The ICAR PhD exam syllabus includes the following subjects:
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Seed Science & Technology
- Economic Botany and Plant Genetic Resource
- Plant Pathology
- Nematology
- Agricultural Entomology
- Sericulture
- Plant Biochemistry
- Plant Physiology
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mathematics
The exam will be divided into three parts, with a total of 120 questions:
- Part A: General Knowledge/Reasoning Ability (20 questions)
- Part B: Core Group (50 questions)
- Part C: Specialized Subject (50 questions
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