BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA
P.O.KRISHIVISWAVIDYALAYA, MOHANPUR,
DT.NADIA, W.B. PIN –741 252.
No. A/PG/AG-9/
Dated 19.05.2015.
NOTIFICATION
Admission to Master Degree and Doctoral Degree programmes for the session 2015-2016.
Online applications are invited for admission to Master Degree and Doctoral Degree
programmes. The admission will be done through an entrance examination to be held on 13.06.2015
and 27.06.2015 respectively at the University campus at Mohanpur, Nadia. The Syllabus for both the
programmes has been displayed on the University website ( www.bckv.edu.in) separately.
Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply. The SC/ST/OBC candidates who are domicile of
West Bengal will get the benefit of reservation; ICAR’s nominees will be considered as per prevailing
rules.
For entrance examination of Master Degree Programme of the Faculty of Agriculture,
candidates may apply according to the following groups; however, all the candidates are permitted to
apply for Agronomy and Plant Science separately. Separate examinations will be conducted for all the
groups mentioned below.
Groups
Departments
Natural Resource Management
1) Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science
2) Soil and Water Conservation
3) Agricultural Meteorology & Physics
Crop Protection
1)
2)
3)
Agricultural Entomology
Plant Pathology
Agricultural Chemicals
Plant Science
1)
2)
3)
4)
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Plant Physiology
Agricultural Biochemistry
Seed Science & Technology
Social Science
1)
2)
3)
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Statistics
Agronomy
Agronomy
Only one common entrance examination will be conducted for the Faculty of Horticulture and
also for Agricultural Engineering for all of its departments.
Candidates are advised to go through the Brochure of P.G. & Ph.D. programme for the
academic session 2015-16 from the University website (www.bckv.edu.in) and submit the necessary
Affidavit/ Declaration/ Undertaking as per format given in Annexure-I, II and IIA at the time of
admission/ counseling.
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A)
MASTER DEGREE:
1. Faculty of Agriculture:
1) Agronomy, 2) Plant Pathology, 3) Agril. Entomology, 4) Agril. Economics, 5) Agril.
Statistics, 6) Agril. Extension, 7) Genetics & Plant Breeding, 8) Seed Science &
Technology, 9) Plant Physiology, 10) Agril. Chem. & Soil Science, 11) Agril.
Biochemistry, 12) Agril. Chemicals, 13) Agril. Meteorology & Physics, 14) Soil &
Water Conservation.
2. Faculty of Horticulture:
1) Fruits & Orchard Management, 2) Vegetable Crops, 3) Floriculture & Land
Scaping, 4) Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops, 5) Spices & Plantation
Crops.
3. Faculty of Agricultural Engineering:
1) Soil & Water Engineering, 2) Farm Machinery & Power, 3) Food Engineering
ELIGIBILITY (Master Degree)
Candidates must have passed the 4-year Bachelor Degree examination in Agriculture/
Horticulture/Agricultural Engineering securing Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of at least
6.60/10.00 in ten-point scale, 3.25/5.00 in five-point scale, 2.60/4.00 in four-point scale for General
and OBC categories, whereas for SC/ST/PH candidates the said requirement is an OGPA of at least
5.60/10.00, 2.75/5.00, or 2.20/4.00. In other cases, where grade-points are not awarded and only
marks are awarded, the candidate must have secured at least 60 % marks for General and OBC
categories, whereas for SC/ST/PH categories the requirement is 50 % marks.
The graduates of some other disciplines of Engineering are also eligible to apply in the
respective departments, i.e. 1) Civil Engineering for the Dept. of Soil & Water Engineering, 2)
Mechanical Engineering for the Dept. of Farm Machinery & Power, 3) Chemical/ Biochemical
Engineering for the Dept. of Food Engineering.
Candidates must have passed Higher Secondary or equivalent examination (10+2) in
General stream or Vocational stream securing at least 50 % marks in aggregate for General and
OBC categories, whereas for SC/ST/PH categories the said requirement is 40 % marks.
