Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) is situated at Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh state and has developed several numbers of departments in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and allied science. The main departments are as follows are Agriculture, Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Entomology, Extension Education, Genetics & Plant breeding, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry and more. The minimum standard of the admission process in all undergraduate programs is to pass class 12th in a relevant stream with minimum percentage of marks varying between 50-60% for students belonging to general category. The entrance tests which are recognized include AIEEA of ICAR, CGBP, IGKV CET and other national level tests. Some of the big postgraduate programs are M.Sc in fields such as, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Entomology & Pest Management, Extension Education, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Seed Science & Technology, Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, etc.
Agricultural University of Raipur offering various degree in agricultural sciences like B.Sc and M.Sc through its wing Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV). There are two ways through which students can apply for admission in the IG Au and these are online through the official website of the University that is www.igau.edu.in and the second way is offline.
For online application, the candidate can visit IGKV admission portal and enter basic details which generates the login id and password. Then, click on the ‘Login’ tab and enter your username and password to complete the application form, upload your scanned documents and make payment of the application fees and then click on the ‘Submit’ button. It is wise to keep a hard copy of the form once it has been filled in case of any future reference.
The documents required at the time of application and counseling are as follows:
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya or IGKV is a university situated in Raipur, Chhattisgarh that offers a number of undergraduate courses in agriculture, engineering, veterinary sciences, etc., Though the criteria for admission to each of the department might be different. For BTech (Agricultural Engineering), it requires 50% in class XII with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or related discipline. BSc Agriculture and BSc Horticulture admit students who have passed their 12th standard exam in science with 50% marks. BVSc & AH has 50% pass marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology in 12th standard for admission. All programs permit national level entrance tests such as JEE Mains, CG PET, NEET etc.
UG program offered at IGKV are spread over five faculties namely Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science, Veterinary Sciences and Dairy Science, Fisheries and Forestry.
PhD programs in IGKV are offered at Raipur, Chhattisgarh and deals with different disciplines of agriculture. For admission to the PhD program, a Master’s degree with at least 55 percent marks in the relevant subject area is mandatory. Some departments and the tests accepted by them are Plant Breeding and Genetics where the accepted test are ICAR-NET, GATE and IGKVRET, Agronomy where the accepted test are ICAR-NET, GATE and IGKVRET, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-NET, GATE and IGKVRET, Plant Pathology ICAR-NET, IGKVRET, Horticulture, ICAR-NET, GATE This means that when a student applies for admission, he or she writes an entrance test and then faces an interview from the university.
The PhD programmes which are available in IGKV Raipur across the streams are Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agronomy, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Forestry.