MCAER PG CET 2023: Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research Post Graduation Common Entrance Test (MCAER PG CET) is conducted by Maharashtra Agricultural University. It is a state-level entrance test conducted for admission to various Post Graduation Programs. The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of 70% weightage to the CET score and 30% to the CGPA of the students in the qualifying examination. For more details, related to MCAER PG CET 2023, read the following article.
MCAER PG CET 2023: Important Dates
| Application Form Release | 1st week of December 2022 |
| Last date for the submission of Application Form | 2nd week of January 2023 |
| Last date for the payment of Application Fees | 3rd week of January 2023 |
| Release of the list for eligible candidates | 4th week of January 2023 |
| Date of grievances of candidates for Eligible candidates list | 4th week of January 2023 |
| Release of the final list for the eligible candidates of | 1st week of February 2023 |
| Admit Card Release | 1st week of March 2023 |
| Examination | 3rd week of March 2023 |
| Answer Key | 4th week of March 2023 |
| Result | 4th week of March 2023 |
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates who have appeared for the final degree examination are eligible to appear for the MCAER PG CET 2023.
- A student is eligible to take as many CETs as per his / her eligibility for admission to a PG programme.
For M.Sc. courses
- Agriculture: Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) or 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 only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Agri.), B.Sc(Animal Husbandry).
- Agriculture Biotechnology: 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.)
- Forestry: Sc. (Forestry) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) of Agril. the university only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Forestry)
- Horticulture: Sc. (Hort.) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Forestry) of Agril. university only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Hort.)
- Home Science: Sc. (Hon.) Home Science of Agril. university only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Home 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. ,B.Sc. (Animal Husbandry) of Agril. university only or B.F.Sc. and passing CET for Post Harvest Management (PHM).
For M.Tech. Courses
- Engg.: B. Tech. (Agri. Engg.) of Agril. university only and passing CET for M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)
- Food Tech.: Tech. (Food Sc./Tech.) of Agril. university only and passing CET for M.Tech. (Food Tech.)
Other Courses
- M.B.A. (Agri): 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 M.B.A. (Agri.)
- M.F.Sc.: B.F.Sc. and passing CET for M.F.Sc.
MCAER PG CET 2023 Application Form
Maharashtra Agriculture University releases the application form of MCAER PG CET 2023 on the official website. Interested candidates must fill the Application Form to sit in the examination for the same. Submit the Application Fees along with their Application Form as given below. The fee for students belonging to Open Category is Rs. 800/. For students belonging to the Reserved Category, the fee is Rs. 600/. The application fee for students belonging to the Other States is Rs. 800/-.
Exam Pattern
- The Examination will be conducted for 200 marks.
- The question booklet will contain 200 questions of objective nature.
- The candidate has to mark the correct answer in the OMR sheet with black ink ballpoint pen only.
- Each correct answer will be given one mark.
- There shall be no negative marking for wrong answers.
- The Carbon Copy of OMR sheet will be provided at the time of CET Examination.
Exam Centers
- For all Streams except Fisheries & Home Science: College of Agriculture, Pune/ Akola
- For all Streams except Home Science: College of Agriculture, Nagpur/ Dapoli
- All Streams except Forestry, Home Sc. & Fisheries: College of Agriculture, Kolhapur/ Dhule
- Only for Agriculture: College of Agriculture, Karad/ Badnapur/ Ambejogai/ Sonapur (Gadchiroli)
For other streams
- Agriculture, Agri. Business Management, Agril. Biotech. & PHM: College of Agriculture, Latur
- All Streams except Forestry, Home Sc. & Fisheries: A.S. College of Agril. Engg., Rahuri
- Agriculture & Agril. Biotech: College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Yavatmal
- All Streams: College of Agriculture, Parbhani
Counseling
The admissions are strictly based upon the marks scored by them in the Common Entrance Test (CET). The conducting body releases the Merit List of the examination after the declaration of Result. Candidates are called for Counselling if their name comes in the Merit List. Candidates must go to the allotted institute with all the required documents on the date of counselling. The conducting body also releases the Rejection List which contains the name of the candidates who are not selected for the counselling round.
Important Books
- Fundamentals of Agriculture by Arya, R.L.,Arya, Sonam, Arya, Renu
- Agriculture Exam’s Made Easy- For all Agricultural Competitive Exams by Pallavi
- A Competitive Book of Agriculture for UPSC, PSCs ARS/SRF/JRF, Pre PG & Ph.D. Entrance by Neem Raj Sunda
- General Agriculture for Postgraduate Entrance Exam Test (PET) by A. Elangovan, G. Pothiraj, S. Ashokumar and M. Mahalakshmi
MCAER PG CET 2023: Important Points
- Candidates must apply from the official website of Maharashtra Agricultural University, Pune (mcaer.org).
- There is no negative marking for MCAER PG CET.
- Candidates must go to the MCAER PG CET examination center along with their Admit Card and a Government approved ID proof.