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ICAR Choice Filling 2025 Live UpdatesICAR Choice Filling 2025 : The Indian Council of Agricultural Research will start the choice filling process on October 14 for the Round 1 counselling. The counselling schedule has finally been released by ICAR for UG, PG and PhD courses. Students can register for the counselling from 2 PM onwards on October 14. The choice filling is a one-time option, and students must fill the college prefrences carefully.
Also read | ICAR Round 1 Choice Filling Dates 2025 ReleasedStudents Dissapointed with Delay in conducting ICAR Counselling 2025
Students from states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Odisha have already completed their agriculture admissions through state-level processes. However, 20% of seats are still pending under the All India Quota. AIQ aspirants are missing academics due to the delay, which is causing more frustration among them.
Students have expressed their frustration on social media and emailed the authorities, but responses are limited to generic messages stating that the counselling schedule will be released, choice filling portal will be activated soon. With no concrete information or expected date provided, it is likely that the portal might be released after October 24 if ICAR does not find a quick solution to the issues causing the delay.
Experts say the AIQ seats have increased from 15% to 20% this year, changing the seat matrix, which might be contributing to the delay. The authorities are likely working on these changes, which is taking time. There's no official word from ICAR yet, so we'll have to wait for further updates. Meanwhile, candidates can check out the seat matrix for UG, PG, and PhD below, and stay informed on the changes made this year.
ICAR 2025 Seat Matrix
Candidates can check out the ICAR Seat Matrix 2025 for UG, PG, and PhD Counselling here for all participating colleges and courses:
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Stay tuned to the LIVE Blog for more updates on ICAR Choice Filling 2025, seat matrix, and other counselling details.
ICAR Choice Filling 2025 Live Updates
12 00 PM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Choice Filling: Total Number of Seats for BSc Courses (4)
The total number of seats for BSc courses (4) are as follows:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Natural Farming - 53
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Agribusiness Management - 29
11 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Web Option Entry 2025: Total Number of Seats for BSc Courses (3)
The total number of seats for BSc courses (3) are as follows:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Nutrition and Dietetics - 72
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Sericulture - 19
11 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Choice Filling: Total Number of Seats for BSc Courses (2)
The total number of seats for BSc courses (2) are as follows:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry - 248
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science - 226
10 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Option Entry: Total Number of Seats for BSc Courses (1)
The total number of seats for BSc courses (1) are as follows:
- B.Sc Horticulture - 703
- B.F.Sc. Bachelor of Fisheries Sciences - 281
10 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: PhD Major Subjects Part V
- Veterinary Surgery and Radiology
- Veterinary Biochemistry
- Animal Nutrition
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
09 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Option Entry 2025: PhD Major Subjects Part IV
- Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
- Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
- Veterinary Medicine
09 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Choice Filling: PhD Major Subjects Part III
- Agriculture Extension Education
- Agricultural Economics
- Aquaculture
08 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Web Option Entry 2025: PhD Major Subjects Part II
- Vegetable Science
- Fruit Science
- Agronomy
08 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Choice Filling 2025: PhD Major Subjects Part I
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Plant Pathology
- Entomology
07 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Choice Filling: PG Major Subject Group Part V
- Food Science and Technology
- Agribusiness Management
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
07 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Web Choice Filling 2025: PG Major Subject Group Part IV
- Community Science
- Fisheries Science
- Dairy Science
- Dairy Technology
06 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Option Entry 2025: PG Major Subject Group Part III
- Forestry
- Agroforestry
- Silviculture
- Agricultural Engineering and Technology
06 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Option Entry: PG Major Subject Group Part II
- Agronomy
- Social Sciences
- Statistical Sciences
- Horticulture
05 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Web Option Entry 2025: PG Major Subject Group Part I
- Plant Biotechnology
- Plant Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Entomology and Nematology
05 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: Total Seat Capacity for Entomology for PhD
The total seat capacity for Entomology for PhD is 84.
