ADAC & RI B.Sc. course in Agriculture. The details of the course are provided as follows:
Degree Name |
B.Sc. (Agriculture) |
Type |
Full time |
Duration |
4 years |
Intake |
101 |
Basic eligibility criteria |
Passed 10+2 |
Basic admission criteria |
ICAR Exam + Counselling |
ADAC & RI B.Sc. Agriculture Eligibility Criteria
- The candidate should have passed all the subjects in the qualifying examination with 10+2 years of schooling under Board of Higher Secondary Education of Government of Tamil Nadu / Central Board of Secondary Education / Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations / other State Government Boards / other recognized International Boards.
- The candidate must have passed the qualifying examination in maximum 2 attempts (3 for Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes-Arunthathiars / Scheduled Tribes).
- Candidates should not have completed 21 years of age on the first day of July of the admission year. (For SC/ SCA/ ST there is no age limit).
- A student of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University who discontinues a degree in the undergraduate programmes is not eligible for admission again.
ADAC & RI B.Sc. Agriculture Selection Criteria
- The candidates can get selected through National Level Entrance Examination by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). 15% seats are reserved for them.
- Candidates who satisfy minimum marks requirements and maximum age limit can apply either through NRI or Industry Sponsorship quota.
- Under Industry Sponsorship Quota, only candidates of Indian Nationality are eligible to apply. In this, any public / private limited industry directly related to agricultural manufacturing / production related activities can sponsor one candidate once in four years by becoming a member of Agri Business Consortium (ABC) of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
- Under NRI Quota, the candidate can be NRI or a close relative of NRI.
- Even for foreign students who seek admission through ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations), a fixed number of seats are allotted.
- Apart from category wise reservations, there are special reservations for differently abled (5%), Ex- servicemen (6 seats), Descendants of Freedom Fighter (1 seat), Eminent sports person (4 seats).
- 5% seats are reserved for candidates qualified under Vocational Stream.
Selection process is done through online counselling. Counselling in person will be conducted for special reservations and vocational stream candidates.