrance test.

Unit Syllabus
Unit 1
  • Importance of agriculture in the national economy
  • Cultivation of wheat, rice, sugarcane, chickpea, tomato, pigeon-pea, groundnut,and mango
  • Basic Principles of crop production
  • Major soils of India
  • The significance of NPK and its deficiency symptoms
  • General structure and function of cell organelles
  • Mendelian genetics
  • Elementary knowledge of development, growth, photosynthesis, transpiration and respiration
  • Mitosis and Meiosis
  • General structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, vitamins and enzymes
  • Elements of economic botany
  • Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, and sugarcane and their management
  • Organic farming; bio-fertilizers; bio-pesticides
  • Recombinant DNA technology; transgenic crops
  • Important rural development programmes in India
  • Organizational setup of agricultural research, education and extension in India
  • Elements of statistics
Unit 2
  • Importance of biochemistry in agriculture
  • Acid-base concept and buffers
  • pH
  • Structure, classification and metabolic functions of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates
  • Structure and function of nucleic acids
  • Enzymes: structure, nomenclature, mechanism of action
  • Vitamins and minerals as coenzymes and cofactors
  • Metabolic pathways
  • TCA cycle, Glycolysis, triglyceride biosynthesis, fatty acid oxidation
  • Electron transport chain
  • ATP formation
  • Photosynthesis: C-3, C-4, and CAM pathways
  • Nitrate assimilation
  • Biological nitrogen fixation
  • Colorimetric and chromatographic techniques
Unit 3
  • Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms
  • Differences between fungi, bacteria, mycoplasms, and viruses
  • Physical and Chemical Basis of Heredity
  • Chromosome structure
  • DNA replication
  • Transcription and translation
  • Genetic code
  • Operon concept
  • Genetic engineering
  • Restriction enzymes
  • Vectors
  • Gene cloning
  • Gene transfer
  • Plant cell and tissue culture
  • Micro-propagation 
  • Somaclonal variation
  • Transformation
  • Recombination
  • Heterosis
  • General application of biotechnology
  • Molecular and immunological techniques
  • Concept of bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics
Unit 4
  • Plant physiology– importance in agriculture
  • Seed germination, viability, and vigour
  • Photosynthesis- the role of  CAM, C-3, and C-4 pathways
  • Photorespiration and its implications
  • Translocation of assimilates
  • Dry matter partitioning
  • Harvest index of crops
  • Growth and development
  • Growth analysis
  • Crop-water relationship
  • Plant nutrients and their functions
  • Phytohormones and their physiological role
  • Photo-periodism, vernalization
  • Pollination/ fertilization in flowering plants
  • Post-harvest physiology and its significance

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ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Sciences Syllabus

Below is ICAR AIEEA syllabus for Plant Science. There are four units in the Plant Science syllabus. Students can go through the topics and plan their preparation strategy accordingly.

Unit Syllabus
Unit 1
  • Importance of Agriculture in the national economy
  • Basic Principles of crop production
  • Cultivation of wheat, sugarcane, mango, rice, pigeon-pea, tomato, groundnut, potato and chickpea
  • Major soils of India
  • The significance of NPK and its deficiency symptoms
Unit 2
  • Structure and function of cell organelles
  • Mitosis and Meiosis
  • Mendelian genetics
  • Elementary knowledge of photosynthesis
  • Respiration, and transpiration
  • structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids,
  • Enzymes and vitamins
  • Major pests and diseases of wheat, cotton, rice, sugarcane, chickpea and their management
Unit 3
  • Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms 
  • Differences between fungi, bacteria, mycoplasmas, and viruses
  • Physical and Chemical basis of heredity
  • Chromosome structure
  • Genes/operon concept
  • Protein biosynthesis
  • Transformation, recombination, Heterosis
  • Elements of economic botany
  • Integrated diseases management
  • Sterilisation, disinfection, and pasteurisation
  • Koch’s postulates
  • Etiological agents of rusts,smuts, powdery/downy mildews, wilts, yellows, mosaic, necrosis, enations, blights and witches- broom
  • pH, buffer, vitamins, the significance of plant hormones in germination and dormancy of seeds
  • Pollination/ fertilization in flowering plants
  • Methods of seed testing
  • Breeders, foundation and certified seeds
  • Seed production in self and cross-pollinated crops
  • Nitrate assimilation
  • Biological nitrogen fixation and agricultural uses of microorganisms
Unit 4
  • Food and industry; Composting and biogas production.
  • Important rural development programmes in India; organisational setup of agricultural research, education and extension in India.

Also Read: ICAR AIEEA PG previous year question paper

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the marking scheme of ICAR AIEEA PG exam?
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The marking scheme of the ICAR AIEEA PG exam includes the applicability of negative marking. For each correct answer, students will be awarded 4 marks.

While penality of 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

There is no penalty or reward for the questions which will be left un attempted in the ICAR AIEEA PG exam.

Q:   How can I increase the chances of qualifying ICAR AIEEA PG exam?
A: 

There are various strategies which can increase the chances of qualifying. One of the most remarkable practice which produces good result is solve previous year ICAR AIEEA PG question paper

It will help students to compose their strategy of question solving in less time and help to understand the trend of the questions. Since the syllabus remains same so some times even same questions are repeated in the exam which helps students to take an edge over others. 

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

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ICAR AIEEA PG Entomology And Nematology Syllabus

Candidates can check ICAR AIEEA PG syllabus for Entomology and Nematology below. There are two Unit in Entomology and Nematology syllabus, but the topics are vast. Check the topics to prepare for the test. 

