Can I get direct admission in OUAT?

No, there is no such procedure to take direct admission in the OUAT exam. Applicants are required to fill the application form and appear in the OUAT entrance exam for their desired course. Since there are two entrance exams OUAT UG & OUAT PG, hence applicants who want to take admission in their desired course need to apply accordingly. The application form, release of admit card, answer key & result will be released in online mode only.

Are the seats reserved for SC/ST candidates interchangeable in OUAT entrance exams?

No, the seats that are reserved for SC & ST candidates, who appear for the OUAT Exam and clear the exam, are not allowed to interchange their reserved seats separately.

What documents are required to participate in OUAT counselling?

Candidates who are invited for counselling and admission are required to submit the following documents in original and two sets of self-attested photocopies before the Admission Board. Intimation letter Downloaded application Form Domicile certificate if relevant (As per clause 2.3.1). Class 10th & 12th Mark sheet and certificates UG Certificate and Mark sheet Master’s Certificate and Mark sheet for Ph. D. admission PwD Certificate In the case of NRI/PIO Candidates all the following documents: Sponsorship Certificate (Annexure- III) Passport of Sponsor Visa/permanent residential certificate of sponsor Residential proof of sponsor(electric bill, water bill, telephone bill etc.) Govt. document or affidavit indicating the blood relationship of candidates with the sponsor Domicile certificate from respective states for Other State Candidates. Medical Fitness Certificate ( Annexure- II). Declaration certificate for discontinued study ( Annexure-IV). CLC, Conduct and Migration Certificate from the Head of Institution last attended. Aadhaar Card with recent photograph. Five passport-size colour photographs.

Which institutes accept OUAT Entrance Exam scores?

The OUAT Entrance Exam scores are accepted by the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar. The scores are also accepted by colleges affiliated with OUAT, offering BSc, BVSc & AH courses.

What is the admission process for OUAT?

Candidates have to follow the process given below to apply for OUAT entrance exam. Online Registration by visiting the exam website Payment of Application Fee Selection of Exam Centres Uploading Documents Completing the Application Form Submission of Application Form Download and print the Application Confirmation page This is the broad procedure to apply for the OUAT Entrance Exam. Aspirants have to visit the official exam website as the application process is completely online.

What are the eligibility criteria for candidates who want to apply for OUAT counselling under AFP Quota?

Candidates applying under the AFP quota shall produce the original Bonafide Certificate issued by Rajya Sainik Board, Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar-2 at the time of counselling and admission, failing which his/her admission to AFP category seat will be denied.

How to get admission to BVSC & AH and BFSc through OUAT entrance exam if a candidate comes from a non-PCB and PCM background?

Candidates without having Mathematics or Biology will have to make up for their deficiency by taking pre-requisite courses in the subject (Mathematics / Biology) to be offered during the first two semesters. For admission into B.V.Sc & A.H and B.F.Sc. subject combination P.C.B. in + 2 science/equivalent is mandatory. Similarly, for B.Tech (Agril. Engg.), subject combination P.C.M in + 2 science / equivalent are mandatory.

OUAT Entrance Exam BTech Cut off 2020: Check Category wise Cut off Marks

OUAT Entrance Exam 2026 Form A Application Process

17 Apr '26 - 11 May '26

Updated on Apr 19, 2026 22:37 IST

By CMS Admin

Overview

The University will release the OUAT Cutoff 2026 with the declaration of results. The candidates should note that the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology will conduct the OUAT 2026 exam online as a Computer-Based Test on June 9 and 10. The University will release the OUAT scores in percentiles on July 17. The candidates will be required to score better than their category qualifying marks to get a call for OUAT Counselling.

The OUAT Cutoff marks the minimum marks required to clear the exam for a particular category. These are fixed based on the number of seats and the performance of the candidates in the CBT. For example, the number of seats are limited, the number of candidates who score high marks will be eligible for the next phase of selection. To limit this number, a cutoff is devised to cut the merit list.

