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

No. Acad.C1/2020/101/13277 Dated: 21.10.2020

NOTIFICATION Applications are invited for the DBT supported M. Sc. (Ag.) in Plant Biotechnology course conducted at College of , Vellanikkara, Thrissur under Kerala Agricultural University for the Academic Year 2020–21 from 21st October, 2020 onwards. The application form is available in the KAU website www.admissions.kau.in . After registering in the website, the candidates should submit the online application. 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 e­mailed to [email protected] on or before 27 October, 2020.

Number of seats 15 (Fifteen)

Qualifications required

(i) Four year course in B. Sc. / B. Sc. Horticulture/ 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 GAT­B with a valid rank in GAT­B 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 GAT­B

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. NOTE:­ Last date for submitting Application Online Application and receipt of scanned documents by email is 27th October, 2020. The applications received after the closure date will not be entertained. Sd/­ REGISTRAR

ENQUIRIES:

For further information and/or enquiries, please contact ­:

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