The Punjab Agriculture University conducts the PAU entrance exam for admission to all Undergraduate, Masters’ Diploma and Ph.D. programmes. Candidates who are residents of Punjab or Union Territory of Chandigarh are eligible for seeking admission to Punjab Agriculture University. The admission in the graduate programs will be based on the evaluation of matriculation 10th and 12th marks. The eligibility of all the candidates and the original certificates/provisional degree certificate, notification of qualifying examination will be checked at the time of counselling. Check more information regarding PAU 2022 from this page such as eligibility criteria, exam pattern, selection criteria, etc.
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PAU 2022
The candidates appearing in qualifying examination in the current year can also apply for admission. The important dates regarding PAU 2022 can be checked from the schedule provided below.
Schedule for 1st Counseling/documents verification of Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes 2022:
Candidates are advised to appear in person for counselling/documents verification as per the following schedule in the Pal Auditorium, College of Agriculture, PAU, Ludhiana at 9:00 AM Sharp.
Application Schedule for PAU 2022
| Programs | Date |
| All programs having Entrance Test | To be announced |
| Without Entrance Test • M.Tech. Remote Sensing & Geographic Information System (GIS) • Diploma Course in Hybrid Seed Production Technology • Diploma in Agriculture | To be announced |
| Ph.D. Programmes | To be announced |
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PAU 2022 Eligibility Criteria
Before proceding further in Application Process the candidate should check wherther they full fill the eligibility norms set by PAU. Below we have provided the eligibility criteria of some courses, candidates can check eligibility criteria of other courses from the brochure provided below.
College of Agriculture
B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture – 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology/ Agriculture with at least 50% marks in aggregate/ Two year
Diploma in Agriculture.
B.Tech (Food Technology) – 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology/ Agriculture with at least 50% marks in aggregate/ Certificate
course in Food Processing and Preservation from SLIET, Longowal.
Diploma in Agriculture – Matric.
Agricultural Meteorology (Masters Programme) – B.Sc. Agri./B.Sc. Agri. (Hons)/ B.Sc. Forestry/ B.Sc. Hort.
Food Technology (Masters Programme) – B.Sc. Agri./B.Sc. Agri. (Hons)/ B. Tech. Food Technology/ B.Sc. Food Science (4-year) and/or Food Technology/B.Sc. Home Science (4-year) with elective in Foods & Nutrition.
Agronomy (Ph.D Programme) – M.Sc. in respective subject and B.Sc. Agri./ B.Sc. Agri. (Hons).
Entomology (Ph.D Programme) – M.Sc. in respective subject and B.Sc. Agri./ B.Sc. Agri. (Hons)/B.Sc. Biotech. (Hons) 4– year/ B.Sc. Forestry/ B.Sc. Hort.
PAU 2022 Application Procedure
Candidates can apply for PAU both through online as well as offline mode. The application form will be available at the official website of PUA that is pau.edu. The online application have to be filled in and submitted by the candidates along with the payment of application fee. For candidates who wish to fill in the application through offline mode have to download the form, fill it with all the authentic information and submit the application form.
PAU 2022 Courses and Selection Process
The Punjab Agriculture University offers all the candidates willing to take admission to various courses that are listed below. Also, there are three different examinations conducted by the university for admission to these courses. These entrance examinations are the main process of selection. The entrance examination and courses as per the examination are provided in the table below.
| Entrance Test | Courses |
| AAT (Agriculture Aptitude Test) | B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture 6 (2+4) years programme at Bathinda and Gurdaspur (after matric) |
| CET (Common Entrance Test) | B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture 4-year B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture 4-year B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 4-yearB.Tech. (Food Technology) 4-year B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science 4-yearB.Sc. (Hons) Nutrition and Dietetics 4-year 5-year Integrated M.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Zoology programmes (after 10+2 in Science) |
| Ballowal Saunkhri Entrance Test (BSET) | B.Sc. Agriculture 4-year at PAU College of Agriculture, Ballowal Saunkhri (after 10+2 in Science) |
| Under MET | M.Tech. Remote Sensing & Geographic Information SystemDiploma Course in Hybrid Seed Production Technology (after matric)Diploma in Agriculture 2-year (after matric) at PAU, Ludhiana, Dr D R Bhumbla Regional Research Station, Ballowal Saunkhri and Regional Research Station, Faridkot |
| Without Entrance Test | M.Tech. Remote Sensing & Geographic Information System Diploma Course in Hybrid Seed Production Technology (after Matric) Diploma in Agriculture 2-year (after Matric) at PAU, Ludhiana and Regional Research Station, Faridkot |
PAU 2022 Admit Card
Admit card will be issued to candidates after successful submission of the application form. It is mandatory for candidates to get a printout of the to admit card and carry it to the examination center. Candidates without admit card will not be allowed to take the examination. The process to download the admit card that will be available online is explained below.
