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Candidates need to fulfil the course-specific eligibility criteria for admission to Berhampur University. The minimum eligibility for UG courses is Class 12 whereas graduation is required for PG programmes. Below is the course-wise eligibility for Berhampur University:

Berhampur University accepts Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) score for admission to MSc programmes. Once the exam is conducted, CPET-2024 subject wise state provisional merit rank is prepared by combining the career marks out of 20 and entrance marks out of 80. For MSc Biotechnology, the university considers GAT-B score. Selected candidates are offered seat in Berhampur University based on their entrance exam score.

Students pursuing a course from Berhampur University can access scholarships offered via different agencies. Students must fulfil the criteria to avail the scholarship benefits. Below are the agencies offering scholarships to students:

• Medhabruti, Govt. of Odisha, Higher Education Department
• Prerana Scholarship
• UGC PG Merit Scholarship

No, Berhampur University does not offer direct admission. Candidates are first required to apply for the course of their choice and then participate in the selection rounds. The university considers CPET score for admission to PG courses. For MPharm, OJEE score is considered for admission. Besides, the selection for MSc Biotechnology is based on GAT-B score. Aspirants qualifying any of the accepted entrance exams are offered admission in the university.

There is no concise placements report available for the course. According to the Central University of Odisha Overall NIRF report 2023, the median package offered during Central University of Odisha UG 3-year placements 2022 stood at INR 1.80 LPA. Apart from this, a total of 3 students out of 23 students were placed during Central University of Odisha UG 3-year placements in 2022. 

Both the universities have a good reputation in the state. The universities are not ranked by NIRF. However, students can consider other factors, such as course fee, placements, infrastructure and more to make a decision. 

In the following table, the fee and median salary offered to the BSc students is mentioned:

NOTE:

• The given fee is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.
• The mentioned median package is as per the NIRF report. It is of 2022 placements for all the universities.

Considering this data, Berhampur University has more economical fee and placement package. 

There are a total of 226 seats for the BSc integrated and BSc (Hons) courses at the Central University of Odisha. The maximum seat count, i.e., 69 seats each is for the Agriculture and Animal Husbndary and Dairying courses. Then there are 44 seats each for forest management and the BSc + MSc integrated course. The university allot seats for each course on the basis of CUET scores. It must be noted that the mentioned seat count is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicated.

The central university admits candidates to the UG course based on merit in the CUET exam. Hence, the aspirants are required to register for the national-level exam. The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the CUET applications in February. Further, the application window remains open till April. The mentioned timeline is as per the past years' schedule. Hence, is indicative. Following the announcement of CUET results in and around July, the candidates have to register on the CUO Samarth portal for counselling and seat allotment.