Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Coochbehar, West Bengal
Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the academic session 2025-2026
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Coochbehar, West Bengal
Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the academic session 2025-2026
Applications in prescribed form are invited through online only at www.ubkv.ac.in 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 2025-2026. 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.
# Application for admission to Ph.D. Degree Programme is to be made ONLINE only.
The number of seats under different disciplines are given below:
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Ph.D. (Agriculture): Faculty of 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%) |
In-Service |
| 1 |
Agril. Economics |
02 |
01 |
1: State Domicile SC-1 |
01 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
-- |
| 2 |
Entomology |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile UR-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
EWS-1
SC-1 |
1
UR-1 |
1 |
| 2: State Domicile OBC-A-1; State Domicile UR-1 |
| 3 |
Agril. Extension Education |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile UR-1 |
04 |
3
EWS-1
ST-1
OBC A- 1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile SC-1; State Domicile UR-1 |
| 4 |
Agril. Statistics |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile- SC-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
SC-1
OBC B-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile UR-1; State Domicile –SC-1 |
| 5 |
Agronomy |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile- SC-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
EWS-1
SC-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile- UR-1 |
| 6 |
Bio-Chemistry |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile UR- 1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
SC-1
OBC-B- 1 |
1
UR-1 |
1 |
| 2: State Domicile UR-1; State Domicile- SC- 1 |
| 7 |
Genetics & Plant Breeding |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile UR-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
SC-1
OBC-A-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile SC-1; State Domicile UR-1 |
| 8 |
Plant Pathology |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile UR-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
EWS-1
SC-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile- SC-1; State Domicile UR-1 |
| 9 |
Seed Science & Technology |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile SC-1 |
03 |
EWS-1
OBC-A-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile OBC-B- 1; State Domicile SC-1 |
| 10 |
Soil Science |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile- SC-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
SC-1
OBC-A-1 |
1
UR-1 |
1 |
| 2: State Domicile UR-1; State Domicile- SC-1 |
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Ph.D. (Horticulture): Faculty of 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%) |
In-service |
| 1 |
Floriculture and Landscaping |
05 |
02 |
1: State Domicile- SC-1 |
03 |
2
SC-1
OBC B-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile UR-1; State Domicile- SC-1 |
| 2 |
Forestry |
03 |
01 |
1: State Domicile- OBC-B-1 |
02 |
2
EWS-1
SC-1 |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
Fruit Science |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile SC-1 |
04 |
3
EWS-1
ST-1
OBC A-1 |
1
UR-1 |
1 |
| 2: State Domicile- OBC B-1; State Domicile SC-1 |
| 4 |
Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile OBC-B-1 |
04 |
3
EWS-1
ST-1
OBC A-1 |
1
UR-1 |
-- |
| 2: State Domicile- UR-1; State Domicile OBC-B-1 |
| 5 |
Postharvest Management |
02 |
01 |
1: State Domicile- UR-1 |
01 |
1
SC-1 |
-- |
-- |
| 6 |
Vegetable Science |
06 |
02 |
1: State Domicile UR-1 |
04 |
3
UR-1
SC-1
OBC B-1 |
1
UR-1 |
1 |
| 2: State Domicile- EWS-1; State Domicile UR-1 |
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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.
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The number of seats may change subject to availability of eligible teacher/Guide in each Department.
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02 Seats shall be reserved for Kashmiri migrants over and above the normal student intake.
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SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates of outside the state of West Bengal shall be treated as General category candidates.
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Foreign students will be admitted following University Guideline only.
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Date of start of submission of application form: 24/09/2025 (12:00 Noon)
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Last date of submission of application form: 14/10/2025 (12:00 Noon)
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Publication of list of eligible candidates for Entrance Test: 17/10/2025
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Entrance Test: 08/11/2025
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Publication of Merit List: 14/11/2025
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Date of counseling and admission: 21/11/2025
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Start of classes: 01/12/2025
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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.
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Experience of Dissertation in University / Institute for at least one year
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Minimum age for admission is 23 years as on 31/12/2025.
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Students passed with three years Bachelor degree course are not eligible.
| Category |
Application Fees (Candidates will have to pay separate application fee for application to each Subject / Department which is non refundable.) |
| General/OBC/EWS category |
Rs. 1,500/- |
| SC/ST category |
Rs. 750/- |
# 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 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 2023-24 will be held as per ICAR syllabus of concerned M.Sc. Courses.
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Duration of the Test – 1 hour; Total marks – 70
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Questions pattern: MCQ type Questions with four alternatives, each of 1 mark (70x1=70).
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There will be negative marks for MCQ is 0.25 for each wrong answer.
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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.
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Admission Helpline Number: +91 79084 86286
Time: 11:30 A.M. to 05:30 P.M. (Monday-Friday)
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Published By: Sahadeb
Published On:
04 Oct 2025
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