04 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Choice Filling: Total Seat Capacity for Soil Science for PhD
The total seat capacity for Soil Science for PhD is 92.
04 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Web Choice Filling 2025: Total Seat Capacity for Agricultural Extension Education for PhD
The total seat capacity for Agricultural Extension Education for PhD is 104.
03 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: Total Seat Capacity for Genetics and Plant Breeding for PhD
The total seat capacity for Genetics and Plant Breeding for PhD is 119.
03 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Option Entry: Total Seat Capacity for Agronomy for PhD
The total seat capacity for Agronomy for PhD is 120.
02 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Option Entry 2025: Total Seat Capacity for Entomology and Nematology for PG Course
The total seat capacity for Entomology and Nematology for PG Course is 242.
02 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Choice Filling: Total Seat Capacity for Agronomy for PG Course
The total seat capacity for Agronomy for PG Course is 271.
01 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Choice Filling: Total Seat Capacity for Agricultural Engineering and Technology for PG Course
The total seat capacity for Agricultural Engineering and Technology for PG Course is 267.
01 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Option Entry 2025: Total Seat Capacity for Horticulture for PG Course
The total seat capacity for Horticulture for PG Course is 405.
12 30 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Choice Filling 2025: Total Seat Capacity for Plant Sciences for PG Course
The total seat capacity for Plant Sciences for PG Course is 578.
12 00 AM IST - 14 Oct'25
ICAR Web Option Entry 2025: Total Seat Capacity in Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya for UG Course
The total seat capacity in Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya for UG Course is 294.
11 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: Total Seat Capacity in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University for UG Course
The total seat capacity in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University for UG Course is 99.
11 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Option Entry: Total Seat Capacity in Bihar Agricultural University for UG Course
The total seat capacity in Bihar Agricultural University for UG Course is 100.
10 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Choice Filling: Total Seat Capacity in Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture for UG Course
The total seat capacity in Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture for UG Course is 72.
10 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Choice Filling: Total Seat Capacity in Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University for UG Course
The total seat capacity in Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University for UG Course is 161.
09 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Choice Filling 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PhD Plant Pathology
The seat intake for PhD Plant Pathology has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 49
- SC: 14
- ST: 7
- OBC-NCL: 26
- EWS: 8
- PwBD: 5
- UPS: 2
09 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: Total Number of Seat Intake for PhD Entomology
The seat intake for PhD Entomology has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 42
- SC: 13
- ST: 6
- OBC-NCL: 23
- EWS: 8
- PwBD: 4
- UPS: 2
08 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Web Choice Filling 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PhD Microbiology
The seat intake for PhD Microbiology has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 16
- SC: 5
- ST: 2
- OBC-NCL: 8
- PwBD: 2
- UPS: 1
08 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Web Option Entry 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PhD Dairy Technology
The seat intake for PhD Dairy Technology has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 10
- SC: 3
- ST: 1
- OBC-NCL: 5
- EWS: 1
- PwBD: 1
07 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Option Entry: Total Number of Seat Intake for PhD Resource Management and Consumer Science
The seat intake for PhD Resource Management and Consumer Science has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 4
- SC: 1
- OBC-NCL: 2
07 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Option Entry 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PG Agriculture Business Management
The seat intake for PG Agriculture Business Management has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 123
- SC: 36
- ST: 18
- OBC-NCL: 65
- EWS: 20
- PwBD: 12
- UPS: 5
06 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Web Choice Filling 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PG Agronomy
The seat intake for PG Agronomy has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 137
- SC: 41
- ST: 20
- OBC-NCL: 73
- EWS: 32
- PwBD: 14
- UPS: 5
06 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: Total Number of Seat Intake for PG Micro-Biology
The seat intake for PG Micro-Biology has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 29
- SC: 8
- ST: 4
- OBC-NCL: 15
- EWS: 1
- PwBD: 3
- UPS: 1
05 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Choice Filling 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PG Plant Physiology
The seat intake for PG Plant Physiology has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 37
- SC: 11
- ST: 6
