Agricultural College and Research Institute Thoothukudi M.Sc Agronomy: Fees 2025, Admission Dates, Course Duration, Eligibility

Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu

Public College

Master of Science [M.Sc] (Agronomy)- Full Time

Application for admission is accepted only through online mode.

Go to http://www.tnau.ac.in/
Click on the program in which you want to apply “Undergraduate or Postgraduate”.
Click on “New Registration”.
Complete the candidate Registration form to receive your user ID and password in YOUR registered personal mobile and email.
Note down the User ID and Password sent to your registered mobile and e-mail.
Click on the “Proceed to Application” button.
Complete Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, and Step 4 of the online application. Enter your preferences for degree and college in Step 4. For M.Sc, a candidate can have only one application with a maximum of two subject preferences.
Complete the online payment using an e-payment link (available in Step 4 of online application).
- Fee for the UG course is INR. 600/- (INR. 300/- for SC / SCA / ST Candidates).
- Non–refundable Application fee of INR.1500 per subject and 3000 for 2 subjects (INR.1000 per subject and 2000 for 2 subjects for SC/SCA/ST) should be paid.
Login again with your user ID and password to download and print the Joint Declaration Form and Appendices / Checklist.

Original documents to be produced at the time of verification:

HSC Mark sheet.
SSC Mark Sheet/ Birth Certificate as Proof of Birth.
Provisional / Degree certificate of Bachelor’s program for admission to the Masters degree program
Community Certificate.
Nativity Certificate for candidates who are native of Tamil Nadu but studied 10th, 11th, and 12th Standard outside Tamil Nadu.
Signed Joint Declaration Form. (For candidates who are seeking reservation benefits under various categories like NRI quota/ Industrial Quota/ ex-servicemen quota/ Freedom Fighter Quota etc.

Course Duration

2 Years

Application for admission is accepted only through online mode.

Go to http://www.tnau.ac.in/
Click on the program in which you want to apply “Undergraduate or Postgraduate”.
Click on “New Registration”.
Complete the candidate Registration form to receive your user ID and password in YOUR registered personal mobile and email.
Note down the User ID and Password sent to your registered mobile and e-mail.
Click on the “Proceed to Application” button.
Complete Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, and Step 4 of the online application. Enter your preferences for degree and college in Step 4. For M.Sc, a candidate can have only one application with a maximum of two subject preferences.
Complete the online payment using an e-payment link (available in Step 4 of online application).
- Fee for the UG course is INR. 600/- (INR. 300/- for SC / SCA / ST Candidates).
- Non–refundable Application fee of INR.1500 per subject and 3000 for 2 subjects (INR.1000 per subject and 2000 for 2 subjects for SC/SCA/ST) should be paid.
Login again with your user ID and password to download and print the Joint Declaration Form and Appendices / Checklist.

Original documents to be produced at the time of verification:

HSC Mark sheet.
SSC Mark Sheet/ Birth Certificate as Proof of Birth.
Provisional / Degree certificate of Bachelor’s program for admission to the Masters degree program
Community Certificate.
Nativity Certificate for candidates who are native of Tamil Nadu but studied 10th, 11th, and 12th Standard outside Tamil Nadu.
Signed Joint Declaration Form. (For candidates who are seeking reservation benefits under various categories like NRI quota/ Industrial Quota/ ex-servicemen quota/ Freedom Fighter Quota etc.

M.Sc. in Agriculture has following specializations in which candidate have to choose two while filling application form:

Duration	2 Years
Type	Full-time
No. of Departments	7
No. of Specialization	7
Basic Eligibility Criteria	B.Sc. Degree in Agriculture
Basic Admission Criteria	University Entrance Test followed by counseling

Graduates who have completed an undergraduate degree program in B.Sc Ag and awarded by any one of the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)/ Colleges affiliated to SAUs/Central Agricultural Universities (CAUs)/ICAR Deemed Universities/Central Universities with Agriculture Faculty listed by ICAR/ any other institutes accredited by NAEAB (ICAR) alone are eligible to apply for Masters program.
A candidate who has undergone a course credit system with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or 6.60 out of 10.00 in Bachelor’s Degree Programme can apply for Masters Programme. However, for SC/ST candidates, a minimum OGPA of 6.50 out of 10.00 in bachelor’s degree is sufficient.

For all Master's programs, selection criteria are based on the score obtained in the test conducted by the university.

Candidates are required to be present on the specified date for a written test conducted at TNAU, Coimbatore at their expenses.
The exact date of the written test will be published on the University website and intimated to the candidate through email.
Written tests with Multiple choice questions from the respective subjects will be for one hour fifteen minutes duration. Candidates applied for two subjects should write the examination for both the subjects continuously for two and a half hours.