Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) announces Admission to PhD Program 2020

UBKV PhD Admission 2020 – Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) invites applications from interested candidates for admission to PhD Program under Research Scholar/In-service Research Scholar Category in the following disciplines under the Faculties of Agriculture and Horticulture for the session 2020-2021.
Candidates must satisfy one of the qualifications as given in Annexure-I as indicated against the relevant disciplines to which admission is sought in PhD Program.

Programs Offered

1.

Ph.D. (Agriculture)

2.

Ph. D. (Horticulture)

3.

Ph. D. (Forestry)

No. of Seats

Ph.D. (Agriculture)-Faculty of Agriculture

Department / Discipline

Seats

Agricultural Economics

Total Seat-06 (UR-03, SC-02, OBC-A-01)

Agricultural Entomology

Total Seat-06 (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-B-1 , ICAR-02)

Agricultural Extension

Total Seat-04 (UR-01, SC-01, OBC-B-01, ICAR-01)

Agricultural Statistics

Total Seat-06 (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-B-01, ICAR-02)

Agronomy

Total Seat-06 (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-A-01, ICAR-02)

Biochemistry

Total Seat-03 (UR-01, OBC-B-01, ICAR-01)

Genetics and Plant Breeding

Total Seat- 06 (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-A-01, ICAR-02)

Plant Pathology

Total Seat-06 (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-B-01, ICAR-02)

Seed Science & Technology

Total Seat-03 (UR-02, SC-01)

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

Total Seat-06 (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-A-01, ICAR-02)

Ph. D. (Horticulture) Faculty of Horticulture

Floriculture and Landscape Architecture

Total Seat-02 (UR-01, ICAR-01)

Fruit Science

Total Seat-03 (UR-01, OBC-A-01, ICAR-01)

Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

Total Seat-04 (UR-01, SC-01, OBC-B-01, ICAR-01)

SC-Harve SC Technology

Total Seat-02 (SC-01, OBC-A-01)

Vegetable Science

Total Seat-03 (UR-01, SC-01, ICAR-01)

PhD (Forestry) Faculty of Horticulture

Forestry

Total Seat-03 (UR-01 , SC-01, ICAR-01)

Ph.D. (Agriculture) Faculty of Agriculture

Agricultural Economics

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Agricultural Entomology

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Agricultural Extension

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Agricultural Statistics

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Agronomy

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Biochemistry

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Genetics and Plant Breeding

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Plant Pathology

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Seed Science & Technology

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Ph. D. (Horticulture) Faculty of Horticulture

Floriculture and Landscape Architecture

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Fruit Science

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Harve Technology

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Vegetable Science

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

Ph. D. (Forestry)

 Faculty of Horticulture

Forestry

Total Seat-01 (UR-01)

UBKV PhD Admission 2020 Important Dates

Events

Dates

Starting date of submission of application form through online

21st September 2020

Last date of submission of application form

12th October 2020

Date of publication of merit list

to be notified later

Date of counseling and admission

to be notified later

Classes will commence on and from

to be notified later

Eligibility Criteria for UBKV PhD Admission 2020

  • a) Consistently good academic records upto Third semester of Master’s Degree in Agriculture / Horticulture/Forestry Science having at least 65% marks or an CGPA of 6.5 out of 10.00 or 3.75 out of 5.00 or 3.0 out of 4.00 or 2.25 out of 3.00 for general and OBC category (for SC/ST/PH candidate 60 % marks or OGPA 6.0 out of 10.00 or 3.44 out of 5.00 or 2.75 out of 4.00 or 2.06 out of 3.00) upto the Third semester of Master’s degree program from any recognized Indian / Foreign University followed by Bachelors’ Degree in Agricultural / Horticultural / Forestry Science under 10+2+4 or 10+1+4 or 11+4.
  • b) Experience of Dissertation in University / Institute for at least one year/SIX MONTHS.
  • c) Minimum age for admission is 23 years as on 31/12/2020.
  • d) Students passed with a three years Bachelor degree course are not eligible.

Provision of Scholarship

  • State Merit Scholarship will be offered to the admitted state domiciled candidates as per merit panel in descending order and availability of scholarship under the respective Department.

UBKV PhD Admission 2020 Application Procedure

  • Applications in prescribed form are invited through online only at www.ubkv.ac.in. / https://admissionubkv.in/PG-admission/ for admission to PhD Programme under Research Scholar / In-service Research Scholar category in the following disciplines under the Faculties of Agriculture and Horticulture for the session 2020-2021.
  • The candidate must satisfy one of the qualifications as given in Annexure-I as indicated against the relevant disciplines to which admission is sought in Ph. D. Program.
  • All related details must be mentioned properly in an online application. Candidates are required to upload the scanned copy of the latest passport size photograph and signature in the appropriate place. A copy of the filled in application form must be kept for future use.

Application Fee

Candidates should pay through online.

For General & OBC-A& OBC-B Categories

Rs.1000/-

For SC/ST Categories

Rs.250/-

Selection Procedure

  • The final admission will be conducted strictly on the basis of merit and according to the position in the merit list
  • The score shall include – 10% of Graduation marks, 20% of marks of the Master Degree programme upto third semester and 70% from the subject of choice. Only the OGPA up to third semester will be considered in case of Master Degree marks to prepare the merit panel
  • On the day of admission the applicant needs to submit the final mark sheet and Provisional Degree Certificate (PDC) of Master Degree programme.

 

For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website