Table of contents

How to Check OUAT 2026 Cutoff
OUAT 2026 Entrance Exam Important Dates
What are the key factors affecting the OUAT Cutoff?
OUAT Cutoff Ranks (2025): Category-wise
OUAT Entrance Exam Counselling Process
FAQs Regarding OUAT Entrance Exam Cutoff

How to Check OUAT 2026 Cutoff

The University will release the exam cutoff with the OUAT 2026 result. The candidates will be required to check the Cutoff marks in the following manner:

Visit the OUAT entrance exam website - ouat.ac.in
Click on the Admissions tab
Click on the link indicating OUAT Entrance Exam Cutoff
Check the course and category-wise cutoff.

OUAT 2026 Entrance Exam Important Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of OUAT Entrance Exam 2020 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
01 Jul ' 26 - 05 Jul ' 26	OUAT Entrance Exam 2026 Student Response Sheet and Answer Key Objection Submission
17 Jul ' 26 - 31 Jul ' 26	OUAT Entrance Exam 2026 Score in Percentile
24 Jul ' 26 - 10 Aug ' 26	OUAT Entrance Exam 2026 Result Declaration of Rank
10 Aug ' 26 - 20 Aug ' 26	OUAT Entrance Exam 2026 Counselling

What are the key factors affecting the OUAT Cutoff?

Here are the key pointers related to the factors that can affect the cutoff marks of the OUAT Exam.

The total number of students appearing for the Exam this year.
Total number of categories for a particular course.
The total number of seats available for each course for students applying.
Previous year's cutoff trends.
Toughness of the exam.

OUAT Cutoff Ranks (2025): Category-wise

The Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Entrance Exam is conducted every year to provide opportunities to candidates who wish to pursue undergraduate courses with seat allocations for different categories. Candidates must check out the following tables to go through the previous year's seat distribution and closing ranks:

OUAT 2025 Cutoff Ranks: General Students Category

Here is the information related to the colleges and the total seats allocated to the selected candidates.

Course Name	Name of the College	Total Seats for General Students and CS	Last Rank Admitted
BSc (Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 57 CS - 57	General Students - 479 CS - 831
BSc (Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Chiplima	General Students - 16 CS - 17	General Students - 868 CS - 1160
BSc (Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna	General Students - 27 CS - 27	General Students - 1074 CS - 1363
BSc (Hons) Horticulture	College of Horticulture, Chiplima	General Students - 10 CS - 11	General Students - 1438 CS - 1792
BSc (Hons) Forestry	College of Forestry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 12 CS - 15	General Students - 1378 CS - 1653
BVSc. & AH.	College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 28 CS - 29	General Students - 150 CS - 335
BTech (Agricultural Engineering)	College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 16 CS - 17	General Students - 1319 CS - 1657
BFSc.	College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda	General Students - 11 CS - 14	General Students - 1685 CS - 1989
BSc (Hons) Community Science	College of Community Science, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 18	General Students - 2029

OUAT 2025 Cutoff Ranks: Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

Here is the list of total seats for PwD candidates.

Course Name	Name of the College	Total Seats	Last Rank Admitted
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar	4	39
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Chiplima	2	54
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna	4	88
BSc(Hons) Horticulture	College of Horticulture, Chiplima	2	105
BSc(Hons) Forestry	College of Forestry, Bhubaneswar	2	83
BVSc & A.H.	College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar	4	23
BTech (Agricultural Engineering)	College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar	3	102
BFSc.	College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda	2	58

OUAT 2025 Cutoff Ranks: Scheduled Caste (SC)

Here is the list of total seats and last rank admitted as per the Schedule caste candidates.

Course Name	Name of the College	Total Seats	Last Rank Admitted
BSc (Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 7 CS - 7	General Students - 73 CS - 130
BSc (Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Chiplima	General Students - 2 CS - 2	General Students - 89 CS - 136
BSc (Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna	General Students - 3 CS - 3	General Students - 138 CS - 141
BSc (Hons) Horticulture	College of Horticulture, Chiplima	General Students - 2 CS - 1	General Students - 135 CS - 150
BSc (Hons) Forestry	College of Forestry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 2 CS - 1	General Students - 168 CS - 173
BVSc & AH	College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 4 CS - 3	General Students - 38 CS - 59
BTech (Agricultural Engineering)	College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 2 CS - 2	General Students - 80 CS - 153
BFSc	College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda	General Students - 2 CS - 1	General Students - 193 CS - 212

OUAT 2025 Cutoff Ranks: Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Here is the list of candidates who belong to the Scheduled Tribe.

