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ICAR AIEEA (PG) JRF - Agronomy Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Prepare for your exam with the latest official syllabus, detailed topic-wise breakdown, and mark distribution.

Comprehensive syllabus for the ICAR JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) entrance exam for the \'Agronomy\' discipline. This falls under the Major Subject Group \'Agronomy\' (Code 06). It is one of the most competitive and popular streams in ICAR PG exams.

Exam Overview

Conducting Body National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Frequency Annual
Major Subject Group Agronomy (Code 06)
Eligibility B.Sc. Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (4 Years)
Total Marks 480 (120 Questions x 4 Marks)

Exam Pattern

Exam Structure
Section Content Questions Marks
Part A General Knowledge / General Agriculture 20 MCQs 80
Part B Core Subject (Agronomy) 100 MCQs 400
Total 120 MCQs 480

Marking Scheme: +4 for correct, -1 for incorrect. Time: 2 Hours.

Subject-wise Syllabus

Crop Production
Weed Management
Water Management
Soil Fertility & Meteorology
General Agriculture
Core Unit: Field Crops (Kharif & Rabi) +
  • • Cereals (Rice, Wheat, Maize) Very High
    Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance; Soil and climatic requirements; Varieties (Hybrids, Composites); Seed rate and sowing methods (SRI, DSR, FIRB); Nutrient management; Water management (critical stages); Weed control; Harvesting and yield; Quality parameters.
  • • Millets (Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Finger Millet) Medium
    Minor millets classification; Drought tolerance mechanisms; Package of practices; Nutritional significance (Nutri-cereals).
  • • Pulses (Chickpea, Pigeonpea, Lentil, Green/Black gram) High
    Protein content; Biological Nitrogen Fixation; Intercropping systems; Wilt and sterility mosaic management via agronomic practices; Critical stages for irrigation.
  • • Oilseeds (Groundnut, Mustard, Soybean, Sunflower) High
    Oil content and quality (fatty acid profile); Sulphur nutrition; Pegging in groundnut; Siliqua formation in mustard; IDM and IPM concepts related to agronomy.
  • • Commercial Crops (Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute) High
    Sugarcane: Planting methods (Trench, Ring pit), Ratooning, Ripening, By-products; Cotton: Bt cotton agronomy, spacing, physiological disorders (Tirak); Jute: Retting process.
  • • Forage & Fodder Crops Low-Medium
    Berseem, Lucerne, Oats, Sorghum; Hay and Silage making principles; Anti-nutritional factors (HCN, Oxalates).
Core Unit: Weed Science +
  • • Weed Biology & Ecology High
    Classification of weeds (Life cycle, Cotyledons, Photosynthesis); Crop-Weed competition (Critical period); Allelopathy; Weed shift and invasive weeds (Parthenium, Lantana, Eichhornia).
  • • Herbicides Very High
    Classification (Chemical structure, Mode of action, Selectivity); Time of application (PPI, Pre-emergence, Post-emergence); Herbicide formulations; Adjuvants and Safeners; Herbicide degradation in soil (Photodecomposition, Microbial, Chemical).
  • • Herbicide Resistance Medium
    Mechanism of resistance; Herbicide resistant crops (HRCs); Management of resistant weed biotypes.
  • • Integrated Weed Management (IWM) High
    Physical, Cultural, Biological, and Chemical methods; Parasitic weeds (Striga, Orobanche, Cuscuta) and their management.
Core Unit: Irrigation & Water Management +
  • • Soil-Water Relations High
    Physical properties of soil water; Soil moisture constants (Field capacity, PWP, Hygroscopic coeff); Soil moisture measurement (Tensiometer, Neutron probe, TDR); Infiltration and permeability.
  • • Irrigation Scheduling Very High
    Approaches (Soil moisture depletion, IW/CPE ratio, Critical stages, Plant indices); Water requirement of crops (WR = IR + ER + S).
  • • Methods of Irrigation High
    Surface (Check basin, Border strip, Furrow, Surge); Sub-surface; Pressurized (Drip and Sprinkler) - Layout, efficiency, fertigation; Water Use Efficiency (Crop vs Field WUE).
  • • Quality of Irrigation Water Medium
    Salinity (EC), Sodicity (SAR, RSC); Management of saline and alkali waters; Drainage (Surface and Sub-surface types).
Core Unit: Soil Fertility & Agrometeorology +
  • • Nutrient Management High
    Essential plant nutrients (Criteria of essentiality); Macro and Micronutrients (Functions, Deficiency symptoms); Manures (FYM, Compost, Green Manuring); Fertilizers (Classification, Grade, Equivalent acidity/basicity); Biofertilizers; Integrated Nutrient Management (INM).
  • • Agrometeorology Medium-High
    Atmosphere structure; Solar radiation; Temperature (Cardinal points); Humidity; Precipitation forms; Monsoon mechanism (SW and NE monsoon); Weather forecasting types; Climate change and Global warming.
  • • Dryland Agriculture Medium
    Dry farming vs Dryland farming vs Rainfed farming; Moisture conservation practices (Mulching, Anti-transpirants); Watershed management; Water harvesting.
Part A: General Knowledge +
  • • General Agriculture 20 Questions
    Agricultural Statistics (Principles of design of experiments - CRD, RBD, LSD); Economic principles; Farm management; Extension education basics; Genetics (Mendel laws); Plant Physiology basics (Photosynthesis); Current events in Agriculture.

Recommended Books

Book NameAuthor/PublisherImportance
Principles of Agronomy T. Yellamanda Reddy & G.H. Sankara Reddi Essential (Bible of Agronomy)
Agronomy of Field Crops Chidda Singh (or S.R. Reddy) High (For Crop Production)
Weed Science T.K. Das Very High (Standard text)
Irrigation Agronomy S.R. Reddy High
Introductory Soil Science D.K. Das High (For Soil concepts)
Objective Agronomy Thakur & Bassi / Kantwa Practice (For MCQs)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Soil Science part of the Agronomy syllabus? +

Yes, specifically Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management. You must understand fertilizer calculations, soil physical properties, and nutrient cycles. However, Soil Pedology and detailed chemistry are part of the Soil Science JRF exam, not Agronomy.

Are numericals asked in the exam? +

Yes. Expect numericals on: Fertilizer requirement calculations, Herbicide dose calculations, Seed rate calculations, Weed indices (WCE, WI), and Irrigation depth/volume calculations.

Which institutes are best for Agronomy? +

IARI New Delhi, GBPUAT Pantnagar, PAU Ludhiana, CCS HAU Hisar, and ANGRAU.

How much emphasis should be on Statistics? +

Basic Statistics is part of the General Agriculture section. Study Experimental Designs (CRD, RBD, LSD), ANOVA basics, and Correlation/Regression.