Maharashtra BSc Agriculture Admission 2025: MHT CET (Over), Results (Out), Counselling (Soon)

Lam Vijaykanth

Updated On: June 18, 2025 12:40 PM | MHT-CET

BSc Agriculture admission in Maharashtra is based on the entrance exam scores of the MHT CET exam. The exam was concluded in May, and MHT CET results were released on June 17, 2025.

Maharashtra BSc Agri Admission

If you are looking for admission to BSc Agriculture programs, including B.Sc. (Honours) in Agriculture, Horticulture, and Forestry, in Maharashtra, then you would need to take the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MHT CET). The State Common Entrance Test Cell of Maharashtra (CET Cell) conducts the MHT CET 2025 exam annually. For MSc courses in Agriculture, you will be required to sit for the MCAER PGCET 2025 exam .

The MHT CET 2025 exam for the PCB and PCM groups is now over. To be eligible to participate in the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025, you must have at least 50% overall marks from a recognised educational board and have passed your 12th grade in the Science stream with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) subjects. You would first need to clear the MHT CET 2025 exam, then participate in the Centralised Admission Process (CAP), fill out choice forms for BSc Agri admission 2025, attend counselling sessions, and finally, receive seat allocation based on merit and preferences. Following your seat confirmation, you should submit all the documents required for BSc Agri admission in Maharashtra. In this article, we will discuss everything about the BSc Agriculture admission 2025 last date, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, counselling process, BSc Agriculture application form 2025, paper analysis updates, and more.

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Also Read: Maharashtra B.Sc Agriculture Cutoff 2025

Maharashtra BSc Agri Admission 2025 Highlights

The following are the major highlights of Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admissions 2025:

Particulars

Details

Course Level

Undergraduate level

Course Name

BSc Agriculture

Course Duration

4 Years

Eligibility

At least 50% marks in 10+2 Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as the main subjects

Admission Process

MHT CET

BSc Agriculture Maharashtra Admission Important Dates

Check the important dates for the Maharashtra BSc Agri admission 2025 courses in the Maharashtra Agriculture Institutes:

Events

Important Dates

MHT CET Notification 2025 & Registration Starts

December 30, 2024 (Over)

MHT CET 2025 Application Form Filling Last Date without any late fee

February 16 to 22, 2025 (Over)

MHT CET Registration 2025 Deadline Extended With Late Fees

February 27, 2025 (Over)

Last date for payment of MHT CET 2025 exam fee through online mode

February 28, 2025  (Over)

MHT CET Application Form 2025 Correction Facility

March 10 to 12, 2025 (Over)

MHT CET Admit Card 2025 Release Date

  • PCB - April 3, 2025 (Over)
  • PCM- April 5, 2025 (Over)

MHT CET 2025 Exam Dates for PCM & PCB

  • PCB - April 9 to 17, 2025; except April 10 and 14, 2025 (Over)
  • PCM - April 19 to 27, 2025; except April 24, 2025 (Over)

MHT CET 2025 Answer Key Date

  • PCB - May 22 to 24, 2025
  • PCM- May 24 to 26, 2025

Date for MHT CET 2025  Answer Key Challenge

  • PCB - May 22 to 24, 2025
  • PCM- May 24 to 26, 2025

MHT CET Result 2025 Date

June 17, 2025

MHT CET 2025 Provisional Merit List Display

August 2025

Grievance Submission

August 2025

MHT CET 2025 Final Merit List Display

August 2025

Eligibility Criteria for Maharashtra BSc Agri Admission 2025

The following are the eligibility criteria to participate in the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025:

  • Candidates applying for the Maharashtra BSc Agri admission 2025 must be at least 16 years old on the last date of submission of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP).
  • Students must have at least 50% aggregate marks in Class 12th (General category). Those from the reserved categories like SC/ST/VJa/NTb/NTc/NTd/OBC/ SBC/EWS/Person with Disability (PWD) /Orphan must have got a minimum of 40% aggregate marks in their intermediate studies and MH-CET more than zero.
  • Applicants must have a 10+2 or equivalent in PCM or PCMB and English from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Education.
  • In the year of application, the aspirant must have taken the MHT CET with PCM/PCB.

Course-wise Eligibility Criteria for BSc Agriculture in Maharashtra

The detailed eligibility criteria for the Maharashtra BSc Agricultural courses have been provided in the following table.