- Visit the official website or click on the link given in the admit card page.
- Candidates who will submit the application form online will have to provide their date of birth and UID to generate their admit card.
- candidates who will submit the application form in offline mode will have to provide their date of birth and prospectus number to generate admit card.
- After downloading the admit card candidate must take a printout of the same.
PAU 2022 Exam Pattern
For Agriculture Aptitude Test (AAT)
All the candidates who are willing to take up B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture from Punjab agriculture university will have to take Agriculture aptitude test. The process to apply for the test and all other important details are explained below for candidates. The test shall be of one and half hour duration comprising of 100 multiple choice questions each of one mark to be attempted on OMR sheet. Each correct answer will carry one mark whereas 1/4 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. The medium of question paper will be both in English and Punjabi.
The question paper shall have four sections as under:
Section-I: Agriculture Aptitude: It will consist of 50 questions.
Section-II: General Science: It will consist of 30 questions.
Section-III: General English: It will consist of 10 questions.
Section-IV: Mathematics: It will consist of 10 questions.
For Common Entrance Test (CET)
The Common Entrance Test will be conducted for candidates who are willing to take admission in any of these: B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture 4-year, B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 4-year, B.Tech. (Food Technology) 4-years, B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science, B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science 4-year, B.Sc. (Hons) Nutrition and Dietetics 4-year, 5-yr Integrated M.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Zoology programmes.
- The test shall comprise one paper of three hours’ duration.
- Compulsory sections
- Physics : 66 questions of one mark each.
- Chemistry : 66 questions of one mark each.
- Section with option: Mathematics/Biology/Agriculture/Home Science
- 68 questions of one mark each for Biology or Agriculture or Home Science or
- 34 questions of two marks each for Mathematics.
- Each correct answer will carry one mark whereas 1/4 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. The weightage for correct and incorrect answer will be double in case of Mathematics subject.
- The medium of question paper will be English only
For Ballowal Saunkhri Entrance Test (BSET)
For admission to B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture 4-year degree programme of PAU College of Agriculture, Ballowal Saunkhri
- The test shall comprise one paper of three hours’ duration.
- Compulsory sections
- Physics : 66 questions of one mark each.
- Chemistry : 66 questions of one mark each.
- Section with option: Mathematics/Biology/Agriculture
- 68 questions of one mark each for Biology or Agriculture
- 34 questions of two marks each for Mathematics.
- Each correct answer will carry one mark whereas 1/4 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. The weightage for correct and incorrect answer will be double in case of Mathematics subject.
- The medium of question paper will be English only
For PAU 2022 Master’s Entrance Test (MET)
The candidates who are willing to study or do master’s in Agricultural Meteorology, Agronomy, Entomology, Extension Education, Food Technology, Forestry, Horticulture (Floriculture & Landscaping), Horticulture (Fruit Science), Horticulture (Vegetable Science), Plant Breeding & Genetics, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Biotechnology, can take the aster’s entrance test. Admission in the Master’s Programme will be now made through the MET (Master’s Entrance Test) 2022.
PAU 2022 Counselling
For the counselling round, candidates will have to download a form that will be available on the official website after the declaration of result. The form has to be filled in with a pen by the candidates themselves. This form is to be brought to the counselling venue by the candidate as mentioned in the prospectus. The candidates who will be selected has to deposit the full fee at the time of counselling. The candidates will get the course as per seat availability. The candidates who appeared or are appearing in the qualifying examination can apply but they must produce original mark sheets of qualifying examination result at the time of counselling failing which their candidature will not be considered for counselling. Further, the admission will be subject to scrutinizing of original certificates at the time of counselling.
Official Website: pau.edu
For more information regarding PAU 2022 candidates are advised to go through the previous year notification
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