College of Agriculture, Dharwad Admission 2025: Dates, Application Form, Courses, Fees & Eligibility

Almost an important college, the College of Agriculture, Dharwad as a constituent college of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. The college is recognized by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and imparts knowledge in many basic and applied areas of agriculture. At the College of Agriculture, Dharwad, it is hoped that the admission processes will foster the selection of talented and deserving students for its diversity of programs in agricultural sciences. Admission to the college usually begins prior to the commencement of the academic year, which is generally in the months of August-September. The courses offered are undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-the admission procedures of all three levels are defined by distinct criteria.

Any candidate for admission at the undergraduate level should have gone through 10 + 2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. The selection process may include entrance tests, academic records from qualifying exams, and other criteria set by the university or respective regulatory bodies like ICAR. For Post-graduate and Doctoral Courses, admission typically requires candidates to have completed a bachelor's degree in agriculture or related physical fields. Access to post-graduate and doctoral programs might be determined based on an entrance test, plus performance in undergraduate level following which sometimes interviews or other test(s) may be administered by the college. 

Application Process

Depending on the program, the application process to the College of Agriculture, Dharwad may vary but generally follows these steps:

1. Admission notification: The college shall release admission notifications on its official website and in some leading newspapers.

2. Online application: All interested candidates shall be required to fill an online application available from the official website of the college.

3. Application document submission: All applicants need to submit the required documents alongside the application, including:

• Passport-size photographs
• Onwards mark sheets of qualifying examinations (10th, 12th, Bachelor's, Master's as applicable)
• For categorical candidates: attach category certificates
• Entrance exam score cards (if applicable)

4. Entrance examinations: For those programs with entrance exams, candidates will be required to appear for the respective tests (for candidatures at the state level or national level, depending on the program).

5. Merit List: The institution will prepare a merit list from the performance of candidates recorded in the entrance test and/or performance from the qualifying areas.

6. Counseling and allotment of seats: Counselling is called for the candidates in the merit list; where seat allotments shall be carried out based on merit and preferences.

7. Document verification: Candidates who are selected are required to get their original documents verified. 

8. Fee Payment: Candidates are required to confirm their admissions by payment of the prescribed fees.

9. Enrollment: After all of the above step gets done smoothly, all the candidates will be enrolled into their respective program.

Degree wise Admission Process

B.Sc Agriculture (Hons): This flagship undergraduate program offered by the college for around four years includes admission based on the qualifying exam (10+2) with a state level/national level entrance exam.

B.Sc Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation: A specialized degree focusing on commerce aspects of agriculture, admission criteria are more or less similar to those of the B.Sc Agriculture (Hons) program, with emphasis on the candidates' aptitude for agricultural economics and marketing.

B.Tech Food Technology: This degrees combine agricultural science and food processing technology. Admission most probably would depend on performance in 10+2 with subjects in PCM and may comprise an entrance examination concentrating on basic sciences and an aptitude test for food technology.

M.Sc Agriculture: The college offers very many specialized courses under M.Sc Agriculture, some of them being Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Economics, Entomology, Extension Education, etc. The admission to these two-year programs is usually based on eligibility of bachelor degree in agriculture or related field, entrance examination and possibly an interview.

MBA Programs: The college runs several MBA programs in agricultural specializations such as Plant Biochemistry, Agribusiness Management, and Agricultural Economics. These programs are typically based on the bachelor degree in agriculture or related place followed by entrance exam followed by personal interview if needed.

Ph.D. Programs: Doctoral programs are available for students in several agricultural fields. Admission into such programs generally should possess a master's degree in the respective field, followed by an entrance examination, interview, and research proposal evaluation.