Entrance Exam Info

OUAT CET 2017 Application Form Notification/Exam Date

OUAT CET 2017 Application Form

OUTA stands for Orissa University of Agriculture And Technology. OUAT exam is conducted in order to help candidates get admitted to UG, PG and doctoral courses in the Orissa University Of Agriculture And Technology. It is for both, boys as well as girls.

OUAT CET 2017 Important Dates

For Under Graduate Courses:

Event Date
Submission of Application Online 1 April 2017
Downloading of Admit Card 07 May to 15 May 2017
Date Of Entrance Examination Mid of May 2017
Last Date of Receipt of Filled-in Application Form 2nd week of June 2017
Counselling and Admission 25 to 29 July 2017

For Post Graduate Courses and Doctoral Courses:

1st week of July 2017Mid of August 2017

Event PG Programme Ph.D Programme
Availability of Online Application Form 1 April 2017 1 April 2017
Entrance Examination Date 10th May 2017 10th May 2017
Date of Publishing of Result

Eligibility Criteria For Different Under Graduate Courses For OUAT CET Exam 2017

-B.Sc.(Ag.),B.Sc.(Forestry),B.Sc.(Horticulture),B.V.Sc.& A.H.,B.Tech(Agril.Engineering),B.F.Sc.,B.Sc.(Home Science):10+2 Science with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate including extra optional.
Note: For the SC/ST/PH category, the same minimum qualification requirement has been reduced down to just 40% in the aggregate.

Age Limit:An age limit has also been specified for this exam. The candidate willing to appear in this exam must at least be of 17 years in age.

Eligibility Criteria for Different Post Graduate Courses

-For M.Sc (Botany): B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Botany.
-For M.Sc. (Chemistry):B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Chemistry.
-For M.Sc. (Mathematics): B.Sc. with Honours in Mathematics.
-For M.Sc. (Microbiology):B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Botany/Zoology
-M.Sc. (Physics): B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Physics.
-M.Sc. (Zoology):B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Zoology.
-M.Sc. (Biotechnology):B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Biotechnology.
-M.Sc. (Computer Science):B.Sc. with Honours/Core/Major in Computer Science.

Note:The candidates must have secured at least an aggregate of 50% in these UG courses.

OUAT 2017 Exam Pattern

Like all other exams, OUAT also has a particular pattern of setting up the paper for different courses.
The exam Pattern for Under-Graduate Courses is:
The exam will consist of 50 objective type questions carrying 4 marks each. So, the exam has a total of 200 Marks.
Out of these 200 Marks,
Physics-66 Marks
Chemistry-66 Marks
Mathematics/Biology-68 Marks
Total-200 Marks.

Reservation Procedure in OUAT

Out of a 100%, 22.5% and 16.25% seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates respectively.
One seat is reserved for an NRI candidate.

Physical Requirements/Eligibility

1)Height
-Male(General and SC)=163 cm, ST=152 cm.
-Female(General and SC)=150 cm, ST=145 cm.

2)Chest girth
-Male=79 cm to 84 cm (Min. 5cm expansion)
-Female=74 cm to 79 cm(Min. 5cm expansion)

3)Physical Capacity for fast walking in four hours
-Male=25KM
-Female=14KM

Candidates with outstanding records and achievements in extra curricular activities will be given extra points and the total score, in the end, will determine the merit of a candidate.