ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Score Calculator with 0.25 Negative Marking

ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 carries 480 total marks across 120 questions — each correct answer adds +4 marks and each wrong answer deducts 1 mark, equal to 0.25 (one-fourth) negative marking per question.

NTA conducts ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 on behalf of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for admission to postgraduate agriculture and allied science programs. The exam is scheduled for July 2, 2026. Use the score formula and worked examples below to estimate your raw score before the official result is announced on the NTA portal.

• Total marks: 480 (120 questions × 4 marks each)
• Correct answer: +4 marks
• Wrong answer: −1 mark (0.25 of 4 marks per question)
• Unattempted question: 0 marks (no negative marking)
• Score formula: (Correct × 4) − (Wrong × 1)
• Exam date: July 2, 2026

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ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Marking Scheme

ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 uses a four-mark-per-question pattern with one-fourth (0.25) negative marking. The paper has two parts: Part A with 20 General Aptitude questions and Part B with 100 subject-specific questions. All questions are multiple-choice with a single correct option. The table below summarises the complete marking scheme.

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ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Score Calculation Formula

Use the formula below to calculate your raw score after attempting the paper:

Score = (Number of Correct Answers × 4) − (Number of Wrong Answers × 1)

The phrase 0.25 negative marking means you lose one-fourth of the marks assigned to a question for each wrong answer. Since each question carries 4 marks, one-fourth equals 1 mark deducted per wrong answer. Leaving a question blank carries no penalty and does not reduce your score in any way.

• Every correct answer adds 4 marks to your total.
• Every wrong answer subtracts 1 mark from your total.
• Every unattempted question adds or subtracts nothing.
• Maximum possible score is 480 marks (all 120 correct, none wrong).

You can apply this formula as soon as the official ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 answer key is published on the NTA portal after the exam. Count your correct and incorrect responses, then substitute into the formula.

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ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Score Calculation Examples

The table below shows calculated scores for different attempt patterns. Find the row closest to your attempt to estimate your marks out of 480.

To calculate your exact score, count correct and wrong answers from the ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 official answer key on the NTA portal, then apply: (Correct × 4) − (Wrong × 1).

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How Negative Marking Affects Your ICAR AIEEA PG 2026 Score

Every wrong answer costs you 1 mark directly. The table below shows how different numbers of wrong answers erode your final score and what that loss equals in terms of correct answers.

For every 4 wrong answers, you lose the equivalent of 1 correct answer in net score gain. Statistically, random guessing among all four options gives you a 25% success rate — which exactly cancels the negative marking. This means guessing offers no average benefit unless you can eliminate at least one option and shift the odds in your favour.

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Tips to Handle 0.25 Negative Marking in ICAR AIEEA PG 2026

• Attempt a question only when you are at least 50% confident — use the elimination method to narrow down options first.
• Skip questions where you can rule out only one option — the odds still do not favour guessing among three remaining choices.
• Focus on Part B subject questions where your domain knowledge is strongest and your accuracy is highest.
• Do not rush through Part A General Aptitude questions — wrong answers here are just as costly as in Part B.
• Do not change a marked answer unless you are certain — second-guessing often introduces errors under time pressure.
• After the exam, use the official answer key on the NTA portal to count correct and wrong answers before computing your score.

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