At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not applicable / not announced Eligibility examinations do not themselves guarantee a vacancy or appointment; recruitment/admission follows the relevant institution's rules.
- Education
- Postgraduate Discipline-specific master's degree or equivalent under the ASRB notification.
- Age
- See the current-cycle official bulletin for any applicable age conditions. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category- and paper-specific; see the current official bulletin. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- NET is eligibility only; ARS/SMS/STO pay is post-specific under the recruitment notice. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2025 examination / 2026 mains Central · All India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Revised schedule notice
25 Sep 2025
- completed
NET / preliminary CBT
11–13 Nov 2025
- completed
Combined mains
1 Mar 2026
- current
Result / interview
Official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Meet the education, subject, category and documentary requirements in the cycle-specific official bulletin.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Combined CBT / preliminary examination
- 2NET result or post-specific mains
- 3Interview/selection for ARS, SMS and STO as notified
Syllabus snapshot
- Candidate's notified agricultural discipline plus the stage-specific scheme in the ASRB notification.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Revised dates of Combined NET, ARS, SMS (T-6) and STO (T-6) Examination 2025
- Published / changed
- 25 Sep 2025
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:55 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.