Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya MSc Admission 2018

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) announces M. Sc. Admission 2018-19

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya MSc Admission 2018 – Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) invites application for admission test for admission to two years M.Sc. (Agriculture) / M.Sc. (Horticulture) / M.Sc. (Forestry) Courses in the following disciplines for the session 2018-19

Interested candidates can read the complete details regarding UBKV Admission 2018 such as application form and fee details, eligibility criteria, seats etc on this page

Important Dates

• Date of Start of Submission of Application Form: 05th July 2018
• Last Date of Submission of Application Form: 26th July 2018
• Publication of List of eligible Candidates: 03rd August 2018
• Date of Entrance Test: 13th August & 14th August 2018
• Publication of Merit List: 20th August 2018
• Date of Counseling and Admission: 27th August 2018
• Start of Classes: 28th August 2018

No. of Seats

• The number of seats for different disciplines is mentioned below:

M.Sc. (Agriculture)

• Agricultural Economics – 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Agricultural Entomology- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Agricultural Extension- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Agricultural Statistics- 07 Seats(UR-03, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Agronomy- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Biochemistry- 06 Seats(UR-03, SC-01, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Genetics and Plant Breeding- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Plant Pathology- 07 Seats(UR-03, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Seed Science & Technology- 06 Seats(UR-03, SC-01, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)

M.Sc. (Horticulture)

• Floriculture and Landscape Architecture- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Fruit Science -04 Seats(UR-02, SC-01, ST-01)
• Plantation, Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops- 08 Seats(UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Post-Harvest Technology -04 Seats(UR-02, SC-01, ST-01)
• Vegetable Science-04 Seats(UR-02, SC-01, ST-01)

M.Sc. (Forestry)

• Forestry-08 Seats (UR-04, SC-02, ST-01, OBC-A-01)
• Note: 02 Seats shall be reserved for Kashmiri migrants over and above the normal student intake

Eligibility Criteria

• Students passed with three years Bachelors’ degree course are NOT ELIGIBLE
• The minimum age limit for admission to M.Sc. courses is 21 years as on 31st December 2018
• Candidates must have passed their Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture/Horticulture or Forestry or have appeared in final exam in the relevant subject under four-year Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry Undergraduate Program from any recognized Indian/Foreign University
• Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks or its equivalent OGPA (6.00 out of 10.00 or 3.40 out of 5.00 or 2.70 out of 4.00 or 2.00 out of 3.00) in Bachelors’ degree for Unreserved and OBC category and 55% marks or its equivalent OGPA(5.50 out of 10.00 or 3.20 out of 5.00 or 2.50 out of 4.00 or 1.80 out of 3.00) in Bachelors’ degree for SC/ST/PWD candidates
• Candidates of Unreserved and OBC categories must have passed their Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent exam with at least 60% marks in aggregate of5 (five) best subjects and for SC/ST/PWD category candidates the same shall be 50%marks in aggregate of 5 (five) best subjects
• Candidates must secure the minimum qualifying marks as specified by the Postgraduate Admission Committee in the Entrance Test conducted by the University
• An additional 10% of graduations percentage will be given as weightage for UBKV pass out students while preparing the merit panel subject to fulfilling the minimum qualifying marks obtained in entrance test
• However, the applicant must secure qualifying marks in the Entrance Test specified by the University

Entrance Test Pattern

• The entrance test for admission to M.Sc. (Agriculture) for Crop Protection module, Crop production module and M.Sc. (Horticulture) will be held on 13th August 2018
• The entrance test for admission to Social Science module, Basic science and M.Sc. (Forestry) will be held on 14th August 2018. Before the Entrance Exam applicant required downloading UBKV M.Sc. Admission Test Admit Card/Hall Ticket 2018 & M.Sc. Merit List 2018 for Entrance Test
• Duration of test is 1 hour 30 marks. Total marks in Entrance Test in 100 marks, Exam question is 15 Question of 2 marks, 2 questions of 5 marks & MCQ type 60 question of four alternatives each 1 mark
• There will be no Negative marks for wrong answer. The syllabus for entrance test is available in the University website
• Qualifying marks of the Entrance Test – 35 % for General, OBC-A & OBC-B categories and 30% for SC, ST & PWD categories of the Test

Application Procedure

• Application for admission to M.Sc. Degree Program is to be made ONLINE only
• Application Form has to be submitted online only on University Website: ubkv.ac.inon Payment of Application Fee of Rs.1000/- (One thousand only)for General & OBC category and Rs. 250/- (Two hundred fifty only) for SC/ST candidates for each module through online payment mode only
• Only PWD candidates whose disability percentage are 40% or above, will be treated as exempted candidates and no fees will be required
• Candidates will have to pay separate application fee for application to each module
• No application form without deposition of fee will be considered. No admission form will be issued from University counter.
• A candidate applying for master program can apply in only one application giving choice of any number of subjects/modules but have to pay the prescribed application fees for respective number of subjects/modules applied for
• The final admission will be conducted strictly on the basis of merit, according to the position in the merit list. Candidates qualified for more than one subject will be allowed to express their choice during counselling session on the date of admission

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV), Coochbehar, P.O., Pundibari, Distt Coochbehar-736165 (West Bengal), Website: www.ubkv.ac.in

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