The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has revised its UG counselling 2025 brochure to include the Agriculture-Biology-Chemistry (ABC) stream as an eligible combination for BSc Agriculture and allied programs. This decision addresses concerns from students in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, where physics is not part of the standard higher secondary agriculture stream. The revision allows candidates from affected states to now appear for ICAR UG counselling 2025, ensuring fair access to BSc Agriculture admissions across multiple universities.
ICAR UG Counselling 2025 Eligibility Update
Following the revision, ICAR has instructed more than twenty agricultural universities to accept the ABC stream for undergraduate admissions. This update ensures candidates who previously faced restrictions due to missing physics in their curriculum can participate in the counselling process. The ICAR UG counselling 2025 will fill over five thousand seats across 74 agricultural universities in India. Allocation to universities will be managed by ICAR, and candidates will then be assigned to constituent colleges by the respective universities.
Universities Accepting ABC Stream for BSc Agriculture Admissions
Candidates can now apply to several prominent agricultural universities for BSc Agriculture and allied programs using the ABC combination. Below is the list of major universities affected by the update:
- Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj
- Agriculture University, Jodhpur
- Anand Agricultural University, Anand
- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Nadia
- Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur
- Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur
- Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
- Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
ICAR UG Counselling 2025 Procedure and Seat Allocation
The ICAR UG counselling 2025 will be conducted in four rounds. Candidates will be allocated to universities based on merit, and no more than forty percent of seats from one state will be assigned to a single university for a specific subject or program under a particular category. Candidates must complete registration, choice filling, and document verification as per the respective university guidelines. The ICAR ensures transparency and uniformity across all participating agricultural universities. This update is expected to benefit thousands of students in states where the ABC combination forms a major part of the higher secondary agriculture curriculum. The revision also aligns ICAR UG admissions with regional education structures, providing fair opportunities for aspirants in BSc Agriculture and allied programs.
