AGRICET 2024: Result, Counselling, Admit Card, Pattern, Syllabus & Other Details

The Acharya N.G Agricultural University (ANGRAU) conducts the Agriculture Common Entrance Test (AGRICET). Applications are invited from Diploma holders in Agriculture, Seed Technology, and Organic Farming for admission into the years BSc (Hons) Agriculture Degree Programme. AGRICET is a state-level entrance exam which is conducted in online mode. The Entrance test is 1 hr and 30 minutes in duration and the question paper consists of a total of 120 questions. All questions are objective type (multiple choice) only and each question carries one mark. The question paper contains questions in Telugu medium.

Latest Update: AGRICET Important Dates

Candidates can go through the AGRICET 2024 exam highlights from here:

Candidates who wished to appear for the Agriculture Common Entrance Test had to follow the below-mentioned application process. The candidate had to fill in the application form, available on the University website. The next step was to make the required payment as per the candidate's category. After successful submission of the form, the applicant had to send the application form along with relevant documents to the university. Here’s the application process for AGRICET 2024.

Step 1: Pay the Application Fee

First, candidates had to pay the application fee via online mode via credit card/ debit card/ net banking. For this, candidates had to fill the basic details such as diploma id number, candidate's name, date of birth, mobile number, email id, category and payment type. The application fee for AGRICET 2024 is tabulated below:

Note: Once payment is made, it cannot be refunded under any circumstances, hence, the candidates had to ensure that they fulfil the specified eligibility criteria before submitting the online application for counselling.

Step 2: Check Payment Status

Candidates can check their payment status by filling in their mobile number and date of birth in "Know your payment status" tab.

Step 3: Fill the Application Form

The candidate had to apply online for AGRICET 2024 on the official website of the AGRICULTURE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST. Students had to enter the details as required on the application form and upload their respective passport-size photographs and signatures. Candidates are advised to fill out the application form correctly.

Step 4: Print the Application Form and Send the Hard Copy

After successful completion of online submission of application, the candidates were required to send the hardcopy of the submitted ONLINE application along with the following documents (by Regd. Post /Speed Post) to reach “The Convener, AGRICET-2024, O/o The Associate Dean, S.V.Agricultural College, Tirupati -517 502, A.P. on or before “10.08.2024”. List of documents to be attached with the hard copy of the ONLINE application are given below:

1. Hard copy of online submitted Application form.

2. Proof of Age (Birth certificate/Xerox copy of SSC certificate).

3. Attested copy of the marks statement of SSC.

4. Marks memorandum cum pass certificate of Diploma Course (or) Course Completion Certificate of Diploma issued by the Principal of the Polytechnic.

5. Latest Conduct certificate issued by the Head of the Institute last attended indicating that he/she has never been found guilty of misconduct during the study period and never been fined and punished.

6. Latest Caste Certificate (in case of SC/ST/BCs) issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer (not older than 6 months).

7. Proof of local status (last 7 years) through study or residence certificate.

8. Certificate issued by the concerned authorities in the case of Special categories like PH, NCC,Sports and CAP.

9. One self attested passport size photograph.

10. Payment acknowledgement (Transaction ID/UTR) paid through online for INR 1400/- for General and INR 700/- in case of SC/ST/PH candidates (or) in the event of late fee paid INR 2,800/- (INR 1400/- in case of SC/ST/PH).

Step 5: Download AGRICET Admit Card

Candidates who successfully filled and submitted their AGRICET application form could obtain the admit card (hall ticket) from the official website of AGRICET. Admit card is an important document which is required to be carried to the exam center.

Students had to meet the prescribed eligibility criteria in order to get admission in Acharya N.G Agricultural University (ANGRAU) which are as follows:

• Candidates should have passed two-year Diploma in Agriculture / Seed Technology / Organic Farming from ANGRAU / PJTSAU (those who are going to complete the diploma requirements in 2022-23 academic year can also apply).
• Candidates should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December, 2024 with an upper age limit 22 years for all the candidates and 25 years in respect of SC, ST and 27 years in respect of PH candidates.

Note: The candidates are eligible to write exam in their respective discipline only.

