HORTICET 2022 – Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Merit List

HORTICET 2022 – Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University conducts HORTICET every year. It is a state-level examination. HORTICET is a state-level examination that offers an Undergraduate horticulture program of B.Sc. Candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria of HORTICET 2022 which is to have a Diploma course in Horticulture. Through this offline test, candidates will get their seats booked in the B.Sc. in Horticulture is a 4 years full-time UG course that is divided into 8 semesters. Candidates can check the page below to get full information regarding HORTICET 2022.

HORTICET 2022

The University was established by the government of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2007. The main motive of Dr. YSR University is to provide quality education to aspiring students in the growing field of Horticulture.

HORTICET 2022 Overview

Exam Name	HORTICET
Exam Level	State-Level Exam
Medium of Question Paper	Telugu Language
HORTICET Recurrence	Once in a Year
Courses Offered	Four years B.Sc. Horticulture Degree Programme
Exam Duration	2 hour
SKLTSHU HORTICET Conducting Body	Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University

HORTICET 2022 Important Dates

Mentioned below is the dates regarding HORTICET 2022:

HORTICET 2022	Dates
Online registration starts from	to be announced
Registration ends on	to be announced
Hall ticket release	to be announced
HORTICET 2022 examination	to be announced
Rank List	to be announced
1st Seat allotment	to be announced

Quick Links

• Application Form
• Admit Card
• Result

HORTICET 2022 Application Form

Dr. YSRHU will be released the application form for HORTICET 2022. Candidates must note that the application process is given below as per last year’s information and only for references.

• Mode of Application: Candidates will have to submit an application form through offline mode only.
• Last Year’s Process: Candidates will have to take a print out of application form, subsequent to downloading it. Application form should be filled with accurate and correct information. Once submitted, candidates will not be allowed to make any changes in application form.
• Mode of Payment: Offline through Demand Draft. No online mode of application fee will be accepted. The Demand Draft should be in favour of the “COMPTROLLER, Dr. Y.S.R HORTICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, payable at TADEPALLIGUDEM” Branch IFSC Code:UBIN0805505 on any Nationalized Bank (Original DD should be attached with the application form).

How to Apply

• Visit the official website of the University i.e. drysrhu.edu.in 
• Log onto the website with your registered email id.
• Download the pdf by tapping ‘Download Application Form’ link.
• Fill the application form correctly.
• Lastly, send the application form along with the documents needed at the prescribed address
• Note: It is mandatory to fill in application and registration form and check twice before submission as there is no separate correction window provided.

Application Fee

Category	Fee
General/OBC	Rs. 800 (Demand Draft)
ST/SC/PwD	Rs. 400 (Demand Draft)

Note: 

• Along with application form 2 self addressed envelope affixed with Rs. 5/- postal stamp should be sent.

HORTICET 2022 Eligibility

Before the submission of the application form for HORTICET 2022, candidates must carefully read and understand the eligibility criteria for appearing in HORTICET 20221. Eligibility criteria for exam are formulated by Dr. YSRHU. Following are the important eligibility criteria points to be understood:

• Nationality: Candidate must be a citizen of India
• Minimum Age: Candidate must turn 17 years before or on 31st December of the year of admission
• Maximum Age Limit: For candidates belonging to General or Other Backward Class (OBC), maximum permissible age to appear for HORTICET 2022 is 22 years. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories, maximum age limit has been relaxed to 25 years as per government norms. Furthermore, for physically handicapped candidates, upper age limit has been further relaxed till 27 years as per government norms
• Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have necessarily passed Diploma in Horticulture course from Dr. YSRHU. Also, candidates who will be completing their Diploma in academic year 2021-22, are eligible to apply for HORTICET 2022. However, candidate will have to submit his/her Final Memorandum of Marks-cum-Pass Certificate of Diploma in Horticulture during counselling process.

HORTICET 2022 Admit Card/Hall ticket

After submission of the application form, Candidates can download the admit card for HORTICET 2022. Last year’s instruction to download the admit card is given below.

