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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (AO) AND FINANCE & ACCOUNTS OFFICER (F&AO) AT ICAR RESEARCH INSTITUTES - 2021

 COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (AO) AND FINANCE & ACCOUNTS OFFICER 

(F&AO) AT ICAR RESEARCH INSTITUTES - 2021

Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board 



The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will conduct competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Administrative Officer and Finance & Accounts Officer in Pay Level 10 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix [Pre-revised PB-3 ₹ 15600-39100 + ₹ 5400 (Grade Pay)] at ICAR Research Institutes in accordance with the rules issued by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Important Dates





 ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:- 

 a) For Administrative Officer:- 
 Candidate must be a Graduate of a recognized University securing not less than 55% mark in the final degree examination or equivalent and must have working 
knowledge of computer. 
 b) For Finance & Accounts Officer:- 
 Candidate must be a Graduate of a recognized University securing not less than 55% mark in the final degree examination or equivalent and must have working 
knowledge of computer. 
Desirable Qualification:- Specialization in Finance/ Accounting/ Commerce as the Post Graduation level or professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS.

 Age Limits for this examination will be as under:- 

(a) The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must have not attained the age of 30 years as on 23.08.2021 i.e. the closing date of online registration of application (He/ she must have been born not later than 23.08.2000 
and not earlier than 24.08.1991). But the maximum age limit for Council’s regular employees holding the post in administrative (ministerial) category will be relaxable 
upto 45 years.


FEE:- 
 The candidates seeking admission to the examination must pay to the Board 
a fee as follows:

HOW TO APPLY:-

A candidate seeking admission to the Examination must apply online in the prescribed online Application Form available on the website i.e. 
http:/www.asrb.org.in A candidate must read the provisions contained in this Notification carefully and shall abide by the same. A candidate must fulfill all the conditions of eligibility 
regarding age limit, educational qualification, etc. prescribed for applying for the examination.


The process of filling up of online application process will begin from 11.00 Hrs on 23.07.2021 upto 17.00 Hrs on 23.08.2021 after which the application link will automatically be disabled



IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
i) Candidates are required to apply online only using the online application form 
link available on the website: http://www.asrb.org.in. No other mode of 
submission of application is allowed. Candidates can exercise their option in 
the Application Form for being considered either for the post of AO only, 
F&AO only or both the posts. If a candidate applies for both the posts 
option (i.e. AO and F&AO), then he/ she must indicate the order of 
preferences (in descending order) in the application form. Order of 
preferences once indicated by the candidate at the application stage will 
be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any 
circumstances. Candidates are hereby informed that the details provided in 
the Online Application Form will be used for all future references and no 
modification thereto can be done subsequently. Hence, they are advised to 
be very careful while filling the Application Form. They are, therefore, 
requested to thoroughly read this Notification before filling the online 
Application Form.
ii) Candidates are required to complete the Application Form by filling all the 
parts for which they will be guided during the course of filling the Online 
Application Form. 
iii) Candidates are required to keep ready the following relevant details/ 
information/ documents at the time of filling the online form: 
a) Notification for AO and F&AO Examination-2021. 
b) Name (as recorded in Secondary level Examination certificate). 
c) Father’s name (as recorded in Secondary level Examination certificate). 
d) Complete Address for Correspondence. 
e) Complete Permanent Address. 
f) Matriculation or equivalent Certificate. 
g) Bachelor’s Degree Certificate/Provisional Degree Certificate and Year-
wise Marksheets. 
h) Master’s Degree Certificate / Doctorate Degree Certificate / Provisional 
Degree Certificate/Transcript/ Marksheet, if available. 
i) Centre opted for the Examination (Please check the Examination Centres 
given in Para 5 of this notification). 
j) Scanned copy of recent passport size photograph taken against white 
background only, of a maximum size of 150 KB in .jpg format only with 
the face covering at least 2/3rd of the total space and taken without 
spectacles. 
k) Scanned copy of signatures in Black/Blue ink on a white paper only, of a 
maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format only. 
l) Scanned copy of Left Thumb Impression in Blue ink on a white paper 
only, of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format only. (In case of any 
eventuality of left hand thumb being unavailable, right hand thumb 
impression may be used.) 
m) Debit Card/Credit Card/Net banking/UPI details for online payment of fee. 
n) Valid and active e-mail id and mobile number. 
o) The candidate should have details of one Photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/ 
Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ Any other photo ID 
card issued by the State/ Central Government. The details of this 
photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up 
the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a 
scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in

