COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BIKANER

Admissions

General admission procedure

1. Admission to B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture, M.Sc.(Ag.) and Ph.D. program is done through a competitive entrance examination for which online application has to be submitted to the Coordinator, JET/Pre-PG, SK Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner/MPUAT, Udaipur, whenever requisitioned through a notification.

2. Admission of in-service candidate of Swami Keshwananad Agricultural University, Bikaner will be done according to the existing rules of the University.

Academic Programmes offered in the college

Programmes Duration UG B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture 4 Years PG M.Sc. Agriculture * 2 years Ph.D. Agriculture** 2 years & 6 months

* offered in Agronomy, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Ag. Economics, Extension Education, Horticulture & Biotechnology. ** Agronomy, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Ag. Economics, Extension Education & Horticulture.

Course requirements for post graduate programs (M.Sc. (Ag.) & Ph.D.)

Students admitted to a post-graduate programme have to complete a minimum

requirement of courses as prescribed for the programme. The academic session from July

to June is divided into two semesters of approximately 17 weeks of teaching inclusive of

time taken final semester examination. Admission in Ph.D. is done in second semester.

1. Advisory system

Every student shall have a major adviser who shall be from the student's major field of

study. The programme of study of the student will be chalked out by the major adviser and

the advisory committee after taking into account the student's previous academic

attainments as per rules.

2. Program of study

1. Every student admitted to post-graduate program shall be required to complete the following requirements successfully

1. Residential Requirement 2. Course Programme 3. Comprehensive / Preliminary Exam and 4. Thesis

2. Attendance Requirements.

A student shall be required to maintain a minimum of 75 per cent attendance

from the date of registration in each course to appear in final semester exam. A

further relaxation of 10 per cent on minimum attendance may be granted by VC

on cogent grounds on recommendation by the Dean of the college.

En-masse absence from the classes shall not be ignored while counting the

attendance for the semester.

Students who are deputed by the college / university authorities to represent

the college/university in approved co-curricular activities e.g. Republic day

parades, education, tours, games and sports etc. at college / district / state /

national level, will be given the credit of attendance to the extent of the number

of lectures delivered during the period devoted towards the journey and

participation in connection with the aforesaid activities. The total periods of

such absence from college shall not exceed 8 days in a semester.

COLLEGE OF HOME SCIENCE, BIKANER

Prospectus

The application forms can be obtained from the website (www.chscraubikaner.org),

personally from the counter or by post by sending a bank demand draft from a

Nationalized Bank for Rs. 1500/- for Gen/OBC/BC/ST Candidates and for SC Rs. 750/-

drawn in favor of the Dean, College of Home Science, SKRAU, Bikaner. The candidate

should carefully study the admission rules and make sure that he/she fulfills the prescribed

qualifications.

Mode of Admission

Counseling/interview(s)

All the candidates selected for admission to UG and PG programmes will be required to

complete all the formalities for the admission including the payment of the required fees as

and when they are allotted the seat during the counseling. ICAR listed students are also

given admission.

Reservations of seats

For admission to various programmes, the reservation for different categories shall be as

under:

Admission of foreign students

Foreign students are normally admitted under the category of ICAR nominee or through a

bilateral arrangement with the University, if any.

Registration

A candidate selected for admission shall report to the college on the prescribed date and

pay her fees of admission and get herself registered within the period notified to her. If a

candidate fails to get herself registered with in this period, the Dean under very special

circumstances, subject to the approval of the Vice-Chancellor and also on availability of

seat, register her after realizing the fine as per rules. Students already enrolled in a

programme of study will be required to fill up every year application forms for subsequent

years for registration.

Note: The fees can be increased or decreased as per University regulations at the time of

registration.

INSTITUTE OF AGRI BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Admission rules for M.B.A. (AB) & Ph.D. (AB) Programs

1) For admission to MBA (Agri Business):

Indian Nationals below 30 years of age and possessing Bachelor's degree in

Agriculture or Allied fields (Horticulture / Vet. & Animal Science / Dairy Science /

Dairy Technology / Food Science / Food Technology / Agricultural Engineering /

Agri Business/ Agro Forestry / Home Science / Fisheries, etc.) will be considered

eligible for admission to the programme. There is no age bar for in service

candidates for MBA(AB).

The degree should be from any University or Institution recognized by ICAR/UGC

with a minimum of 60 per cent marks (55 % for SC / ST/OBC) or equivalent in

terms of OGPA.

Admission shall be made on the basis of marks obtained in all India level entrance

test recognized by the institute.

Admission process will be followed by Group Discussion (GD) and Personal

Interview (PI) conducted by the institute. Merit list shall be prepared by giving

weightage as 30, 10, 10, 20, 30 on CAT (entrance test) score, 10th, 12th , GD & PI

respectively. Minimum qualifying marks shall be fifty percent in GD & PI, separately.

2. For admission to PhD (Agri Business):

For Ph.D. (Agri Business) by course work programme, a candidate must possess a

Master’s degree in Agribusiness Management/ Business Administration/ equivalent

programme with at least 6.5/10.00 OGPA or equivalent percentage from recognized

institute/university. MSc (Ag.) or allied subjects with five years of work experience

will also be eligible for admission.

All eligible candidates have to appear for written examination followed by Group

Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). Minimum qualifying marks shall be

fifty percent in GD & PI, separately. Merit list shall be prepared by giving weightage

as 50, 10, 15, 10, and 15 on written test, Graduation, Post Graduation, Group

Discussion and Personal Interview scores. Minimum qualifying marks shall be fifty

percent in GD & PI, separately.