ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is expected to release the ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 soon on its official website. Once released, eligible candidates can apply for the ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2025. In the previous recruitment cycle (2022), a total of 462 vacancies were announced. While the official notification for 2025 is awaited, this is a valuable time for aspirants to strengthen their preparation and stay ahead of the competition. Make sure to go through this blog for all key details including important dates, exam pattern, syllabus, expected vacancies, and more.
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Overview
Before moving on to the details, a candidate must have a brief overview of the exam he/she is going to appear in. Check out the ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 Overview below:
| Particulars | Overview |
| Recruitment Body | Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) |
| Post Name | Assistant |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Selection Process | Prelims, Mains & Skill Test |
| Job Location | All Over India |
| Website | ICAR IARI |
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Important Dates
The schedule of ICAR IARI Assistant 2025 is as follows. We have also mentioned the dates of previous cycle for your reference.
| Events | Date (2025) | Date (2022) |
| Notification Release Date | To be Updated | 6th May 2022 |
| Application Start Date | To be Updated | 7th May 2022 |
| Application Last Date | To be Updated | 1st June 2022 25th June 2022 (Extended Date) |
| Last date for online fee payment | To be Updated | 1st June 2022 25th June 2022 (Extended Date) |
| Correction Window | To be Updated | 29th June 2022 to 1st July 2022 |
| Prelims Admit Card Release Date | To be Updated | 25th July 2022 |
| ICAR IARI Prelims Exam Date | To be Updated | 29th July 2022 |
| Prelims Answer Key Date | To be Updated | 2nd August 2022 |
| Prelims Result Date | To be Updated | 3rd February 2023 |
| Mains Admit Card Release Date | To be Updated | 17th June 2023 |
| ICAR IARI Mains Exam Date | To be Updated | 21st June 2023 |
| Mains Answer Key Date | To be Updated | 4th July 2023 |
| Mains Result Date | To be Updated | 9th November 2023 |
| Skill Test | To be Updated | December 2023 |
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – PDF
The ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 is expected to be released soon on the official website. Meanwhile, candidates are advised to refer to the previous year’s notification for a better understanding of the exam pattern, eligibility, and other details. The updated 2025 notification will be shared here as soon as it is officially announced.
Download ICAR IARI Assistant Notification PDF 2022
ICAR IARI Assistant Vacancy 2025
The detailed distribution of vacancies across various categories is as follows. Also note that this is for the year 2022 and these are the revised vacancies. In the official notification, 462 vacancies were released where 71 vacancies were for ICAR HQ and 391 vacancies were for ICAR Institutes.
| Category | ICAR HQ Vacancy | ICAR Institutes Vacancy | ICAR KVKs Vacancy |
| UR | 34 | 385 | 41 |
| OBC | 16 | 142 | 07 |
| SC | 07 | 81 | 04 |
| ST | 03 | 31 | 03 |
| EWS | 10 | 41 | 01 |
| PwBD (Divyangjan) | 03 | 12 | 00 |
| Total | 70 | 680 | 56 |
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Application Form
Aspiring candidates can apply for the ICAR IARI Assistant 2025 Exam. You can apply on the official website https://www.iari.res.in/. Alternatively, click on the direct link given below. Right now, the link is inactive.
Direct Link for ICAR IARI Assistant Apply Online Process (Link Inactive)
Steps to apply for ICAR IARI Assistant 2025
- Visit the official website. Scroll down to find the application link or click on the direct link given above
- Registration: Sign-up by Post Applied, Candidate Name, Mobile No. and E-mail ID and receive User ID and password
- After registration and login, you can click on the “Click here to Fill Application Form” icon at the top right corner, select your category and other mandatory details, and complete Personal Details, Qualification Details,
- Upload photo/signature, and other documents
- Submit Fees through Online mode via Debit card, Credit cards, or Internet Banking through SBI MOPS
Instructions to upload Photograph, Signature, and Documents
- The photography should be up to 50-80 kb in jpg/ jpeg format only
- The signature should be up to 100 kb in Jpg/jpeg format only
- The Matriculation (Class Xth )/Graduation Certificate should be upto 1000 kb in Jpg/Jpeg/PDF format only.
- Proof of Identity should be upto 1000 kb in Jpg/Jpeg/PDF format only.
- Caste certificate/ Persons with Benchmark Disabilities Certificate should be up to 1000 kb in Jpg/Jpeg/PDF format only if any.
Application Fee
Category-wise Application Fee is provided below. Also note that this is expected for 2025.
| S.No. | Category of Candidate | Examination fee (Rs.) | Registration fee (Rs.) | Total (Rs.) |
| 1. | UR/OBC-NCL (NCL)/EWS | 700 | 500 | 1200 |
| 2. | Women/SC/ST/Person with Benchmark Disability | NIL | 500 | 500 |
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria as an Assistant in ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2025 is given below.
Age Limit
- The minimum age limit is 20 years as of the reference date.
- The maximum age limit is 30 years as of the reference date.
- The maximum age limit for Serving regular employees of ICAR is 45 years as of the reference date.
Age relaxation
Category-wise age relaxation is provided below :
| Category | Age relaxation |
| SC/ST | 05 |
| OBC (NCL) | 03 |
| Person with Benchmark Disability General OBC- NCL SC/ST | 10 13 15 |
Educational Qualification
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University.
- Candidate must specifically indicate the percentage of marks obtained (calculated to the nearest two decimals) in the relevant column of the application form.
- Candidates will have to produce the certificate/document issued by the
university evidencing conversion formula of university, when called for document verification
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Selection Process
To get selected as ICAR IARI Assistant, candidates have to get qualified in 3 stages :
- Stage 1 : Preliminary
- Stage 2 : Mains
- Stage 3 : Skill Test (Computer Proficiency Test)
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Exam Pattern
The Preliminary Exam and Paper I of the Main Examination will be conducted in online mode and Paper II of the Main examination will be conducted in offline mode. Check out the detailed exam pattern for both the stages below:
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Preliminary Exam Pattern
In Preliminary Examination, there will be negative marking of 1/3rdfor each wrong answer. The exam pattern of the ICAR IARI Assistant Preliminary Exam is as follows :
| Part | Subject | No. of Questions | Max. Marks |
| A | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
| B | General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| C | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
| D | English | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Duration of the examination is 1 hour (60 minutes) [1 hour 20 minutes for scribe candidates]
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Mains Exam Pattern
There will be negative marking of 1/3rd for each wrong answer in Paper I of the Main Examination. The exam pattern of the ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam is as follows :
| Paper | Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| I | Quantitative Abilities | 50 (Objective Type) | 100 | 2 hours for Paper I (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe.) |
| I | English Language & Comprehension | 100 (Objective Type) | 100 | – |
| II | Descriptive Paper in English & Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.) | – | 100 | 1 hour (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe.) |
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Skill Test
- The Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) will be held, comprising of three modules: (i) Word Processing, (ii) Spread Sheet and (iii) Generation of Slides.
- Duration of each module will be 15 minutes. These modules will be conducted one after the other.
- The CPT will be conducted in the manner decided by the ICAR for the purpose. CPT is qualifying in nature and qualifying in all the three Modules will be mandatory.
- No exemption from CPT is allowed for any category of PwD candidates. PwD candidates who are eligible for scribes as per the instructions of the Examination will be allowed additional compensatory time of 5 (five) minutes in CPT. Only those VH candidates who opt for scribes in the written examination will be provided passage reader at the time of CPT.
- Detailed instructions regarding CPT will be provided by IARI to the eligible candidates.
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – Syllabus
Syllabus of ICAR IARI Assistant Preliminary and Mains Examination is provided below :
Preliminary Exam Syllabus
IARI Assistant Preliminary Exam Syllabus is given below :
| Subject | Topics |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 1. Analogies 2. Similarities & Differences 3. Space Visualisation 4. Spatial Orientation 5. Problem Solving 6. Analysis 7. Judgement 8. Decision Making 9. Visual Memory 10. Discrimination 11. Observation 12. Relationship Concept 13. Arithmetical Reasoning 14. Figural Classification 15. Arithmetic Number Series 16. Non-Verbal Series 17. Coding-Decoding 18. Statement-Conclusion 19. Syllogistic Reasoning |
| General Awareness & GK | 1. Current Affairs 2. India and its neighbouring countries 3. History 4. Culture 5. Geography 6. Economic 7. General Policy & Scientific Research |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 1. Whole numbers 2. Decimals 3. Fractions 4. Relationship between numbers 5. Percentage 6. Ratio & Proportion 7. Square Roots 8. Averages 9. Interest 10. Profit & Loss 11. Discount 12. Partnership 13. Mixtures & Allegations 14. Time & Distance 15. Time & Work 16. Basic Algebraic identities 17. Graphs of Linear Equations 18. Mensuration – Triangle, Circle, Quadrilateral, Regular Polygon, Right Prism, Cylinder, Sphere, Hemisphere, 19. Bar Diagram 20. Pie Chart 21. Trigonometric Ratio 22. Heights & Distance 23. Histogram 24. Frequency 25. Polygon |
| English Comprehension | 1. Active Passive 2. One word Substitution 3. Unseen Passage 4. Fill in the blanks 5. Antonyms & Synonyms 6. Direct-Indirect Narration 7. Error Detection 8. Sentence Improvement 9. Comprehension 10. Cloze Test |
Mains Exam Syllabus
ICAR IARI Assistant Mains Exam Syllabus is given below :
Paper – I
| Subject | Topics |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 1. Whole numbers 2. Decimals 3. Fractions 4. Relationship between numbers 5. Percentage 6. Ratio & Proportion 7. Square Roots 8. Averages 9. Interest 10. Profit & Loss 11. Discount 12. Partnership 13. Mixtures & Allegations 14. Time & Distance 15. Time & Work 16. Basic Algebraic identities 17. Graphs of Linear Equations 18. Mensuration – Triangle, Circle, Quadrilateral, Regular Polygon, Right Prism, Cylinder, Sphere, Hemisphere 19. Bar Diagram & Pie Chart 20.Trigonometric Ratio 21. Heights & Distance 22. Histogram 23. Frequency 24. Polygon 25. Standard Identities 26. Linear Equations |
| English Comprehension | 1. Active Passive 2. One word Substitution 3. Unseen Passage 4. Fill in the blanks 5. Antonyms & Synonyms 6. Direct-Indirect Narration 7. Error Detection 8. Sentence Improvement 9. Comprehension 10. Cloze Test 11. Idioms & Phrases |
Paper – II
Questions in the Paper-II (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.) will be of Graduation Level
| Related Links |
| ICAR IARI Assistant Previous Year Paper |
ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 – FAQs
A. ICAR IARI Assistant Notification 2025 will be released soon on the website.
A. The last date to apply for ICAR IARI Assistant Recruitment 2025 will be released soon.
A. As of now, the link is inactive. The link will be activated soon.
A. The number of vacancies for ICAR IARI Assistant 2025 will be released soon. For 2022, the revised vacancies are 806.
A. ICAR IARI Assistant 2025 Preliminary Exam consists of 25 questions each of :
i. General Intelligence and Reasoning
ii. General Awareness
iii. Quantitative Aptitude and
iv. English Comprehension
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