ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2023, Answer Key (Out), Exam Pattern

ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam Date 2023 Out: The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान), commonly known as the Pusa Institute, is India’s National Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. IARI is under the Administrative control of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, DARE, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi releases recruitment notifications for various posts and ICAR IARI has released a recruitment notification for 462 Assistant vacancies to be recruited at various centres. The ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam Date 2022-23 has been announced for the candidates who qualified in prelims exam, the exam is to be held on 21st June 2023.

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ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022-23 Overview

ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute has announced 462 Assistant vacancies recruited through IARI Recruitment 2022. Have a look at the glimpse of ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022 from the details mentioned in the below table- 

ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022-23 Job Summary
Exam Name ICAR IARI Assistant Exam
Organisation ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute
Posts  Assistant (2-1/2022Rectt Cell/Administrative CBT)
Application Mode Online
ICAR Mains Exam Date 2023 21st June 2023
Vacancy 462
Job Category Govt Jobs
Recruitment Basis Direct Recruitment
Selection Process Prelims-Mains-Skill Test
Job Location All over India
IARI Assistant Salary Rs. 35400/- to Rs. 44900/-
Official website www.iari.res.in

ICAR IARI Mains Exam Date 2022-23 Out

All important dates related to ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022 exam have been released on www.iari.res.in. The online mains exam for ICAR IARI Assistant recruitment 2022 is to be held on 21st June 2023 for which admit card will be released on 17th June 2023. The important dates for ICAR Assistant Recruitment 2022-23 have been tabulated as below-

ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022-23: Important Dates
Events Dates
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 06th May 2022
ICAR IARI Online Registration Starts 07th May 2022 (10 am)
ICAR IARI Last Date to Apply Online 25th June 2022 (11:55 pm) 
Last Date to Pay Application Fee 25th June 2022
Correction Window 29th June 2022 to 1st July 2022
ICAR IARI Assistant Admit Card 2022 25th July 2022
ICAR IARI Assistant Prelims Exam Date 2022 29th July 2022
ICAR IARI Assistant Answer Key 02nd August 2022
ICAR IARI Assistant Result 2022-23 03rd February 2023
ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Admit Card 2022-23 17th June 2023
ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam Date 2022-23 21st June 2023
ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Answer Key 2022-23 04th July 2023

ICAR IARI Assistant 2023 Mains Answer Key Out

The ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Answer Key download link has been released at www.iari.res.in on 04th July 2023. The candidates who appear in ICAR IARI Assistant Exam are able to match their responses with the correct answers as released by the officials to have an estimate of their scores. We have provided the ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Answer Key 2023 download link here.

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ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022

ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has invited online applications from eligible candidates to fill out forms for 462 Assistant posts. The online application process was carried out till 25th June 2022 on its official website The candidates with graduation degrees must grab this opportunity to work with ICAR IARI for Assistant posts.

ICAR IARI Assistant 2022 Notification

The detailed ICAR IARI Assistant 2022 notification against Advt No.- 2-1/2022 Rectt Cell/Administrative CBT has been released by ICAR IARI for the recruitment of 462 Assistant posts for ICAR Headquarters and ICAR Institutes. The official ICAR IARI Notification PDF has been released with all the details for the recruitment process on the official website of ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute www.iari.res.in and the same can be downloaded from the below link.

ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2022 PDF- Click to Download 

ICAR IARI Assistant Vacancy 2022

As notified, a total of 462 vacancies for Assistant in ICAR Headquarters and ICAR Institutes has been released by ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute to be recruited at various ICAR IARI Centre across the country. For the centre-wise vacancy, distribution refers to the official notification. The category-wise Assistant vacancies breakdown for IARI Recruitment 2022 has been done as per the category, which is as follows-

ICAR IARI Assistant Vacancy 2022
Category  ICAR Headquarters Vacancies ICAR Institutes Vacancies
General 44 235
OBC 16 79
EWS 03 23
SC 07 41
ST 01 13
Total 71 391
PWBD 03 05

ICAR IARI Assistant 2022 Online Application

The candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria as set by the authorities for 462 Assistant posts under ICAR Recruitment 2022 can apply online either from the official website or by clicking on the below link. The online registration link for IARI Assistant recruitment 2022 has been activated on 07th May 2022 and the last date to apply online for ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022 has been extended till 25th June 2022. Click on the direct link to fill out the ICAR IARI recruitment 2022 application form before the last minute.

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How to apply online for ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022?

The candidates can follow the steps below to apply online for ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022.

Step-1 Visit the official website of ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute @iari.res.in

Step-2 Click on Recruitment Cell>> Notice Board>> Assistant 2022

Step-3 A new page appears on the screen.

Step-4 ICAR IARI Application form appears on the screen.

Step-5 Start filling in the details required and attach the documents in the prescribed size.

Step-6 Pay the required application fee (if applicable)

Step-7 Click on the “Final Submit” button only after you are sure about the details filled are correct. 

Step-8 Take a printout of the ICAR online application form for future reference. 

