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HORTICET 2024 is expected to be conducted on September 24, 2024. Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem will release HORTICET 2024 application form likely on June 05, 2024. You will be able to fill the application form by meeting specific eligibility criteria for HORTICET 2024 exam. The last date to submit HORTICET 2024 application form is September 03, 2024.
Horticulture Common Entrance Test, in short, HORTICET 2024 is a state level entrance exam. HORTICET 2024 will be conducted by Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem. HORTICET 2024 is a renowned pre-agriculture exam for candidates seeking admission into B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture, which is a four year UG curriculum. Now let’s discuss about the exam pattern and syllabus.
HORTICET 2024 exam pattern is offline and you will have to visit nearest test center to appear for it. The medium of HORTICET 2024 question paper will be in bilingual, i.e., English and Telugu. The entrance test is conducted for 2 hours of time duration and consists of a total 200 MCQ based questions. HORTICET 2024 syllabus is prescribed by Dr.YSRHU to Diploma in Horticulture course. You will get questions asked from all the topics covered in the 2-year Diploma in Horticulture program offered by the university.
HORTICET 2024 result will be published tentatively on October 05, 2024. You will be required to achieve a minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for HORTICET 2024 counselling process. On the basis of your HORTICET 2024 result, a merit list will be prepared. The merit list will be displayed at Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University’s official website, drysrhu.edu.in. HORTICET 2024 cut off marks will depend on certain factors, like difficulty level of examination, number of students headcount appeared as well as cleared, and number of seats available for the course.
Ques. What is the HORTICET 2024 examination eligibility criteria?
Ans. HORTICET 2024 is a state level entrance exam for admission into Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University’s BSc (Hons.) Horticulture course. You will be required to pass in Diploma in Horticulture course from Dr. Y.S.R.Horticulture University.
Ques. Is there HORTICET 2024 age limit for students?
Ans. An age limit has been set by the authority to appear at HORTICET 2024. You should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission with an upper age limit of 22 years for all categories, 25 years in respect of S.C. & S.T. candidates and 27 years in respect of Physically Challenged (Differently abled) status.
Ques. What is HORTICET 2024 application fee?
Ans. HORTICET 2024 registration will begin likely on June 05, 2024. HORTICET 2024 registraton fee prescribed by the official to be paid for different category of students are:
- General Category: INR 1200
- SC/ST/Differently Abled: INR 600
Ques. What is a good score for HORTICET 2024 counselling process?
Ans.A good score or cut off marks for HORTICET 2024 counselling process will be updated as soon as the result gets declared on the official website. However, there is a minimum qualifying marks set for General category students to be eligible for counselling process, which is 25% of the aggregate marks, i.e., 50 out of 200. Although, no benchmark has been set for reserved categories.
Ques. I got the highest marks in HORTICET 2024 and one of my friend also. How our ranks will be determined?
Ans.In case your and your friend’s HORTICET 2024 marks gets similar, a tie breaking policy will be implemented to determine the final ranks of HORTICET 2024 exam:
- The percentage of aggregate marks secured in the qualifying examination i.e., OGPA (overall grade point average) in Diploma in Horticulture course.
- If the tie still persists, the date of birth of the concerned candidates shall be considered and elder one shall be given preference.
HORTICET 2024 Exam Highlights
HORTICET 2024 is a state level entrance exam for admission into Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University’s BSc (Hons.) Horticulture course. The highlights of the same has been tabulated below:
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducting Body | Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem |
| Mode of Exam | Offline Mode |
| Medium of Exam | Bilingual (English and Telugu) |
| Duration of Exam | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
| Type and Number of Questions | Objective types questions, 200 MCQs |
| Courses Offered | B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture |
| Number of Seats | 47 |
HORTICET 2024 Exam Dates
HORTICET 2024 exam dates are tentative and you are advised to check the official website of Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University regularly for getting updates. HORTICET 2024 exam dates are tentative as tabulated below:
| Events | Date (tentative) |
|---|---|
| HORTICET 2024 Application Form Release | June 05, 2024 |