- OBC-NCL: 20
- EWS: 2
- PwBD: 4
- UPS: 2
05 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Option Entry 2025: Total Number of Seat Intake for PG Bio-Chemistry
The seat intake for PG Bio-Chemistry has been provided here for all categories:
- UR: 28
- SC: 8
- ST: 4
- OBC-NCL: 15
- EWS: 2
- PwBD: 3
- UPS: 1
04 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Option Entry: Names of UG-offering Participating Universities - Part V
Candidates can check out the names of all UG-offering participating universities for ICAR 2025 Counselling below:
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Kashmir
- Shri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jaipur
- Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
- Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar
- Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
- Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar
04 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Choice Filling: Names of UG-offering Participating Universities - Part IV
Candidates can check out the names of all UG-offering participating universities for ICAR 2025 Counselling below:
- Navsari Agricultural University
- Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology
- Palli Shiksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan
- Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad
- Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
- Rani Lakshmibai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut
- Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu
03 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Choice Filling: Names of UG-offering Participating Universities - Part III
Candidates can check out the names of all UG-offering participating universities for ICAR 2025 Counselling below:
- IARI, New Delhi (Assam Hub)
- IARI, New Delhi (Jharkhand Hub)
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
- Junagadh Agricultural University
- Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences
- Kerala Agricultural University
- Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur
- Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
- Nagaland University
03 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Option Entry: Names of UG-offering Participating Universities - Part II
Candidates can check out the names of all UG-offering participating universities for ICAR 2025 Counselling below:
- Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour
- Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke
- Central Agricultural University, Imphal
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
- CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur
- Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa
- G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
02 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR 2025 Web Choice Filling: Names of UG-offering Participating Universities - Part I
Candidates can check out the names of all UG-offering participating universities for ICAR 2025 Counselling below:
- Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
- Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj
- Agricultural University, Borkhera
- Agricultural University, Mandlaur
- Anand Agricultural University
- Aligarh Muslim University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
- Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
- Banda University of Agriculture & Technology
- Banaras Hindu University, Institute of Agricultural Sciences
- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur
02 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Web Choice Filling 2025: How Many Participating Universities for UG & PG Programme?
For ICAR 2025 UG and PG admissions, a total of 75 institutions are participating. These include 64 State Agricultural Universities covering veterinary, horticultural, and fisheries universities, 4 ICAR-Deemed Universities like IARI, IVRI, NDRI, and CIFE, 3 Central Agricultural Universities including CAU Imphal, Dr. RPCAU Pusa, and RLBCAU Jhansi, and 4 Central Universities like AMU, BHU, Viswa Bharati, and Nagaland University. These institutions offer various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in agriculture and allied sciences.
01 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Web Choice Filling 2025: Credentials required to access option form
The credentials required to access ICAR Web Option Form 2025 from the official website are application number, password, and security code.
01 02 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Web Option Entry 2025: How to Fill Choices?
Candidates can check out the steps to ICAR Web Option Entry 2025 here:
- Visit the ICAR website and click on 'New Registration'.
- Enter your application number, password, and security pin, then sign in.
- Click on 'Available choices' to see colleges for your course.
- Select institutions that match your preferences.
- Arrange choices in order of preference.
- Save your choices and lock them before the deadline.
- Note that locked choices can't be changed, so submit carefully.
12 30 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
ICAR Choice Filling 2025: Official Website
The official website for accessing ICAR 2025 Option Form for choice filling is icarcounseling.com.
12 00 PM IST - 13 Oct'25
When will ICAR Choice Filling 2025 begin?
The official date for the commencement of ICAR Choice Filling 2025 has not been stated yet, however, based on the previous year’s trend, the portal is expected to be activated by this week, or after October 24, 2025.
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