Pre-Requisites of ICAR IARI Application Form

1. The permissible size of the photograph must be 200 x 230 pixels (50kb – 80kb) in jpg/jpeg format. (Image should not be older than 3 weeks). 

2. Signature- 140 x 60 pixels, size between 10kb–30kb in jpg/jpeg format

3. Scanned documents should be of size 50kb – 1000kb

Documents required for applying for ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022

The candidates must keep the following documents read when filling the IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022.

  1. Notification for Assistant Examination-2022.
  2. Name (as recorded in Matriculation Certificate).
  3. Father’s name (as recorded in Matriculation certificate).
  4. His/Her Caste/Category certificate (for SC/ST/PwBD/OBC-NCL/EWS candidates)
  5. PwBD Certificate
  6. Ex-Servicemen certificate
  7. Serving Defence person certificate
  8. Complete Address for Correspondence.
  9. Complete Permanent Address.
  10. Matriculation or equivalent Certificate and other qualification details.
  11. Cities preferred for the Examination (Please check the Examination cities given in the below section)
  12. Debit Card/Credit Card/Net banking/UPI details for online payment of a fee.
  13. Valid and active e-mail id and mobile number.

ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022 Application Fee 

The candidates seeking admission to the examination must pay the ICAR IARI application fee which includes both the examination fee and registration fee. The application fee for filling ICAR Recruitment 2022 Application form is as follows, which is to be paid online through debit/credit/net banking/wallets.

Category Examination Fee Registration fee Total
UR/OBC-NCL(NCL)/EWS Rs. 700/- Rs. 500/- Rs. 1200/-
Women/ Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe/ExServicemen / Person with Benchmark Disability Nil Rs. 500/- Rs. 500/-

IARI Recruitment 2022 Eligibility Criteria

As mentioned in the ICAR IARI Notification 2022, only the candidates holding the required eligibility criteria are liable to apply for Assistant posts. The required eligibility criteria include educational qualification and age limit which has been described as follows-

IARI Assistant Nationality 

A candidate applying for the said post must be either 

a) A citizen of India, 

b) A citizen of Nepal, 

c) A citizen of Bhutan, 

d) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,  

e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia Malawi, Zaira, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

IARI Assistant Education Qualification

The candidate should be a Graduate or equivalent from a recognized Board to be eligible to apply for ICAR Assistant Recruitment 2022. The candidates will have to produce the certificate/document issued by the University evidencing the conversion formula of the university when called for document verification.

IARI Assistant Age Limit (as on 01/06/2022)

The candidates applying for ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2022 must be between 20 years to 30 years as mentioned in the notification. The maximum age limit for Serving regular employees of ICAR is 45 years as on 1st June 2022.

Category Age Relaxation
SC/ST 5 years
Other Backward lasses (NonCreamy Layer) 3 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability 10 years

Note- In any circumstance maximum age limit cannot be more than 45 years as on 01 June 2022

IARI Assistant 2022 Selection Process

The eligible candidates will be selected on the basis of the three-stage selection process Prelims-Mains-Skill Test conducted by the exam authority for which the syllabus & exam pattern has been provided below. The candidates shortlisted through Prelims & Mains will be called for a Skill Test (Computer Proficiency Test). 

The minimum qualifying marks in Preliminary & Mains Examinations will not be less than as follows:

  1. UR : 30%
  2. OBC/ EWS : 25%
  3. SC/ST/Divyang : 20%

Note- Merit list will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Paper – I, Paper-II of the Mains Examinations

ICAR IARI Assistant 2022 Exam Pattern

The authorities will conduct two written tests (Prelims & Mains) and candidates have to qualify in each exam to get shortlisted for the skill test. Have a look at the IARI Exam Pattern, marking scheme, and time duration for each stage from the below section.

ICAR IARI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

  1. There will be 100 MCQ in IARI Assistant Prelims Exam for 2 marks each.
  2. There will be a negative marking for 1/3rd mark for each incorrect answer.
  3. Each section consists of 25 questions.
  4. The duration of completing the prelims exam is 1 hour and for scribe candidates, the duration is 1 hour 20 minutes.
IARI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2022
Part Subject No. of Questions Max. Marks Duration
A General Intelligence 25 50

1 hour (60 minutes)

[1 hour 20 minutes for 
scribe candidates]
B General Awareness 25 50
C Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
C English 25 50
Total 100 200

ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2022

  1. IARI Assistant Mains Exam consists of Paper-I will be objective type and Paper-II will be descriptive.
  2. The time duration for Paper-1 is 2 hours and for Paper-II duration is 1 hour.
  3. In the descriptive paper, there would be questions related to the writing of the essay, precis, letter, applications etc.
IARI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2022
Paper Subject No. of Questions Max. Marks Duration
I Quantitative Abilities 50 100 2 hours
English Comprehension 100 100
II Descriptive Paper (English & Hindi) 100 1 hour

ICAR IARI Assistant Skill Test

The candidates who qualify in the Prelims & mains exam will have to appear in IARI Assistant Skill Test (Computer Proficiency Test). The duration of the Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) will be 15 minutes and modules will be conducted one after each other. IARI Assistant Skill Test is qualifying in nature. They have to appear for a Computer Proficiency Test which includes three modules- Word Processing, SpreadSheet, and Generation of Slides.