Course Name

Eligibility Criteria

BSc (Hons) Agriculture
  • Candidates must have qualified in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English
  • Students who have not taken Biology or Mathematics must complete deficiency courses as prescribed by their respective universities, except Agriculture Engineering Courses
  • Aspirants must appear for the MHT CET/ /JEE/NEET 2025- 25 exam to become eligible for the admission process ofthe  Maharashtra BSc Agriculture
BSc (Hons) Horticulture
  • Students should have passed in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English
  • Candidates who have not studied Biology or Mathematics in Class 12 must study deficiency courses offered by the universities.
  • Students must take the MHT CET/JEE/NEET 2025 conducted by a competitive authority to obtain admission in BSc (Hons) Horticulture courses.
BSc (Hons) Forestry
  • Qualified candidates of Class 12 who studied in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English, are eligible for admission into BSc (Hons) Forestry
  • Students who have not studied either Biology or Mathematics in their intermediate/ Class 12 must take up deficiency courses offered by the universities.
  • MHT CET/ NEET 2025-25 is a mandatory exam that all aspirants should write and qualify for to become eligible for the BSc (Hons) Forestry Course of Maharashtra.
BFSc (Hons) Fishery Science
  • Applicants must have qualified Class 12th with PCM or PCMB and English in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination.
  • Students who haven't taken Biology or Mathematics in Class 12 must finish the required deficiency courses offered at their universities, except for courses in agriculture and engineering.
  • To be considered eligible for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admissions process, candidates need to appear for the MHT CET/NEET 2025 exam.
BTech Agriculture Engineering
  • Aspirants of the BTech Agriculture Engineering course should have passed in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English.
  • Students must take the MHT CET/JEE 2025 conducted by a competitive authority to obtain admission in BSc (Hons) Horticulture courses.
BTech Food Technology
  • Admission to the BTech Food Technology programme is open to qualified Class 12 students who completed their studies in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English.
  • Appearing for MHT CET 2025 or JEE 2025  is a must to obtain admission to the BTech Food Technology programme
  • The mandatory deficiency courses provided by respective universities must be completed by students who did not study Biology or Mathematics in Class 12.
BTech Biotechnology
  • Class 12 passed-out candidates who studied in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English, are eligible for the BTech Biotechnology course
  • Those who did not take Biology will need to finish the prerequisite courses that the relevant university specifies.
  • Admission to the BTech Biotechnology course requires a qualification in the MHT CET 2025 or JEE 2025, which is administered by a competitive authority in Maharashtra.
BSc Community Science
  • Aspirants must have completed Class 12th  in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent examination, with PCM or PCMB and English.
  • Candidates must take the MHT CET 2025/JEE/NEET to be considered for admission to the Maharashtra BSc Community Science programme.
  • Students who have not studied Biology or Mathematics must complete deficiency courses as stipulated by their respective universities.
BSc Agri Business Management
  • Candidates must have qualified in the 10+2 pattern from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCM or PCMB and English
  • Students who have not taken Biology or Mathematics must complete deficiency courses as prescribed by their respective universities, except Agriculture Engineering Courses
  • Aspirants must appear for the MHT CET/ /JEE/NEET 2025- 25 exam to become eligible for the admission process of the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture

Maharashtra BSc Agriculture Application Form 2025

The following are the steps to fill out the online application form for Maharashtra BSc Agri admission 2025:

Step 1: Fill in the Online Application Form

  • Candidates must visit the official website of Maharashtra Agriculture Admission @ug.agriadmissions.in to complete the online application before the BSc Agri form filling last date. A candidate can fill in only one form at a time before the BSc Agriculture application form 2025 last date. In case two applications are submitted, the BSc Agriculture application form 2025 that is submitted last will be considered invalid.
  • All applications will be accepted in online mode only. No application through postal mail will be accepted even if filled within the BSc Agriculture form date 2025 last date.
  • Students who are applying through the Institute Quota or Minority Quota must also fill in the online application form and upload the documents required for BSc Agri admission in Maharashtra or college-specific BSc admission documents.

