Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya - Admission to Ph.D. Programme 2022-2023

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- Maharashtra
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- Sikkim
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- Andhra Pradesh
- Andaman & Nicobar Is.
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chattisgarh
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- Daman & Diu
- Delhi NCR
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- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
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- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Tripura
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- Uttar Pradesh
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- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli
- Delhi NCR
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
- West Bengal
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- In INDIA
- Andhra Pradesh
- Andaman & Nicobar Is.
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chattisgarh
- Chandigarh
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli
- Daman & Diu
- Delhi NCR
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Pondicherry /Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telengana
- Tripura
- Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
- Uttar Pradesh
- West Bengal

Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
Faculty of Agriculture & Horticulture
Admission to Ph.D. Programme 2022-2023
Academic Session: 2022-2023

Applications in prescribed form are invited through online only at www.ubkv.ac.in. / https://admissionubkv.in/PG-admission/ for admission to Ph.D. Programme under Research Scholar / In-service Research Scholar category in the following disciplines under the Faculties of Agriculture and Horticulture for the session 2022-2023. 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. Programme.

+ 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

Ph.D. (Agriculture) - Faculty of Agriculture:

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

*In case of students not nominated by the ICAR the seat will be converted to University seat with the stated category mentioned in next column.

Ph.D. (Horticulture) - Faculty of Horticulture:

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
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
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

*In case of students not nominated by the ICAR the seat will be converted to University seat with the stated category mentioned in next column.

The number of seats may change subject to availability of eligible teacher/Guide in each Department.
Submission of Accreditation Certificate in attached format (Annexure) is mandatory.
02 Seats shall be reserved for Kashmiri migrants over and above the normal student intake.
SC/ST/OBC candidates of outside the state of West Bengal shall be treated as General category candidates.
Foreign students will be admitted following University Guideline only.

# The number of seats may increase or decrease subject to availability of eligible teacher / Guide in each Department.

+ Essential Qualification

Consistently good academic records with Master’s Degree in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry Science having at least 65% marks or an OGPA 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) in Master’s degree programme 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.
Experience of Dissertation in University / Institute for at least one year.
Minimum age for admission is 23 years as on 31/12/2022.
Students passed with three years Bachelor degree course are not eligible.

+ 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/-

# No application form without deposition of fee will be considered.
# Only PWD candidates whose disability percentage are 40% or above, are exempted from application fees. However, there is no PWD seat separately in any department and will be treated as per their respective caste category.

+ The candidate must satisfy one of the qualifications as indicated against the relevant disciplines to which admission is sought in Ph.D. Programme

Faculty of Agriculture

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

Faculty of Horticulture

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

The Entrance Test for admission to Ph.D. degree course in a discipline of Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry for Research Scholar, In-service Research Scholar and Project Fellow of session 2022-23 will be held on 03/11/2022 (tentatively) from 11:00 A.M. onward as per ICAR syllabus of concerned M.Sc. Courses.

Duration of the Test: 1 hour;
Total marks: 60
Questions pattern: MCQ type Questions with four alternatives, each of 1 marks (60x1=60).
Qualifying marks of the Entrance Test: 35 % for General, OBC-A & OBC-B categories and 30% for SC, ST categories of the Test.
There will be negative marks for MCQ is 0.25 for each wrong answer.
The syllabus for entrance test in Ph.D. (Agriculture), Ph.D. (Horticulture) and Ph.D. (Forestry) is available in the University Website www.ubkv.ac.in)