B.Sc. (Hons.) in Zoology 

at Ravenshaw University Cuttack, Cuttack

Admission to Ravenshaw University is conducted in online mode via SAMS, Odisha. Interested students need to visit the official website SAMS for the same. While the admission process for UG course is completely merit based on the basis of scores obtained by the students in Class 12, admission to PG and doctoral-level programmes is completely entrace-based. For admission to all PG courses, such as MA, MSc and MBA, CPET exam is conducted by OSHEC and for MCA, the university accepts scores of OJEE exam for final admission. 

The percentage requirement varies course-wise. Candidates need to fulfil both educational and aggregate requirement to apply for a course. Below is course-wise Ravenshaw University eligibility:

The university offers merit-based and need-based scholarships to students. National Scholarships are also awarded by the Government of India through the Directorate of Higher Education, Orissa. Below-mentioned are some of the Ravenshaw University scholarships:

Other than the ones mentioned in the above table, the university offers Sports Scholarship, Sanskrit Merit Scholarship, Physically Handicapped Scholarship, Hindi Merit Scholarship, Post Matric Scholarship (For SC/ ST students) and Jindal Scholarship, among various others. For the details on the same, students are advised to visit the official website of Ravenshaw University.

The Ravenshaw University BSc eligibility criteria state that any candidate who has completed Class 12 with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate without the mark in extra optional is eligible to apply. Moreover, for students in the SC/ST category, an additional relaxation of 5% is provided.

Note: It is important to note that meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee admission to the programme.

The selection criteria will vary with the opted Ravenshaw University programme. Aspirants opting for any of the UG programme are shortlisted based on their merit in the last qualifying exam. For PG courses such as MBA, MA, etc., aspirants need to pass Common PG Entrance Test. Aspirants fulfiling both eligibility and selection requirements can join Ravenshaw University by paying the course fee.

Tabulated below is the schedule for OJEE 2024:

Yes, Ravenshaw University applications are currently open. Candidates are first required to register and then fill out the application form. Aspirants need to pay an application fee of INR 500 for UG professional courses and INR 1,500 for PhD programmes via any of the online payment modes.

Ravenshaw University provides various undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programmes. Some of the names of the courses provided by the university include BA/ BA (Hons), BCom, BSc, BA-BEd, MSc, MA, MCA, MBA, PhD, etc. The duration of these courses ranges between two to three years. Moreover, Ravenshaw University course admissions are merit-based. Interested candidates can visit the official website to apply.

Ravenshaw University offers various facilities to students. The university provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. Some of the facilities include WiFi campus, canteen, dispensary, barrier-free campus, banking services, Post Office, library, smart classrooms, etc. Also, Ravenshaw University provides hostel facilities for both boys and girls.

Ravenshaw University provides hostel facilities both for boys and girls. The university has a total of 7 boys and 6 girls hostels. The names of these hostels are mentioned below:

Boys Hostel

• Dharmapada Hostel
• East Hostel
• Jagannath Chhatrabas
• Lalitgiri Hostel
• New Hostel
• New PG Hostel
• West Hostel

Girls Hostel

• Bhargabi Hostel
• Daya Hostel
• Devi Hostel
• Kathajodi Hostel
• Mahanadi Hostel
• Parija Hostel