Did Indian agriculture research institute was a deemed university what was its admission criteria for ug agriculture

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) , New Delhi attained the status of Deemed University in the year 1958. IARI is the leading institute in the country for agricultural research and education. It has 20 divisions in total with 5 multi-disciplinary centers in Delhi & 8 regional stations.

IARI at present offers MSc, M.Tech & Ph.D. degree in 26 different disciplines to the aspirants. IARI conducts separate entrance examination for Postgraduate and Ph.D. course. Admission to M.Sc & M.Tech course is given on the basis of entrance examination merit list. Whereas admission to the Ph.D. course is given on the basis of candidate’s performance in the entrance examination (80% weightage) + academic score (10% weightage) + interview (10% weightage).

The application process is common for MSc. /M.Tech/Ph.D. program. The application form is provided online by the institute and it has to be submitted to the Academic Council before the due date with all the required documents. Candidates can apply for single discipline only.

1. Visit the college website.
2. Click on Admission option under the Academics tab.
3. Separate links of Ph.D. & PG application form will be given on the Admission page.
4. Click the link, download the form and fill it up properly.
5. Enter all the relevant details correctly and carefully viz. personal details, academic details, work experience details, the address of correspondence, etc. Attach all the required documents such as:
   • Proof of DOB
   • SSC mark sheet or equivalent certificate.
   • HSC mark sheet or equivalent certificate.
   • Graduate degree course mark sheet or equivalent certificate from any recognized university.
   • Postgraduate degree course mark sheet or equivalent certificate from any recognized university.
   • Candidates from the university that follows course-credit system shall submit Course Completion Certificate issued by the Registrar/Principal/Dean/Associate Dean of the university/college.
   • Certificate of Schedule Caste/Tribe/OBC/PH issued by the District Magistrate or other concerned authorities.
   • Document of evidence of continuous employment by the employer, if the candidate is employed.
   • Recent Passport sized photograph of the candidate.
6. Complete the application form by making the payment of fee through the following method.

Online mode : In case the application form is downloaded online from the institute’s website a DD of INR 500 (General category) and INR 250 (Reserved category) drawn in favor of the Registrar, Post Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.

By Post: Send a crossed DD of INR 575 along with the written request for application form and information bulletin clearly mentioning the correspondence address of the candidate.

In person : Make a payment of INR 500 (INR 250 for reserved category) from Syndicate Bank at Pusa Campus.

1. Submit the application form before the last date of submission to the Registrar, Post Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute.