Indian Council of agricultural research,much popular as ICAR has announced All India entrance examination 2015 for admission into various agriculture and allied programmes for academic year 2015 – 16. The details of programmes and application procedure are described below.

Courses : B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D.
Institutions: All agricultural universities and some autonomous institutions in the country.

Disciplines : agricultural science,home science,horticulture, Agriculture economy, dairy science, agriculture engineering,veterinary science, fisheries etc.

The selection of the candidates for the above mentioned programmes will be based on the performance in written examinations. Age of the candidates should be less than 30 years.

Interested candidates can apply online through the ICAR website. Last date for online registration is 23 February 2015.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee is inviting online applications from eligible candidates for admissions into Ph.D programmes for the year 2015-16. The selection will be made through entrance test. Duration of programm is 3 to 4 years.

Ph.D programmes are offered in the department of Architecture and Planning, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Civil, Earthquake, Electrical Engineering, Earth Sciences, ECE, CSE, Hydrology, H and S, Management Studies, Maths, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Physics, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Paper Technology, Disaster Mitigation and Management, Water Resources Development and Management, Nanotechnology, Transportation Systems and other departments.

Applicants must have BE / B.Tech / ME / M.Tech / M.Sc / MA. Interested and eligible candidates should apply at http://www.iitr.ernet.in. The hard copy of application form along with relevant documents should reach the Chairmen, PG Admission, PG Admission Office, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand – 247 667.

Opening and closing date for online registration is 10th February and 2nd March respectively. Last date for the receipt of hard copy of application form is 9th March, 2015.