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Educational (Prelim - ARS/NET) | Educational (ARS - Main) | Nationality & Age Limit

Educational Qualification : ARS- Main Examination 

Candidate must have passed in requisite Prelim - ARS / NET Examination and must posses Master’s degree or equivalent in the concerned subject with specialization as defined below before the day of Prelim -ARS/NET Examination.

1. Plant Genetics 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Genetics or Agriculture/ Botany with specialization in Genetics/ Plant Breeding
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Improvement

2. Plant Breeding
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Botany with specialization in Plant Breeding or Plant Genetics
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Improvement

3. Economic Botany
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Horticulture with specialization in Agriculture Botany/ Economic Botany/ Plant Taxonomy/ Plant Genetic Resources
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Improvement

4. Seed Technology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Botany with specialization in  Seed Science/ Seed Technology or Seed Science and Technology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Improvement

5. Plant Pathology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Life Sciences/ Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Mycology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Protection

6. Plant Nematology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Zoology/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Nematology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Protection

7. Agricultural Entomology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Entomology/ Agriculture/ Zoology/ Entomology/ Sericulture/ Apiculture/ Plant Protection with specialization in Agricultural Entomology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Protection

8. Agricultural Chemicals/ Organic Chemistry
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Organic Chemistry/ Chemistry with specialization in Agricultural Chemicals
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Crop Protection

9. Biochemistry (Plant Science)
Qualifications : Masters degree in Bio-Chemistry/ Agriculture/ Life Science with specialization in Biochemistry
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Plant Science

10. Plant Physiology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Plant Physiology/ Agriculture/ Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Plant Science

11. Agricultural Biotechnology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Plant Science/ Life Sciences/ Agriculture with specialization in Plant Biotechnology/ Life Sciences
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Plant Science

12. Agricultural Microbiology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Microbiology/ Agriculture with specialization  in Agricultural Microbiology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Plant Science

13. Biochemistry (Animal Science)
Qualifications : Masters degree in Animal/ Veterinary/ Dairy/ Fisheries Sciences with specialization in Biochemistry
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Veterinary Sciences

14. Animal Biotechnology 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Veterinary/ Animal/ Fisheries Sciences with specialization in Animal or Veterinary Biotechnology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Veterinary Sciences

15. Veterinary Public Health
Qualifications : Masters degree in Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Veterinary Public Health/ Epidemiology 
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Para Clinical Veterinary Sciences

16. Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Animal Reproduction/ Gynaecology/ Obstestrics
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Clinical Veterinary Sciences

17. Animal Genetics and Breeding
Qualifications : Masters degree in Animal/ Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Animal Production

18. Livestock Production Management
Qualifications : Masters degree in Animal/ Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Livestock Production Management
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Animal Production

19. Fisheries Resource Management
Qualifications : Masters degree in Fisheries Sciences/ Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology/ Zoology with specialization in Fisheries Resource Management/ Fisheries Ecology/ Capture Fisheries/ Fisheries Management/ Fish Biodiversity/ Aquatic Biodiversity/ Ecosystem Management/ Fish Population Dynamics
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Fisheries Sciences

20. Fish Processing Technology
Qualifications : Masters Degree in Fisheries Science with specialization in Fish Harvest/ Post Harvest Technology or equivalent Masters degree in Industrial Fisheries/ Fish Microbiology/ Food Microbiology or Biochemistry or Food Technology with specialization in Fisheries aspects.
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Fish Harvest and Post Harvest Technology

21. Agronomy 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy/ Soil Water Management/ Conservation Agriculture/ Farming Systems Management/ Forage Production
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology

22. Agricultural Physics
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agricultural Physics/ Agriculture with specialization in Agricultural Physics
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology

23. Soil Science - Pedology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Soil Science/ Agricultural Chemistry with specialization in Soil Genesis Survey and classification 
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Soil Science

24. Soil Science - Soil Chemistry / Fertility / Microbiology
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Soil Science with specialization in Soil Fertility/ Soil Chemistry/ Masters degree in Science with specialization in Soil Microbiology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Soil Science

25. Soil Science - Soil Physics/ Soil and Water Conservation
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Soil Science/ Agricultural Chemistry/ Agricultural Physics with specialization in Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Soil Science

26. Agricultural Chemistry 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Chemistry or Chemistry with specialization in Agricultural Chemistry and Chemicals
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Soil Science

27. Home/ Family Resource Management
Qualifications : Masters degree in Home Science/ Home Management/ Family Resource Management or Home Science related subjects
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Home Science and Family Resource Management

28. Agricultural Economics 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture Economics/ Agricultural Marketing/ Dairy Science/ Animal Veterinary/ Fish Sciences with specialization in any of the  above subjects / Masters degree in Economics.
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business Management

29. Agricultural Extension 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agriculture/ Veterinary/ Fisheries/ Dairy or Home Science with specialization in Agricultural Extension/ Agricultural Communication.
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Agricultural Extension

30. Agricultural Statistics
Qualifications : Masters degree in Statistics/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Sciences/ Dairy Science/ Animal Science/ Mathematics with specialization in Agricultural Statistics
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Statistics and Computer Application

31. Farm Machinery and Power 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Mechanical/ Industrial Engineering with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Farm Machinery and Energy

32. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Qualifications : Masters degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Soil and Water Conservation/ Irrigation & Drainage/  Water Resources Management (B.Tech stream) / Water Resource Engineering/ Water Sciences & Technology (B.Tech stream)/ M.E./ M.Tech in Hydrology or Masters degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Water Resources/ Hydrology/ Hydraulics (B.Tech stream).
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Land and Water Engineering

33. Dairy Microbiology 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Dairy/ Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Microbiology
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Dairy Basic Sciences

34. Mechanical Engineering
Qualifications : Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Engineering

35. Electrical Engineering
Qualifications : Masters degree in Electrical Engineering/ Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Electrical Engineering
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Engineering

36. Electronics and Instrumentation
Qualifications : Masters degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Physics with specialization in Electronics/ Instrumentation
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Engineering

37. Textile Chemistry 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Textile Chemistry
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Basic Engineering

38. Textile Manufacture 
Qualifications : Masters degree in Textile Manufacture
Prelim. ARS / NET Pass Subject Criteria : Textile Science Technology