Agriculture Research Services (कृषि अनुसंधान सेवा) abbreviated as ARS is the research services of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Agriculture NET/ARS syllabus for all disciplines is given below.
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) conducts all India competitive examination for ARS examination, to recruit entry level posts in the Agricultural Research Services of ICAR. The ASRB in pursuation of the Gajendragadkar Report on ICAR, 1972 was established on 1 November 1973.
DISCIPLINES AND THEIR SYLLABUS FOR ARS AND NET
| Code No | Discipline Name | Qualifications Required | Download Here |
| 01 | Agricultural Biotechnology |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology & Bio-Technology/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Plant Sciences/ Life Sciences/Plant Physiology with specialization in Plant Biotechnology. | |
| 02 | Agricultural Entomology |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Entomology/ Zoology/ Sericulture/ Apiculture/ Plant Protection with specialization in Agricultural Entomology. | |
| 03 | Agricultural Microbiology |
Master’s degree in Agricultural Microbiology/Microbiology/Plant Physiology. | |
| 04 | Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Horticulture/Plant Physiology with specialization in Agricultural Botany/ Economic Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources. | |
| 05 | Genetics & Plant Breeding |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Breeding or Genetics or Genetics and Plant Breeding/Plant Physiology/Plant Genetic Resources. | |
| 06 | Nematology | Master’s degree in Agriculture /Nematology/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Plant Protection with specialization in Nematology. | |
| 07 | Plant Biochemistry | Master’s degree in Plant Biochemistry/ Agricultural Biochemistry/ Biochemistry with specialization in plants. | |
| 08 | Plant Pathology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Life Sciences/ Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Mycology. | |
| 09 | Plant Physiology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Plant Physiology/ Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology. | |
| 10 | Seed Science & Technology |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Seed Science/ Seed Technology or Seed Science and Technology/Plant Physiology. | |
| 11 | Floriculture & Landscaping |
Master’s degree in Floriculture/ Agriculture or Horticulture /Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Floriculture and Landscaping/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). | |
| 12 | Fruit Science | Master’s degree in Pomology/ Agriculture or Horticulture/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Fruit Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). | |
| 13 | Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Botany/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Spices/ Plantation Crops and/ or in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). | |
| 14 | Vegetable Science |
Master’s degree in Olericulture/ Vegetable Sciences/ Agriculture or Horticulture/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Vegetable Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). | |
| 15 | Animal Biochemistry | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences/ Dairy/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biochemistry. | |
| 16 | Animal Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal/ Fisheries Science with specialization in Biotechnology. | |
| 17 | Animal Genetics & Breeding |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding. | |
| 18 | Animal Nutrition | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Nutrition. | |
| 19 | Animal Physiology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Physiology. | |
| 20 | Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology. | |
| 21 | Dairy Chemistry | Master’s degree in Dairy Chemistry/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Chemistry. | |
| 22 | Dairy Microbiology | Master’s degree in Dairy Microbiology/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Microbiology. | |
| 23 | Dairy Technology | Master’s degree in Dairy Technology or Dairy Science/ Animal Products Technology/Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology. | |
| 24 | Livestock Product Technology |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Products Technology. | |
| 25 | Livestock Production Management |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Production Management/ Animal Husbandry. | |
| 26 | Poultry Science | Master’s degree in Poultry Sciences/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Poultry Sciences. | |
| 27 | Veterinary Medicine | Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Clinical Medicine. | |
| 28 | Veterinary Microbiology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Microbiology/ Bacteriology/ Virology/ Mycology/ Immunology. | |
| 29 | Veterinary Parasitology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology. | |
| 30 | Veterinary Pathology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Pathology. | |
| 31 | Veterinary Pharmacology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/Veterinary Pharmacology. | |
| 32 | Veterinary Public Health |
Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health/ Epidemiology. | |
| 33 | Veterinary Surgery | Master’s degree in Veterinary Surgery/Veterinary Anatomy. | |
| 34 | Aquaculture | Master’s degree in Aquaculture/ Fishery Sciences/ Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology with specialization in Mariculture/ Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Ecology/ Inland Aquaculture. | |
| 35 | Fisheries Resource Management |
Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences/Fisheries Resource Management/ Marine Biology/Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Biology/Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fisheries Resource Management/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Hydrography/ Ecosystem Management/ Aquatic Ecology. | |
| 36 | Fish Processing Technology |
Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences/ Fish Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology/ Industrial Fisheries with specialization in Fish Harvest and Processing. | |
| 37 | Fish Nutrition | Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences with specialization in Fish Nutrition and Fish Physiology/ Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry. | |
| 38 | Fish Health | Master’s degree in Fishery Science/ Marine Biology with specialization in Fish Health/ Fish Pathology and Microbiology. | |
| 39 | Fish Genetics & Breeding |
Master’s degree in Fishery Science/ Marine Biology with specialization in Fish Genetics and Breeding/ Fish Biotechnology. | |
| 40 | Agricultural Chemicals | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Chemicals/ Organic Chemistry with specialization in Agricultural Chemicals. | |
| 41 | Agricultural Meteorology | Master’s degree in Agricultural Meteorology/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Agricultural Meteorology. | |
| 42 | Agroforestry | Master’s degree in Forestry/ Agroforestry/ Botany/ Agronomy/Horticulture with specialization in Agroforestry. | |
| 43 | Agronomy | Master’s degree in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy/Soil Water Management/ Conservation Agriculture/ Farming Systems Management/ Forage Production/ Water Science and Technology. | |
| 44 | Environmental Science | Master’s degree in Environmental Science/Agro- forestry/ Agriculture Physics/ Agriculture with specialization in Environmental Science. | |
| 45 | Soil Sciences | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Soil Sciences/ Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation/ Soil Fertility/Soil Microbiology/ Soil Chemistry/ Water Science and Technology. | |
| 46 | Agricultural Business Management |
Master’s degree in Agricultural Business Management/ Agricultural Marketing/ Business Management with specialization in Agricultural Business/ Fisheries Business Management. | |
| 47 | Agricultural Economics | Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics/ Dairy Economics/ Veterinary Economics/ Fisheries Economics with specialization in Agriculture. | |
| 48 | Agricultural Extension | Master’s degree in Agricultural Extension/ Veterinary Extension/ Dairy Extension/ Fisheries Extension/ Home Science Extension/ Agriculture Communication in Agricultural Sciences/ Rural Development/ Rural Management. | |
| 49 | Agricultural Statistics & Informatics |
Master’s degree in Agricultural Statistics / Computer Application in Agriculture / Bioinformatics / Statistics with specialization in Agriculture. | |
| 50 | Home Science | Master’s degree in Home Science with specialization in Family Resource Management/ Textile and Clothing/Child Development/ Foods and Nutrition. | |
| 51 | Farm Machinery & Power |
Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power. | |
| 52 | Computer Application and Information Tech. |
Master’s degree in Computer Application / Information Technology /Information Technology & Communication / Computer Science. | |
| 53 | Land & Water Management Engineering |
Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Civil Engineering with specialization in Soil and Water Conservation/ Irrigation and Drainage/ Water Resources/ Hydrology/ Aquatic Engineering/Water Science and Technology. | |
| 54 | Bioinformatics | Master’s degree in Bioinformatics or in any basic science with specialization in Bioinformatics. | |
| 55 | Food Technology | Master’s degree in Food Science/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Post Harvest Technology. | |
| 56 | Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering |
Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agricultural Structures / Aquaculture Engineering. Or Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agricultural Process Engineering / Food Process Engineering / Dairy Engineering. | |
| 57 | Veterinary Anatomy (only for NET) |
Master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy. |