| Last Date of HORTICET 2024 Application Form Submission | September 03, 2024 |
| HORTICET 2024 Admit Card Release | September 20, 2024 |
| HORTICET 2024 Exam Date | September 24, 2024 |
| HORTICET 2024 Result Announcement | October 05, 2024 |
| HORTICET 2024 Counselling Process Begins | October 11, 2024 |
HORTICET 2024 Eligibility
Before the submission of application form for HORTICET 2024, candidates must carefully read and understand eligibility criteria for appearing in HORTICET 2024. Eligibility criteria for exam are formulated by Dr. YSRHU. Following are the important eligibility criteria points to be understood –
- Nationality: Candidate must be a citizen of India
- Minimum Age Limit: Candidate must turn 17 years before or on 31st December of the year of admission
- Maximum Age Limit: For candidates belonging to General or Backward Class (BC), maximum permissible age to appear for HORTICET 2024 is 22 years. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories, maximum age limit has been relaxed to 25 years as per government norms. Furthermore, for physically handicapped candidates, upper age limit has been further relaxed till 27 years as per government norms
- Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have necessarily passed Diploma in Horticulture course from Dr. YSRHU. Also, candidates who will be completing their Diploma in academic year 2016-17, are eligible to apply for HORTICET 2024. However, candidate will have to submit his/her Final Memorandum of Marks-cum-Pass Certificate of Diploma in Horticulture during counselling process
HORTICET 2024 Application Form
A notification will be issued by Dr. YSRHU for submission of application form. Candidates will have to submit application form through offline mode only. Candidates will have to take a print out of application form, subsequent to downloading it. HORTICET 2024 application form must be very carefully and correctly filled. Once submitted, candidates will not be allowed to make any changes in application form. Following are the steps to submit application form –
- Go to the official website of Dr. YSRHU - https://www.drysrhu.edu.in/
- Click on ‘More Announcements’ tab on right hand pane of webpage
- Under Announcements, search for ‘HORTICET - 2024 – NOTIFICATION’ and click on it
- HORTICET 2024 notification will get downloaded in pdf format. Therefore, candidates must ensure that Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on their system
- Open the downloaded pdf file
- After initial notification, containing important details regarding HORTICET 2024, candidate will be able to find Application Form for exam in the same file
- Candidate will have to take a print out of Application form
- Below application form, candidate can find the list of documents that need to be enclosed with filled application form, before sending it to conducting authority. Candidate will have to take a print out of this page as well.
- Candidate will also have to take print out of two copies of admit cards given on the next page.
- Candidate needs to carefully and correctly fill all details in Application form and admit cards.
Details to be Filled in HORTICET 2024 Application form
- Name of Applicant
- Diploma ID No
- Father’s Name
- Date of Birth
- Sex
- Place of Birth
- Region
- Category
- Details of Study particulars – 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and Diploma in Horticulture
- Address for Correspondence
- Phone/Mobile No
- Demand Draft Particulars
- Every candidate needs to get an original demand draft made, payable at Tadepalligudem, on any Nationalized Bank. Demand draft has to be made in favor of ‘Dr. Y.S.R HORTICULTURAL UNIVERSITY’
- Candidates from General and SC categories will have to get INR 600 demand draft made, while amount for candidates belonging to Sc and ST categories is INR 300
Details asked in both Admit Cards (one for student and other for Office)
- Name of the Applicant
- Name of the Parent/Guardian
- Complete Postal Address
- Signature of the Application
- Candidate will have to affix three passport size photographs – one on application form and one each on admit cards
- After filling application form and admit card, candidate will have to enclose following documents
- Date of Birth Certificate
- Attested copy of 10th class mark sheet
- Attested copy of Diploma in Horticulture Course
- Latest Conduct Certificate from Head of the Institute last attended
- Latest Caste Certificate (In case of SC/ST/BC’s) issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer
- Certificates issued by the concerned authorities of State in the case of Special categories like PHC (Differently abled), NCC,SPORTS and CAP
- Two self-addressed stamped (INR 5 postal stamp) envelopes for sending the admit card
- Candidate will then have to send application form, admit cards, demand draft and all relevant enclosures to ‘The Registrar, Dr.Y.S.R Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem-534101, W.G.Dt., Andhra Pradesh’
- All documents should reach the above address on or before June 28, 2024 by 4:00 p.m.