B)
PH.D. PROGRAMME :
1. Faculty of Agriculture:
1) Agronomy, 2) Plant Pathology, 3) Agril. Entomology, 4) Agril. Economics, 5) Agril.
Statistics, 6) Agril. Extension, 7) Genetics & Plant Breeding, 8) Seed Science &
Technology, 9) Plant Physiology, 10) Agril. Chem. & Soil Science, 11) Agril.
Biochemistry, 12) Agril. Chemicals, 13) Agril. Meteorology & Physics, 14) Soil &
Water Conservation. 15) Animal Science, 16) Agril. Biotechnology.
2. Faculty of Horticulture:
1) Fruits & Orchard Management, 2) Vegetable Crops, 3) Floriculture & Land Scaping,
4) Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops, 5) Spices & Plantation Crops.
3. Faculty of Agril. Engineering:
4) Soil & Water Engineering, 2) Farm Machinery & Power, 3) Post Harvest
Engineering, 4) Food Engineering.
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ELIGIBILITY (Ph.D. Programme):
Candidates must have passed 2-year Master degree examination in Agriculture/
Horticulture /Agril. Engineering from a duly recognized University, following 4-year Bachelor
Degree programme with relevant subjects, securing an Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of at
least 6.50/10.00 in ten-point scale, 3.25/5.00 in five-point scale, 2.60/4.00 in four-point scale for
General and OBC Categories, whereas for SC/ST categories, the said requirement is an OGPA of at
least 5.50/10.00, 2.75/5.00, or 2.20/4.00. In other cases, where grade-points are not awarded and
only marks are awarded, the candidate must have secured at least 60% marks for General/OBC
Category, whereas for SC/ST candidates, the minimum percentage of marks is 50%.
Applicants passed 2-year Master Degree in cognate branches under traditional system and
secured at least 60 % marks for General/OBC and 50% for SC/ST candidates in aggregate in
related discipline following a 3-year Bachelor Degree with Honours in concerned subject are also
eligible for admission excepting in the courses offered by the Faculty of Horticulture and the
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture. In the Faculty of Agril. Engineering, the
candidates having M.Tech. in Civil/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering after completing 4-years
Bachelor Degree in Engineering are eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme in the respective
department as cognate branches of Agricultural Engineering.
In the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, the candidates must have
passed 2-year Master Degree in concerned subjects followed by BVSc and AH degree/
B.Sc.(Ag.)Hons. with specialization in Animal Husbandry are eligible for admission to Doctoral
Degree programme in the Department of Animal Science. Regarding securing of marks for
admission to the said courses, contents as stated above will be followed. Other qualifications
related to Graduation in the course credit and traditional system would be the same as mentioned
above.
Candidates must have passed the 4-year Bachelor Degree examination in Agriculture/
Horticulture/Agricultural Engineering securing Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of at least
6.60/10.00 in ten-point scale, 3.25/5.00 in five-point scale, 2.60/4.00 in four-point scale for General
and OBC categories, whereas for SC/ST candidates the said requirement is an OGPA of at least
5.60/10.00, 2.75/5.00, or 2.20/4.00. In other cases, where grade-points are not awarded and only
marks are awarded, the candidate must have secured at least 60 % marks for General and OBC
categories, whereas for SC/ST categories the requirement is 50 % marks.
Candidates must have passed Higher Secondary or equivalent examination (10+2)- General
stream or Vocational stream securing at least 50 % marks in aggregate for General and OBC
categories, whereas for SC/ST categories the said requirement is 40 % marks.
C)
MODE OF APPLICATION (ONLINE) AND PAYMENT
OFFLINE )
FEES
(ONLINE &
Apply online through the Viswavidyalaya website (www.bckv.edu.in) and application fee is
to be paid as per following rates following online or offline mode.
Application Forms - Master Degree / Doctoral Degree - (General/OBC
category)
Application Forms - Master Degree (SC, ST & PH) / Doctoral Degree -(SC & ST
- category)
Rs. 800.00
Rs. 200.00
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The In-service candidates (For both PG and Ph.D. programme) must submit a “NO
OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from his/ her present employer during the Counseling. After
admission, the concerned students must have to submit an approved letter of leave for a period of 2
years and 3 years respectively issued by his/her employer within three (3) months from the date of
admission, failing which his/her admission will be treated as cancelled without any further
notification. Results submitted/received after the due date shall not be considered for preparation of
merit list.
IMPORTANT
Results submitted/received after due date will not be entertained for preparation of
merit list.
Candidates are hereby directed to produce the following documents (IN ORIGINAL) at the
time of Admission (counseling) for necessary verification & submission.
1)
2)
3)
The entire Mark-sheet & Age-proof certificate (Madhyamik admit card).
SC/ST & OBC-A & OBC-B certificates from the competent authority.
Domicile Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Chairman, Municipality/Pradhan, Gram
Panchayat /B.D.O./ S.D.O.).
Voter’s Identity Card issued by the Election Commission in favour of the candidate or his parent (if
any).
Blood Electrophoresis (Thalassaemia) test report.
2 (two) copies of recent colour passport size photograph.
The attested copy of recent (not more than 6 months old) Medical Certificate from proper authority
(Sub-divisional Medical Officer/Superintendent of State Hospital or above) for physically
handicapped persons along with CERTIFICATE FROM AN OPTHAMOLOGIST (Original Copy)
to rule out Refractive Errors & Colour blindness.
4)
5)
6)
7)
A) Important Dates for Master Degree Admission:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Last date of Submission of Application Forms
Publication of list of eligible candidates for appearing Entrance
Examination
Date of Entrance Examination
Last date of uploading of Final Results by the students
Date of Declaration of Result/ Publication of Merit List
Date of Admission/Counseling of M.Sc./ M.Tech. students at J. N.
Mukherjee Hall, Faculty of Agriculture Building (1st Floor), BCKV,
Mohanpur, Nadia
Date of Final Admission/Counseling of M.Sc./ M.Tech. students at
J. N. Mukherjee Hall, Faculty of Agriculture Building (1st Floor),
BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia (if vacancy occurs)
Date of Registration & Commencement of 1st semester classes of
M.Sc./ M.Tech. students.
05.06.2015
10.06.2015
13.06.2015
19.06.2015
03.07.2015
13.07.2015,
14.07.2015,
15.07.2015
16.07.2015
23.07.2015
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B) Important Dates for Doctoral Degree Admission (Ph.D.):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Last Date of Submission of Application Forms
Publication of list of eligible candidates for appearing Entrance
Examination
Date of Entrance Examination
Uploading of Final Results by the students
Date of Declaration of Result/ Publication of Merit List
Date of Admission/Counseling of Doctoral Degree students at J. N.
Mukherjee Hall, Faculty of Agriculture Building (1st Floor),
BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia
Date of Final Admission/Counseling of Doctoral Degree students
at J. N. Mukherjee Hall, Faculty of Agriculture Building (1st
Floor), BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia (if vacancy occurs)
Date of Registration & Commencement of 1st semester classes of
Ph.D. students.
17.06.2015
23.06.2015
27.06.2015
03.07.2015
16.07.2015
27.07.2015,
28.07.2015,
29.07.2015
30.07.2015
06.08.2015
NB: If there is any change in the above mentioned dates due to unavoidable circumstances, revised
dates will be notified in the University Website.
ADMIT CARD for Entrance Examination
The candidates who shall be eligible for appearing the Entrance Examination of M.Sc. &
Ph.D. programme to be held on 13.06.2015 & 27.06.2015 respectively are requested to report to
the Dean, of the concerned Faculty, BCKV, Mohanpur to obtain the signature of the Dean in
Admit Card before 1 hour of the commencement of examination, without which they shall not
be allowed to appear for the entrance examination.