Step 2: Upload the Required Documents

The candidates will have to upload the documents required for BSc Agri admission 2025 in Maharashtra after filling out the application form. Students who scan their documents via M/S. KTPL, Pune centres will have to pay INR 5 per document for scanning. The following are the documents required for BSc Agri admission in Maharashtra that must be uploaded with the application form:

  • Scanned copy of the candidate's signature
  • Scanned copy of the passport-sized photograph
  • Original copy of the necessary academic documents required for BSc Agri admission in Maharashtra

Step 3: Application Fees

There is no application fee to apply online for the Maharashtra BSc Agricultural courses. However, candidates who have not appeared in MHT-CET for the academic year will have to pay an application fee of INR 800/-. (600/- for reserved & handicapped) through an online payment gateway.

List of Documents Required for BSc Agri Admission in Maharashtra

Candidates must log in to the official website and upload the following BSc admission documents required in Maharashtra:

  • Class 10th & 12th Marksheet
  • Entrance Exam Scorecard
  • School Leaving Certificate
  • Bonafide Certificate
  • Migration Certificate
  • Domicile Certificate
  • Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  • Certificate of Games/Sports/Debate/Essay/Elocution by District Sports Officer (if applicable)

BSc Agriculture in Maharashtra Selection Process

The primary requirement for admission to Maharashtra's BSc Agriculture program in 2025 is to qualify for the MHT CET entrance exam. Applicants must first register for MHT CET to begin the admissions process for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture, which consists of an entrance exam and interview. After almost a month of the MHT CET admission test, results will be announced by the authority on its official website. The candidate's results determine admission to Maharashtra's BSc Agriculture 2025. Following the results, the counselling process for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture will begin on the MAH CET CAP portal.

After receiving confirmation of acceptance through the CAP counselling process, the prospective candidate must physically visit their chosen college to verify all original documents required for admission to the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture program. To complete the admissions process, the prospective student must also pay the college's semester fee and obtain a payment receipt from their educational institute.

BSc Agriculture in Maharashtra Merit List 2025

Following the entrance exam, the State Common Entrance Test Cell or  CET Cell will release the merit list for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture. The MHT CET administrative body will make the Merit Lists 1, 2, 3, and 4 public, contingent on the number of seats available.

To generate the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture merit list 2025, candidates' MHT-CET results will be required. The link to the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admission 2025 merit list will be available on the authority's official website. Aspirants will be able to read and download it after providing their login information. As a result, they will not get separate phone or mail notices of the merit list. Upon the publication of the "Provisional Merit List for Maharashtra BSc Agriculture 2025," each candidate must confirm their name, category, weights, grades, and other information online.

Applicants with complaints regarding the provisional Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admission 2025 merit list may submit them online by the deadline, using the login ID and password they were provided at the time of enrollment. A student's online grievance application will be ignored if it is not received within the specified time frame.

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Maharashtra BSc Agriculture Counselling Process (MAH CET CAP Portal)

As per the produced merit list, applicants who wish to be admitted to the top universities for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture program in 2025 must apply through the Centralised Admission Process (CAP). Students have three options before using the MAH CET CAP to confirm their seat assignment. In the section that follows, they can review the important details for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admission 2025:

  1. Float: This choice enables applicants to take up a college offer. Later on, though, they might accept the additional or new offer if a place at a better institution becomes available.
  2. Freeze: Aspirants might accept their assigned seat by choosing this option. However, they are unable to participate in further counselling rounds after choosing this option.
  3. Seat Locking: After an applicant has been given a seat, they should travel to the institution to have their documents verified. Applicants must pay a seat acceptance fee of INR 1,000 online to guarantee their assigned seats following verification of documents.

Following admission confirmation through the MAH CET CAP counselling 2025 process, the potential candidate must visit the allocated college to verify the authentic documents required for admission to the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture program in 2025. To complete the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture 2025 admissions process, they must then pay the institute's semester tuition and receive a receipt from the university.

MHT CET Exam Pattern

MHT-CET, or Maharashtra Common Entrance Test, is a 200-mark exam for both the PCM and PCB groups. The exam will include multiple-choice questions in which candidates must choose one of four options. There is no negative marking for questions that are not attempted or are attempted incorrectly. CBSE Class 12 Previous Year Question Papers can be used to prepare for the Maharashtra BSc Agriculture Entrance Exam 2025. The Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admission 2025 exam pattern is shown below:

Subjects

No. of Multiple Choice Questions from

Total Marks

Duration

Class 11th

Class 12th

Mathematics

10

40

100 marks

90 minutes

Physics

10

40

100 marks

90 minutes

Chemistry

10

40

Biology (Botany)

10

40

100 marks

90 minutes

Biology (Zoology)

10

40

Note: In the Physics, Chemistry and Biology sections, each question will carry one mark while in the Mathematics section each question will carry two marks.

