Karnataka BSc Agriculture Admission 2024: Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Agriculture Quota

Karnataka BSc/ B.Tech Agriculture Admission 2024 : The KCET seat matrix 2024 has been made available on KEA's official website. The KEA has begun document verification for the KCET 2024 on its official website. Applicants eligible for KCET document verification must report to the designated centres. KEA will begin KCET 2024 counselling online at the official website. Candidates who have successfully qualified based on their results are eligible to participate in the KCET counselling 2024. Applicants should be aware that KCET counselling will only be conducted online. Applicants must first fill out the KCET counselling registration 2024 form at kea.kar.nic.in. After successfully registering, applicants must fill out the KCET counselling choice form and lock it from the login window. The KCET counselling process for 2024 includes document verification, option entry, seat assignment, and payment of the admission fee.

Following a successful registration, candidates must fill out the KCET option entry form with their top college and course selections. The KCET mock allotment 2024 will be made available on the official website by KEA initially. After the announcement of the mock allocation, candidates will have the option to modify their selections. Following the final option locking by candidates, the KCET seat allotment for 2024 will be made public. Candidates whose seats are allotted must report to the relevant institution for fee payment and document verification. Counselling for KCET will only be available online.

Moreover, the document verification for Karnataka UGCET 2024 has been closed. The document verification for Karnataka UGCET 2024 was held from June 25 to 29, 2024. According to the schedule, now the KCET 2024 counselling round 1 will begin shortly. Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has initiated the admission process for Karnataka BSc/ B.Tech Agriculture Admission 2024. Candidates must have a valid score in KCET 2024 to be eligible for the Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024 process. KCET 2024 was conducted on April 18 and 19, 2024. The list of eligible and non eligible candidates have been announced by KCET 2024 for those who uploaded their documents successfully to avail of the Agriculture Quota for Karnataka BSc Agriculture Admission 2024 or BTech Agriculture Admission 2024..

Check: Seat Matrix for BTech 2024

Also Check: Karnataka BSc Agriculture Admission 2024 - Guideline for Document Verification

Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is responsible for conducting the admission process for the BSc Agriculture / BTech Agriculture Engineering course. The candidates aspiring to apply for admission in the aforementioned courses under the state quota will have to participate in the KCET counselling process . A total number of 1,230 seats in Agriculture universities across the state are reserved for students whose family is involved in farming. However, candidates claiming seats under the Agriculture Quota will have to appear for the Practical Test that is conducted for 200 marks. Read the entire article to find out more about Karnataka BSc Agriculture Admission 2024.

Karnataka BSc Agriculture Admission Dates 2024

The Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024 dates are as follows:

Event	Dates
Registration Date 2024	January 10, 2024
Last Day to Apply	February 23, 2024
Admit Card Release	April 03, 2024
Entrance Examination (KCET)	April 18 & 19, 2024
Document Upload for Agriculture Quota	April 28, 2024, Extended till May 17 for Non-Eligible candidates
Online Verification of Documents	April 17 to 19, 2024
Release of Eligibility List (Agriculture Quota)	April 20, 2024 (After 02:00 PM)
Final List of Eligibility	April 24, 2024 (After 02:00 PM)
Download Hall Ticket for Practical Test	May 20, 2024
Practical Test	May 25, 2024 (09:00 AM onwards)
Practical Test Result	May 28, 2024 (6 PM onwards)
Objections Regarding Practical Test Results	May 29, 2024 (Before 4 PM)
Practical Test Final Result	May 30, 2024 (After 10:30 AM)
Release of KCET Result 2024	June 1, 2024 (Released)
KCET Counselling 2024	July 2024
KCET 2024 Option Entry	To be notified
Display of Mock Allotment	To be notified
Modification of Options	To be notified
Declaration of First-Round Seat Allotment Result	To be notified

Karnataka BSc/ B Tech Agriculture Entrance Exam 2024

Admission to UG Agriculture Courses is confirmed on the basis of marks obtained in KCET 2024. Here are a few important links for the entrance exam:

KCET Application Process 2024	KCET Eligibility Criteria 2024
KCET Exam Pattern 2024	KCET Syllabus 2024
KCET Admit Card 2024	KCET Answer Key 2024
KCET Result 2024	KCET Counselling 2024

Certain seats are reserved under Agriculturist Quota. Candidates who belong under this category must also appear in a practical exam. The practical examination is conducted in Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Raichur, Hassan, Tamaka (Kolar District), Arabhavai, (Gokak Tq), Dharwad, Vijayapura, Bidar, Bagalkot, Hiriyur (Chitradurga), and Shimoga by concerned Agricultural/ Veterinary Universities.

Fees for Practical Examination is INR 500/- for General and OBC category and INR 250/- for SC, ST, and Category -1 candidates. The candidate needs to pay these fees at the Practical Test Centre on the day of verification of documents.

