AGRICET 2021 – Notification, Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility

AGRICET 2021

Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University (AGRAU) conducts Agriculture Common Entrance Test (AGRICET) to fill seats in B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture degree course, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. AGRICET 2021 is expected to be held in the month of July 2021. Candidates who have completed 2 year diploma course in agriculture, seed technology or organic farming can apply for the exam. It is a 1.30 minutes exam, in which candidates have to solve question on 120 MCQ type questions. Know more details on AGRICET 2021 from below.

The candidates who qualify AGRICET are granted admission in the University Agricultural Colleges of AGRAU and affiliated Agricultural Colleges. There are 180+ seats in the state. Check important dates for AGRICET 2021 from below.

AGRICET 2021 Dates

AGRICET 2021	Important Dates
Availability of application form	1st week of Jun 2021
Last date to submit the form (without late fee)	4th week of Jun 2021
Last date to submit the form (with late fee)	4th week of Jun 2021
Editing of application form can be done from	to be announced
Issuance of the admit card	2nd week of Jul 2021
AGRICET 2021 exam date	3rd week of Jul 2021
Declaration of result	2nd week of Sep 2021

AGRICET 2021 Exam Date (Expected)

Last year, AGRICET was held in month of November. However, usually, it is held in July. Hence, it is expected that now that things are coming to normal, AGRICET 2021 will be held in July.

Check past year AGRICET exam dates from below.

Years	Previous Years AGRICET Exam Dates
2020	12 Nov
2019	21 Jul
2018	29 Jul

AGRICET 2021 Syllabus

The syllabus of AGRICET is as prescribed by ANGRAU to diploma courses in Agriculture, Seed Technology and Organic Farming. Check the syllabus given below.

AGRICET Agriculture Syllabus	AGRICET Seed Tech Syllabus	AGRICET Organic Farming Syllabus
Principles of Agronomy	Principles of Agronomy	Principles of Agriculture Science
Soil Chemistry and Fertility	Seed Production of Field and Vegetable Crops	Organic Seed Production
Basic Principles of Plant Breeding and Plant Technology	Crop Production	Science of Thousands-Tablets
Primary and Basic Chemistry	Seed Legislation and Certification	Organic Crop Production
Principles of Entomology and Productive Entomology	Botany of Field and Horticultural Crops	Comprehensive pest Management in various Crops
Communication Skills	Seed Production of Fruit, Power and Plantation Crops	Horticultural Crops – Organic Ownership Practices
Principles of Plant Pathology	Introduction to Communication Skills in English	Organic Manure-Soil Health Ecosystem
Manures and Fertilizers	Seed Quality Testing	Sustainable and Nature Farming Practices
Pests of Crops and Their Management	Principles of Seed Production	Organic and Living Fertilizers
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AGRICET 2021 Exam Pattern

The candidates can check the exam pattern given below for AGRICET 2021.

Last year, AGRICET was conducted as a socially distanced computer-based test. The candidates had to wear a mask, being a pair of gloves, personal hand sanitizer, transparent water bottle, a simple pen, other necessary documents.

The below given exam pattern has been been provided as per last year

• Mode of the examination: AGRICET is a computer-based test
• Duration of the exam: The duration of the test is 1.5 hours
• Medium of the entrance test: The question paper is available in Telugu language
• Type of questions: The exam is objective in nature which means it consists of multiple-choice questions
• No. of questions: There are 120 questions in the test
• Marking Scheme: Each question is of 01 mark.

Important Books for AGRICET 2021

Check the books listed below to prepare for AGRICET 2021.

Books	Links
B.Sc. Agriculture Entrance Exam 2020(Old Edition)	Click here to buy
B.Sc. Agriculture Pravesh Pariksha 2021	Click here to buy
B.Sc. Agriculture Entrance Exam 2020 Book	Click here to buy
QUESTION BANK ON AGRICULTURE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS	Click here to buy

Preparation Tips for AGRICET 2021

Check the preparation tips given below for AGRICET 2021.

• First of all, go through the syllabus prescribed by ANGRAU carefully. Check all the important topics and units.
• Next, prepare a time table and give proper time slots to each unit or topic. Mention the break time, hours of study that have to be devoted etc in this time table. Make the time table in such a way that it can be followed till a day before the exam.
• Before starting with the preparation, have a quick glance at the exam pattern of AGRICET.
• Practice previous years question papers as many as you can. This will enable you to increase the speed and accuracy to solve the questions. Make sure to set a timer while sitting to solve the questions.
• Keep on revising the topics that you will study side by side. Make it a habit of revising the topics again and again in order to remember the important topics.

AGRICET 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Before proceeding to fill AGRICET 2021 application form, the candidates are required to meet all the eligibility requirements specified by the official authority.

Age Limit

• The candidates must be 17 years of age as on 31 December 2021.

Upper Age Limit

• The upper age limit for all the candidates is 22 years.
• For SC / ST candidates, the upper age limit is 25 years.
• For PH candidates, the upper age limit is 27 years.

Educational Qualification

• The candidates must have passed 2 year Diploma in Agriculture / Seed Technology / Organic Farming from ANGRAU or PJTSAU.

AGRICET 2021 Application Form

The candidates can fill AGRICET 2021 application form at angrau.ac.in. The application form can be filled via online mode only. However, the hard copy of the online submitted application form has to be sent to the university after its submission. AGRICET 2021 application process is given below.

Step 1: Fee Payment – First of all, the candidates have to pay the application fee first. Without the payment of the application fee, the candidates cannot fill the application form. Here, the candidates are required to enter their name, email id, contact number, category, payment type etc.

