MCAER PG CET 2023: Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board (MAUEB) conducts MCAER PG CET. It stands for Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education & Research Post Graduate Courses in Agriculture. It is a Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to various Post Graduate Programs in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) in Maharashtra. MCAER PG CET is a state-level entrance exam conducted to offer admission in M.Sc in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, and many other courses as well. To know more about MCAER PG CET, read the following article.
MCAER PG CET 2023: Important Dates
| Release of the Notification | 2nd week of December 2022 |
| Last Date of Receiving Online Applications | 2nd week of January 2023 |
| Last Date of Payment of Fees through Challan | 3rd week of January 2023 |
| Display of eligible candidates list | 4th week of January 2023 |
| Grievances for Student | 4th week of January 2023 |
| Display of final eligible candidates List | 1st week of February 2023 |
| Release of Online Admit Cards | 2nd week of March 2023 |
| Exam Date | 3rd week of March 2023 |
| Display of Answer Keys of all streams | 1st week of April 2023 |
| Declaration of Result | 2nd week of April 2023 |
Eligibility Criteria
| Degree | Eligibility |
| M.Sc. (Agri.) | B. 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.) |
| M.Sc. (Agril. 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.Sc. (Forestry) | B. Sc. (Forestry) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Hort.) of Agril. university only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Forestry) |
| M.Sc. (Home Science) | B.Sc. (Hon.) Home Science of Agril. University only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Home Sc.) |
| M.Sc. (Hort.) | B. Sc. (Hort.) or B. Sc. (Agri.) or B. Sc. (Forestry) of Agril. university only and passing CET for M.Sc. (Hort.) |
| M.Tech. (Food Tech.) | B. Tech. (Food Sc./Tech.) of Agril. University only and passing CET for M.Tech. (Food Tech.) |
| M.Tech. (Agri. Engg.) | B. Tech. (Agri. Engg.) of Agril. University only and passing CET for M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) |
| 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. |
| 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) |
Application Fee
| Category of Candidate | Application fee to be paid (in INR) |
| Male/Transgender (General/OBC) | 600 |
| Female candidates | 600 |
| Physically handicapped (General) | 600 |
| SC | 300 |
| ST | 300 |
| Other State Candidates | 600 |
- Candidates can submit the application fee through online mode that is debit card/ATM card, online wallet etc.
- The fee can also be submitted through offline channels such as through bank mode, by filling in the challan.
Exam Pattern
- The exam will be of 200 marks.
- The questions will be of objective type.
- Every objective question would carry one mark.
- Candidates will have to dark the answer in the OMR sheet with black ink ballpoint pen only.
- There is no negative marking.
- More than one answer for a question would be treated as an incorrect answer.
Exam Centers
The exam of MCAER PG CET will take place at College of Agriculture Pune, Akola, Nagpur, Parbhani, Dapoli, Kolhapur, Dhule, Latur, Badnapur, Biotechnology, Yavatmal, Karad, Ambejogai, Sonapur (Gadchiroli), Dr A.S., Rahuri.
MCAER PG CET 2023 Counselling
- The Counselling process is expected to begin in the month of May 2023.
- Candidates whose name appear in the merit list can take part in the document verification process.
- Candidates would be allowed to take part in the registration and choice locking process after the document verification.
- The decision of the board would be final in all regards related to seat allotment and admissions.
The process of counselling will be on the basis of:
- Choice-locked by the candidate at the time of choice locking process.
- Candidate’s performance in the merit list.