- Documents can be submitted by hand or by post
- The University does not assume any responsibility for delay in receiving post
The University can reject application form on the following basis
- If application form is incomplete
- If application form is not accompanied by proper Demand Draft
- If candidate does not meet eligibility criteria
- If application form is received after the due date
HORTICET 2024 Application Fee
Application fee will have to be paid by all candidates at the time of filling application form. Fee will be paid through demand draft, which will be payable at Tadepalligudem, on any Nationalized Bank. Demand draft has to be made in favor of ‘Dr. Y.S.R HORTICULTURAL UNIVERSITY’. There is no other mode of making fee payment. No cash or online mode of payment will be acceptable. Following is the amount of demand draft to be made by candidates belonging to different categories
| Category | HORTICET 2024 Registration Fees |
|---|---|
| General | INR 1200 |
| SC/ST/Differently Abled | INR 600 |
HORTICET 2024 Exam Pattern
HORTICET 2024 will be conducted from 10 am to 12 pm at the aforementioned center. Candidates will be required to answer only objective type questions. Examination will be conducted only through pen and paper mode. Candidates will have to answer 200 MCQs in Telugu language in 2 hours. For each correct answer, candidate will get 1 mark. There will be no negative marking for incorrect or unanswered questions. Each candidate can score a maximum of 200 marks on HORTICET 2024
Exam Pattern Highlights Table
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of Examination | Offline |
| Number of Questions | 200 MCQs |
| Maximum Marks | 200 Marks |
| Duration of Exam | 2 hours |
| Marking Scheme |
|
| Negative Marking | No |
HORTICET 2024 Syllabus
Syllabus for HORTICET 2024 includes all the subjects and topics studied by candidates during their Diploma in Horticulture Course at Dr YSRHU for two years
Preparation Books
| Name of the Book | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Handbook Of Horticulture | Chadha K L | 8171640060 |
| Basic Horticulture | Jitendra Singh | 9327239849 |
| Horticulture at a Glance | D Ram & B B Singh | 9351247732 |
| MCQs in Horticulture | Bharat Singh Hada | 183990045 |
| Objective Horticulture | Anil Verma | 9381450234 |
| Question Bank of Horticulture | Gupta S.N | B00IG33QL8 (ASIN) |
| Glaustas Horticulture | P Muthukumar | 8183990711 |
HORTICET 2024 Admit Card/Hall Ticket
Dr. YSRHU declares the list of eligible candidates for HORTICET 2024 on the official website of the University. The list will also contain Hall ticket number of each eligible candidate.
- Candidates will be sent hall ticket by post on the correspondence address mentioned in application form
- Hall ticket will be sent in the self-addressed stamped envelope sent with application form.
- Hall ticket contains following information –
- Hall Ticket No.
- Name of Examination Center
- Date and Time of Exam
- Name of Applicant and Parent/Guardian
- Complete Postal Address
- Photograph and Signature of Applicant
- No candidate will be allowed to enter examination center without in possession of admit card
Steps to Download HORTICET 2024 Admit Card
All eligible candidates will receive admit card by post from the University. However, in case candidate does not receive admit card by post, he/she can download it from the University’s official website. Following steps can be used to download admit card-
- Go to the official website of Dr. YSRHU - https://www.drysrhu.edu.in/
- Click on ‘More Announcements’ tab on right hand pane of webpage
- Under Announcements, search for ‘ HORTICET 2024 Admit Card’ and click on it
- Enter the details asked for to download hall ticket
HORTICET 2024 Result
HORTICET 2024 result will be declared by the University in on Nov 21, 2024 (tentative) on online at the official website. The result wiil be released in PDF format that candidates can download and check their ranks in the list. Candidates qualifying HORTICET 2024 can apply for the counselling process.
- The result is available on the official website of the University
- The result will be released in the PDF fomrat, prepared solely on the basis of marks secured in HORTICET 2024
How to Download HORTICET 2024 Merit List?
Candidate can download the merit list that will be published by the University on its official website by following these steps-
- Go to the official website of Dr. YSRHU - drysrhu.edu.in
- Click on ‘More Announcements’ tab on right-hand pane of the webpage
- Under Announcements, search for ‘HORTICET – 2024 Rank List’ and click on it
- Rank list will be downloaded
- The list will contain the Hall ticket No of Candidate, Name of Candidate, Name of Candidate’s Father and Rank secured by the candidate.
In case more than one candidate secures the same marks in HORTICET 2024, the following ways will be used to dissolve the tie-break
- Candidate with a higher percentage of aggregate marks (OGPA) in Diploma in Horticulture course
- In case, tie-break still persists, preference will be given to the elder candidate
Steps to Download HORTICET 2024 Result
- Go to the official website of the University
- Enter the details asked like Hall ticket number and date of birth
- HORTICET Scorecard will be displayed
- Download it and take a print out
HORTICET 2024 Cut Off
Cut off for HORTICET 2024 will not be officially disclosed by the University. However, candidates will have to achieve the minimum marks threshold established by Dr. YSRHU to be eligible to appear in rank list.
- For candidates belonging to General and BC categories, qualify percentage of marks is 25% of aggregate marks
- No minimum qualifying benchmark has to be met by candidates from Sc and ST categories for appearing in ranking list for HORTICET 2024
HORTICET 2024 Counselling
HORTICET 2024 Counselling is likely to begin in December 2024. Those candidates will be eligible for counselling, whose name is mentioned in the merit list. The University will publish the date of counselling on its official website. Candidates will have to carry the following documents while going for counselling –
- Mark Sheet of 10th class
- Mark sheet of Diploma in Horticulture from Dr. YSRHU
- Age Proof
- Caste Certificate (if applicable)
- Scorecard of HORTICET 2024
Allotment of seats will be done completely on the basis of marks scored in HORTICET 2024 and verification of documents. However, the University will follow the reservation rule established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. As per the rules, 85% of seats will be allotted to candidates from Andhra Pradesh, while the remaining 15% will be allotted to candidates from outside Andhra Pradesh.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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