Dr. YSR Horticultural University has released the revised schedule for PG and Ph.D. counselling for the academic year 2025–26. The counselling will now be held on December 17 and 18, 2025.

Horticulture Common Entrance Test, in short, HORTICET 2025 is a state level entrance exam. HORTICET 2025 will be conducted by Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem. HORTICET 2025 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 2025 was conducted on August 20, 2025. 
  • HORTICET 2025 result was published in September 4, 2025.

HORTICET Counselling 2025 is ongoing on the official website – drysrhu.ap.gov.in. The last date to apply for M.Sc.(Hort.)/ M.Sc., Courses and Ph.D.(Hort.)/ Ph.D., Courses is extended till 10th December 2025.

You will be required to achieve a minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for HORTICET 2025 counselling process. On the basis of your HORTICET 2025 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 2025 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

HORTICET 2025 exam pattern is offline and you will have to visit nearest test center to appear for it. The medium of HORTICET 2025 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 2025 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..

Ques. What is the HORTICET 2025 examination eligibility criteria?

Ans. HORTICET 2025 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 2025 age limit for students?

Ans. An age limit has been set by the authority to appear at HORTICET 2025. 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 2025 application fee?

Ans. HORTICET 2025 registration has started. HORTICET 2025 registraton fee prescribed by the official to be paid for different category of students are:

  • General Category: INR 1000
  • SC/ST/Differently Abled: INR 500

Ques. What is a good score for HORTICET 2025 counselling process?

Ans.A good score or cut off marks for HORTICET 2025 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 2025 and one of my friend also. How our ranks will be determined?

Ans.In case your and your friend’s HORTICET 2025 marks gets similar, a tie breaking policy will be implemented to determine the final ranks of HORTICET 2025 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 2025 Exam Highlights

HORTICET 2025 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

Date & Time of Counselling for Qualified Candidates 

S.No. Course Date Time Venue
1 M.Sc. (Hort.) / M.Sc. (Including Outside State Quota) 17-12-2025 10:00 AM College of Horticulture, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
2 Ph.D. (Hort.) / Ph.D. Courses 18-12-2025 10:00 AM College of Horticulture, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh