Hello Ankush,

Eligibility requirement:

Minimum age: The age of the candidate should be 16 years as on the last date of submission of the application form.

Aggregate marks: Candidates must have passed the qualifying examination (12th Std. Science) with minimum 50% marks for General category and minimum 40% marks in aggregate for reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC/SBC).

For admission into courses B. Sc. (Honours) in Agriculture and B. Tech. in Agriculture Engineering

Qualifying examination:

1. XII Std. (Science) passed in 10+2 pattern from Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent Examination, with PCB, PCMB, PCM or Inter (Agriculture) and passed with English as a subject.

2. Those who have not taken up Biology or Mathematics during intermediate will have to complete deficiency courses as prescribed by respective University.

3. Common Entrance Examination i.e. MHT-CET/JEE/NEET/AIEEA-UG  during the year 2019 in PCB or PCM subject.

Preparation of merit list:

The merit list of admission will be determined by considering the 70% of total per cent marks obtained in the respective group(PCB/PCM) in the Common Entrance Test conducted by the competent authority (MHTCET/JEE/NEET/AIEEA-UG) and 30% of total marks in the eligibility examination / 12th (Science) examination.

If you appear for more than one entrance exam or appear for both groups (PCB and PCM) in the entrance examination, then the maximum marks obtained in the concerned entrance exam or group will be considered.

Admission procedure:

• The admission process for the CET cell and State Agricultural Universities will be conducted by KTPL, Pune.
• The merit list will be published on the website.
• The parents of the candidate who are residing in Maharashtra State for at least 3 years during the past 10 years are eligible for admission. But, if residing in the State for less than 3 years in the past 10 years shall be considered as Out of State candidates and for these candidates 2% seats of intake capacity will be reserved.

Centralized Admission Process (CAP):

Before accepting the seat allotted during CAP, a candidate can opt to Freeze , Float or refuse the allotted seat option for college as per the procedure:

• If you are offered a seat and selected freeze or float option, you will get admission allotment letter through login and you shall remain present in allotted college with original documents within the stipulated time period mentioned on admission allotment letter during office hours along with your original documents on which basis the admission will be given.
• After verification of documents by the colleges related to admission allotment, the “Seat acceptance fee” of Rs.1000 shall be deposited by the candidate through online process.
• It is mandatory to deposit the fees for those who have selected the float option during first admission allotment round.
• If not interested in the option Freeze or Float, you can refuse the allotted admission. For this purpose, you need to update the information regarding the cancellation of admission through your login. Such candidates are eligible for next admission rounds for options other than the refused option.
• After seeking admission through online CAP round, the candidates you need to report to the institutions allotted and submit the original documents and pay education fees for the first semester. The concerned college will give an authentic receipt. If you fail to do so, such seats will be treated as vacant and will be filled by spot admission allotment round.

Hope it helps!

For any further query, you can revert back here.

Thank you and all the best.