Admission to M.Sc./ M. Tech./ MBA (Agribusiness) Programmes shall be open to all eligible candidates subject to the reservation of seats as under: -
1.Normal seats shall be reserved for HP domicile residents: -
(i) 25 percent of the Normal Seats shall be filled up by ICAR.
(ii) The remaining Normal seats under HP Quota shall be reserved for the domicile residents of Himachal Pradesh.
The gist of same is as under: -
| Vertical Reservation | SC: 22% | ST: 5% | OBC (Non-creamy Layer): 15% | EWS: 10% |
| Horizontal Reservation | Ex-man/Ward of Ex-man: 15% | Physically Challenged: 5% | IRDP: 15% | WFF-2% |
The remaining seats shall be kept for UR category candidates.
2.Self-financing seats shall be open for all at National level and shall be filled up by the University as Self-financing Seats.
Minimum Educational Qualification
The eligibility criteria of candidates to the different disciplines of M.Sc./ M. Tech./ MBA (Agribusiness) programmes are given below: -
Graduates with an OGPA of 6.00/10.00 under course credit system or with a minimum of 60% marks in the respective degree from a recognized University (relax able by 5% in the case of SC/ ST/ Physically Challenged candidates and in-service nominees) in the following order of preference: -
First Preference
The candidates who have passed out their graduate degrees from ICAR-AU system (SAUs/ CAUs/ CU with Agriculture faculty) and ICAR accredited Universities/ Colleges.
Second Preference
If seats remain vacant, candidates having 4-year degrees programme from Private Agricultural Universities/ Colleges not accredited by ICAR, even though affiliated to Government Institutions will be considered for admission.
The educational qualification for admission to MBA (Agribusiness) programme shall be as under: -
B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture/ B.Sc. Horticulture/ B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry/ B.Sc. (Hons) Biotechnology/ B. Tech. Biotechnology 4 years programme. However, if seats remain vacant, the candidates with B.Sc. Agriculture or other Agricultural Sciences 4-years programme shall be considered.
The marks obtained in Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) will be considered for admission in Normal seats as well as Self-financing seats which shall be conducted by the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni (Solan). The candidates having secured less than 45 marks in the entrance test shall not be considered for appearing in the Counselling Process/ Admission.