• Candidates will be sent hall ticket by post on the correspondence address mentioned in the application form in a stamped envelope along with the application form.
• Candidates can download their admit cards by logging onto the registered ID given at the time of registration on the official website as the admit card will be released in the official website as well.
• The list of eligible candidates along with the Hall Ticket numbers are displayed on the University website.
• Those candidates who have not received the Hall tickets can download the Hall Ticket from the University website and attend the HORTICET 2022 test.

HORTICET 2022 Exam Pattern

The aspirants who desire to take admission in UG (Horticulture) have to appear in HORTICET 2022 Entrance Test and have to qualify the exam by securing at least minimum qualifying marks to get admission in the institution. According to the previous year’s exam pattern of HOTICET, the expected exam pattern is mentioned below. 

• Mode of Examination: Offline (pen and paper based)
• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice bits Questions (MCQ)
• No. of Questions: 200
• Maximum Marks: 200 
• Medium of Examination: Telugu
• Duration of Examination: 2 hours
• Marking Scheme: 
  • Correct Answer: +1 marks will be awarded for each correct answer
  • Incorrect Answer: There is  no negative marks for wrong or unattempted question

Important Instructions for the candidates of HORTICET 2022

Given below are the points which candidates should keep in mind:

• Duplicate Hall Tickets shall be presented to the supervised Officer at the Entrance Test Centre. Candidate can get a duplicate hall ticket by showing their ID card as a proof as well
• Candidates will not be offered any of the traveling expenses they need to make it  by themselves
• Violation of any rules in examination hall shall render in cancellation of their answer scripts. The decision will be completely taken by the Convener of the Entrance Test Centre and that decision will be the final decision
• The candidates won’t be allowed in the examination hall after the bell timings. Moreover, the candidates will not be allowed to leave the hall post half an hour of the examination starts
• Blue/Black pen is only allowed in the examination hall to write your examination

HORTICET 2022 Preparation Books

Here are the books which you can use for preparations in the entrance exam to score better:

Books Name	Buy here
BSc Agriculture Entrance Exam- Dr. Lalita Gaur	Click here
B.Sc. Agriculture Entrance Exam 2018- Arihant Experts	Click here
General Agriculture For I.C.A.R. Examinations (J.R.F., Ph.D., S.R.F. & A.R.S.)- Muniraj Singh Rathore	Click here
Handbook Of Horticulture- Chanda K Lal	Click here
MCQs in Horticulture for JRF Exam. (2017 Ed)- Bharat Singh Hada	Click here

HORTICET 2022 Result

Result for HORTICET 2022 is declared by the University on its official website. However, Dr. YSRHU has not yet given any official notification of declaration of result.

• How is Result Released: Result will be declared in the form of both score card and merit list, prepared solely on the basis of marks secured in HORTICET 20221.
• Tie Breaking: For the preparation of merit list in case of more than one student securing the same marks is found then there will be the tie-breaking system resolved by considering the following options:
  • Marks secured in the qualifying examination i.e., Diploma in Horticulture course and by calculating its aggregate percentage 
  • Another option, is by Date of Birth which is to be considered if its still persist, however the elder one shall be given preference

HORTICET 2022 Seats and Reservations 

Seats: The criteria for the concerned undergraduate course is:

• Total No. of seats allotted to diploma holders is 15% of seats of B.Sc (Hons.) Horticulture: i.e., 83 seats {47 (Uni. College seats) + 36 (Pvt. College Seats) & 09 EWS quota seats (05 Uni. College seats) + 04 (Pvt. College seats)} Total =92 seats (Uni. College seats + Pvt. College seats)

Reservation

• The University will follow reservation rules established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. As per the rules, 85% seats will be allotted to candidates from Andhra Pradesh, while the remaining 15% will be allotted to candidates from outside Andhra Pradesh.

About DR. YSR Horticultural University

Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, formerly Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University is a state university located at Venkataramannagudem, near Tadepalligudem in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 2007 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and focuses on education and research of horticultural science, as well as some educational programmes which were offered under Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University. It was originally managed by a government official until the appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor in 2008, when it became independent. It was renamed as Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University in 2011.

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