Agricultural Research Service (ARS) : Disciplines and their Eligibility
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Disciplines and their Eligibility qualifications for ARS Exam
| Code No. | Discipline | Eligibility qualifications |
| 01 | Agricultural Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology & Bio-Technology/ Genetic Engineering/ Botany/ Plant Sciences/ Life Sciences with specialization in Plant Biotechnology. |
| 02 | Agricultural Entomology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Entomology/ Zoology/Sericulture/ Apiculture/ Plant Protection with specialization in Agricultural Entomology. |
| 03 | Agricultural Microbiology | Master’s degree in Agricultural Microbiology/Microbiology |
| 04 | Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Horticulture with specialization in Agricultural Botany/ Economic Botany/ Plant Genetic Resources. |
| 05 | Genetics & Plant Breeding | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Botany/ Plant Breeding or Genetics or Genetics and Plant Breeding. |
| 06 | Nematology | Master’s degree in Agriculture /Nematology/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Zoology/ Plant Protection with specialization in Nematology. |
| 07 | Plant Biochemistry | Master’s degree in Plant Biochemistry/ Agricultural Biochemistry/ Biochemistry with specialization in plants. |
| 08 | Plant Pathology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Botany/ Life Sciences/Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Mycology. |
| 09 | Plant Physiology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Plant Physiology/ Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology. |
| 10 | Seed Science & Technology | Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Seed Science/ Seed Technology or Seed Science and Technology. |
| 12 | Fruit Science | Master’s degree in Pomology/ Agriculture or Horticulture with specialization in Fruit Sciences/ Post harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
| 13 | Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants |
Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Botany with specialization in Spices/ Plantation Crops and/ or in Medicinal nd Aromatic Plants/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
| 14 | Vegetable Science | Master’s degree in Olericulture/ Vegetable Sciences/Agriculture or Horticulture with specialization in Vegetable Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology (Horticulture). |
| 15 | Animal Biochemistry | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences/ Dairy/Fishery Science with specialization in Biochemistry |
| 16 | Animal Biotechnology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal/ Fishery Science with specialization in Biotechnology. |
| 17 | Animal Genetics & Breeding | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding. |
| 18 | Animal Nutrition | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Nutrition. |
| 19 | Animal Physiology | Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Physiology. |
| 20 | Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology. |
| 23 | Dairy Technology | Master’s degree in Dairy Technology or Dairy Science/Dairy Engineering/ Animal Products Technology/ Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology. |
| 24 | Livestock Product Technology |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Products Technology. |
| 25 | Livestock Production Management |
Master’s degree in Veterinary/ Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Production Management/ Animal Husbandry. |
| 27 | Veterinary Medicine | Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Preventive Medicine/ Veterinary Clinical Medicine. |
| 28 | Veterinary Microbiology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Microbiology/ Bacteriology/ Virology/ Mycology/ Immunology. |
| 29 | Veterinary Parasitology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology. |
| 30 | Veterinary Pathology | Masters degree in Veterinary Pathology. |
| 31 | Veterinary Pharmacology | Master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Veterinary Pharmacology. |
| 32 | Veterinary Public Health | Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health/Epidemiology. |
| 35 | Fisheries Resource Management |
Master’s degree in Fishery Sciences/Fisheries Resource Management/ Marine Biology/Aquatic Environmental Management/ Aquatic Biology with specialization in Fisheries Resource Management/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Hydrography/ Ecosystem Management/ Aquatic Ecology. |
