M.Sc. in Horticulture (Fruit Science) 

at PAU Ludhiana, Ludhiana

According to PAU Ludhiana Overall NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of Punjab Agricultural University placements 2023 are presented below:

Yes, admissions are open for Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana. Students lookint to take admission may apply for the same at the official website of the university. The university shortlists students on an entrance basis for most of the courses. Interested candidates need to check the admission criteria of the desired course and apply for the same. For any questions students can reach out to the university's admission help desk.

PAU Ludhiana admission is done on the basis of clearance of the preset admission criteria. As admissions to most of the courses are entrance-based, students have to clear the accepted exam. Students are shortlisted based on multiple factors, such as entrance exam scores, past academic performance, and more. For UG, PG, and PhD admissions, students are selected based on entrance exam scores. The university accepts BSET, AAT, ICAR AIEEA, and other national-level entrance exams. Seat allotment is done through university's counselling process. For final confirmation, admission fees need to be paid.

Punjab Agricultural University provides several BSc courses. The eligibility is same across all of them, however, selection criteria may vary depending on the specialisations. Find below the PAU Ludhiana BSc specialisations:

• BSc (Hons) in Agriculture
• BSc (Hons) in Fashion Designing
• BSc (Hons) in Nutrition Dietetics
• BSc (Hons) in Community Science
• BSc (Hons) in Agri Business Management
• BSc (Hona) in Horticulture

PAU Ludhiana offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and other courses to students. PAU Ludhiana courses are provided across the Engineering, Management, and various other streams. At the UG level, the university provides BTech, BSc, and other courses to students. At the PG level, Punjab Agricultural University offers MBA,  MTech, and other courses to students. PAU Ludhiana also provides PhD programmes to students.

The major concerns about the PAU admissions is the seat intake and the fee. The university has recently increased the seat intake for many courses but still the competition for the available seats is too high. The other concerns include fee. For some courses, the fee can be high. For that, the university provides scholarships to students. 

PAU Ludhiana, through 6 constitutent colleges, offers PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate programmes to students. The below-mentioned are PAU Ludhiana constituent colleges:

It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-the oldest agricultural university, after Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar and Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar. It was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 8, 1962. PAU pioneeered the Green Revolution in India in the 1960s. It was bifurcated in 2005 with the formation of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).