Notification for Admission to Ph.D. Courses 2016-17 at IARI, New Delhi

Application for admission to Ph.D. Entrance Examination 2016-17
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

The programme of instruction leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Statistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Application, molecular biology& Biotechnology, and Plant Genetic Resources are given at the sister institutes namely IndianAgricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), NRC on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB) and National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)which are located at this campus. Besides, sister Institutes located at the Campus, from the session 2014-15, students for Ph.D.degree in Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology are also admitted at the other sister Institutes viz., ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru and ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE),Bhopal as IARI PG outreach programme.

Eligibility : 

• 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.
• 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 case of the universitieswhere OGPAis awardedwith equivalence of percentage marks, only OGPAwill be consideredfor determiningthe eligibility qualificationfor 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 2016 are also eligible to apply and appear in written entrance examination provisionally for Ph.D. programme. However, they will have to submit documentary evidence of their eligibility on or before July 2, 2016 failing which they shall not be considered for Interview.

Age Limit : The minimum age for admission shall be 21 years as on 31st July, 2016. No relaxation is admissible regarding the minimum age limit. 

Procedure for Application :

• Candidates are required to submit their application form online only. For instructions please refer the information Bulletin.
• A candidate who has already been awarded Ph.D. degree from IARI or any other university/Institute shall not be allowed for entrance examination for the same degree.
• A candidate can apply for admission to one discipline only.
• As a PG outreach programme of IARI, applications are also being invited for our sister Institutes viz., Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal in the discipline of Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology. The candidates shall exercise their choices of Institute for these disciplines while applying.
• The candidates who are appearing in the Master‟s degree examination in 2016 are also eligible to apply provisionally for admission and appear in the entrance examination, but they will have to submit documentary evidence (including mark sheet for M.Sc. examination) of their eligibility latest by 4.30 P.M. on July 2, 2016
• Candidates who are in employment are required to take printout of their application form submitted online and send it through proper channel to the Registrar, Post Graduate School, IARI, New Delhi-110012 so as to reach by March 14, 2016. Any application received after the last date shall not be entertained.
• Self attested copies of the following documents must be enclosed along with the print out of the Application Form submitted online failing which the application form shall not be considered

a.Matriculation (X) certificate for Proof of the date of birth.

b. Master‟s degree certificate and marks sheet.

c. Other Backward Class, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and Physically Challenged Certificate (whichever is applicable) in the proforma as at Annexure-III, IV, and V, respectively from the authorities empowered to issue such certificate of verification issued not more than six months before the date of application/Admission.

d. Certificate to be produced by candidates who are appearing for their M.Sc. final examination 2016 in the proforma as at Annexure-VI.

e. Demand Draft in favour of Director, IARI, payable at New Delhi.

• If a candidate furnishes wrong information or suppresses any relevant information, the application is liable to be summarily rejected.
• 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 2016 in the proforma as at Annexure-VI.

• Admit Cards for the Entrance Examination to be conducted on April 24, 2016 may be downloaded during April 20-24, 2016.
• If any document submitted by the candidate is found to be false at any stage during his/her study at IARI, his/her admission will be cancelled.
• The candidate must give a choice for centre of examination from the list of cities while applying ONLINE, nearest to the permanent address or the university last attended, otherwise PG School will allot the examination centre accordingly. Efforts will be made to honour the choice of centre. However, PG School may allot another centre due to any administrative reasons.
• 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 the Annexure VIII.
• Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited at these Institutes premises including hostels. The following could be the possible punishments for those who are found guilty of participation in or abetment of ragging. The quantum of punishment shall, naturally, depend upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the Disciplinary Committee or the court of law.

Candidates are required to submit their application form online. Before filling the Online Application Form, the candidates are required to get the demand draft of Rs. 1,000/- (for General/OBC category) and Rs. 500/- (for SC/ST/PC category) prepared from any branch of nationalized bank in favour of Director, IARI, payable at New Delhi and fill their details in the Online Application Form. For instructions please refer this Information Bulletin.

View Full Details Here Before Applying

• Last Date for Receipt of Application : March 07, 2016
• Last date for Receipt of through Proper Channel Applications and documents submission for online Application Form : March 14, 2016
• Download Admit Card : April 20-24, 2016
• Entrance Examination : April 24, 2016
• Download Interview Letter : June 29-July 02, 2016
• Interview : July 04, 2016 
• Announcement of Result : July 08, 2016 
• Download Final Selection Letter : July 15-July 29, 2016

Download Annexure I - VI Here

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