ICAR National Talent Scholarships (NTS): National Talent Scholarships (NTS) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is available to a students pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degree program admitted through the All India Entrance Examination (AlEE) in the Agricultural University. The Scholarship will be awarded initially for a period of one year from the date the student actually takes admission in the Agricultural University.
Who can apply for this scholarship?
For AIEEA-UG-2016, the applicant must be Class 12 passed or will appear in the year 2016.
For AIEEA-PG-2016, the applicant must be a graduate or will be graduating in the year 2016.
For Ph.D. admissions, the applicant must be a Postgraduate.
Essential Qualification for Admission
(a) Only those candidates who had their Bachelor‟s Degree Programmes under 10+2+4 OR 10+2+3 OR 10+1+4 system (OR awarded B.Sc. degree under 10+2+2 system prior to 1985) and fulfill the qualifications as prescribed in this bulletin are eligible to apply for admission.
(b) For General/OBC candidates: At least 60% marks OR an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.50 out of
10.00 OR 3.75 out of 5.00 OR 3.00 out of 4.00 OR 2.25 out of 3.00 in M.Sc./M.Sc. (Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E.
For SC/ST/PC candidates: At least 55% marks OR OGPAof 7.00 out of 10.00 OR 3.50 out of 5.00 OR 2.80 out
of 4.00 OR 2.10 out of 3.00 in M.Sc./M.Sc. (Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E.
In the case of the universities where OGPAis awarded with the equivalence of percentage marks, only OGPAwill be
considered for determining eligibility qualification for appearing in the entrance examination. The percentage
of marks shall be considered only for candidates coming from universities that do not award grades.
Note : Candidates who appear at the Master‟s Degree final year Examination in 2019 are also eligible to apply and appear in written entrance examination provisionally for Ph.D. programme.
The candidates selected for admission at IARI, shall be required to furnish a surety bond for an amount
of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) on non-judicial stamp paper valuing Rs. 100/-duly attested
by the notary as per Annexure VIII.
Candidates must produce originals and as well as one set of self attested copies of the following documents (whichever is applicable) before they join the course, if selected, failing which candidates will not
be allowed to join the course.
a. Proof of the date of birth.
b. Matriculation (X) or equivalent certificate and marks sheet.
c. Intermediate (XII) examination certificate and marks sheet.
d. Bachelor‟s degree certificate and marks sheet.
e. Master‟s degree certificate and marks sheet.
f. Other Backward Class, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and Physically Challenged Certificate
(whichever is applicable) in the proforma as at Annexure-III, IV, andV, respectively from the authorities
empowered to issue such certificate of verification issued not more than six months before the date of
application/Admission.
g. Certificate to be produced by candidates who are appearing for their M.Sc. final examination 2019 in the
proforma as at Annexure-VI.
ix. Admit Cards for the Entrance Examination to be conducted on April 24, 2019 may be downloaded during
April 20-24, 2019.