AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Main Campus, Vellanikkara, KAU - P.O., - 680 656

No. Acad.C1/2020/101/13277 Dated: 06 .01.2021 ADMISSION NOTICE Applications are invited to the vacant 7 seats of DBT supported M. Sc. (Ag.) in Plant Biotechnology course conducted at College of , Vellanikkara under Kerala Agricultural University for the Academic Year 2020–21 through a Special Drive from the GAT-B 2020 qualified candidates who have not taken admission till now . Scanned copies of all the relevant documents such as rank card, degree/provisional degree certificate, marks card, proof of age, category certificate (OBC/SC/ST/EWS/DA) have to be e-mailed to [email protected] on or before 11 January, 2021. Number of vacant seats 7 (Seven) Category wise seat distribution is given below:-

UR OBC SC ST EWS DA

1 3 0 1 1 1

Qualifications required (i) Four year course in B. Sc. Agriculture/ B. Sc. / B. Sc. Forestry/ B. Sc. in Agricultural Biotechnology from an institution accredited by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). (ii) For admission to the programme, bachelor’s degree in the respective subject with an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.00/10.00 for general category and 6.50/10.00 for SC/ST category. (iii) Qualified in the GAT-B with a valid rank in GAT-B 2020 examination conducted by Regional Centre of Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Mode of admission Eligible candidates shall be admitted based on the rank scored in GAT-B Reservation As per the Government of guidelines Application Fee : There will be no application fee Course Fee* for M.Sc. (Plant Biotechnology)

Sl. No. Description of fee Amount (Rs.)

1 Admission fee 800 2 College Caution Deposit 2400 3 Tuition Fee 10380 4 Semester Examination Fee ** 730 5 Special Fee 2640 Total Rs. 16950

* Subject to revision at the discretion of the University.

** For 1st and 2nd Semester only

Note: 1. The tuition fee, semester examination fee and special fee shall vary from the second semester onwards in accordance with the decision of the University.

2. A special caution deposit (refundable) of Rs. 3000/- will be collected from outside state candidates admitted. 3. Hostel Fees extra.

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For further information and/or enquiries, please contact -:

Dr. Deepu Mathew, Assistant Professor, Programme Co-Ordinator, DBT Supported PG Programme, CPBMB, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Thrissur. Email.ID : [email protected] Mob No. 9446478503