ICAR-INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IARI)
PUSA NEW DELHI-110 012 
F. No. 2-1/2022/Rectt.cell/Administrative (CBT)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details   https://www.iari.res.in/
Last Date for Receipt of the online application : 01.06.2022

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF ASSISTANTS AT ICAR HEADQUARTERS & ITS RESEARCH INSTITUTES – 2022

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) will conduct competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Assistants under Direct Recruitment:

Post: Assistant
No. of posts: 462, out of which 02 for Visually Impaired
INSTITUTE: IARI, New Delhi: 01
ICAR RC NEH, Umiam: 01 

Age: 20-30 years
Qulifications: 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. 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. 39.99% will be treated as less than 40%. 

The cities where the main examination will be held are Delhi/NCR(Noida), Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai. 

Candidates may select two (02) cities in order of their preference for main examination. 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 a later stage. There may be more than one venue at any/all cities depending upon the number of candidates registered for the examination. 

Age Relaxation: 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 AnnexureVII–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.

Notwithstanding the provision of age-relaxation under (iii) candidates of PwBD category will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if they (after such Medical Examination as the Government or appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) are found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards of the post.

Provision of Compensatory Time and assistance of scribe:

A) In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate. 

B) 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 behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure-VIII

C) The facility of scribes/ passage reader will be provided to the PwBD candidates only if he has opted
for the same in the online application form. 

D) The candidate will have the discretion of opting for his own scribe or to avail the facility of scribe provided by the Commission. Appropriate choice in this regard will have to be given by the candidate in the online application form. 

E) In case the candidate opts for his own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe at the time of examination as per proforma at Annexure-IX. In addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with proforma at Annexure-IX If subsequently it is found that the 9 qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his right to the post and claims relating thereto. 

If a candidate opts for his own scribe, in that case, that scribe should not be a candidate of this examination. If a candidate is detected as assisting another PwBD candidate as scribe in this examination, then the candidatures of both the candidates will be cancelled. 

A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be provided to the persons who are allowed use of scribe as described at Para iv. A and iv. B above. 

One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the normal Question Paper set with or without magnifying glass and who wish to write/ indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass will be allowed to use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to a scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own magnifying glass to the Examination Hall. 

 The PwBD candidates who have availed the facility of scribes/ passage reader and/ or compensatory time must produce relevant documents for the eligibility of scribe/ compensatory time at the time of Document Verification. Failure to produce such supporting documents will lead to cancellation of their candidature for the examination. 

Application Fee: Rs. 500/- for PwD candidates.

Online application form available on the website i.e., https://www.iari.res.in only. Fee must be paid in online mode only.

HOW TO APPLY: - 

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

Application through any other mode will not be accepted. No physical documents are required to be sent to
ICAR-IARI by post in connection with the submitted application.

There are separate links for uploading Photograph, Signature and Certificates. Click on the respective link
to Upload Photograph/Signature/Matriculation Certificates/Graduation Certificate. 

Browse and select the location where the scanned Photograph/Signature/Certificates files have been
saved. Select the file by clicking on it. 

Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button. The photograph/signature/certificate file will get uploaded. If the file size
and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed. In such a case, change the size and
format of the file as required and re-upload

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. 

b) 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.