Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya: Admission to M.Sc. (Agriculture) / M.Sc. (Horticulture) / M.Sc. (Forestry) Courses for the academic session 2025-2026

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Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya

Coochbehar, West Bengal

Admission to M.Sc. (Agriculture) / M.Sc. (Horticulture) / M.Sc. (Forestry) Courses for the academic session 2025-2026

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Coochbehar, West Bengal
Admission to M.Sc. (Agriculture) / M.Sc. (Horticulture) / M.Sc. (Forestry) Courses for the academic session 2025-2026

The candidates, who have passed with the requisite marks as mentioned in the Eligibility Criteria, may submit the application online at www.ubkv.ac.in. for admission to two years M.Sc. (Agriculture) / M.Sc. (Horticulture) / M.Sc. (Forestry) Courses in the following disciplines for the session 2025-26.

Number of Seats

The number of seats for different disciplines is mentioned below:

M.Sc. (Agriculture):

Sl. No.	Discipline	Total no of allotted Seats	ICAR Seat (30%)	Order of Admission Category, in case of vacancy in ICAR seat	University Seats	State Domiciled (80%)	Open (20%)
1	Agril. Economics	08	02	1: Open- UR-1	06	5 UR-1 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC A-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
1	Agril. Economics	08	02	2: State Domicile- SC-1; Open UR-1	06	5 UR-1 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC A-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
2	Entomology	10	03	1: Open- UR-1	07	6 UR-3 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
				2: State Domicile- SC-1; Open – UR-1
				3:State Domicile EWS-1, State Domicile- SC-1; Open UR-1
3	Agril. Extension Education	10	03	1: Open- UR-1	07	6 UR-2 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC A-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
				2: State Domicile- SC-1; Open – UR-1
				3: State Domicile UR-1, State Domicile- SC-1; Open UR-1
4	Agril. Statistics	10	03	1: Open UR-1	07	6 UR-2 SC-1 ST-1 OBC A-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
				2: State Domicile- UR-1; Open UR-1
				3: State Domicile EWS-1; State Domicile- UR-1; Open UR-1
5	Agronomy	10	03	1: State Domicile-OBC-A-1	07	6 UR-2 EWS-1 SC-2 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
				2: Open- UR-1; State Domicile-OBC-A-1
				3: State Domicile SC-1; Open- UR-1; State Domicile OBC A-1
6	Bio-Chemistry	10	03	1: State Domicile- SC- 1	06	5 UR-2 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
6	Bio-Chemistry	10	03	2: Open UR- 1, State Domicile SC-1	06	5 UR-2 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
7	Genetics & Plant Breeding	10	03	1: Open- UR-1	07	6 UR-2 EWS-1 SC-2 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
				2: State Domicile- OBC B-1; Open – UR-1
				3: State Domicile UR-1, State Domicile- OBC B-1; Open UR-1
8	Plant Pathology	10	03	1: State Domicile SC-1;	07	6 UR-3 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
				2: Open UR-1; State Domicile SC-1
				3: State Domicile OBC B-1; Open UR-1; State Domicile SC-1
9	Seed Science & Technology	10	03	1: State Domicile EWS-1	06	5 UR-2 SC-1 OBC A- 1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
9	Seed Science & Technology	10	03	2: Open UR-1; State Domicile EWS-1	06	5 UR-2 SC-1 OBC A- 1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
10	Soil Science	10	03	1: State Domicile SC-1	07	6 UR-3 EWS-1 SC-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
				2: State Domicile- EWS-1; State Domicile SC-1
				3: State Domicile OBC A-1; State Domicile- EWS-1; State Domicile SC-1

M.Sc. (Horticulture):

Sl. No.	Discipline	Total no of allotted Seats	ICAR Seat (30%)	Order of Admission Category, in case of vacancy in ICAR seat	University Seats	State Domiciled (80%)	Open (20%)
1	Floriculture and Landscaping	08	02	1: State Domicile SC-1	06	5 UR-1 EWS-1 ST-1 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
1	Floriculture and Landscaping	08	02	2: State Domicile- SC-1; Open UR-1	06	5 UR-1 EWS-1 ST-1 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
2	Forestry	06	02	1: State Domicile ST-1	04	3 UR-2 SC-1	1 UR-1
2	Forestry	06	02	2: State Domicile EWS-1; State Domicile ST-1	04	3 UR-2 SC-1	1 UR-1
3	Fruit Science	06	02	1: State Domicile EWS- 1	04	3 UR-2 SC-1	1 UR-1
3	Fruit Science	06	02	2: State Domicile UR- 1, EWS-1	04	3 UR-2 SC-1	1 UR-1
4	Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	06	02	1: State Domicile OBC-A- 1	04	3 UR-1 EWS-1 ST-1	1 UR-1
4	Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	06	02	2: State Domicile UR- 1	04	3 UR-1 EWS-1 ST-1	1 UR-1
5	Postharvest Management	04	01	1: State Domicile UR-1	03	2 SC-1 OBC B-1	1 UR-1
6	Vegetable Science	10	03	1: Open UR-1	07	6 UR-2 EWS-1 ST-1 SC-1 OBC A-1	1 UR-1
				2: State Domicile- OBC-B-1; Open UR-1
				3: State Domicile UR-1, State Domicile- OBC-B – 1, Open UR-1