Course Name	Name of the College	Total Seats	Last Rank Admitted
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 10 CS - 10	General Students - 47 CS - 100
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Chiplima	General Students - 3 CS - 3	General Students - 60 CS - 128
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna	General Students - 5 CS -	General Students - 80 CS - 143
BSc(Hons) Horticulture	College of Horticulture, Chiplima	General Students - 2 CS - 2	General Students - 111 CS - 164
BSc(Hons) Forestry	College of Forestry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 3 CS - 2	General Students - 122 CS - 145
BVSc & A.H.	College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 5 CS - 3	General Students - 33 CS - 69
BTech (Agricultural Engineering)	College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 3 CS - 3	General Students - 153 CS - 179
BFSc	College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda	General Students - 3 CS - 2	General Students - 176 CS - 189

OUAT 2025 Cutoff Ranks: Armed Forces Personnel (AFP)

Candidates must go through the following table to check out the total seats and last rank admitted.

Course Name	Name of the College	Total Seats	Last Rank Admitted
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 3 CS - 2	General Students - 32 CS - 37
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Chiplima	General Students - 1 CS - 0	General Students - 59
BSc(Hons) Agriculture	College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna	General Students - 1 CS - 1	General Students - 79 CS - 84
BSc(Hons) Horticulture	College of Horticulture, Chiplima	General Students - 1 CS - 0	General Students - 123
BSc(Hons) Forestry	College of Forestry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 1 CS - 0	General Students - 60
BVSc & A.H.	College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 2 CS - 1	General Students - 12 CS - 20
BTech (Agricultural Engineering)	College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar	General Students - 1 CS - 1	General Students - 53 CS - 65
BFSc	College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda	General Students - 1 CS - 0	General Students - 71

OUAT Entrance Exam Counselling Process

DeskCalendar Counselling: 10 Aug ' 26 - 20 Aug ' 26

Qualifying candidates need to follow the process below to take part in the OUAT entrance exam counselling.

Register online on OUAT’s official website
Fill in the programme choice
Pay the OUAT counselling fee
Lock OUAT seats
Round 1 of Temporary Seat Allotment
Document/certificate verification & fee payment at the Nodal Centre on the basis of round 1 seat allotment
Round 2 of Temporary Seat Allotment
Document/certificate verification & fee payment at the Nodal Centre the basis of round 2 seat allotment
Withdrawal of seats by aspirants
Final allotment of OUAT seats and auto-upgradation
Reporting for admission at the allotted institute.

FAQs Regarding OUAT Entrance Exam Cutoff

Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the OUAT Entrance Exam Cutoff.

Q: What is the OUAT entrance exam date for 2026?

It is expected that the exam will be held in the first week of June 2026, over two days.

Q: What is the process to appear in OUAT exam?

The applicant has to submit online application Form-A and Form-B through the official website (Academic section>admission section > Candidate login). Candidate has to log in providing e-mail ID, mobile number and OTP to submit Form-A and Form-B. The candidate has to log in to edit Form-A & Form-B and download acknowledgement to Form-A and Form-B submission. Entrance mark, weightage.

Q: Why is OUAT Exam conducted, and why should one should apply?

OUAT (Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology) is conducts once a year. The OUAT entrance exam is conducted for students who wish to study Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Fishery Science, Home Science, and Forestry. Students who wish to pursue undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in these fields should go through the OUAT eligibility criteria, and if they fulfil the criteria, they should appear for the entrance exam.

Q: What is the duration of a doctoral programme at OUAT?

A Doctoral Programme is a full-time study of three years which includes both course work and research for a thesis. The maximum permissible period for completion of the course is seven consecutive academic years for direct students and eight consecutive years for in-service students. An academic year consists of two semesters each having a minimum duration of 110 working days consisting of 95 Net Instructional Days (NID) and 15 examination days.

Q: What is the duration of a Masters degree at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology?

A Master’s Degree Programme is a full-time study of two years which includes both coursework and research for a thesis. The maximum permissible period for completion of a Master’s degree is five consecutive academic years for direct students and six consecutive years for in-service students.

Q: What is the motive of conducting OUAT Exam?

This exam is held for all those students who want to make their career in the Agriculture fields and other related fields like horticulture and veterinary science. The exam is conducted once a year for all students who wish to get admission through OUAT to their preferred courses.