Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
Faculty of Agriculture & Horticulture
Admission to Ph.D. Programme 2022-2023
Academic Session: 2022-2023
+ Important Dates
Starting date of submission of application form through online | 26.09.2022 |
Last date of submission of application form | 16.10.2022 |
Date of Entrance Test | 03.11.2022 (tentative) |
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 |
+ The number of seats under different disciplines
Sl. No. | Ph.D. Programme | Total no. of allotted Seats | ICAR Seat (25%) |
Upon resultant vacancy of ICAR seats |
University Seats (Research Scholar) |
State Domiciled (80%) |
Open (20%) |
In-service |
1. | Agril. Economics | 6 | Nil | Nil | 6 | 5 UR-2 SC-1 OBC A-1 OBC B-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2. | Entomology* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile UR-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-1 OBC B-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, ST-1 |
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3. | Agril. Extension Education* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile SC-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-1 OBC A-1 |
1 UR-1 |
-- |
2:State Domicile UR-1, SC-1 |
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4. | Agril. Statistics* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile OBC B-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-2 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, OBC B-1 |
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5. | Agronomy* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile ST-1 |
4 | 3 UR-2 SC-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, ST-1 |
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6. | Bio-Chemistry | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile OBC B-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-2 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, OBC B-1 |
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7. | Genetics & Plant Breeding* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile UR-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 ST-1 OBC A-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, SC-1 |
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8. | Plant Pathology* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile UR-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-1 OBC B-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, ST-1 |
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9. | Seed Science & Technology | 3 | Nil | Nil | 3 | 2 UR-1 SC-1 |
1 UR-1 |
-- |
10. | Soil Science* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile OBC A-1 |
4 | 3 UR-2 ST-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile OBC A-1, UR-1 |
Sl. No. | Ph.D. Programme | Total no of allotted Seats | ICAR Seats (25%)* | Upon Resultant Vacancy of ICAR seats | Universi ty Seats | State Domiciled (80%) | Open (20%) | In-service |
1. | Floriculture and Landscaping* | 4 | 1 | State Domicile SC-1 |
3 | 2 UR-1 OBC B-1 |
1 UR-1 |
-- |
2. | Forestry* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile UR-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-1 OBC B-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, OBC A-1 |
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3. | Fruit Science* | 5 | 1 | State Domicile UR-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-1 OBC A-1 |
1 UR-1 |
-- |
4. | Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and* Aromatic Crops | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile SC-1 |
4 | 3 UR-2 SC-1 |
1 UR-1 |
-- |
2:State Domicile SC-1, OBC B-1 |
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5. | Postharvest Management | 2 | Nil | Nil | 3 | 2 UR-1 SC-1 |
1 UR-1 |
-- |
6. | Vegetable Science* | 6 | 2 | 1:State Domicile SC-1 |
4 | 3 UR-1 SC-1 OBC B-1 |
1 UR-1 |
1 |
2:State Domicile UR-1, SC-1 |
+ Essential Qualification
+ Application Fees
Category | Application Fees (Candidates will have to pay separate application fee for application to each Subject / Department which is non-refundable.) |
General / OBC category | Rs. 1200/- |
SC / ST Category | Rs. 600/- |
+ The candidate must satisfy one of the qualifications as indicated against the relevant disciplines to which admission is sought in Ph.D. Programme
Discipline | M.Sc. (Ag.) / M.Sc. |
Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Economics |
Entomology | Agricultural Entomology |
Agricultural Extension Education | Agricultural Extension |
Agricultural Statistics | Agricultural Statistics |
Agronomy | Agronomy |
Biochemistry | Biochemistry / Soil science & Ag. Chem (major in Ag. Chemicals & Biochemistry) |
Genetics and Plant Breeding | Genetics and/or Plant Breeding / Seed Science and Technology / Plant Physiology |
Plant Pathology | Plant Pathology |
Seed Science & Technology | Seed Science & Technology / Plant Breeding/Plant Physiology |
Soil Science | Soil Science and / OR Agricultural Chemistry / Agril. Physics / Microbiology |
Discipline | M.Sc. (Hort.) / M.Sc. (Ag.) / M.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.Sc. Food Tech. |
Floriculture and Landscaping | Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants / Floriculture and Landscaping / Landscape Architecture / Horticulture |
Forestry | Forestry / Agroforestry / Natural Resource Management |
Fruit Science | Pomology and Post-Harvest Technology / Pomology / Fruits and Orchard Management / Fruit Science / Horticulture |
Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops | Plantation Crops and Processing / Plantation Crops / Horticulture / Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops / Vegetable and Spice Crops |
Post-Harvest Management |
Pomology and Post-Harvest Technology / Plantation Crops and Processing / Food Processing and/or Technology / Horticulture |
Vegetable Science | Vegetable and Spice Crops / Vegetable Crops / Horticulture / Vegetable Science / Olericulture |
+ Entrance Test