Preparation tips for students appearing for MCAER

The candidate is the best judge of his preparation. You must take various sample tests, mock tests and note down results. This is a check to find out where you stand and what areas you need to work on to improve your results.

It is a 2 hour long paper with multiple choice questions conducted only in offline mode at 14 centers in Maharashtra.

MCAER Exam Highlights

The syllabus of the MCAER PG CET exam consists of topics covered in the under-graduate courses such as agriculture, horticulture, animal and dairy sciences and so on.

The weightage of this test is 70 per cent, with the remaining 30 per cent attributed to the marks secured in the undergraduate course.

Application forms and other instructions can be found on the website, www.mcaer.org.

MCAER Exam Pattern and Marking

This state-level exam is conducted in offline mode with students answering in the OMR sheets provided to them. The exam pattern is as follows:

• There are 200 questions covered from various topics in agriculture from undergraduate bachelor’s course.
• Each correct answer fetches one mark with no negative marking for the wrong answer. This motivates the students to attempt all questions without hesitation.
• Scoring well in this exam is crucial as this contributes to 70 per cent of the required marks for post-graduation admission.
• The questions are randomly ordered with no specific number of questions from each topic. Also, there is no division of questions into sections.
• The candidate is expected to complete the MCAER exam in 120 minutes.

MCAER Exam Syllabus

The syllabus for the MCAER exam is designed from the topics of the complete course of the bachelor’s degree in agriculture. The topics tested on will be:

Subject	Topics
Agriculture	Agronomy Social science Plant Pathology Horticulture Animal science Dairy science Fruit and Vegetable sciences
Forestry	Agricultural sciences Forest Biology and Tree Improvement Silviculture and Agroforestry Forest Product Utilization Natural Resource Management
Agriculture Biotechnology	Plant Biotechnology Post-harvest and Food Biotechnology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Crop Science Animal Biotechnology
Agriculture Engineering	Science and Computer Science technology Agricultural Science Soil and Water Engineering Farm machinery and structure
Food Science	Food technology Nutrition and Food Chemistry Food and Industrial Microbiology Food Engineering

MCAER Preparation Tips

To crack the MCAER PG CET exam, you will need to master all the topics well in advance. This can be achieved in the following ways:

Begin preparation early: If you begin your preparation much earlier before the scheduled date of the exam, you get ample time to study, revise and refer to different study materials.

Make your study time worth: It is not necessary to study for the whole day but concentrate and make the maximum of the hours you put into MCAER preparation.

Understand syllabus: It is very important to be aware of each and every topic of the exam syllabus so that you can cover all topics in your preparation.

Obtain the detailed syllabus from any authentic source and clear any doubts you have about the exam syllabus.

Make a schedule: Charting out a study schedule and following it is necessary to ace the test. You must allocate appropriate time for each topic including revisions and breaks.

If you are unable to keep up with your study schedule, make sure you make up the time.

Revise as many times as possible: The number of revisions, the better. If you have ample time, you can do multiple revisions of the subjects. In case of time is short, you must learn to prioritise and revise the hard topics first

Check your preparation status: The candidate is the best judge of his preparation. You must take various sample tests, mock tests and note down results. This is a check to find out where you stand and what areas you need to work on to improve your results.

Books for MCAER Preparation

The following books and study material may be useful to prepare for MCAER PG exam:

• BSc. Agriculture Entrance Exam by Arihant Expert
• Agriculture at a Glance by RK Sharma
• Guide for Agriculture Competitive Exams by RK Sharma, RS Maitryi, N Pandey and AP Singh