Karnataka BSc/ B.Tech Agriculture Eligibility Criteria 2024

Following are the eligibility criteria for Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024:

• The candidate must have passed Class XII or equivalent examination.

• The candidate must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with Biology as the optional subject.

• The candidates must have appeared in CET in PCMB subjects.

• Agriculturist Quota candidates must also appear in Practical examinations and secure at least 50% marks in them.

Karnataka BSc/ B.Tech Agriculture Application Form 2024

Candidates must fill in the online application form to be considered for admission in Professional courses through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). No application is accepted in offline mode. The online Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024 application form is user-friendly and candidates fill in the application form using the instructions given below:

Download the blank application and fill in the information, and details in the application form in offline mode. The correct information must be added online in the online application form.

The Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024 application form can be filled out in two phases.

Phase 1: Fill in details and edit them if required. Verify if all the mandatory information is entered appropriately. Any discrepancy, later on, may affect the allotment of seats at the time of admission.

Phase 2: Select the declaration to confirm that all information added to the online application is correct and no changes can be incorporated later on. The candidate cannot edit/ delete or add any information after checking the declaration.

The candidate must pay the application fees and take a printout of the application form for further admission process.

Also Read: BHU BSc Agriculture Admission 2024

List of UG Agriculture Courses offered in Karnataka

Following are the list of Agricultural courses (Farm Science) offered through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) Admission process:

• BScHonors Agriculture

• BScHonours Horticulture

• BSc Honours Sericulture

• BSc Honors Forestry

• B.Tech in Agril. Engg

• B.Tech in Food Technology

• B.Tech in Dairy Technology

• B.F.Sc. (Fisheries)

• BSc(Hons) Ag. Maco.

• BSc(Hons) Community Science

Karnataka BSc/ B.Tech Agriculture Admission Process 2024

The merit list of candidates is prepared based on the marks obtained in the Qualifying Examination and performance in Common Entrance Test (CET)- PCMB subjects. There are no minimum marks required in CET for Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024.

• For 25% of marks obtained in Class XII - PCMB and CET are considered for admission. Rest 50% of marks obtained in the Practical Test are considered for admission.

• The candidate must secure at least 50% marks in the Practical Examination for admission in agricultural courses under Agriculturist Quota.

KCET 2024 BSc Agriculture Eligibility List for Agriculture Quota

KEA has released the eligibility list of candidates who are aspiring for Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024 under the Agriculture quota. The PDF of the eligibility list is shared in the link below-

Eligibility List for Agriculture Quota 2024

Documents Uploading for Agriculture Quota

The fee to upload documents is Rs. 200 (Rs. 100 for SC/ST). Candidates who wish to claim reservation under the Agriculture quota for UG farm courses will have to upload the supporting documents. The list of documents to be uploaded can be checked below -

KCET Admission Ticket	Agriculture/ Manual Labour in Agriculture Activities
Agriculture Income Certificate	Salary Certificate
Income Details for Business (if applicable)	-

The certificate verification will be online, and the candidates need not visit the helpline centre. The detailed process to upload the documents is as follows -

Official Website	https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/
Step 1	The candidates will have to upload the documents in PDF format only. Click on the Login button and enter the KCET Admission Ticket Number.
Step 2	The candidates will receive an OTP on their mobile
Step3	Enter the OTP number and Select the YES option to upload documents
Step 4	Upload all the documents as mentioned above (whichever is applicable)

Karnataka BSc/ B.Tech Agriculture Merit List 2024

The merit list is determined by KEA and eligible candidates are determined accordingly. A separate result sheet is prepared for the Agricultural course (Farm Science) and the list is published on the official site of KEA on the defined date.

The Karnataka BSc Agriculture admission 2024 seat allotment is done online and eligible candidates can choose options in the order of merit or rank obtained in the Karnataka CET examination. After the results are released and the merit list is published, candidates need to visit the Districts helpline centres for document verification. The candidate can enter options after the receipt of the verification slip. The online process allows candidates to choose any number of options based on their preferences.

A secure User ID and Secret Key is provided to all candidates for login. Candidates must ensure to meet the eligibility criteria before applying for admission to Government seats in Karnataka. Information added in the CET online application form is considered to prepare the rank list and seat allotment.

Agriculturist Quota candidates, merit list is prepared based on 25% marks obtained Qualifying examination PCBM and CET each. Rest 50% of marks obtained in the Practical Examination are considered for admission.

List of Top Private Colleges for BSc Agriculture in India

Here is the list of top private colleges for BSc Agriculture admission in India. You can get direct admission to any of these colleges by just filling out the Common Application Form .

Bhai Gurdas Group of Institutions - Sangrur	Vivekananda Global University - Jaipur
Quantum University - Roorkee	Dr. KN Modi University - Jaipur
CT University  Ludhiana	The Neotia University - Kolkata
Baddi University - Solan	Sage University - Indore

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