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Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research Common Entrance Test (MCAER CET)

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  • Examination category : Agriculture
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  • Conducting Body : Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research (MCAER)
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Registration Date

01-02-2024

Application Start Date

01-02-2024

Application End Date

22-03-2024

Admit Card Date

20-05-2024

Main Exam Date

02-06-2024

Result date

20-06-2024

Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research Common Entrance Test (MCAER CET) Syllabus

Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education & Research Common Entrance Test (MCAER PG CET) Syllabus: 

This exam is conducted for multiple courses. MCAER PG CET syllabus is released by Maharashtra Agriculture Universities Examination Board (MAUEB), every year. For MCAER CET exam, candidates need to prepare topics like Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Botany, Horticulture, Agricultural Extension, and Agricultural Economics. The streams or subjects for which MCAER CET is conducted are listed in the table below:

- Agronomy:

  • Principles of Agronomy

  • Practical Crop Production (I) (Kharif Crops)

  • Agricultural Meteorology

  • Field Crops-(II) (Rabi Crops)

  • Introductory Agriculture

  • Practical Crop Production (II) (Rabi Crops)

  • Water Management including Micro-irrigation

  • Weed Management

  • Field Crops – (I) (Kharif Crops)

  • Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture

- Botany:

  • Environmental Science

  • Breeding of field and Horticultural Crops

  • Principles of genetics

  • Principles of Seed Technology

  • Crop Physiology

  • Principles of Plant Biotechnology

  • Principles of Plant Breeding

- Plant Pathology:

  • Introductory Plant Pathology

  • Diseases of Field Crops and their Management

  • Agricultural Microbiology

  • Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management

  • Principles of Plant Pathology

- Agricultural Extension:

  • Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology

  • Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technology

  • Dimensions of Agricultural Extension

  • Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills

- Agricultural Economics:

  • Principles of Agricultural Economics

  • Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices

  • Production Economics and Farm Management

  • Agri-Business Management

  • Agricultural Finance & Co-operation

  • Statistics

- Horticulture:

  • Production Technology of Fruit Crops

  • Production Technology of Aromatics, Spices, Medicinal and Plantation Crops

  • Post-Harvest Management and Value addition of Vegetables and Fruits

  • Production Technology of Vegetables and Flowers

- Animal Science & Dairy Science:

  • Livestock Production and Management

  • The technology of milk and Milk Products

  • Livestock Breeding and Nutrition

  • Sheep & Goat production

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Registration Date

01-02-2024

Application Start Date

01-02-2024

Application End Date

22-03-2024

Admit Card Date

20-05-2024

Main Exam Date

02-06-2024

Result date

20-06-2024

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