ICAR AIEEA PG Syllabus 2025: Check Subject-Wise ICAR AIEEA Syllabus PDF

Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination 2024 ( ICAR AIEEA )

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Ishita Chauhan
Updated on Jul 3, 2025 15:58 IST

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ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Syllabus was published by the exam conducting authority on the official website in online mode. The syllabus was released along with the official notification on the official site by the National Testing Agency (NTA). If students are aware of the exam pattern and syllabus of the ICAR AIEEA PG exam, students can prepare for the exam in a much better way. 

The ICAR AIEEA PG exam syllabus 2025 is divided into subject-wise and unit-wise sections. Candidates who wish to successfully qualify the ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 exam aim to develop a deep understanding of the unit-wise syllabus. This ICAR AIEEA Exam strategy will help them identify important topics that fetch maximum questions.

Candidates can go through the ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 exam syllabus mentioned below on the page. Along with the syllabus, students must learn the ICAR AIEEA PG exam pattern and marking scheme. The ICAR AIEEA PG Syllabus 2025 includes important topics from Animal Sciences, Physical Science, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering and Technology, and Horticulture. 

Q:   What is the test format of ICAR AIEEA Exam?
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There will be a total of 120 questions which will be asked in the ICAR AIEEA PG exam. The time allotted to attempt these 120 questions is 120 minutes or 2 hours.

The exam will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. 

The language of questions asked in the ICAR AIEEA PG exam will be in English only

Q:   How can I increase the chances of qualifying ICAR AIEEA PG exam?
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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 is the marking scheme of ICAR AIEEA PG exam?
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The marking scheme of ICAR AIEEA PG exam includes the applicability of negative marking. For each correct answers students will be awarded 4 marks

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

There is no penality or reward for the questions which will be left un attempted in the ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 exam. 

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. 

Table of content
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Biotechnology Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Sciences Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Entomology And Nematology Syllabus
  • ICAR AIEEA PG Horticulture Syllabus
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ICAR AIEEA PG Plant Biotechnology Syllabus

Students must go through the following table to check ou the syllabus of the Plant Biotechnology subject for the ICAR AIEEA PG exam 2025. 

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

Candidates must go through the following syllabus for Plant Science subject before appearing for the ICAR AIEEA PG exam 2025.  

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 pasteurization
  • 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
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ICAR AIEEA PG Entomology And Nematology Syllabus

Students must read the following topics related to the  Entomology And Nematology Syllabus to prepare well for the ICAR PG Exam 2025. 

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

Knowing he syllabus for the Horticulture subject for the ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 exam from the table will help candidates prepare well for the exam. 

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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Answered 5 days ago

On the official website of the university, it is not mentioned anywhere that KAU only accepts ICAR AIEEA PG scores for admission to the M.Tech course. There are chances that the university might consider the scores of the university's in-house entrance exams for admission to the M.Tech course. Moreo

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Abhishek Hazarika

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Answered 6 days ago

As compared to the previous year, students who appeared for the ICAR AIEEA PG Exam this year, found the reasoning section to be on the easier side. The exam was concluded on July 3, 2025, between 10:00 am to 12:00 (noon). 

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered 6 days ago

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.

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Ishita Chauhan

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 6 days ago

Yes, the ICAR AIEEA 2025 Question did followed the official ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 syllabus. There were no such issues related to new topics and questions that were out of ICAR AIEEA Syllabus. 

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered 6 days ago

The ICAR AIEEA Exam was concluded on July 3, 2025, between 10:00 am t 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.

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a week ago

Yes, the NTA has released the official notification on their official site for candidates to download their ICAR AIEEA 2025 Admit Cards along with ICAR AICE JRF/SRF Hall Ticket on june 27, 2025. Candidates must visit the official website to download their Admit Card before exam date. 

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Candidates must visit the official website and log in using their application number and date of birth to download the city intimation slip. As per the latest notification, the NTA has released the advance city intimation clip on the official website.

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the advance city intimation slip for ICAR AIEEA PG and AICE JRF/SRF (PhD) 2025 on the official website. 

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

The ICAR AIEEA exam-conducting authority, the National Testing Agency (NTA), the ICAR AIEEA 2025 Correction Window is scheduled between June 7, 2025, to June 9, 2025. The ICAR AIEEA 2025 Exam date is scheduled for July 3, 2025, for both UG & PG courses. 

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Ishita Chauhan

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Answered a month ago

Studnets can make corrections in the application form between June 7 and June 9, 2025. Also, they will not be allowed to make any changes once the application correction window is closed. 

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