BHU-UET-BSc-Agri

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This entrance exam is discontinued from the year 2022. The admissions will now be through the merit obtained in Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) conducted by NTA. Please check CUET-UG for details.

Course offered : BSc (H) Agriculture (4 Years)

Banaras Hindu University (BHU), an Autonomous institution, is an internationally reputed temple of learning, situated in Varanasi and was founded by the great nationalist leader, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, in 1916 with cooperation of great personalities like Dr Annie Besant. Banaras Hindu University is a Central University and was created under the Parliamentary legislation BHU Act 1915.  It has a phenomenal range of teaching disciplines incorporating almost all conceivable subjects of Science, Engineering & Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Law, Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan, Architecture, Library Science, Journalism and a large number of Indian and Foreign Languages. It is the largest residential University in Asia, with over 31,000 students from India and 54 foreign countries. It has 70 hostels with nearly 19,000 inmates.

Intake : 154 in main campus Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 50 in *RGSC (Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkachha, Mirzapur)

Please see “Notes” under “Reservation” for Paid Seats and seats for Foreign Nationals

*Note : The BSc (Hons) Agriculture course will run at Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkachha, Mirzapur (Male & Female) is under Special Courses of Studies with the fee structure of Rs.30,000 per semester + regular fees of the BSc(Hons) Agriculture course prescribed by the University. Maximum/Minimum no. of seats are 50/31. The candidates desirous to take admission at RGSC, Barkachha, Mirzapur will be required to give their option/preference of location at the time of counseling and the admissions will be made as per merit and the choice of the candidate. Further if the number of candidates opting for BSc (Hons) Agriculture is less than the minimum number of seats in the course, then the course may not run in that academic session.

Applying for more than one course

A candidate can apply for any number of courses for which he/she is eligible, provided the Entrance Tests are on different dates (please refer to the Entrance Test Schedule).

Reservation

SC 15%

ST 7.5%

OBC (excluding under creamy layer) 27%

PWD (Physically Challenged) 5% on horizontal basis

Economically Weaker Section 10%

15% supernumerary seats for the sons / daughters (including married daughters) of permanent employees (including those on probation) of BHU currently in service or were so during the academic Session immediately preceding the Session for which the Entrance Test is held

Similarly, 15% supernumerary seats in the Colleges admitted to the Privileges of the University Colleges shall be reserved for daughters of permanent Employees of the respective Colleges admitted to the Privileges of the University girls? Colleges (daughters and sons in case of DAV Post Graduate College) currently in service or during the Academic Session immediately preceding the Session for which the Entrance Test is held.

15 seats (supernumerary) under sports category

ICAR seats - 15% supernumerary seats shall be available for admission for Candidates nominated by the ICAR on the basis of Combined Admission Test conducted by the ICAR.

Notes

(a) Paid seats : There is provision for supernumerary “PAID SEATS” (not exceeding 15% of the total number of seats) in certain courses, the details of which will be available at the time of admission from the concerned Faculty/Department.

However, no such provision is available for Special Courses. Please note that (Hons) Agriculture course at Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkachha, Mirzapur (Male & Female) is under Special Courses.

(b) Provision to the extent of 15% supernumerary seats for Foreign Nationals exist, out of which 5% seats will be filled up by children of NRIs [Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)] and 5% by children of Indian workers in Gulf and South Asian Countries. The details about this may be obtained from the Office of the International Centre, C/3/3, Tagore House, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005.

Sample / Mock Test : A sample/mock test will be available on the website from 01st April 2020 for practice purpose and to give the candidate look and feel of the Computer Based Test. A detailed manual for familiarizing the candidates with the conduct of Entrance Test in CBT mode is available on BHU Entrance Test Portal.

Challenging the answer key : The candidate can login the portal and see the provisional answer key. The facility to challenge the provisional answer key and questions shall be available for 03 days from the date of upload as per schedule. The Candidates would be required to pay online a sum of Rs.100/- (one hundred only) as Processing Fee for each question/answer key challenged. The payment of the Processing Fee may be made through online only (Debit/Credit Card/ Net Banking). If the challenge is found correct the Processing Fee will be refunded online in the same account (Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking). No challenge will be entertained through e-mails/offline modes and without receipt of prescribed Processing Fee.

Conducted by: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Conducting organization type: Central Univ

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