MHT CET Agriculture Syllabus 2025

The Maharashtra BSc Agriculture Syllabus is similar to the CBSE Class 12 Syllabus. The following is the BSc Agriculture Admission Maharashtra for 2025 syllabus:

Physics Chapters/ Topics

Measurements

Magnetism

Ray optics

Refraction of Light

Friction in solids and liquids

Magnetic effect of electric current

Force

Scalars and Vectors

Chemistry Chapters/ Topics

Some basic concepts of Chemistry

Alkanes

Hydrogen

s-Block elements

Basic principles and techniques in organic chemistry

Nature of chemical bond

States of Matter: Gases and liquids    (Alkali and alkaline earth metals)

Surface chemistry

Redox reaction

--

Mathematics Chapters/ Topics

Trigonometric functions

Sets

Trigonometric functions of Compound Angles

Sequences and series

Probability

Relations and Functions

Circle and Conics

Straight Line

Factorization Formulae

--

Biology Chapters/ Topics

Botany

Organization of Cell

Human Respiration

Animal tissues

Human Nutrition

Plant Growth and Development

Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition

Diversity in organisms

Biochemistry of cell

Zoology

Maharashtra BSc Agriculture Participating Colleges

Check out a few of the Maharashtra BSc Agri Admission participating colleges below:

College Name

Location

College of Agriculture

Pune

Yashwantrao Chavan College of Agriculture

Satara

College of Agriculture

Dhule

Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Krishi Mahavidyalaya

Ahmednagar

College of Agriculture

Jalgaon

College of Agriculture

Nandurbar

College of Agriculture

Parbhani

College of Agriculture

Osmanabad

Anand Niketan College of Agriculture

Chandrapur

College of Agriculture

Jalna

College of Agriculture

Beed

College of Agriculture

Latur

BSc Agriculture Admission Reservation Policy

Candidates belonging to the following categories can apply for Maharashtra BSc Agriculture admissions 2025:

Category

Reservation

Scheduled Castes/ NavBudha (SC)

13%

Vimukta Jati (A) (VJ-a) (14 and others)

3%

Nomadic Tribes (D) (NT-d) (Vanjar, Vanjari, Vanjara)

2%

Scheduled Tribes (ST)

7%

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

19%

Socially and Educational Backward Classes (SEBC)

16%

Nomadic Tribes (B) (NT-b) (28 listed before 1990 and others)

2.5%

Nomadic Tribes (C) (NT-c)

3.5%

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

10%

We hope this article has helped you learn about the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025 related to your preferred institutes and academic programs. While you narrow down the list, ensure that you visit the college’s official website and review their courses, syllabi, and fee structure that suit your academic needs.

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FAQs

Is a domicile certificate mandatory for seat allotment confirmation in the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra?

Yes, a domicile certificate is mandatory for seat allotment confirmation in the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra along with MHT-CET/ AIEEA UG Scorecard, Class-X and XII Marks sheet, TC, Caste Certificate and Certificate of Physically Handicapped if applicable, when you go for the seat allotment confirmation.

What size should the signature and photo be when they are uploaded to the MH-CET application form?

The size of the signature and photo that should be uploaded to the MH-CET application form ranges from 15 to 50 KB. However, the ideal size for the signature is 5 to 20 KB.

What are the documents required for BSc Agri admission in Maharashtra?

The list of documents required for BSc Agri admission in Maharashtra includes Class 10th and 12th Mark Sheet, Domicile Certificate College Leaving/ Transfer Certificate/ Bonafide Certificate, Caste Validity Certificate (if required), MHT-CET Scorecard, Certificate of Physically Handicapped (PH) ( if required), and Sports Certificate (if required).

Can I enrol in the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025 without taking the MHT CET?

No, you cannot enrol in the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025 without taking the MHT CET, as a valid score of this state-level examination is mandatory for most colleges. While some colleges use Class 12 results to determine BSc Agriculture admission in Maharashtra 2025, other universities may use entrance exams, such as the CUET UG, MHT CET, ICAR AIEEA, etc.

Who is eligible to register for the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025?

Those with a valid MHT CET score are eligible to register for the BSc Agri admission process in Maharashtra 2025. For this, they must have obtained at least 50% aggregate marks from a recognised educational board in Class 12 in the Science stream with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) disciplines.

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