Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Cooch Behar (UBKV COOCH BEHAR) - Admission
State University
UGC, AICTE
Pundibari, West Bengal
State University
UGC, AICTE
Pundibari, West Bengal
UBKV Admission 2023: Courses, Application Process, Eligibility
Updated On - February 06 2023 by Abhinandan Singh
UBKV Admission 2022 for the B.Sc programme is on the basis of merit in the last qualifying exam. Admission to all other courses is on the basis of an entrance test conducted by the university. Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya was established in 2001 in Coach, Behar, West Bengal, and is granted under UGC. The University offers various courses at different levels of postgraduation, undergraduate and doctoral such as B.Tech, B.Sc, M.Sc, P.hD programmes in various specializations. The admission in M.Sc and P.Hd is on the basis of the entrance examination conducted by the University while admission in B.Tech is on the basis of scores in WBJEE. The university prepares different merit lists for each program. Candidates can fill the application form online and offline mode. Candidates can check more details regarding UBKV Admission 2022 from this article.
UBKV Admission 2022 Highlights
Candidates can check all the basic details about the admission at Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya from the table given below:
University name | Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya |
Type of university | State University |
Established in | 2001 |
Approved by | UGC, AICTE |
Application mode | Online & Offline |
Admission Criteria | Entrance Exam (JEE) & Merit-based |
State | West Bengal |
Scholarship Provided | Yes |
Official website | www.ubkv.ac.in |
Admission Through Entrance Test
UBKV offers admission to a number of Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research programs in the fields of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry. For Master’s and PhD programs, an entrance exam is conducted while candidates seeking admission to B.Sc. are selected on the basis of their 10+2 score.
UBKV Admission Dates 2022
UBKV will announce the important dates for admission in the academic session of 2022-2022. Candidates can check all the course-wise important dates from the table given below.
| Events | Dates |
| B.Sc Application starts from | Second week of July 2022 |
| M.Sc Application starts from | Third week of July 2022 |
| B.Tech | Third week of July 2022 |
| P.hD Application form starts from | Third week of July 2022 |
UBKV Application Form 2022
The application form for admission at UBKV will be filled through Online as well as offline mode. Candidates can check the details related to the Application form below:
- The application form will be released at the UBKV Ofiicial Website from the second week of July 2022.
- The application form is available only through Online Mode. Candidates can either download the form online and then fill it or may purchase it from Registrar's office.
- The application form for P.hD won't be available through the university counter. Candidates have to download it from the official website.
- Candidates are requested to check all the eligibility of the course they wanted to apply.
- All the necessary documents are needed to be uploaded by the candidates.
- The candidates need to cross-check all the details filled by them in the Application form for further verification. If the details are found to be incorrect the form will immediately be rejected.
- Candidates are also required to pay the application fees of the form through the online payment system or can attach the DD along with the application form.
- It is advised to candidates to keep a printout of the application form and fee payment receipt after the successful submission of the form.
Application Fees
After filling all the details in the registration form, candidates have to pay the application fees that vary as per the category of the candidate. Given below are the course and category-wise application fees:
| Application fees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | General | SC/ST |
| B.Sc | Rs. 500 | Rs. 125 |
| P.hD Programme | Rs. 300 | Rs. 75 |
| M.Sc | Rs. 300 | - |
Documents Required
The candidates should be ready with the following documents while filling the UBKV application form. If the candidate is filling the application form through offline mode then the below documents must be attached along with the duly filled application form.
- Class 10 mark sheet and certificate.
- Class 12 mark sheet and certificate.
- Migration Certificate.
- Character certificate.
- Graduation mark sheet(if required).
- Post-graduation mark sheet (for P.Hd)
- Passport-sized photograph
- Scanned Signatures
- Category certificate
UBKV B.Tech & B.Sc Admissions 2022
The University offers B.Tech in Agriculture and B.Sc programme in Agriculture and Horticulture. The candidates need minimum eligibility of passing 10+2 from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ agriculture with 60% marks in aggregate and must be 16 years of age as on 01 June 2022. The final admissions to B.Sc programme will be on the basis of merit while for admission to B.Tech programme candidates must have given WBJEE examination 2022. The admissions have been started from 6 June for UG Courses. For more details candidates can refer the table below.
| Courses | Specialization | Eligibility Criteria | Selection Process |
| B.Tech | Agricultural Engineering | Must have done 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry & Biology with an aggregate of 60% from a recognised board. | On the basis of scores in WBJEE. |
| B.Sc | Agriculture | Must have done 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry & Biology/ Horticulture/ vocational/ agriculture with an aggregate of 60% from a recognised board. | On the basis of merit |
| Horticulture Science |
UBKV PG Admissions 2022
UBKV offers M.Sc programmes in various specialization in its post-graduation programme. The minimum eligibility required to take admission in the programme is to have passed graduation in B.Sc in Agriculture/horticulture/ forestry and in the required disciplines. The final admission will be based on the entrance test conducted by the University. For more details candidates can refer the table below.
