MCAER CET 2024-25: Exam dates, Application form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results
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MCAER CET 2024-25
MCAER CET stands for Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research Common Entrance Test. It is a state-level examination conducted by the Maharashtra Agriculture Universities Examination Board (MAUEB). It offers admissions into both Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) courses in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) of Maharashtra.
MCAER CET registration started with the release of official notification on April 2024 however the exam date to be notified.The paper consists of 200 objective-type questions with no negative marking. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from any recognized university to apply.
Admission to different institutes would be based on the merit formulated by considering 70% of the MCAER CET score and 30% of the CGPA of the students.
Highlights
Exam name
Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Edu. and Research Common Entrance Test
There are ten different exams conducted under MCAER CET 2024. The detailed exam pattern is mentioned below:
MCAER CET 2024 is an exam of 200 marks.
The questions will be of objective type.
Each question carries one mark for each correct answer. There is no negative marking, however. More than one answer for a question would be treated as an incorrect answer.
Candidates have to darken the answer of the respective question number in the OMR sheet with a blue/black ink ballpoint pen only.
The answer once marked is final; any further change in the option will amount to an invalid/incorrect response.
Scratching, overwriting and multiple answers will be marked as wrong answers and no marks will be given to them.
MCAER CET Important events and dates
Events
Dates
Admission notification
to be announced
Application form availability
to be announced
Admit card availability
to be announced
Exam date
to be announced
Exam results
to be announced
Two slots are given for the conduction of exams.
Timings: 10 am - 12 noon
3 pm - 5 pm
Although it was supposed to be announced soon, MAUEB announced the results a day later, along with the merit lists.
MCAER CET Application procedure
THE MCAER CET 2024 application form will be announced soon. Candidates can check how to fill out the application form here:
Applicants must have a valid Mobile Number and email ID.
Before filling out the Online Application Form, candidates must be thorough with the Information Bulletin.
Candidates must fill in the details carefully. They must upload the scanned photograph and signature (The size of the Photograph and Signature should not exceed 35KB, and 30KB respectively).
Candidates must be careful with the corrections as there is no provision to make changes in the online Application Form once Submitted.
The candidates must take a printout of acknowledgement after submitting the Online Application Form. The required fee is printed on the Acknowledgement.
The fee can be paid through the online payment facility using the links provided a day later on http://www.mcaer.org/.
The various ways of payment are as follows:
State Bank ATM-cum-Debit Card
SBI Branches (Cash/Transfer)/Other Bank’s Debit Card and Credit Card/NEFT/GRPT through Branch
Internet Banking of other Banks/Online GRPT through INB/ATM Card of Associate Banks/Mobile Banking and Self Service Kiosk.
Application fee
Category
Application fee
Male/Transgender
(OBC/General)
₹800
Females
₹800
Physically handicapped (General)
₹800
Scheduled Caste(SC)
₹600
Scheduled Tribe(ST)
₹600
Candidates from other states
₹800
MCAER CET exam centres
Candidates can choose the exam centres according to their accessibility and reachability while filling up the application form. However, the right to allot exam centres to the candidates is in the hands of the Board. There is no provision for cancellation or changing of exam centres once allotted.
The complete list of MCAER CET 2024-25 exam centres is mentioned below:
S. No.
Exam centre name
01
College of Agriculture, Pune
02
College of Agriculture, Akola
03
College of Agriculture, Nagpur
04
College of Agriculture, Parbhani
05
College of Agriculture, Dapoli
06
Dr. A.S. College of Agril. Engg., Rahuri
07
College of Agriculture, Kolhapur
08
College of Agriculture, Dhule
09
College of Agriculture, Latur
10
College of Agriculture, Badnapur
11
College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Yavatmal
12
College of Agriculture, Karad
13
College of Agriculture, Ambejogai
14
College of Agriculture, Sonapur (Gadchiroli)
MCAER CET 2024-25 Eligibility:
MCAER CET 2024 eligibility criteria differ for each course.
To be eligible to appear in the MCAER CET exams :
Candidates must have a minimum score of 55% marks or 5.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 in their bachelor’s degree if they belong to the open category.
In the case of reserved categories, the candidates should have secured at least 50% marks or 5.0 CGPA scores on a scale of 10 in aggregate of all subjects. [Schedule Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Vimukta Jati (A) (VJ-a), Nomadic Tribes (B) NT-b), Nomadic Tribes (C) (NT-c), Nomadic Tribes (D) (NT-d), Other backward class (OBC), Special Backward Category (SBC), socially and educationally backward class (SEBC), Economically weaker section(EWS) and Physically Handicapped (PH)]
Listed below are the eligibility criteria for some MCAER CET exam courses:
Degree
Eligibility
M. Sc (Agriculture)
B. Sc. (Agri.) B. Sc. (Hort.) B. Sc. (Forestry) or B. Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) or B.B.M. (Agri.) / B.Sc. (A.B.M) or B. Tech. (Food Sc. / Tech.) or B. Tech. (Agri. Engg.) or B. Sc. (Hon.) Home Science of Agril. the university and qualifying CET for M.Sc. (Agri.)