In case any seat falls vacant due to non-availability of state domicile un-reserved candidates, it will be filled up by non-domicile candidates (if any) on the basis of Merit list.
The number of seats may change subject to availability of eligible teacher/Chairman, Advisory Committee in each Department.
02 Seats shall be reserved for Kashmiri migrants over and above the normal student intake.
SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates of outside the state of West Bengal shall be treated as General category candidates.
Foreign students will be admitted following University Guideline only.

Important Dates

Date of start of submission of application form: 24/09/2025 (12:00 Noon)
Last date of submission of application form: 14/10/2025 (12:00 Noon)
Publication of list of eligible candidates for Entrance Test: 17/10/2025
Entrance Test: 06/11/2025 and 07/11/2025
Publication of Merit List: 14/11/2025
Date of counseling and admission: 20/11/2025
Start of classes: 01/12/2025

Application Fees

Category	Application Fees
General/OBC/EWS category	Rs. 1,500/- (for application to one discipline/department) For application to additional disciplines/department Rs. 200/- for each
SC/ST category	Rs. 750/- (for application to one discipline/department) For application to additional disciplines/department Rs. 200/- for each

# No application form without payment 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.

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 31.12.2025.
Candidates must have passed their Bachelors' degree in Agriculture/Horticulture or Forestry or have appeared in final examination in the relevant subject under four year Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry undergraduate programme 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 candidates.
Candidates of Unreserved and OBC categories must have passed their Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent examination with at least 60% marks in aggregate of 5 (five) best subjects including English as compulsory and for SC/ST category candidates the same shall be 50% marks in aggregate of 5 (five) best subjects including English as compulsory.

[Admission of PWD candidates will be subjected to the fitness certificate issued by the medical officer of the University]
# Hostel accommodation will be provided as per availability of room(s) in the hostel. University is not liable to provide hostel to all the admitted students from very beginning of the study programme.

Guideline for Entrance Test

Guideline for Entrance Test for admission to M.Sc. Agriculture / M.Sc. Horticulture / M.Sc. Forestry For the Session 2025-26
M.Sc. entrance test will be conducted module wise (following ICAR AIEEA PG Major Subject Group) for Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture from the session 2025-26.

Module	Discipline / Department
Physical Sciences	Soil Science
Agronomy	Agronomy
Plant Sciences	Genetics & Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Seed Science & Technology
Entomology & Nematology	Entomology/Agricultural Entomology
Plant Biotechnology	Biochemistry
Social Sciences	Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension Education
Statistical Sciences	Agricultural Statistics
Horticulture	Floriculture & Landscaping, Fruit Science, Post Harvest Management, Vegetable Sciences, Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
Forestry/ Silviculture & Agroforestry	Forestry

*Module wise syllabus is available in the University Website

Duration of the Test– 1 hour; Total marks – 70
Questions pattern: MCQ type Questions with four alternatives, each of 1 mark (70x1=70).
There will be negative marks for MCQ is 0.25 for each wrong answer.
The final merit list will be prepared based on marks obtained in Higher Secondary (marks of 5 best subjects including English as compulsory), B.Sc. and Entrance test.
The syllabus for entrance test in M.Sc. (Agriculture), M.Sc. (Horticulture) and M.Sc. (Forestry) is available in the University Website www.ubkv.ac.in).

* The entrance test both for M.Sc. and Ph.D. admission for the session 2025-26 will be held at University Campus through offline mode only.

Syllabus for M.Sc. Entrance Test 2025-26
- Syllabus for Agriculture
- Syllabus for Horticulture
- Syllabus for Forestry

CONTACT
Admission Helpline Number: +91 79084 86286
Time: 11:30 A.M. to 05:30 P.M. (Monday-Friday)
Any information provided other than the above phone number is not official.

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