Rajasthan Pre PG Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 13:26 IST

Rajasthan Pre PG entrance exam is the admission gateway for the MSc and MFSc programmes in Agriculture and Allied Sciences offered by the State Agricultural Universities of Rajasthan. The conducting body of the Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 exam, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University (SKNAU), Jaipur, will release the Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 exam pattern.

According to the previous year's pattern of the exam, the Rajasthan Pre PG entrance exam is an objective-type exam of two hours duration. The mode of the exam is paper-and-pencil-based. The total number of questions is 100.

The Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 exam pattern varies from course to course; however, it is expected that the structure of the exam will remain the same. The sections or the subjects along with their weightages, or the number of questions vary according to the courses. In this article, we will bring the detailed Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 exam pattern.

Table of contents

Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Pattern Highlights
Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Pattern and Structure
Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Taking Instructions
FAQs Regarding Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Pattern

Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Pattern Highlights

The following table brings the highlights or the major features of the Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 exam pattern.

Features	Details
Mode of the exam	Paper-pencil based test (PBT) or offline
Medium/Language	English
Duration	Two hours
Frequency of the exam	Once a Year
Question Type	Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total number of of questions	100
Total marks	400
Negative marking	Yes
Marking Scheme	+4 for correct answer and -1 for wrong answers

Commonly asked questions

Q: What type of questions asked in the Rajasthan Pre PG exam?

Rajasthan Pre PG exam 2024 will be test candidates domain knowledge in the form of Multiple choice questions (MCQs). The Question Paper would be covering the most of the subjects studied in Undergraduate Degree programme. The question paper in the form of question booklet will be only in English and consists of 100 Multiple Choice Type Questions. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in this test only.

Q: What is the correct way of marking the answer to the Rajasthan Pre PG 2024 exam on the OMR sheet?

Candidates should shade or colour the circle adjacent to the correct answer option uniformly, without leaving any white space on it. Also, the ink should not cross the circumference of the circle. A blue ballpoint pen, which will be provided at the test centre.

The candidates are required to choose the most appropriate option and blacken the corresponding circle with the “Black Ball Point Pen” in the OMR sheet (Details for filling answer sheet are given on back side of OMR sheet).

Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Pattern and Structure

The following table brings the detailed course-wise structure and exam pattern of Rajasthan Pre PG.

Subjects	Number of Questions
Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry	100
Agronomy	10
Genetics and Plant Breeding	10
Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry	10
Plant Panthology + Nematology	10
Horticulture	10
Forestry	10
Entomology	08
Biochemistry + Biotechnology + Plant Physiology	08
Extension Education	08
Agricultural Economics + Agricultural Statistics	07
Animal Husbandry	04
Agricultural Engineering	05
Home Science/Community Science (Community & Applied Science)	100
Family Resource Management	20
Human Development and Family Studies	20
Foods and Nutrition	20
Home Science Extension and Communication Management	20
Textiles and Apparel Designing	20
Fisheries Science	100
Aquaculture	20
Fisheries Resource Management	20
Fish Health Management and Aquatic Environment Management	20
Fish Processing Technology and Aquaculture Engineering	20
Basic Sciences (Fisheries Extension, Economics, Statistics, Biochemistry and Communication Technology)	20

Candidates must be careful in preparing for the exam and ensure that they are preparing for the course they are seeking admission in and not for any other course.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What are the educational qualifications required to appear in Rajasthan Pre PG?

A candidate must have secured at least 55% marks or equivalent OGPA in the four years undergraduate qualifying degree examinations. A relaxation of 5% marks would be allowed to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non creamy layer)/ MBC/EWS/SAP categories. The candidates taking the advantage of 5% relaxation will not be considered in UR category.
Candidates who have appeared at any of the aforesaid qualifying examinations and whose results have not been declared before the commencement of the Pre-PG shall provisionally be allowed to appear in the examination. The result of the examinations i.e. Degree/Provisional degree and Transcript is essential at the time of option form filling.

Q: What is the Rajasthan Pre PG examination scheme?

There would be a separate question paper for each subject of Pre-PG examination. Candidate who wants to give examination for both Pre-PG Agriculture and Pre-PG Horticulture subjects, then he/she must fill separate application form for each Pre-PG
Entrance Examination. Also, the candidate must ensure his/her eligibility for the examination as per the subject wise
eligibility criteria mentioned in the table given in point no. 10 of this booklet. The university won't make any modifications regarding this matter. The Question Paper will cover most of the subjects studied in the Undergraduate Degree
programme.

Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Taking Instructions

The question paper will be in the form of a booklet
The candidates have to answer on the OMR sheets provided with a blue ballpoint pen
Only one answer option has to be marked. Selecting or marking multiple answer options will incur negative marking
The circle adjacent to the correct answer option has to be shaded evenly, without leaving any blank space
Rough work has to be done on the exam booklet and it has to be submitted along with the OMR sheet at the end of the exam
There is no negative marking scheme applied for questions that are not attempted
Candidates must go through the questions carefully and then mark those which they are comfortable with and attempt those
Test-takers should not write their name or sign anywhere within the exam booklet or OMR sheet
The duration of the exam is two hours and there is no break in between
In case the seal of the question booklet is broken, or the printing is not clear, candidates have to request for change within 10 minutes.

FAQs Regarding Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Exam Pattern

Here are some FAQs on Rajasthan Pre PG exam pattern:

Commonly asked questions

Q: Which course of the Rajasthan Pre PG 2024 exam has the lowest number of sections or subjects?

The other two courses, Home Science/Community Science (Community & Applied Science) and Fisheries Science have an equal number of sections or subjects, which is five. Hence, these courses of the Rajasthan Pre PG 2024 exam are tested on the basis of the lowest number of sections or subjects.

Q: Is the Rajasthan Pre PG 2024 exam pattern the same across all courses?

Although the broad outline of the Rajasthan Pre PG 2024 exam is the same across courses, which includes duration and a total number of questions, the subjects or areas and their weightages vary as per courses.

There will be a total of 100 questions asked in the examination according to the domain specific which candidate has applied for. The candidates desiring admission in M.Sc. (Agriculture)/ M.Sc. (Horticulture)/ M.Sc. (Forestry)/
M.Sc. Home Science/Community Science have to attempt the paper of respective Pre-PG.