Diploma in Horticulture 

at SKUAST, Jammu

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu usually releases the application form in May. The application closes by June. SKUAST also opens the correct window for submitted application form in the first week of June. Aspirants can apply online once the portal opens for the preferred course.

SKUAST Jammu does not offer direct admission. Aspirants first need to fill out the application form for the preferred course and then appear for SKUAST-J CET conducted by the university. SKUAST-J CET for UG courses is offered for a duration of three-years. For PG courses, the duration is two and a half year. Once the selection round is completed, the university releases a category-wise merit list. Shortlisted aspirants have to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the university.

Selected candidates after completion of the selection rounds need to come for document verification. Aspirants can bring the below documents during interview or at the time of counselling:

• Detailed marks certificate/ PDC/ Degree cerificate for bachelor's degree from concerned board/ university
• Date of Birth Certificate (Marticulation)
• Detailed Marks Certificate (Class 12)
• Character Certificate by the institute last attended
• Migration Certificate from the institute last attended

Aspirants need to pay a non-refundable application fee to register for a course at SKUAST Jammu. The application fee for SKUAST is mentioned below:

The courses offered by SKUAST Jammu are BSc, BVSc, MSc, MBA, MVSc, PhD, Diploma, and Certificate. SKUAST Jammu offers 67 courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels in multiple streams such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Forestry, Fisheries, etc. The university accepts admission to its courses based on valid scores in SKUAST J-CET (Jammu Common Entrance Test).

SKUAST accepts UG, PG and PhD students on the basis of valid scores in SKUAST J CET exam.  Aspirants applying through ICAT Quota are offered seats through All India Counselling by ICAR after CUET. Admission under VCI Quota is offered through NEET based on the list provided by VCI via their counselling portal. 

Both universities have good placement records. For instance, the median salary offered to PG (2-year) students during SKUAST placements 2023 stood at INR 28.07 Lakh Per Annum, and the highest package offered was INR 45,000 per month. On the other hand, the average package offered to the 2023 batch of B.A. LL.B. students at AMU was INR 7.5 Lakh Per Annum, with the highest package at INR 10 Lakh Per Annum and the lowest at INR 4 Lakh Per Annum.

Yes, SKUAST Jammu conducts SKUAST-J Common Entrance Test for admission to UG, PG and PhD courses. It is a three-year exam for UG and two and a half year exam for PG courses. The paper for UG courses contains 180 multiple choice questions with each carrying on mark. In PG, the exam paper have 150 questions each with four options. 

The highest package offered at SKUAST (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir) Jammu is INR 45,000 per month. The average package offered is INR 30,000 per month, with a lowest salary of INR 15,000 per month. The median package offered to PG (2-year) students during Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir placements 2022 stood at INR 28.07 Lakh Per Annum.

SKUAST Jammu provides scholarships via its department of the Students Welfare. The department facilitates the subsidies / financial assistance/ scholarships to the students. Below are the scholarships offered by SKUAST Jammu:

• Merit Scholarship
• Frontier Scholarship
• Maulana Azad National Fellowship