UUHF Entrance Exam 2020

Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry (UUHF) offers admissions to the Undergraduate and Masters Degree Programmes except for the academic year 2020-21. The application form for UUHF 2020 will be released on the official website, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The Date of Entrance Test for Masters’ and Bachelor Programmes will he held on the month of June 2020. Admissions Committee will decide the cutoff marks for qualifying the Entrance Test after the declaration of Rank-wise list of the candidates appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by the University. Read all the details of UUHF Entrance Exam 2020 such as application form, eligibility criteria, Selection procedure etc from this page.

All admissions shall be made strictly on merit based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the UET except for in-service candidates sponsored by State Govt, UGC/ ICAR/ CSIR/ DBT fellowship holders and foreign nationals. Those seeking admission to various courses through All India Entrance Examination conducted by ICAR should refer to “Appendix 1 A” of the brochure, which is attached below in this article.

Schedule of UUHF Entrance Exam 2020 is given below.

Particulars	Dates (Expected)
Sale of Application Form and Prospectus without late fee ((Price: At the counter – Rs. 400/-; By post – Rs. 500/-)	Last week of Apr 2020
Sale of Application Form and Prospectus with late fee of Rs. 100/-	Last week of May 2020
Last date for receipt of filled Application Form without late fee	First week of Jun 2020
Last date for receipt of filled Application Form with a late fee of Rs.200/-	First week of Jun 2020
Date of dispatch of Admit Cards to the candidates	Third week of Jun 2020
Date of Entrance Test	Last week of Jun 2020
Declaration of Results	Second week of Jul 2020
Dates of Counselling
Under Graduate (B.Sc. Horticulture/ Forestry)	Last week of Jul 2020
if the seats remain vacant in B.Sc. Horticulture/ Forestry, then the date of second counselling	Last week of Jul 2020
Post Graduate (M.Sc. Horticulture/ Forestry)	Last week of Jul 2020
if the seats remain vacant in M.Sc. Horticulture/ Forestry, then the date of second counselling	Last week of Jul 2020
Registration period at respective Colleges	First week of Aug 2020
Commencement of Classes	First week of Aug 2020

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Eligibility Criteria & No. of Seats

For Master’s Programmes

For admission in Master Degree Programme, the candidate is required to fulfill the following conditions:-

The candidate should have clearly passed the qualifying examination i.e. (B.Sc./ B.Tech. or equivalent).
The candidate (except Uttarakhand Government in-service candidates and ICAR Nominees) must qualify the University Entrance Test and secure a place in the merit list to be eligible for admission.
Foreign Nationals/ Wards of NRIs/NRI Sponsored Candidates shall not be required to appear in the University Entrance Test and will be given admission on the basis of performance of the minimum eligibility qualification and Interview only. The NRI Sponsored applicant should apply on the specific format mentioned in “Appendix XI” of Brochure, which is attached in this article below.

For Undergraduate Programmes

Note: : B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) course shall be conducted by the College of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya, Jakholi, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. However, till the infrastructure is ready at College of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya, Jakholi, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, the classes for B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) will be conducted at College of Forestry, Ranichauri Campus, Tehri Garhwal.

For admission in UG Degree Programme, the candidate is required to fulfill the following conditions:-

Must have clearly passed qualifying examination i.e. Intermediate or equivalent.
For Indian Nationals, there shall be no minimum or maximum age limit.
The candidate must qualify the University Entrance Test and secure a place in the merit list to be eligible for admission.
Foreign Nationals/ Wards of NRIs/NRI Sponsored Candidates shall not be required to appear in the University Entrance Test, and will be given admission on the basis of performance of the minimum eligibility qualification and Interview only. The NRI Sponsored candidate should apply on the specific format mentioned in “Appendix XI” of Brochure, which is attached in this article below.

Application Form

Application form for UUHF Entrance Test will be available at the official website or direct link to fill the same will be provided below. Candidate can fill the application form in both modes offline and online. Before filling the application form candidates must ensure his / her eligibility. The application form must be filled on or before its last date.

