ICAR-The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Pusa,
New Delhi-110012
F.No. 1-1/2021/Rectt. Cell/Technical (CBT)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.iari.res.in/
Closing date for Online registration: 10.01.2022

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO TECHNICIAN (T-1) POSTS AT ICAR HEADQUARTERS & ITS RESEARCH INSTITUTES – 2021.

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) will conduct competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Technician (T-1) under Direct Recruitment.

Post: Technician (T-1)
No. of posts: 641, out of which 06 for Persons with Disabilities
Low Vision can apply.

Qualifications: Matriculation pass from a recognized Board. Candidate must specifically indicate the percentage of
marks obtained (calculated to the nearest two decimals) in the relevant column of the application form.
Where percentage of marks is not awarded by the University but only CGPA/OGPA is awarded, the same shall be converted into percentage in terms of conversion norms of university in this regard, besides indicating the CGPA/OGPA in 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. Round off % age will not be acceptable under any circumstances for consideration for appointment. The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60%.

The cities where the Examination will be conducted in Online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode are mentioned in Annexure- II. Candidates may select five (05) cities in order of their preference. However, the Cities of Examination could be changed/allocated at the discretion of IARI. Candidates must select the centre
of examination carefully while submitting their online application for the examination. No request for change
of centre would be entertained at later stage. There may be more than one venue at any/all cities depending
upon the number of candidates registered for the examination.

Age: 18-30 years
Upper age limit: 10 years for PwD candidates.

Disability should not be less than 40% for the categories where ever PwBD reserved posts are indicated in the above table. A person, who wants to avail the benefit of relaxation will have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a Competent Authority as per the form V, VI and VII of rule 18(1) under Chapter 7 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 dated 15.06.2017. Refer Annexure –VII (A), VII(B) & VII(C) for the revised formats. The existing certificates of disability issued under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 (since
repealed) shall continue to be valid for the period specified therein.

Application fee: 100/- for PwD candidates.

Candidates satisfying the eligibility conditions have to apply On-line on ICAR-IARI website i.e.
https://www.iari.res.in/.

Candidates are required to download the On-line Application Form generated by the System, which may be retained for future reference. This should NOT be sent to ICAR-IARI.

Candidates are required to keep ready the following relevant details/ information/documents at the time of filling the online form:

i. Notification for Technician (T-1) Examination-2021.
ii. Name (as recorded in Matriculation Certificate).
iii. Father’s name (as recorded in Matriculation certificate).
iv. His/Her Caste/Category certificate (for SC/ST/PwBD/OBC-NCL/EWS candidates)
v. PwBD Certificate.
vi. Complete Address for Correspondence.
vii. Complete Permanent Address.
viii. Matriculation or equivalent Certificate and other qualification details.
ix. Cities preferred for the Examination (Please check the Examination cities given in Annexure II of this notification.
x. Debit Card/Credit Card/Net banking/UPI details for online payment of fee.
xi. Valid and active e-mail id and mobile number.
xii. Photograph & Signature according to the Clause No. X , S.No VI.

Candidates should upload the scanned (digital) image of their photograph, signature and other relevant Certificates as per the process given below. The applicant should note that only jpg or jpeg formats are acceptable:

) Photograph:
i. Photograph must be a recent passport size color photograph (not older than 03 weeks).
ii. Make sure that the picture is in color, taken against a light-colored, preferably white,
background. Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.
iii. Dimensions of the image should be approximately 200X230 pixels. It will not be possible to accommodate larger images. Size of file should be between 50kb-80kb in jpg/jpeg format only.
iv. If the size of the file is too large, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, number of colors etc., during the process of scanning. Minimum resolution should be 200 dpi.

Signature image:
i. The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black ink pen.
ii. The signature must be of the applicant only and not of any other person. If at any stage the signature is not found to be matching with the candidate’s actual signature, the applicant’s candidature may be summarily rejected.
iii. Please scan the signature area only and not the entire page.
iv. Dimensions of the image should be approximately 140X60 pixels. Size of file should be between 10kb–30kb in jpg/jpeg format only. 

The candidates are not required to submit any printed/ hard copy of their online application or copies of any certificate/ document at the stage of filling up online application.

The orthopedically Challenged (OC) candidates appearing for concerned post with both arms effected, cerebral palsy and visually challenged may be allowed to take the help of a scribe only with the prior permission of the ICAR-IARI. Candidate may bring his own scribe(as per applicable rules) . If candidate desires that Provision of a scribe be made by ICAR-IARI a prior request have to be submitted online. An additional time of 10 minutes for every half hour will be allowed to such candidates. In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate at the time of
examination to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure- X.