Reservation: As per rules of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The seats will be allocated in the ratio of 85% for local candidates and the remaining 15% seats will be treated as unreserved quota.

The selection of candidates will be based on their performance in the AGRICET conducted by the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. After the merit list issued by the university a counseling session will be organized for selected students. The admission process is explained below in detail.

Step 1: Appear For AGRICET

AGRICET exam will be held at state level. It is a written test of one hour and 30 min duration. Candidates are advised to check the exam pattern, syllabus and marking scheme before appearing for the exam. Candidates appearing for AGRICET Social Distance-Computer Based Testing (SD-CBT) are advised to bring below-mentioned items to the exam centres:

• Mask
• A pair of Hand Gloves
• Personal Hand Sanitizer
• Personal Transparent Drinking water bottle with water
• A Simple pen
• Admit Card
• Identity Card issued by any statutory authority

Note: No other item will be permitted inside the exam center. The admit card will clearly state the items permitted to be carried and that they are not permitted to carry anything else. Candidates will be told to switch off their mobile phones, and deposit it at the designated location, to be collected while exiting.

Step 2: Delcaration of Results

The merit list of the candidates will be displayed on the University website www.angrau.ac.in and the eligible candidates shall be informed about the counseling date though the University website ONLY. For the preparation of merit list, in case of more than one student securing the same combined score obtained, the tie shall be resolved to decide the relative ranking by successively considering the following:
I. The total marks / OGPA obtained in Diploma
II. SSC Overall Grade Point or Marks Percentage
III. If the tie still persists, the date of birth of the concerned candidates, the older being given preference over the younger.

Step 3: Appear for Counselling

The counseling dates for admission will be displayed in the University website www.angrau.ac.in and will be held at the auditorium, RARS, LAM, Guntur. There will be different phases of counselling, depending on the seats left and the cut-offs.

Test Centres: The AGRICET exam will be held in 13 test centres across the state. 

The total number of BSc (Hons) Agriculture seats (supernumerary) allotted to Diploma holders (20% supernumerary) are tabulated below:

Note: 48* seats out of 72 seats will be filled under convener quota i.e 8 seats under Convener and 4 seats for each college i.e 24 seats under Management Quota will be filled at the time of counseling from the merit list obtained from the AGRICET-2023 examination duly following the rules of reservation and presidential order.

Candidates need to stick to the AGRICET 2024 syllabus as all the questions in the entrance exam will be asked from the syllabus only. The questions will not be asked from out of context. The AGRICET syllabus is based on Agriculture, Seed Technology and Organic Farming. The AGRICET syllabus is prescribed in the Telugu language. From general English to the subjects in the course, one needs to go through all the topics.

AGRICET Exam Pattern is prescribed by Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University each year. As per the pattern, the candidates need to attempt 120 questions in 1 hr. 30 min. The question paper will contain objective/multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The exam highlights are given below:

The online applied candidates will have to download AGRICET Hall Tickets. The hall ticket can be downloaded by entering the Registration Number of the applicant from the University website: www.angrau.ac.in with the respective diploma specialization (Agriculture/Seed Technology/Organic Farming), with indicated Entrance Test Centers. The Hall ticket shall be presented at the Examination Hall, failing which the candidate will not be allowed for the test (if the photograph/signature is missing or blurred or invisible on Hall Ticket, paste your passport-size photograph & sign in the prescribed area duly attested by Gazetted Officer with seal and a Xerox copy of the same Hall Ticket is to be handed over to the invigilator).

While preparing for AGRICET, students need to know the exam pattern, marking scheme, and syllabus of the course applied for. Other than that, students need to prepare well and get all the right study material, prep books, and guides to ace the university-level entrance exam. The seats are limited and thousands of students appear for the Agricultural Common Entrance Test (AGRICET). Candidates must follow the steps mentioned below for AGRICET 2024 Preparation Tips:

Step 1: Know the AGRICET Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme and Syllabus.

Step 2: Get all the study material for AGRICET – Prep Books & Guides.

Step 3: Solve sample papers & previous years’ question papers.

Step 4: Revise as much as you can.

Step 5: Rest and take breaks.