SCHEDULE FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION:
For Masters Degree programme:
Group /Subject
Natural Resource Management
Crop Production
Social Science
Agronomy
Plant Science
Horticulture
Agricultural Engineering
For Doctoral Degree programme:
Group /Subject
All subjects
Date
13.06.2015
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Time
11.00 am
11.00 am
11.00 am
1.00 pm
3.00 pm
11.00 am
Duration
1.00 hours
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11.00 am
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Date
Time
Duration
27.06.2015
11.00 am
1.00 hours
Venue
F/of Ag. Bldg.
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F/Ag. Engg.
Bldg.
Venue
F/ of Ag. Bldg.
F/of Hort. Bldg.
F/Ag.Engg. Bldg.
ADMISSION/COUNSELING
For both Master and Doctoral Degree students, Admission/Counseling will be held at J.N.
st
Mukherjee Hall, Faculty of Agriculture Building (1 Floor), BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia, West
Bengal.
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DATES OF DEPARTMENT-WISE COUNSELING:
For Masters Degree Programme
Date
13.07.2015
14.07.2015
15.07.2015
16.07.2015
Courses
Horticulture
Agronomy
Natural Resource Management
Crop Protection
Plant Science
Social Science
Agricultural Engineering
Final counseling for all the above courses (if vacancy occurs)
Time
12.00 – 2.00 pm
2.30 – 5.00 pm
12.00 – 2.00 pm
2.30 – 5.00 pm
12.00 – 1.30 pm
2.00 – 3.30 pm
3.30 – 5.00 pm
12.00 – 4.00 pm
For Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) Programme
Date
Name of the Department
Time (hour)
SESSION-1
Fruits & Orchard Management
Floriculture & Landscaping
Spices & Plantation Crops
27.07.2015 Post Harvest Tech. on Hort. Crops
Vegetable Crops
BREAK
SESSION-2
All department of Ag. Engineering
SESSION-1
Agronomy
Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science
28.07.2015 Agricultural Entomology
12.00-12.30 pm
12.30-1.00 pm
1.00-1.30 pm
1.30-2.00 pm
2.00-2.30 pm
2.30-3.00 pm
3.00 to 4.00 pm
BREAK
SESSION-2
Plant Pathology
SESSION-1
Plant Physiology
Agricultural Extension
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Seed Science & Technology
Ag. Meteorology & Physics
12.00-12.45 pm
12.45-1.30 pm
1.30-2.15 pm
2.30-3.00 pm
3.00-3.30 pm
BREAK
12.00-12.15 pm
12.15-12.45 pm
12.45-1.15 pm
1.15 – 1.45 pm
1.45-2.00 pm
2.00-2.15 pm
29.07.2015 SESSION-2
Ag. Biochemistry
Agricultural Chemicals
Agricultural Statistics
Agricultural Economics
Soil & Water Conservation
Animal Science
Ag. Biochemistry
30.07.2015 Final counseling for all the above courses (if vacancy occurs)
2.15-2.30 pm
2.30-2.45 pm
2.45-3.00 pm
3.00-3.15 pm
3.15-3.30 pm
3.30-3.45 pm
3.45-4.00 pm
12.00-4.00 pm
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FEES:
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
Courses
M.Sc.(Ag.)/ M.Sc.
(Hort.) / M.Tech.
(Ag. Engg.)
Doctoral Degree
(Ph.D.)
Admission
Fees
Hostel
Fees
Total Fees to be
paid at the time of
Admission for 1st
Semester (for
HOSTELLER)
Total Fees to be
paid at the time of
Admission for 1st
Semester (for
DASYSCHOLAR)
2686=00
1610=00
4296=00
2686=00
7129=00
1642=00
8771=00
7129=00
Sd/Registrar.