OUAT Eligibility Criteria 2018 for OUAT Common Entrance Exam

The OUAT Eligibility Criteria 2018 indicates the minimum eligibility conditions that the candidates need to satisfy for appearing in the OUAT 2018 entrance exam. The criteria of eligibility for OUAT 2018 entrance exam will be determined by the Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology for all courses. It is important that candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility conditions before applying for the OUAT 2018 entrance exam. Candidates can get here detailed information regarding OUAT 2018 eligibility criteria for entrance exam of admission in academic session 2018-2019.

OUAT Eligibility Criteria 2018

Age Limit: The candidate must have complete 17 years of age.

Academic Qualifications

For UG Courses

Course	Minimum Qualification	Subjects in Qualifying Exam
B.Sc (Ag)	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCM or PCB
B.Sc (Forestry)	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCM or PCB
B.Sc (Horticulture)	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCM or PCB
B.V.Sc. & A.H.	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCB
B.Tech (Ag. Engg.)	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCM
B.F.Sc.	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCB
B.Sc. (Home Science)	10+2 passed with Science subjects with minimum 50% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST/PH candidates).	PCM or PCB

Students admitted into B.Sc.(Hons.)Agriculture/ B.Sc.(Hons.)Horticulture / B.Sc.(Hons.) Forestry /B.Sc.(Hons.)Community Science without having Mathematics or Biology at the +2 level will have to make up their deficiency by taking pre-requisite courses in the subject (Mathematics / Biology) to be offered during the first two semesters.

Eligibility requirement (B.Sc. Forestry)

The candidates seeking admission in B.Sc.(Hons.) Forestry Course should qualify the Physical Endurance Test to be conducted one day before their respective day of the counseling of each category, failing which their candidature for the admission into B.Sc.(Hons.)Forestry course will not be considered.

Specification	Male	Female
Height	General & SC: 163cm ST: 152cm	General & SC: 150cm ST: 145cm
Chest girth	79cm to 84cm (Minimum 5 cm. expansion)	74cm to 79 cm (Minimum 5 cm. expansion)
Physical capacity for Fast walking in four hours	25km	14km

For PG Courses

Course	Minimum Qualification
M.Sc (Botany)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours/Core/Major in Botany) with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).
M.Sc (Chemistry)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours/Core/Major in Chemistry) 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).
M.Sc (Mathematics)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours in Mathematics) / B.Sc. (Hons.)/Core/Major in Mathematics and computing with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).
M.Sc (Microbiology)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours/Core/Major in Botany / Zoology /Microbiology / Biotechnology) / B.Sc. (Ag.) / B.V.Sc. & A.H / B.F.Sc./B.Sc.(Horticulture)/B.Tech.(Dairy Science/Biotechnology)/B.H.M.S with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).
M.Sc (Physics)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours/Core/Major in Physics)
M.Sc (Zoology)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours/Core/Major in Zoology) with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).
M.Sc (Biotechnology)	3 years B.Sc. (with Honours/Core/Major in Biotechnology) with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).
M.Sc (Computer Science)	3 years B.Sc (with Honours/Core/Major in Comuter Science) with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST).

 

For Ph.D Programme

Ph.D Course	Minimum Qualification
Physics	M.Sc in Physics with minimum 55% marks.
Chemistry	M.Sc in Chemistry with minimum 55% marks.
Mathematics	M.Sc in Mathematics with minimum 55% marks.
Botany	M.Sc in Botany with minimum 55% marks.
Zoology	M.Sc in Zoology with minimum 55% marks.
Microbiology	M.Sc in Microbiology with minimum 6.5% or OGPA 6.5.

Additional eligibility criteria that aspirants need to fulfill to secure admission in Master’s programs offered at OUAT are as mentioned below:

1. Those who have passed H.S.C./Equivalent Examination with Odia as M.I.L. (These candidates need not submit the Residential Certificate).
2. Those who do not have Odia as M .I. L., but whose parents are permanent residents of Odisha must furnish evidence of such permanent residency in the form of a certificate from the Revenue Officer concerned not below the rank of Tahasildar /District Magistrate / their employer concerned
3. Those who do not have Odia as M.I.L but whose parents are not permanent residents of Odisha, but serving under the Govt. of Odisha/Central Govt. /Public Undertaking or any University in the State of Odisha. The candidate must furnish a certificate to this effect from the Head of the Office /Institution where his/her parent(s) is/are working.
4. Odia candidates permanently residing outside Odisha must furnish a certificate in support of their Odisha origin either from their Employer (Tahasildar / District Magistrate of the District in which he/she is residing. Certificate to this effect can also be submitted from the Tahasildar / District Magistrate of their native place Odisha.
5. No affidavit for the above categories shall be entertained.

 

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