M. Sc (Horticulture)
B. Sc. (Hort.) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Forestry) of Agril. the university and qualifying CET for M.Sc. (Hort.)
M. Sc (Forestry)
B. Sc. (Forestry) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) of Agril. the university and qualifying CET for M.Sc. (Forestry)
M. Sc (Home Science)
B.Sc. (Hon.) Home Science of Agril. University and qualifying CET for M.Sc. (Home Sc.)
M. Sc (Agricultural Biotechnology)
B. Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) or B. Sc. (Forestry) or B. Tech. (Food Sc./Tech.) of Agril. University only or B.F.Sc. and passing CET for M.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology.)
M. Tech (Agricultural Engineering)
B. Tech. (Agri. Engg.) of Agril. University and qualifying CET for M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)
M. Tech (Food Tech)
B. Tech. (Food Sc./Tech.) of Agril. University and qualifying CET for M.Tech. (Food Tech.)
M. B. A (Agriculture)
B.B.M. (Agri.) / B. Sc. (A.B.M) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) or B. Sc. (Forestry) or B. Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) or B. Tech. (Food Sc./Tech.) or B. Tech. (Agri. Engg.) or B.Sc. (Hon.) Home Sc. of Agril. university or B.F.Sc.and passing CET for M.B.A. (Agri.)
M. F. Sc
B.F.Sc. and passing CET for M.F.Sc.
M. Sc (P. H. M)
B.B.M. (Agri.) / B. Sc. (A.B.M) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) or B. Sc. (Forestry) or B. Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) or B. Tech. (Food Sc./Tech.) or B. Tech. (Agri. Engg.) or B.Sc. (Hon.) Home Sc. of Agril. university only or B.F.Sc. and passing CET for Post Harvest Management (PHM)
Note for applicants
For M.Sc. (Agriculture) - Food Science & Technology B.Tech (Food Science / Tech.) students are also eligible.
For M.Sc. (Agriculture) - Agricultural Meteorology, B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering ) students are also eligible.
For M.Sc. (Agriculture) - Agricultural Extension Education, B. Sc. (Hon.) Home Science students are also eligible.
SYLLABUS
MCAER CET syllabus is made for courses like Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology, Horticulture, Home Science and Forestry, Fisheries science, and Post-harvest management.
MCAER CET syllabus is released by the Maharashtra Agriculture Universities Examination Board (MAUEB), every year.
Topic-wise detailed syllabus:
Agronomy -
Principles of Agronomy
Practical Crop Production(I) (Kharif Crops)
Agricultural Meteorology
Field Crops – (I) (Kharif Crops)
Field Crops-(II) (Rabi Crops)
Introductory Agriculture
Practical Crop Production (II) (Rabi Crops)
Water Management including Micro-irrigation
Weed Management
Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture
Plant pathology -
Introductory Plant Pathology
Diseases of Field Crops and their Management
Agricultural Microbiology
Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management
Principles of Plant Pathology
Botany -
Environmental Science
Breeding of Field and Horticultural Crops
Principles of genetics
Principles of Seed Technology
Crop Physiology
Principles of Plant Biotechnology
Principles of Plant Breeding
Horticulture -
Production Technology of Fruit Crops
Production Technology of Spices, Aromatics, Medicinal and Plantation Crops
Post-Harvest Mgt and Value addition of Fruits and Vegetable
Production Technology of Vegetables and Flowers
Animal Science & Dairy Science -
Livestock Production and Management
The technology of milk and Milk Products
Livestock Breeding and Nutrition
Sheep and goat production
Agricultural Extension -
Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology
Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technology
Dimensions of Agricultural Extension
Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills
Agricultural Economics -
Principles of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices
Production Economics and Farm Management
Agri-Business Management
Agricultural Finance & Co-operation
Statistics
MCAER CET Exam Results:
MCAER CET 2024 Result will be announced, at the official website. Candidates can check their results by undertaking the following simple steps:
Visit the MCAER CET 2024 official website.
Click on MCAER CET 2024 Results.
Enter the roll number and submit. The result is displayed on the screen.
Based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the MCAER CET 2024 and their respective CGPA scores at the bachelor’s level, a merit list will be prepared. Based on these results counseling will be done for seat allotment under several disciplines of UG/PG courses. The counselling process includes document verification, registration, and a choice locking process. The decision of the board would be final in all regards related to seat allotment and admissions.
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