Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya: Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the academic session 2025-2026

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Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

Haringhata, West Bengal

Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the academic session 2025-2026

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Haringhata, West Bengal
Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the academic session 2025-2026

Applications are invited from Indian citizens only for admission to Doctoral Degree Programme of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) for the academic session 2025-26. Interested candidates may apply for admission to the Doctoral Degree Programme through our Online Admission Portal (www.bckvadmission.in) and for other information visit our university website (www.bckv.edu.in).

Allocation of seats: As per Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

Procedure of filling up of Ph.D. seats:
Out of total seats (Department/Programme-wise):
- 70% seats will be reserved as University seats.
- 30% seats will be reserved as ICAR quota. ICAR's nominees will be considered as per prevailing rules.

Doctoral Degree Programme

Candidates can apply for admission to Doctoral Degree Programme in the Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Horticulture and Faculty of Agricultural Engineering for only one subject/discipline under the respective Faculty as mentioned below.

Faculty of Agriculture:
(1) Biochemistry
(2) Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
(3) Plant Physiology
(4) Genetics and Plant Breeding
(5) Plant Pathology
(6) Seed Science and Technology
(7) Agricultural Meteorology
(8) Soil Science
(9) Agricultural Chemicals
(10) Soil and Water Conservation
(11) Entomology
(12) Agronomy
(13) Agricultural Economics
(14) Agricultural Extension Education
(15) Agricultural Statistics
(16) Animal Science.
Faculty of Horticulture:
(1) Vegetable Science
(2) Fruit Science
(3) Post Harvest Management
(4) Floriculture and Landscaping
(5) Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops.
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering:
(1) Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
(2) Processing and Food Engineering
(3) Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Eligibility for Admission

A student can opt for admission to Doctoral Degree programme in one discipline only in which he/she has obtained M.Sc./M.Tech. Degree.
Candidates must have passed 4-year Bachelor Degree programme followed by 2-year/4-Semester Master’s Degree programme in Agriculture / Horticulture / Agricultural Engineering from duly recognized University. Students under General, OBC and EWS categories must secure Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of at least 6.50 in 10.00 scale and the students under SC/ST/PwD categories must secure OGPA of at least 5.50 in 10.00 scale in both Bachelor and Master Degree examination. In traditional system where grade points are not awarded, the General and OBC category candidates must have secured at least 60% marks whereas for SC/ST/PwD categories, the requirement is at least 50% marks.
In the Doctoral Degree programme in Agriculture and Horticulture, candidates must have passed Higher Secondary or equivalent examination (10+2) in Science stream or vocational stream securing at least 50% marks in aggregate for General, OBC and EWS categories, whereas for SC/ST/PwD categories the said requirement is 40% marks.
In the Doctoral Degree programme in Agricultural Engineering, candidates must have passed Higher Secondary or equivalent examination (10+2) with subjects and minimum marks of 50% for General and OBC candidates, and 40% for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
The candidates with Masters Degree of two years’ duration in cognate branches of science/technology allied to Agriculture except Agronomy, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering (as may be approved by the concerned board of studies and PG & UG Council of the respective Faculty), having the required percentage of marks in their degrees, shall be eligible for admission, provided they undertake at least 15 credit additional courses at their Master Degree level in their basic discipline of study during the tenure of their studentship. Such category of candidates will be considered for admission only if any vacancy remains after completion of normal admission process in Doctoral Degree courses.
In the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, the candidate must have passed 4-year Bachelor Degree programme (B.V.Sc. & A.H. / B.Sc. Ag.), followed by 2-year Masters Degree programme in M.V.Sc. / M.Sc. (Ag.) with specialization.
The qualifying marks of the Entrance Examination is 30% of total marks (i.e. 18 out of 60) for General, OBC, EWS and PwD category, and 25% of total marks (i.e. 15 out of 60) for SC and ST category students.
All the candidates are required to submit self-attested photocopy of all the transcripts at the time of counseling / reporting for admission.

Application Fees

Candidates have to apply online through the BCKV admission portal (www.bckvadmission.in) and application fee is to be paid as per the following rates.
Application fees once paid will not be refunded.

General/OBC/EWS category	Rs. 2,000/-
SC/ ST/PwD	Rs. 1,000/-

Important Dates

Opening date for submission of online application form	25/09/2025
Closing date for submission of online application form	10/10/2025
Closing date for correction/modification of application form	13/10/2025
Download admit card for Entrance Examination	14/10/2025 onwards
Date of Entrance Examination	29/10/2025 (Wednesday)
Date of publication of provisional merit list	Will be notified on University Website (www.bckv.edu.in) later on.
Date of counselling, counselling procedure and date of reporting

N.B.: If there is any change in the above mentioned dates due to unavoidable circumstances, revised dates will be notified on the University Website.

Schedule for Entrance Examination

Faculty	Sl. No.	Name of the Programme	Date, time and venue of Entrance Examination
Agriculture	1	Agricultural Chemicals	Date: 29-10-2025 Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Venue: Faculty of Agriculture Building, Mohanpur, Nadia
	2	Agricultural Economics
	3	Agricultural Extension Education
	4	Agricultural Meteorology
	5	Agricultural Statistics
	6	Agronomy
	7	Entomology
	8	Genetics and Plant Breeding
	9	Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
	10	Plant Pathology
	11	Plant Physiology
	12	Seed Science and Technology
	13	Soil Science
	14	Biochemistry
	15	Soil & Water Conservation
	16	Animal Science
Horticulture	1	Vegetable Science	Date: 29-10-2025 Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Venue: Faculty of Horticulture Building, Mohanpur, Nadia
	2	Fruit Science
	3	Post Harvest Management
	4	Floriculture and Landscaping
	5	Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
Agricultural Engineering	1	Farm Machinery and Power Engineering	Date: 29-10-2025 Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Venue: Faculty of Agricultural Engineering Building, Mohanpur, Nadia
	2	Processing and Food Engineering
	3	Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

CONTACT
Helpline No.: +91 62899 43669
(Time: 11.30 A.M to 5.00 P.M., Monday to Friday except holiday)
Technical Helpline : technicalhelpbckv@gmail.com (E-mail)
(Time: 11.30 A.M to 5.00 P.M., Monday to Friday except holiday)

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