| Specialization | Eligibility Criteria | Selection Process | |
| M.Sc | Agriculture | Must have done B.Sc in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Forestry/Biochemistry from a recognised university with 6.5 OGPA. | Entrance test conducted by the University. |
| Horticulture | |||
| Forestry | |||
| Biochemistry | |||
| Agricultural Economics | |||
| Agricultural Entomology | |||
| Agricultural Extension | |||
| Vegetables and spice crops | |||
| Pomology& Post Harvest Technology | |||
| Plantation crops and Processing | |||
| Floriculture, medicinal and aromatic crops | |||
| Soil science & Agricultural Chemistry | |||
| Agronomy | |||
| Plant Pathology | |||
| Agricultural Statistics | |||
| PG Diploma | Tea Science & Management | Must have done graduation in any discipline from a recognised university. | Merit Basis. |
UBKV PhD Admissions 2022
UBKV offers PhD Courses in various disciplines like agriculture/ horticulture/Forestry/Plant breeding etc. The application form will be available on the official website. The candidates must have done master's in respective disciplines from a recognised university with 7.00 OGPA. The final admission will be based on the scores in the Entrance examination conducted by the University. For more details candidates can refer the table below.
| Courses | Specialization | Eligibility Criteria | Selection Process |
| P.hD (Agriculture) | Agricultural extension |
| On the basis of the entrance examination. |
| Agricultural Statistics | |||
| Agricultural Economics | |||
| Agronomy | |||
| Agriculture Entomology | |||
| Plant Pathology | |||
| Seed Science & Technology | |||
| Seed Science & Technology | |||
| Biochemistry | |||
| Genetics and Plant Breeding | |||
| P.hD (Horticulture) | Floriculture and Landscape Architecture | ||
| Forestry | |||
| Fruit Science | |||
| Plantation, spices, medicinal and aromatic crops | |||
| Post-Harvest Technology | |||
| Vegetable Science |
Admission through UBKV Entrance Examination
The University takes in the entrance examination for PG and P.hD courses. The examination dates will be revealed by the University sooner. The duration for the examination will be 1 hour 30 minutes and will comprise of objective and multiple-choice questions. There will be no negative marking for the same. The syllabus of the entrance examination will comprise the subjects of Agriculture/Forestry/ Horticulture. The candidates will soon receive the admit card through online mode once they fill the application form with all the details.
Question Pattern
| No of Questions | Marks of Each Question | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 15 questions | 2 marks | 30 marks |
| 2 questions | 05 marks | 10 marks |
| 60 MCQ type Questions with four alternatives answer | 1 marks | 60 marks |
| Total | 100 marks |
Cut off
| Category | Percentage Required |
|---|---|
| General Candidates | 35% |
| OBC-A & OBC-B Candidates | 30% |
| SC, ST & PWD Candidates | 30% |
Scholarships
The UBKV offers a bundle of scholarships to meritorious students as well as students from reserved categories. The list is given below gives the list of scholarships provided by the University.
- Postgraduate merit scholarship for the rank holder
- Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
- Postgraduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child
- Central Sector Scholarship scheme for Top-class education for SC students
- Self-employment scheme for Rehabilitation of manual scavengers
- Commonwealth scholarship
- National overseas scholarship for SC.
Counselling
The University will call the shortlisted candidates for counselling sessions as soon as the merit list for the entrance examination has been released by the University. The students will be guided about the programs as well as career counselling will also be done. The candidates have to present in person for the counselling at the scheduled dates and place. The documents verification will also be done in the counselling procedure. The counselling is expected to be held in the 2nd week of August 2022.
Placements
The Placement cell works at guiding the students with correct placements opportunities. The Placement cell grabs the best job opportunities for the students every year. Various companies and NGO visit the university every year for placements. Some of them are:
- IIFCO
- TATA
- BAYER
- Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
- Sonalika International Tractor Limited
- TAFE
- Pick and serve foods private limited
- PRADAN
- Dhanuka Agritech ltd
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavisyalaya
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is an agricultural university in Pundibari, West Bengal. UBKV offers various courses under the discipline of agriculture and Horticulture. The UGC-affiliated university offers various facilities such as good infrastructure, laboratories, industrial visits, hostel facilities, etc. The faculty members are also well experienced and qualified in their respective fields. The University is tasked with the responsibility of developing and improving agricultural technologies and resources in the region by ICAR. Overall it is a great university for the students interested in studying for the agricultural sector.
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