the online application by him/her. This photo ID will be used for all 
future references and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while 
appearing for the examination. 
iv) The candidates are required to enter their valid and active e-mail id only in the 
Application Form since all the communication/ information/ update(s) for this 
Examination would be sent to this e-mail address only. In case, they do not 
have an e-mail address, they may obtain one from any of the e-mail service 
providers of the candidate’s choice. Please note that entry of the e-mail id in 
the prescribed field in the Application Form is mandatory. 
v) Please keep ready all relevant information regarding the payment towards 
Application Fee for successfully completing the Application process. For 
payment of Application Fee, please keep your Debit/ Credit card or Internet 
Banking/ UPI details ready for online payment. 
vi) Please keep the scanned copy of your recent passport size photograph (taken 
against white background only of a maximum size of 150 KB in .jpg format 
only with the face covering at least 2/3rd of the total space and taken without 
spectacles for easy identification), scanned copy of your Signature (taken in 
black/blue ink only on white paper) of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format 
only and scanned copy of your Left Thumb Impression (taken in blue ink only 
on white paper) of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format only for uploading 
during the process of Application Form submission. Please note that you 
should use only clear scanned copies (and not blurred or hazy) since your 
application form may not be considered if these are not clear. The 
photograph, signature and left thumb impression would be used to print them 
on the Admission Certificate. The scanned photograph, signature and left 
thumb impression must be uploaded in .jpg format only. These would be 
required to be uploaded using the links that will be guided to during the course 
of applying. You may browse and select the location where the scanned 
photograph/ signature/ left thumb impression file has been saved, select it and 
click the upload button. Once uploaded, a message informing about the 
successful uploading of the photograph/signature/left thumb impression, as 
the case may be, will be displayed. In case, you want to use any other 
photograph/ signature/ left thumb impression, then select the edit button on 
the link and repeat the same process as before. Your online Application Form 
will not be submitted unless you have successfully uploaded your photograph, 
signature and left thumb impression. 
 PLEASE VIEW THE IMAGES IN THE APPLICATION FORM AND SATISFY 
YOURSELF THAT THEY ARE CLEAR AND SUFFICIENTLY VISIBLE. HAZY/ 
UNCLEAR PHOTOGRAPH/ SIGNATURE/ LEFT THUMB IMPRESSION WILL 
NOT BE ACCEPTED. 
vii) Candidates are informed that there are provisions for editing the Application 
Form at many stages. Once the complete process of filling up the information 
in the Application Form and the Photograph, Signature and Left Thumb 
Impression are uploaded successfully, the candidate can review the entire 
Application Form together with the photograph, signature and left thumb 
impression and can still edit at this point to make / incorporate any change/ 
editing in any field of the Application Form. After final submission of the 
application form, no change in any of the entries is allowed/ possible.

viii) The online application process will be open from 11:00 Hrs of 23.07.2021 
upto 17:00 Hrs of 23.08.2021 after which the link will automatically get 
disabled. It is, therefore advised that candidates may submit their Application 
Form well in advance without waiting for the last date of Application Form 
submission. 
ix) The candidates are advised to regularly check their e-mail provided in the 
Application Form for update(s)/ information/ communication with regard to the 
Examination. They must check the spam/ junk folders also of their mailbox. 
x) Once the payment is successfully made, a message informing the successful 
submission of Application Form will be displayed on the screen. In case, this 
does not appear, the process needs to be repeated, since it signifies/implies 
that the Application Form has not been successfully uploaded/ submitted. 
xi) The candidates are not required to send any printed/ hard-copy of their 
online application or copies of any certificates to the Board. However, 
the candidates are strongly advised to keep a print or soft copy of the 
completed Application Form for any future reference. 
xii) Please note that mere successful submission of the Application Form and/or 
issuance of Admission Certificate does not automatically ensures admission 
to the Examination. If, on verification at any later stage, it is found that any 
candidate does not fulfill all or any eligibility conditions or has furnished any 
wrong/ incorrect/misleading/false information either intentionally or otherwise, 
his/ her candidature will be cancelled/ rejected and fee paid for the 
examination will be forfeited and any action as deemed fit by the Board shall 
be taken in this regard. 
11. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
I. Candidates must ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for 
admission to the examination. Their admission to the examination will be 
purely provisional. If on verification at any later stage, it is found that any 
candidate does not fulfill all or any eligibility conditions; his/her candidature 
will be cancelled / rejected and fee paid for the examination will be forfeited. 
The verification of the eligibility of the candidates with respect to the 
documents and information submitted by them will be done after the result of 
the Tier-II Examination. 
II. While filling up the online application form, the candidate should carefully 
decide about his/her choice for the centre, medium of examination and post 
for the examination. In case multiple applications are received from a 
candidate, the latest application will be considered, ignoring all earlier one(s) 
received; without refunding/ adjusting any Application Fee received for the 
other application(s). 
III. Scheme and syllabus of Tier-II Exam (Paper-III & Paper-IV) of AO and 
F&AO are different and candidate may apply either for AO or F&AO or 
both. Tier-I Exam will be common for AO and F&AO. 
IV. It is the sole responsibility of the candidates to ensure that they fulfill the 
specified eligibility before applying for the examination. The candidate must 
have documents/ certificates (Bachelor’s Degree/Caste Certificate/ Disability



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