Online Application and Entrance Test fee Details (only for candidates applying through online):

As per last year.

Categories	Amount
Without late fee: For General and OBC Candidates For SC/ST Candidates of Uttarakhand	Rs. 1400/- Rs. 700/-
With late fee of Rs 200/-: For General and OBC Candidates For SC/ST Candidates of Uttarakhand	Rs. 1600/- Rs. 900/-

Click here to check the instruction to fill the OMR application and online application form.

Admit Card

Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry will released the admit card for the Entrance test scheduled after the successful completion of the application form. Admit Cards for the Entrance Test will be despatched by post to the candidates who fill application through the offline procedure at the mailing address given in the OMR application by the candidates. Candidates who fail to receive the ADMIT CARD may contact the Coordinator Admissions, VCSGUttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, College of Forestry, Ranichauri – 249199, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

In case a candidate has not received the Admit Card or has lost it, a duplicate Admit Card can be obtained from the Superintendent of the Entrance Test at the Centre of his/her examination after depositing a sum of Rs. 20.00 and a copy of passport size photograph similar to that pasted on the verification form. The Admit Cards can also be downloaded from the University Website www.uuhf.ac.in OR through the direct link which will be provided below. Candidates can either search the admit card by their application form number or roll number.

Subjects & Scheme of Test

All candidates (except specified categories) seeking admission to Masters’ programmes shall be required to take Aptitude Test and Subject Matter Test without any break from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on the prescribed date of University Entrance Test. The examination shall start with Aptitude Test and after 45 minutes, the question booklet of Aptitude Test shall be taken back and question booklet for group wise Subject Matter Test paper will be distributed as per the option given by the candidate based on the major subject in his/her qualifying examination.

The Aptitude Test and Subject Matter Test shall consist of 50 and 150 questions for all groups, respectively. The question paper will be objective type with multiple choices for each question in English language only.

There shall be a single University Entrance Test for admission to all Undergraduate Programmes. It shall be of three hours duration and shall consist of one question paper carrying 600 marks and would be of objective type with multiple choices. The bilingual question paper in English and Hindi will be supplied. There will be three groups of papers as detailed below:

PCB paper (Code 1): The candidate who has passed/ appeared in 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology stream shall have question paper consisting of questions of Physics (60 questions), Chemistry (60 questions) and Biology (80 questions). The candidate opting for this group can seek admission for degree course (Hons.) in Forestry/Horticulture/Agriculture
PCM paper (Code 2): The candidate who has passed/ appeared in 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics stream shall have question paper consisting of questions of Physics (60 questions), Chemistry (60 questions) and Mathematics (80 questions). The candidate opting for this group can seek admission for degree course (Hons.) in Forestry/ Horticulture/Agriculture.
PCA paper (Code 3): The candidate who has passed/ appeared in 10+2 examination with Agriculture stream shall have question paper consisting of questions of Physics (60 questions), Chemistry (60 questions) and Agriculture (80 questions). The candidate opting for this group can seek admission for degree course (Hons.) in Forestry / Horticulture/Agriculture.

The candidate having Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology (PCM&B) subjects at his/ her 10+2 level will have to indicate his/ her choice of the group of paper for Entrance Test in the Application Form. Such candidate(s) can either opt for PCB paper (Code 1) or PCM paper (Code 2). They can seek admission for degree course (Hons.) in Forestry/Horticulture/Agriculture

Basis of Selection for Admission

The Admissions Committee will decide the cutoff marks for qualifying the Entrance Test after declaration of Rank-wise list of the candidates appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by the University.
For Masters’ programmes in the event of two or more candidates securing equal marks in the UET, the candidate higher in age would be considered. For Undergraduate programmes in the event of two or more candidates securing equal marks, the merit shall be decided on the basis of marks secured in Physics, Chemistry. In the event of tie again, a candidate higher in age would be considered.