ICAR IARI Assistant 2022 Syllabus

Here, we are providing the ICAR IARI Assistant recruitment 2022 exam syllabus for both prelims and mains examinations. So call candidates who are planning to appear in ICAR IARI Assistant 2022 exam check the syllabus by clicking on the link given below. 

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ICAR IARI Assistant Salary 2022

The selected candidates will have to undergo one-year on-the-job training. As mentioned in ICAR IARI Notification, the candidatures selected for the post of Assistant in the Indian Agriculture Research Institute will be salaried as per the department. The salary will be framed as per the 7th CPC. 

Posts Department Salary
Assistant ICAR Headquaters Rs. 44900 (Level 7)
ICAR Institutes Rs. 35400 (Level 6)

ICAR IARI Recruitment 2022 Admit Card

The exam venue & time details about the ICAR IARI Online Test for the post of Assistant will be mentioned on IARI Assistant Admit Card. The call letter will be released officially on and can be downloaded online mode only.

ICAR IARI Assistant Admit Card 2022- Check Details

ICAR IARI 2022 Answer Key

Indian Agricultural Research Institute will release the ICAR IARI 2022 Answer Key for exam conducted for Assistant posts on after the exam is over. All candidates who appeared in the exam can check their answer key by clicking on the link given below.

CAR IARI Answer Key 2022 Link

ICAR IARI 2022 Result

Indian Agricultural Research Institute will be releasing ICAR IARI Result for the candidates who have appeared in the written test for 462 Assistant posts. The ICAR IARI 2022 Result is expected to be released within 1 month period. 

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ICAR IARI Assistant Examination Centre

The candidates have to make the choice of their preferred examination centres while filling their ICAR IARI Application Form. The candidates may select five (05) cities in order of their preference for the preliminary examination. The list of exam cities of each state as dictated in the IARI Notification is as follows- 

ICAR IARI Assistant Prelims Exam Centre

States/UT Exam Centre
Assam Guwahati
Andhra Pradesh
  1. Guntur
  2. Kurnool
  3. Rajahmundry
  4. Tirupathi
  5. Vijaywada
  6. Visakhapatnam
  7. Vizianagaram
Bihar
  1. Patna
  2. Purnea
  3. Muzaffarpur
  4. Gaya
  5. Darbhanga
  6. Bhagalpur
Jharkhand
  1. Ranchi
  2. Dhanbad
Tamil Nadu
  1. Chennai
  2. Madhurai
Gujarat
  1. Ahmedabad
  2. Vadodara
Maharashtra
  1. Amravati
  2. Aurangabad
  3. Mumbai
  4. Nagpur
  5. Nanded
  6. Nashik
  7. Pune
Jammu & Kashmir
  1. Srinagar
  2. Jammu
Haryana
  1. Faridabad
  2. Ambala
  3. Hisar
  4. Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh
  1. Hamirpur
  2. Shimla
  3. Solan
New Delhi New Delhi
Karanataka
  1. Belagavi(Belgaum)
  2. Bengaluru
  3. Hubballi(Hubli)
  4. Kalaburagi(Gulbarga)
  5. Shivamogga(Shimoga)
Kerala
  1. Ernakulam
  2. Thiruvananthapuram
Punjab
  1. Amritsar
  2. Bhatinda
  3. Ludhiana
  4. Mohali
  5. Patiala
Uttar Pradesh
  1. Greater Noida
  2. Meerut
  3. Bareilly
  4. Muzaffarnagar
  5. Varanasi
  6. Prayagraj
  7. Gorakhpur
  8. Kanpur
  9. Lucknow
  10. Agra
  11. Aligarh
  12. Jhansi
Uttarakhand
  1. Haldwani
  2. Dehradun
  3. Roorkee
Madhya Pradesh
  1. Jhansi
  2. Bhopal
  3. Gwalior
  4. Indore
  5. Jabalpur
  6. Satna
  7. Ujjain
Chhattisgarh Raipur
Odisha
  1. Bhubaneswar
  2. Cuttack
Rajasthan
  1. Udaipur
  2. Kota
  3. Jodhpur
  4. Jaipur
  5. Bikaner
  6. Ajmer
Manipur Imphal
Meghalaya Shillong
Nagaland Kohima
Tripura Agartala
Telanagana
  1. Hyderabad
  2. Karimnagar
  3. Khammam
  4. Warangal
West Bengal
  1. Asansol
  2. Durgapur
  3. Kalyani
  4. Kolkata
  5. Siliguri

ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam Centre

  1. Delhi/NCR(Noida)
  2. Kolkata
  3. Guwahati
  4. Patna
  5. Lucknow
  6. Hyderabad
  7. Bengaluru
  8. Mumbai

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