Step 2: Know the Payment Status: Before proceeding with filling AGRICET 2021 application form, make sure to check the payment status.

Step 3: Fill the Application Form – Next, fill the application form. The candidates have to enter their payment reference id, mobile number, date of birth to fill the form. After entering these details, enter all the other required details.

Step 4: Upload the images – After filling the details in the application form, upload the images of the photograph and signature in the required format.

Step 5: Print the application form – Once all the above-mentioned steps are complete, take a printout of the application form.

Application Fee: The candidates can pay the application fee using debit card / credit card / net banking.

(Amount given below is according to the last year’s information)

Category (without late fee)	Amount
General	Rs 1200
SC / ST / PH	Rs 600
Application Fee (with late fee)
General	Rs 2400
SC / ST/ PH	Rs 1800

AGRICET 2021 Admit Card

Check the important points related to AGRICET 2021 admit card given below.

• AGRICET 2021 admit card is released for all the candidates who have successfully submitted the application form.
• The candidates can download AGRICET 2021 admit card from angrau.ac.in.
• To download AGRICET 2021 hall ticket, the candidates need to enter their payment id, registration number, mobile number and date of birth in the login window.
• It is important to carry the printed copy of the admit card along with a valid id proof to the exam centres, Without having a valid id admit card, one cannot enter the exam centre.
• The admit card displays the date and timings of the exam, reporting time, exact address of the exam centre etc.

Note: If the image of the photograph / signature is not clear or missing from the AGRICET 2021 admit card, paste your passport size passport size photograph / signature in the prescribed area duly attested by Gazetted Officer with seal. Hand over the copy of the admit card to the invigilator.

AGRICET 2021 Exam Centres

Check the list of the exam centres for AGRICET 2021 given below.

List given below is as per last year’s information

AGRICET 2021 Exam Centres
Srikakulam
Guntur
Visakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
Krishna
East Godavari
West Godavari
Prakasam
Nellore
Chittoor
Kurnool
Kadapa
Anantapuramu

Important Instructions for AGRICET 2021

The candidates are required to follow the instructions given below on the day of the examination.

• The exact reporting time for the examination will be mentioned on AGRICET 2021 admit card and candidates need to appear on time. The candidates shall be allowed to enter the examination hall 30 minutes before the commencement of the test.
• Until the whole duration of the exam is over, the candidates are not allowed to leave the exam centre.
• The candidates are not required to carry mobile phones, log tables, loose papers or any electronic devices inside the examination hall.
• If the candidates bring their mobile phones to the exam centre then, the same has to be deposited at the entry point. It can be collected while leaving the exam centre.
• Follow all the instructions mentioned on the question paper else the answer script shall not be valued.
• Any kind of unfair means and impersonation during the test shall be treated as unfair means and the candidate shall be liable for invalidation of their answer script.

AGRICET 2021 Qualifying Marks

In order to be considered as ‘Qualified’ in AGRICET 2021, the candidates need to secure the following marks.

Category	Minimum percentage required	Marks needed out of 120
Unreserved category	25%	30 marks

Note: No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed by the official authority for the candidates belonging to SC / ST category.

AGRICET 2021 Result

Check the important points related to AGRICET 2021 result.

• The candidates can check AGRICET 2021 result at angrau.ac.in.
• The result is declared in the form of a merit list.
• The merit list is prepared according to the marks secured in the entrance test.
• The candidates who qualify the entrance test are required to appear for counselling.

If two or more candidates secure same combined score in AGRICT 2021, then the following tie-breaking criteria will be followed:

• First of all, marks in AGRICET 2021 will be considered
• Next, the marks in the qualifying exam shall be considered
• Then, SSC Overall Grade point is taken into account
• If the tie is still there, then the date of birth of the candidates is concerned. The older candidates will be given preference.

AGRICET 2021 Seat Reservation Criteria

The seat reservation will be as per the rules of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The seats are allocated as per the following reservation criteria.

Category	Reservation Percentage
Local candidates	85%
Un-reserved quota	15%

AGRICET 2021 Seat Intake

Check the seat intake for AGRICET 2021 (Supernumerary seats).

Institutions	Agriculture	Seed Technology	Organic Farming	Total
University Agricultural Colleges	97	13	01	112
Affiliated Agricultural Colleges	62	08	02	72*
Total	159	21	04	184

Out of these *72 seats under affiliated Agricultural colleges, 65% of the seats shall be filled by the Convener Quota at the time of counselling. Remaining 35% of the seats shall be filled by the Management of affiliated agricultural colleges (From the merit list obtained from the AGRICET 2021 examination.

About ANGRAU

Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University is a public university situated in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh. The university was established in the year 12 June 1964. It was inaugurated by Lal Bahadur Shastri, former president of India. The university has 11 colleges in total.

Ranking: According to ICAR, the status of ANGRAU is at 27 (data of 2017-18).

Its mission is to provide:

• provide opportunities to the state and country in the field of agriculture
• establish needed infrastructure to conduct location specific research in the field of agriculture and allied sciences
• provide opportunities for rural youth and women to adopt agro-based technologies
• generate technologies to improve the farm production and income to the farmers

Official website: angrau.ac.in

Contact Details
THE CONVENER – AGRICET-2020 
O/o the Associate Director of Research, Regional Agricultural Research Station 
Nandyal-518 502, Kurnool District, A.P. 
HELP LINE TECHNICAL: ( 10.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M on all working days)
Mobile No: 7032183796 OR 80081049771
E-Mail : helpdeskagricet2020@gmail.com 
Mobile No: 8008104977 Polytechnic section, ANGRAU

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