Orissa

Yes the university offers the Diploma in Agriculture sciences. Odisha CHSE exam can help you get admitted to these Diploma courses that the university offers.

Internal exams are necessary as the marks obtained in these exams are added to the total of the final exams.

These marks can help you gain some additional percentage as well as can save you from failing. Although sometimes teachers themselves add marks of the internal assessment without checking the internal exams. But it's better to be safe by giving the exams

Mess food differs in different hostels although quality is above average in all of the hostels. Prices of all messes are quite similar. Sometimes students do complain about the taste in some messes. 

There are number of cultural events that happens throughout the year.

The Main fest is the AGRIUnifest 

Sports & other events also happens time to time

Some unique events like boys hostel day & girls hostel are also held.

Other than these there are other parties like Freshers and Farewell.

Various religious celebration also takes place time to time.

CGPA calculation in Orissa University of Agriculture & technology is based on credit hours of the subject i.e more the credit hours more the weightage in gpa. Credit hours of individual subjects are assigned by University itself.

In general only few students fails in the university exams. But if someone do fail he/she needs to reappear in the supply exam that is conducted after some time of the regular exam. 

Each year around 600-700 students are admitted to the UG course in the university. According to this there must be around 2500-3000 UG students in the university.

1. First of all adapt yourself in college.
2. Make friends and groups.
3. Enjoy hostel life.
4. Make yourself comfortable in hostel
5. Get in touch with the subjects.
6. Seek help from seniors wherever needed.
7. Be in touch with teachers.
8. Enjoy spare time by outing, partying, exploring the city 

There are different rules of dress code for different colleges of the university. Most of the colleges have no boundations but for vet students apron is mandatory and there is a dress code students of basic sciences

For girls : Salwar & 3 pinned dhuppata.

For boys : Formals.

Although there aren't any hard & fast rules for dress codes.

No you can't get a direct admission in Orissa University of Agriculture & technology. There are entrance exams for all kind of courses that the university offers. UG exam is conducted in 24 cities in online mode.