Khallikote University Admission 2025: Eligibility, Selection Process, Courses, Application Form, Dates

Some seats will be reserved for all programmes except MSc Biotechnology, subject to eligibility and submission of proof corresponding to the following categories:

Note 1: The reserved seats are not interchangeable between SC & ST applicants. SC/ ST applicants selected on merit basis shall not be counted against reserved seats though any changes made by the state government in the reservation policy will be followed during admission. The PwD seats will be sanctioned subject to the students’ extent of disability not below 40% (blind and low vision, hard of hearing, locomotors disability, including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy, autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness). PwD/ PH candidates may be required to appear before a medical board constituted by the chairman, PG Council, Khallikote University. In the case of ESM, SDP and CoM category, the sanctioned seats will be reserved for self/ children/ wife/ husband/ of ex-serviceman, serving defence personnel and children of martyrs.

Note 2: Except for MSc Biotechnology, the number of seats in each stream filled up by the applicants with weightage will not be more than10% of the sanctioned strength. The 10% seats will be proportionately distributed among all categories of applicants. An applicant, who is selected with weightage and has taken admission, shall continue to remain in this 10% bracket, even if the cut-off mark is reduced in subsequent selections. All the applicants under NCC, NSS, Rover and Ranger and Sports and Games category will be awarded the weightage over and above the aggregate marks secured at the UG degree/ equivalent examination. In NSS and Sports and Games categories, applicants who have represented the country at the international level shall be given first priority as per the guidelines prescribed by the Government of Odisha/ first priority during the preparation of CPET 2021 state rank.

Note 3: For all the reservation categories and special weightage categories, the applicant must submit certificates from competent authorities, acceptance of which is subject to satisfaction of the university’s admission committee. There will be no validity limit for NCC/ NSS/ Scouts/ Sports certificates. For the MSc Biotechnology programme, the reservation policy as framed by MHRD/ DBT, Government of India will be followed. The maximum age limit for each course is 25 years (relaxation in age will be provided as per the guidelines stipulated by Govt. of Odisha/ Govt. of India, as applicable). The industry/ government/ private sponsored candidate will be given relaxation in age equivalent to years of service rendered in the sponsored company/ institute.