Applications are invited for admission to 2 years   M.Sc.( Agriculture) /M.Sc. (Horticulture) /M.Sc. (Forestry) course in the following disciplines for 2010-2011 session. The number of seats for different disciplines are mentioned below :

Candidates who have passed in Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture   or   Forestry from a recognized University with a minimum OGPA   6.5 in 10 point scale and at least 60% marks in Higher Secondary or equivalent examination may apply for admission. The minimum OGPA and marks for SC/ST/P.H. candidates are 6.00 and 50% respectively. Candidates who have passed in Bachelors Degree with at least 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PH) under traditional system may also apply. The candidates intending to apply for more than one discipline shall have to submit separate application forms.

Prescribed application forms and prospectus may be obtained from the Deputy Registrar’s Office (Admission Section) on all working days (Monday to Friday) on payment of Rs. 300/- (Rs.75/- for SC/ST category candidates) by cash or in the form of a Bank draft drawn on any nationalised bank in favour of "Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya" payable at Cooch Behar.
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The details of Admission Programme are furnished below :-

Synopsis

    Academic programme of the Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya both U.G., P.G. and Doctoral Degree level are conducted by course and credit system of instruction of Two Semesters in a year normally from August to January and February to July. The instructional programmes in the university are being operated under Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Horticulture. Besides there have also been provisions of conducting inter-institutional inter Faculty and inter disciplinary post graduate level instruction and advanced research under nine centres of advanced studies to be built up gradually.

    The Faculty of Agriculture comprises of 10(Ten) departments and Faculty of Horticulture comprises of 5 (five) departments. In this academic session (2005 – 2006). M. Sc(Ag.) courses will be conducted in 6 (six) departments viz. Agronomy, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agril. Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Agril. Chem. and Agril. Economics; and in the Faculty of Horticulture, the departments are vegetables and Spices Crops, Plantation crops & processing, Forestry and Pomology & Post Harvest Technology – respectively.

Allotment of seats for M.Sc.(Ag.) and M.Sc.(Hort.) courses in different departments for admission in the year 2010-2011 :-

Faculty of Agriculture

Name of Department

Faculty of Horticulture

Name of Department

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The candidate must be of good health and capable of undertaking extensive field-work relating to practical and other Training / Programme. The selected candidates will be required to undergo a medical Examination for Physical fitness before admission.

Admission in the Hostel is compulsory. Candidates who are residing within 15 KM from the Campus may be exempted from staying in the Hostel if permitted by the University authority.

Furnishing information which is/ are false or submission of incomplete / distorted information will render the admitted students punishable including removal from university students roll by competent authority of the Viswavidyalaya following appropriate procedure.