ASRB ICAR Technical Assistant (T-3) and Senior Technical Assistant (T-4) Recruitment 2026 — 1,393 Posts

ASRB ICAR Technical Assistant (T-3) and Senior Technical Assistant (T-4) Recruitment 2026 — 1,393 Posts

The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi, has invited online applications for the Centralized Combined Examination-2026 for direct recruitment of Technical Assistant (T-3) in ICAR Institutes and Senior Technical Assistant (T-4) in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of ICAR, under Notification F. No. 2(2)/2025-Exam dated 11 November 2026. There are 1,393 tentative vacancies — 1,254 T-3 posts and 139 T-4 posts.

Basis of this post: the ASRB website was unreachable from our server, so the notification was read in full from a byte-faithful mirror copy of the official PDF hosted on the Testbook CDN, and every figure was cross-checked against unanimous secondary sources (jobslogin, Testbook, careeralert24, karmasandhan, govtjobsalert, jobcareerupdates, JagranJosh — all agree on 1,393 posts, the 1,254/139 split, the dates and the fee). Read the notification PDF linked below in full before applying.

Vacancies

T-3 (1,254 posts, ICAR Institutes, Pay Level-5, Rs. 29,200–92,300): Field Farm Technician and Laboratory Technician (Agriculture) 699, (Animal Science) 115, (Fisheries) 90, (Social Science – Home Science/Community Science) 5; Workshop Staff (Civil Engineering) 51, (Agricultural Engineering) 42, (Electrical Engineering) 35, (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering) 25; Library/Information/Documentation 59; Information Technology 133.

T-4 (139 posts, KVKs, Pay Level-6, Rs. 35,400–1,12,400): Field Farm Technician and Laboratory Technician (Agriculture) 73, (Animal Science) 9, (Social Science – Home Science/Community Science) 2; Laboratory Technician (Fisheries) 7; Information Technology 48.

All vacancy figures are tentative, as stated in the notification.

Who can apply

You need a relevant Graduation degree in the concerned discipline (Annexure-VIII of the notification), completed on or before the last date of application, from a recognised Indian University, deemed University, or a foreign University recognised as equivalent by the Government of India. Field Farm and Laboratory Technician posts need a Bachelor's in Agriculture, Horticulture, B.V.Sc. and A.H., B.F.Sc., or Home Science/Community Science, as applicable. Workshop Staff posts need a B.Tech./B.E. or a 3-year Diploma in the relevant engineering discipline. Library posts need a Bachelor's in Library Science or Library and Information Science, and Information Technology posts need a Bachelor's in Computer Application or Computer Science.

The age limit is 21 to 30 years as on the closing date, 17 December 2026, with the relaxations given in the age section of this post.

Fee

The fee is paid through Bharatkosh (bharatkosh.gov.in); transaction charges are borne by the candidate. UR candidates pay Rs. 300 for one post (T-3 only or T-4 only) and Rs. 600 for both posts. EWS and OBC candidates pay Rs. 150 for one post and Rs. 300 for both. SC, ST, PwBD, Women, Transgender and Ex-Servicemen candidates pay nothing. The fee depends on the option exercised (T-3 only, T-4 only, or both, in any one functional group or subgroup). A fee paid without successful submission of the form is not refunded.

Selection and exam

Selection is through a Combined Preliminary CBT (objective, qualifying) in February 2027 (exact dates to be announced), followed by a Combined Mains CBT (objective). There is no interview — selection is based on performance in the Mains Examination, and the final merit is on Mains marks. The Mains date will be announced in due course. The application-form correction window runs from 18 to 20 December 2026.

How to apply

Apply online only, from 18 November to 17 December 2026 (11:59 PM). The last date for fee payment is also 17 December 2026 (11:59 PM). Centres for the Preliminary and Mains exams are tentative, as listed in the notification's annexures; no change of centre is entertained later.