Scientists Recruitment : Agricultural research service and national eligibility test examination-2010

Highlights:

1. Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold a competitive ARS/NET Examination – 2010 as per the following scheme where two separate examinations will be held as:
2. Prelim - ARS / NET Examination – 2010 to be held on 19.09.2010 (Sunday).
3. ARS – Main Examination – 2010 to be held tentatively on 28.11.2010 (Sunday).
4. The Prelim – ARS / NET is a Combined Competitive Examination for deciding eligibility for appearing in ARS – Main Examination as well as for determining eligibility for Lecturer / Assistant Professor in the State Agricultural Universities (SAU’s) / other Agriculture Universities (AU’s).
5. Candidates clearing the National Eligibility Test will be eligible for Lecturers or Assistant Professors in the SAUs/AUs. Eligibility certificates will be issued to the candidates by the A.S.R.B. to enable them to apply against vacancies to be notified or advertised by the State Agricultural Universities. SAU/AU will consider their eligibility through interview or such other tests as devised for recruitment of Lecturers or Assistant Professors.
6. ARS – Main Examination will be held at a later date for filling up the vacancies of Scientists in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in the pay scale of Rs.15,600-39,100 plus research grade pay of Rs.6,000/- in the ICAR Institutes.
7. Candidates clearing the Prelim – ARS Examination only will be eligible to appear in the ARS – Main Examination.
8. The candidates clearing Main Examination will be called for Viva-Voce in the ratio of 1:5. The selection of candidates for Viva-Voce will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the ARS - Main examination. Candidates declared successful in the examination in ARS – Main Examination and viva-voce will be recommended for appointment as Scientists in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the pay scale of Rs.15,600-39,100 plus research grade pay of Rs.6,000/-.
9. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years as on 01-08-2010.There will be no upper age limit for the National Eligibility Test. 

More information http://www.icar.org.in/files/ARS-2010-Notification.pdf