This document provides information on postgraduate degree programs offered by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad for the 2014-2015 academic year. It summarizes the doctoral and master's programs offered in different subjects across the Dharwad, Sirsi, and Bijapur campuses. Eligibility criteria including required qualifications and admission process are outlined for each program. The document also includes details on program fees and the roster cycle for reservation of seats across categories for admission.

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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,
DHARWAD
POST GRADUATE
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Please read this Information Bulletin before filling the Application Form
INFORMATION BULLETIN
FOR
ADMISSION
TO
2014-15

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Master’s and Doctoral Degree Programmes Offered
in Different Campuses
Doctoral programmes
The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad is offering Doctoral programmes in the
followingsubjects at Dharwad campus.
A) Agriculture Faculty
1. Agribusines Managemnet 2. Agricultural Economics
3. Agricultural Entomology 4. Agricultural Extension Education
5. Agricultural Microbiology 6. Agronomy
7. Crop Physiology 8. Genetics & Plant Breeding
9. Horticulture 10. Molecular Biology &Biotechnology
11. Plant Pathology 12. Seed Science & Technology
13. Soil Science
B) Home Science Faculty
14. Family Resource Management 15. Food Science & Nutrition
16. Human Development & Family Studies 17. Textile &Apparel Designing
18. Extension and Communication Management*
* Subject to approval of the Board of Management
Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Doctoral Programmes
The candidate should possess a Master’s degree with CGPA/ OGPAof not less than 2.50/4.00
or 6.50 / 10.00 or an equivalent CGPA / OGPA or an equivalent qualification from a recognized
Agricultural University in the same subject in which candidate seeks to specialize in Ph.D. degree.
For SC/ST/Cat-I Candidates, mere pass is enough.
Note :i) For Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, candidates with Master’s degree in
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology / Plant Biotechnology / Genetics and Plant Breeding/
Agricultural Botany / Agricultural Microbiology / Plant Pathology / Agricultural Entomology /
Crop Physiology / Nematology /Agronomy / Horticultural Sciences / Seed Science and Tech-
nology/ Forestry / Plant Biochemistry / Soil Science are eligible.
ii) For Ph.D. in Agribusiness Management Candidates with Master's degree in Agricultural
Marketing and Co-op./Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness Management froma recognized
Agricultural University are eligible.
Master’s programmes
The University ofAgricultural Sciences, Dharwad is offering Master’s programmes in the fol-
lowing subjects at Dharwad, Sirsi and Bijapur Campuses.

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Dharwad Campus
Agriculture
MBA (Agribusiness)
1. Agribusiness Management
M.Sc. (Agri.)
2. Agricultural Economics 3. Agricultural Entomology
4. Agricultural Extension Education 5. Agricultural Microbiology
6. Agricultural Statistics 7. Agronomy
8. Crop Physiology 9. Genetics and Plant Breeding
10. Horticulture 11. MolecularBiologyandBiotechnology
12. Plant Biochemistry 13. Plant Pathology
14. Seed Science and Technology 15. Soil Science
Home Science
M.H.Sc.
16. Family Resource Management 17. Food Science and Nutrition
18. Extension and Communication Management 19. HumanDevelopment andFamily Studies
20. Textile andApparel Designing
Sirsi Campus
M.Sc. (Forestry)
21. Forest Genetic Resources 22. Forest Watershed Management
23. Plantation Technology 24. Medicinal &Aromatic Plants
Bijapur Campus
M.Sc. (Agri.)
1.Agronomy 2. Agricultural Entomology
3. Plant Pathology 4. Genetics and Plant Breeding
5.Agricultural Economics
Eligibility Criteria
The candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in the concrened discipline mentioned below
for each subject group from a recognized University with CGPA/ OGPAof not less than 2.25/4.00 or
6.00 / 10.00 or an equivalent CGPA / OGPA. For SC/ST/Cat-I candidates, mere pass is
enough.
Mode of admission
The candidate seekingadmission including the deputed candidates fromrecognized State / Cen-
tral Governments and Autonomous institutions for Masters degree programme shall apply for only
one subject group of his/her choice and appear for written test for 50 marks in that group covering
all the subjects included under the group.
Grouping of subjects and eligibility for each group for Masters degree admission are as follows:

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Group Category Subjects in the group Eligibility
A Crop Improvement M.Sc. (Agri.) in
1. Genetics and Plant Breeding Bachelor’s degree in
2. Seed Science and Technology Agriculture/ Forestry /
3. Crop Physiology Horticulture from a recognized
4. Plant Biochemistry Agricultural / Horticultural/Forestry
5. Molecular Biology University.
and Biotechnology
B Crop Production M.Sc. (Agri.) in
1.Agronomy Bachelor’s degree in
2. Soil Science Agriculture from a recognized
3.Agril.Microbiology Agricultural/Horticultural University.
4. Horticulture
C Crop Protection M.Sc. (Agri.) in
1.Agril. Entomology Bachelor’s degree in
2. Plant Pathology Agriculture / Forestry /
Horticulture from a recognized
Agricultural /Horticultural/Forestry
University.
D Social Sciences M.Sc. (Agri.) in
1. Agril. Statistics Bachelor’s degree in
2. Agril. Economics Agriculture/AgriculturalEngineering/
3.Agril. Extension Education* AgriculturalMarketing&Cooperation/
MBA (Agribusiness) in Forestry / Home Science /
4.Agribusiness Management Horticulture /
Veterinary &Animal Sciences/
Sericulture / Agricultural Biotech
nology/ Food Technology froma
recognizedAgricultural /
Horticultural / Forestry / Veterinary
University. (*Candidates with
B.H.Sc. degree are not eligible for
admission to Agricultural Extention
Education)
E Home Science M.H.Sc. in
1. Foods and Nutrition Bachelor’s degree in Home
2. Family Resource SciencefromarecoganizedAgricultural
Management University.
3. Extension and Communication
Management
4. Human Development and
Family Studies
5. Textile andApparel Designing.

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F Forestry M.Sc. (Forestry) in
1. Forest Genetic Resources Bachelor’s degree in
2. Forest Watershed Management Forestry from a recoganized
3. Plantation Technology Agricultural/ Horticultural/
4. Medicinal &Aromatic Plants Forestry University
Admission for the seats shall be made according to merit as indicated below:
Max. Marks
i) Weightage to the extent of 50 per cent marks in qualifying degree : 50
ii) Marks obtained out of 50 marks in Entrance Test : 50
Total 100
NOTE: a) To become eligible for admission a candidate shall have to secure a minimum of 50% of
marks out of the total shown above. This condition shall not apply to the candidates be-
longingto SC/ST/Cat.-I.
b) The candidatesseeking admission includingthe deputed candidates fromrecognized State/
Central Governments andAutonomous institutions to Master’s degree programme shall
apply for one group of his/her choice and appear for a Written Test for 50 marks in a
group covering all the subjects included under that group. The writen test consist of 100
multiple choice questions which may be answerd in a maximum of 75 minutes.
c) In case of candidates seeking re-admission to Master's degree programme they have to
appear for the Written Test in their concerned Group only.
d) The candidatesseeking admission includingthe deputed candidates fromrecognized State/
Central Governments and Autonomous institutions to Doctoral degree programme shall
apply for only one subject and take a Written Test for 50 marks in the concerned subject.
The writen test consist of 100 multiple choice questions which may be answerd in a maxi-
mum of 75 minutes.
e) Eligible candidates will be required to attend the counselling at Dharwad campus of the
University at their own cost when called for and required to pay the fees immediatly after
allotment of seat of their choice.
f) The admission of candidates is subject to the following conditions:
i) Availability of seats
ii) Payment of prescribed fees at the time of admission.
g) Inservice candidates will be required to send their applications through proper channel in
the prescribed format, as mentioned in page 6.
h) Candidates have to produce all testimonials in original at the time of counselling

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Certified that Mr. / Smt. / Kum___________________________________________________is
working in the Office / College / Research Station / Krishi Vigyan Kendra
as________________________________________________w.e.f._______________in the scale
of Rs.____________________________His / Her present basic pay is Rs.__________________
We have “No Objection” in forwarding his / her application for admission to PG programme in
UAS, Dharwad.
On securing admission he / she will be relieved to join the programme.
Place :
Date: Signature and Designation
For inservice candidates only
FORWARDAL CERTIFICATE

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Fees: For all Faculties
Note: 1) Allthe above fees are subject to change from time to time.
2) In case the admission is cancelled, onlyCaution moneywill be refunded.
Table 1. Fee structure for Master's & Doctoral Degree Programmes during the year
2014-15
(Amount in Rs.)
SC/ST Students Cat.I
(Whose family income does
not exceed Rs.2.50 lakhs p.a.)
Others
First
Year
Second &
Subsequent
Years
First
Year
Second &
Subsequent
Years
First
Year
Second &
Subsequent
Years
Sl.
No.
Particulars
I Sem. II Sem. I Sem. II Sem. I Sem. II Sem. I Sem. II Sem. I Sem. II Sem. I Sem. II Sem.
1 Registration 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650
2 Tuition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4500 0 5060 0
3 Laboratory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2500 0 3000 0
4 Admission 0 0 0 0 1500 0 0 0 1500 0 0 0
5 Library 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 2000 2000 2000
6 Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 375 375 375 375
7 Academic
Information &
Regulations
310 0 0 0 310 0 0 0 310 0 0 0
8 Magazine 210 0 210 0 210 0 210 0 210 0 210 0
9 Medical 0 0 0 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0
10 Association/
Club Fee
440 0 440 0 440 0 440 0 440 0 440 0
11 Students Aid
Fund
250 0 250 0 250 0 250 0 250 0 250 0
12 Caution Money 3250 0 0 0 3250 0 0 0 3250 0 0 0
13 Tour 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250
14 Insurance
coverage for
accidents (per
year)
440 0 440 0 440 0 440 0 440 0 440 0
15 Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1875 2725 1875 2725
16 State Students/
Teachers Funds
50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0
Total 6850 1900 3290 1900 8750 1900 3690 1900 20000 7000 16000 7000

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ROSTER CYCLE FOR ADMISSION TO VARIOUS PG DEGREE
PROGRAMMES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15
A. MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES:
GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B
I. AGRICULTURE FACULTY - COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, DHARWAD
1 AGRIBUSINESS MGT. 5 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 10
2 AGRIL.ECONOMICS 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 10
3 AGRIL.ENTOMOLOGY 5 2 2 1 1 11 1 1 12
4 AGRIL.EXTN.EDU. 7 2 1 2 1 1 14 1 1 15
5 AGRIL.MICROBIOLOGY 3 1 1 1 6 0 6
6 AGRIL.STATISTICS 2 1 1 1 5 0 5
7 AGRONOMY 9 3 3 1 1 1 18 1 1 2 20
8 CROP PHYSIOLOGY 4 1 1 1 1 8 0 8
9 GENETICS & PL. BREEDING 9 3 1 1 3 1 18 1 1 2 20
10 PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY 2 1 3 0 3
11 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 10
12 PLANT PATHOLOGY 6 2 2 1 11 1 1 12
13 SEED SCI. & TECHNOLOGY 5 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 10
14 SOIL SCI. & AG.CHEM. 5 2 1 2 1 11 1 1 12
15 HORTICULTURE 6 2 2 1 11 1 1 12
TOTAL 76 22 5 6 23 6 6 8 152 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 13 165
II. AGRICULTURE FACULTY - COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BIJAPUR
GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B
1 AGRIL.ECONOMICS 2 1 1 4 0 4
2 AGRIL.ENTOMOLOGY 2 1 1 4 1 1 5
3 AGRONOMY 4 1 1 1 7 1 1 8
4 GENETICS & PL. BREEDING 2 1 1 1 5 0 5
5 PLANT PATHOLOGY 3 1 1 5 0 5
TOTAL 13 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 25 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 27
S.
NO.
DEPARTMENT
OTHERS PERSONS BELONGING TO H-K REGION
Grand
Total
CATEGORY-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total
CATEGORY-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total
S.
NO.
DEPARTMENT
OTHERS
Grand
Total
CATEGORY-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total
CATEGORY-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total
PERSONS BELONGING TO H-K REGION
III. FORESTRY FACULTY - COLLEGE OF FORESTRY, SIRSI
GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B
1
FOREST BIOLOGY & TREE
IMPR. (For.Gen.Res.)
4 1 1 1 7 1 1 8
2
NATURAL RES. MGT.
(FOR. WATER.MGMT.)
1 1 2 0 2
3
SILVI. & AGAROFOR.
(PLNTN. TECH.)
3 1 1 1 6 1 1 7
4
FOR.PROD.& UTIL.
(WOOD SCI)
0 0 0
5
FOR.PROD.& UTIL.
(MED. & AR. PLANTS) 1 1 1 3 0 3
TOTAL 9 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 18 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20
PERSONS BELONGING TO H-K REGION
Grand
Total
S.
NO.
DEPARTMENT
OTHERS
CATEGORY-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total
CATEGORY-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total

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IV. HOME SCIENCE FACULTY - RURAL HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE, DHARWAD
GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B
1
EXTENSTION & COMMUNI-
CATION MANAGEMENT
4 1 1 1 1 8 0 8
2 FAM.RES.MGT. 2 1 1 4 0 4
3 FOOD.SCI.& NUTRI. 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 10
4 HUM.DEV. &FAM.STUD. 4 2 2 1 9 1 1 10
5 TXT. & APPRL.DESIGN. 5 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 10
TOTAL 19 6 1 1 6 2 2 2 39 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 42
GRAND TOTAL 117 35 8 9 35 9 9 12 234 10 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 20 254
B. Ph.DDEGREE PROGRAMMESAT DHARWAD CAMPUS
DEGREE
Ph.D
GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B GM SC ST I 2A 2B 3A 3B
1 Ph.D 26 8 2 2 7 2 2 3 52 2 1 1 1 5 57
Note: Theseseats shall be allotted based on inter-se merit.
TOTAL Hyderabad-Karnataka Others
557 52
DEPARTMENT
OTHERS
S.
NO.
PERSONS BELONGING TO H-K REGION
Grand
Total
CATEGORY-WISEDISTRIBUTION OFSEATS
Total
CATEGORY-WISEDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total
S.
NO.
DEPARTMENT
OTHERS PERSONS BELONGING TO H-K REGION
Grand
Total
CATEGORY-WISEDISTRIBUTION OFSEATS
Total
CATEGORY-WISEDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
Total

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Note : In addition to above, if other wise found suitable, seats will also be alloted based on
performance in qualifying examination as follows.
1. A maximumof 3 seats each for children of Ex-Serviceman/Defence/Freedom-fighter based on
inter-se merit limited to one in each department following horizontal reservation.
2. For Physically Challenged category 3% of total seats shall be reserved as per Govt. norms.
3. One seat is reserved each for candidates who duringtheir undergraduate programme, excelled
in sports and games, NCC,NSS and Cultural / Literary/ Fine arts activities (Total four seats for
Masters Degree only). Enclosure of certificate to claim the seat is mandatory.
a. Allotment of seat under NSS quota: Candidates should have served as volunteers for two
years at UG level and the allotment of seats is in the following order:
i) Received NationalAward/StateAward for NSS work.
ii) Attended national RD camp/ state RD camps.
iii) Won prizes in NIC-NSS camps
iv) Participated in annual camps and won prizes
b. Allotment of seats under NCC quota in the following order:
i) Participated in RD parade at national and state level.
ii) 'C' certificate
iii) 'B' certificate
c. Allotment of seats under Sports and Games, Cultural / Literary / Fine Arts activities etc.
i) Participated in inter-university competitions and won prizes I, II and III in that order.
Reservation of seats will be as per roster prescribed by the State Government from time to
time (Production of a "Caste - Income Certificate" issued by concerned authority, in support of the
claim is mandatory).
Candidates who have studied in Kannada Mediumfrom 1st
to 10th
Standard Outside Karnataka
will be treated as Hornadu Kannadigas.
Twenty five per centof seats are placed at thedisposal of ICAR in each Department for allotment
to different categories in accordance with ICAR Rules governing admission, and such students shall
seek admission through ICAR counselling to be held in Delhi between June 26th
to July 04th
2014.
Kashmiri Migrants : One seat is reserved for Kashmiri migrants.
Registration of Students
The Candidate admitted will be required to be present at the respective College of the University
on the notified date. The Head of the Department will advise the students admitted about the courses.
Following the advise, all the students admitted will be required to fill up the registration forms and
complete formalities of registration on the date notified to ensure that they are enrolled for the degree
programme.
Duration of programmes
Minimum duration and residential requirment shall be four semesters for Master's degree
programmes and six semesters for Doctoral degree programmes. Maximum duration shall be eight
and 12 consecutive semesters from the date of admission for Master's and Doctoral programmes,
respectively.

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Important Dates to Remember
Particulars Date
Written Test 7-7-2014 (10:00 AM)
Last date for submission of PDC for Ph.D. 23-7-2014
I Counselling
Master's Degree
Spl. Cat., Group A, B 24-7-2014 (9.30 AM)
Group C,D,E & F 25-7-2014 (9.30 AM)
Ph. D. Degree 26-7-2014 (9.30 AM)
Commencement of I Semester 28-7-2014
II Counselling 4-8-2014 (9.30 AM)
III Counselling 25-8-2014 (9.30 AM)
Venue for Written Exam: AC, Dharwad and RHSc College, Dharwad
Venue for Counselling: Auditorium, Dharwad Campus
NB: Seperate information in this regard will not be sent.

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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, DHARWAD
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
for
ADMISSION TO POST-GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES-2014-15
Sl.No. Event Date
1. Issue of Notification 02.06.2014
2. Last date for receipt of filled-in Applications 23.06.2014
3. Digitalization of Applications received 25.06.2014
4. Scrutiny of applications (up to) 30.06.2014
5. Date of Entrance Examination 07.07.2014
6. Coding 09.07.2014
7. Paper Correction (up to) 12.07.2014
8. Announcement of Marks list 15.07.2014
9. Announcement of Merit List (Master’s) 18.07.2014
10. Last date for submission of PDC for Ph.D. 23.07.2014
11. I Counselling for Masters Degree 24.07.2014 &
25.07.2014
12. Announcement of Merit List for Ph.D. 25.07.2014
13. I Counselling for Ph.D. Degree 26.07.2014
14. Commencement of Semester 28.07.2014
15. Second Counselling 11.08.2014
16. Third Counselling 25.08.2014