PAU Entrance Exam Pattern 2020: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Punjab Agricultural University Entrance Exam 2020 ( PAU Entrance Exam )

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Updated on May 21, 2020 02:25 IST

Students need to know the exam pattern and marking scheme before appearing for the PAU Entrance Exam. By knowing the exam pattern and marking scheme, students can know what to expect and be more confident in their preparation stratergy. Also, by knowing the marking scheme, students will not have any difficulty in wasting time while giving the entrance exam.

Exam Highlights

Name of Exam

PAU Entrance Exam

Conducting Body

PAU - Punjab Agricultural University

Exam Mode

Offline (Pen and Paper Test)

Exam Medium

English

Exam Duration

3 Hour

Exam Format

MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)

Official Website

http://www.pau.edu/

PAU Entrance Exam Pattern

There are three different exams – PAU CET (Common Entrance Test),  PAU MET (Masters Entrance Test) & Agriculture Admission Test (AAT).

The PAU Common Entrance Test will be conducted for the following courses:

BSc (Hons) Agriculture

BTech (Food Technology)

BTech (Biotechnology)

BSc (Hons) Community Science

BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Dietics

5-year Integrated MSc (Hons) in Biochemistry

5-year Integrated MSc (Hons) in Botany

5-year Integrated MSc (Hons) in Chemistry

5-year Integrated MSc (Hons) in Zoology

The PAU MET will be conducted for the following courses:

Agricultural Meteorology

Agronomy

Entomology

Extension Education

Food Technology

Forestry

Horticulture

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Plant Pathology

Soil Science

Biotechnology

The PAU AAT will be conducted for the following courses:

B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture 2+4 year at Institute of Agriculture, Bathinda and Gurdaspur.

PAU Entrance Exam Marking Scheme

Section

Topic

No of Questions

Section-I

Agriculture Aptitude

50

Section-II

General Science

30

Section-III

General English

10

Section-IV

Mathematics

10

Total – 4

-

100

Important Points to Remember

  • Only those candidates who are residents of Punjab or Union Territory of Chandigarh are eligible for seeking admission to all Undergraduate, Masters’ and Diploma programmes except for MBA Programme for which 85% seats are filled from candidates with state domicile and 15% from other states.
  • Candidates should reach the venue mentioned in the Admit Card at 9.00 A.M. sharp on the day of the Entrance Test. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the Examination Centre without Admit Card and original identity proof.
  • Date of entrance test/counselling/document verification/interview will not be ordinarily changed even if the University is closed on that day on any account. If any change, it will be notified on PAU website.
  • If the number of admitted candidates is less than 30% of the admission capacity in any Self-supporting programme, that programme will be suspended and the application fee will be refunded to the candidates.
  • No MET examination will be held if the number of applications are less than or equal to three in any of the Master’s programme. If the students are admitted without MET then the PAU Fellowship in case of such programmes will be awarded from the 2nd semester of the academic year on the basis of OCPA of the students.

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