Unit Syllabus
Unit 1
  • Importance of Agriculture in the national economy
  • Basic Principles of crop production
  • cultivation of wheat, chickpea, sugarcane, rice, pigeon-pea, mango, groundnut, tomato, cole crops, grapes, soybean, banana, oilseeds other than groundnut, and mustard
  • Major soils of India
  • The significance of NPK and its deficiency symptoms
  • Mendelian genetics
  • Elementary knowledge of Photosynthesis
  • Respiration, and transpiration
  • Major cropping systems (crop rotations,rice-wheat cropping,mixed cropping)
  • Soil degradation-soil salinity and acidity and management
  • Some aspects of post-harvest technology
  • Varietal improvement
  • The importance of Heterosis in crop production, crop protection principles in field and storage
  • Major insect pests and diseases of agricultural crops like rice, cotton, pulses, oilseed crops like groundnut, soybean, and mustard, vegetables like tomato, and cole crops
  •  Fruit crops and their management principles
  • Transgenic crops
  • Important rural development programmes in India
  • Organizational set up of agricultural education, research and extension in India
  • Elements of statistics
Unit 2
  • Classification of animal kingdom up to class
  • Distinguishing characters up to orders in class Insecta
  • General organization of an insect external morphology with special reference to lepidopteran larvae, and coleopteran adults; and honeybee Metamorphosis and moulting
  • Different physiological systems
  • Insect-plant relationship
  • Insect pests of agricultural and horticultural crops, and their stored/processed products, insect vectors of plant diseases-identification, biology, nature of the damage, and their management tactics; and pests of household
  • Medical and veterinary importance and their control
  • Useful and beneficial insects like honeybee, lac insect, silkworm and pollinators
  • Nematode taxonomy, the biology of important plant parasitic nematodes and their control
  • Entomopathogenic nematodes
  • Fundamentals of nematode and insect pest management-cultural, quarantine, insecticidal,  biological, and regulatory aspects
  • Insecticide classification and insecticide resistance management; and insect-protective transgenic crops
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ICAR AIEEA PG Horticulture Syllabus

Here we have mentioned Horticulture syllabus for ICAR AIEEA. Students can go through the syllabus and know the important topics for exam preparation.

Unit Syllabus
Unit 1
  • Importance of Agriculture in the national economy
  • Basic Principles of crop production
  • Cultivation of wheat, rice, chickpea, sugarcane, piegon-pea, groundnut, mango and tomato
  • Major soils of India
  • The significance of NPK and its deficiency symptoms
  • Structure and function of cell organelles
  • Mitosis and meiosis
  • Mendelian genetics
  • Elementary knowledge of photosynthesis
  • Respiration, and transpiration 
  • Structure and functions of proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, vitamins and enzymes
  • Major pests and diseases of wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, chickpea and their management
  • Important rural development programmes in India
  • Organizational set-up of agricultural education, research and extension in India
  • Elements of statistics 
Unit 2
  • Layout and establishment of orchards
  • pruning and training
  •  propagation, climatic requirement and cultivation of fruits
  • cultivation of plantation
  • crops like coconut and cashew nuts and spices
  • Important physiological disorders
  • major vegetable crops of tropical, subtropical and temperate regions solanaceous crops
  • techniques for raising the nursery
  • Nutritive value of fruits and vegetables and their role in human nutrition
  • Basic physiology of ripening in fruits and vegetables and their products
  • Type of fruits and vegetable products and control of fungal and bacterial diseases
  • Major floricultural crops are grown in India for commercial purposes like rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, marigolds, tuberose, gladiolus, and orchids
  • Establishment and maintenance of trees, lawns, creepers, shrubs, hedges and annuals; type of gardens, methods of crop improvement
  • Male sterility and incompatibility
  • Pure line and pedigree selection
  • Backcross, mass selection
  • Heterosis
  • Plant nutrients, deficiency symptoms of nutrients
  • Manures and fertilisers, systems of irrigation, management of important pests and diseases of fruits and vegetables
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ICAR AIEEA 2027 Exam Pattern

The authority will release the ICAR AIEEA PG exam pattern online. The exam pattern helps to understand the marking scheme, mode of exam, types of questions, duration of the test, and more. The authority conducts the  ICAR PG exam as computer based test for 120 minutes. ICAR AIEEA PG question paper has 120 questions. The test duration is 120 minutes. Each question carries 120 minutes. Negative marking is done for wrong answers.
Particulars Details
Mode of exam Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration of exam 120 minutes
Types of questions Multiple Choice Questions
Number of questions 120 questions
Medium of questions English
Marking scheme
  • 4 marks for correct answers
  • -1 mark for wrong answers
  • 0 marks for unanswered questions

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
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ICAR AIEEA PG 2027 Preparation Tips

Preparation plays an important role in securing good marks, which lead to a decent rank. To plan ICAR AIEEA PG preparation, candidates need to focus on their exam syllabus and paper pattern. Just planning will not help; they need to gather all required resources and focus on time management too. Below are ICAR AIEEA PG preparation tips.

  • Candidates need to know the ICAR AIEEA PG exam syllabus and exam pattern.
  • Gather all required resources for preparation, such as textbooks, previous-year question papers, mock tests, and notes.
  • Prepare a study timetable, distributing equal time to all subjects.
  • Prepare handy notes of concepts and formulas while studying.
  • It is important to clear basic concepts before moving to the next topics.
  • Revision is an important part of exam preparation. Revise what you have studied regularly to improve your memory.
  • Solve the ICAR AIEEA PG previous year question papers regularly to get familiar with the exam difficulty level and high-weightage topics.

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