Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board (MAUEB) Pune notifies Common Entrance Test for Postgraduate Courses Admission 2023
MCAER PGCET 2023 – Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Exam Board (MAUEB) invites online application for Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research PG Common Entrance Test (MCAER PGCET) 2023 for admission to Master’s Degree Program offered by the State Agricultural Universities of Maharashtra.
PG-CET Faculty-wise
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Forestry
- Agricultural Engineering
- Food Technology
- Home / Community Science
- Fisheries Science
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Agri. Business Management
Important Dates
- Display of Notification with Online Application: 19.04.2023 (12:01 pm)
- Last Date of Submission of Online Application: 02.05.2023 (12:01 pm)
- Last Date of Online Payment of Exam. Fees: 03.05.2023 (03:00 pm)
- Display of Eligible and Non-eligible Candidates‟ Provisional List: 10.05.2023
- Duration for Grievances by Student: 11.05.2023 to 17.05.2023
- Display of Eligible Candidates‟ Final List: 22.05.2023
- Date of Issuance of Online Admit Cards: 12.07.2023
Exam Schedule
- Horticulture, Food Technology: Session -2: 3:00 pm to 5.00 pm
- Agril. Engineering, Home/ Community Science: 22nd July 2023; Session -1: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
- Agriculture: Session -2: 3:00 pm to 5.00 pm
- Forestry, Fisheries: 23rd July 2023 Session -1: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
- Agri. Business Management: Session -2: 3:00 pm to 5.00 pm
- Agril. Biotechnology: 24th July 2023
- Display of Answer-Keys of all CET-Faculties: 01st August 2023
- Declaration of Results: 05th August 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- The subjects pertaining to Post Graduate Common Entrance Test-2023 towards admission to Masters’ degree programs in the Maharashtra SAUs, along with their eligibility for CET are furnished in the Table below.
- M.Sc. (Agri.) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Sc. (Agri) or B.Sc. (Hort) or B.Sc. (Forestry) or B.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology) or BBM (Agri)/B.Sc. (ABM) or B. Tech (Food Science/Tech)* or B. Tech (Agri Engg)** or B.Sc. (Hons) Home Science***of Agril University only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Agri), ****B.Sc(Animal Husbandry
- M.Sc. (Hort) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Sc. (Hort) or B.Sc. (Agri) or B.Sc. (Forestry) of Agril University only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Hort.)
- M.Sc. (Forestry) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Sc. (Forestry) or B.Sc. (Agri) or B.Sc. (Hort) of Agril University only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Forestry)
- M.Sc. (Home Science) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Sc. (Hon) Home Science of Agril university only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Home Sc.)
- M.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology) or B.Sc. (Agri) or B.Sc. (Hort) or B.Sc. (Forestry) or B.Tech (Food Science/Tech) of Agril University only or B.F.Sc and passing CET for M.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology)
- M.Tech (Agri Engg) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Tech (Agri Engg) of Agril University only and passing CET for M.Tech (Agril Engg)
- M.Tech (Food Tech) 2 years (4 Semesters): B.Tech (Food Science/Tech) of Agril university only and passing CET for M.Tech (Food Tech)
- MBA (Agri) 2 years (4 Semesters): BBM (Agri)/B.Sc. (ABM) or B.Sc. (Agri) or B.Sc. (Hort) or B.Sc. (Forestry) or B.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology) or B.Tech (Food Science/Tech) or B.Tech (Agri Engg) or B.Sc. (Hon) Home Science of Agril University only or B.F.Sc and passing CET for MBA (Agri)
- M.F.Sc 2 years (4 Semesters): B.F.Sc and passing CET for M.F.Sc
- M.Sc. (P.H.M.) 2 years (4 Semesters): BBM (Agri)/B.Sc. (ABM) or B.Sc. (Agri) or B.Sc. (Hort) or B.Sc. (Forestry) or B.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology) or B.Tech (Food Science/Tech) or B.Tech (Agri Engg) or B.Sc. (Hon) Home Science of Agril university only or B.F.Sc and passing CET for Post Harvest Management (PHM)
- (*For M.Sc. (Agri) Food Science and Technology B.Tech (Food Science/Tech) students are also eligible)
- (**For M.Sc. (Agri) Agril Meteorology, B.Tech (Agril Engg) students are also eligible)
- (*** For M.Sc. (Agri) Agril. Extension Education, B.Sc. (Hon.) Home Science students are also eligible)
- **** For M.Sc. (Agri) Animal Husbandry, B.Sc.(Animal Husbandry) students are also eligible)
Application Process
- Online application form for CET-2023 for admission to PG Program is available on www.mcaer.org
- Candidates are required to take help of the following instructions for filling the online application form. After submitting online application form, candidate should take SBI Bank Challan print out, which is in two parts
- Fill the Online Application Form carefully and upload a scanned photograph and signature (Size of Photograph and Signature should not be greater than 35 KB, 30KB respectively). Please remember the password given by you. It is important for further Login
Examination Fee
- The examination fees for each CET to be paid will be as follows:
- Students belonging to Open category : Rs. 800/- per CET
- Students belonging to Reserved category* : Rs. 600/- per CET
- Students belonging to Other States : Rs. 800/- per CET
Exam Pattern
- The exam pattern for MCAER PG CET 2023 is given below. Candidates must note the exam pattern and start preparation to score better marks:
- The Examination is conducted for 200 marks.
- The question booklet contains 200 questions of objective nature along with answers in the form of 4 alternatives.
- There will not be any choice or option for questions.
- There shall be no negative marking for wrong answers.
- Mode of exam is offline as OMR sheet.
Exam Centres
- College of Agriculture, Pune; College of Agriculture, Akola; College of Agriculture, Nagpur; College of Agriculture, Parbhani; College of Agriculture, Dapoli; Dr AS College of Agril Engg, Rahuri; College of Agriculture, Kolhapur; College of Agriculture, Dhule; College of Agriculture, Latur; College of Agriculture, Badnapur; College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Yavatmal; College of Agriculture, Karad; College of Agriculture, Ambejogai; College of Agriculture, Sonapur (Gadchiroli)
For more details and to apply, please visit the official website
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