OUAT 2026 Exam Date: Eligibility, Syllabus, & Important Dates

OUAT Passing Marks are the set of marks upon which the test takers were able to get their names into the participating institute of OUAT entrance exam. After the declaration of the OUAT entrance exam result, the university will release the course-wise passing marks or cutoff.

As per the marking scheme for the OUAT entrance exam, each question carries one mark. There is no negative marking scheme. The total marks of the exam is 200.

The OUAT entrance exam result 2026 will be declared tentatively in the second week of July. It will be declared in the form of scores, percentile and ranks. Candidates have to log in to the official website using their application number and date of birth to check the result. The scorecard will be released a few days after the result declaration. It should be preserved till the admission or counselling process is completed.

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. 

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.

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. 

1. Intimation letter

2. Downloaded application Form

3. Domicile certificate if relevant (As per clause 2.3.1).

4. Class 10th & 12th Mark sheet and certificates

5. UG Certificate and Mark sheet

6. Master’s Certificate and Mark sheet for Ph. D. admission

7. PwD Certificate

8. 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

9. Domicile certificate from respective states for Other State Candidates.

10. Medical Fitness Certificate ( Annexure- II).

11. Declaration certificate for discontinued study ( Annexure-IV).

12. CLC, Conduct and Migration Certificate from the Head of Institution last attended.

13. Aadhaar Card with recent photograph.

14. Five passport-size colour photographs.

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.  

To get admission into B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc.(Hons.) Horticulture, B.Sc. Forestry, B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science, combinations of either P.C.M or P.C.B in Class 12 Science or equivalent are mandatory.