Punjab Agriculture University 2026: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

Punjab Agricultural University 2026 Application Form has been Released on 3rd May 2026 for Various Courses. Punjab Agriculture University is a State University which is also called as the PAU. Candidates can get the Punjab Agriculture University, situated in Ludhiana, in Punjab State. The official authorities of the Punjab Agriculture University organizes an admission process every year for eligible applicants willing to get admission.

The Punjab Agriculture University is one of the oldest and best universities in the field of Agricultural Education. The Punjab Agriculture University was formed in the year 1962 to offer admission to the willing and eligible candidates in different courses such as Undergraduate – UG, Postgraduate – PG, and PhD levels in various specializations.

Below in this article we have provided all the details regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Admission Process such as important events and tentative dates, Application Form, application fee, eligibility criteria, entrance exam, merit list, reservation criteria, selection process, Result, and many more.

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Notification –Application Releasing Soon

List of the Courses Offered by PAU:

• MBA / PGDM
• B.Sc. (agriculture)
• B.Sc.
• BE / B. Tech
• UG Diploma in Agriculture
• M.Sc.
• ME / M. Tech
• MBA
• PhD

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Important Dates

Below we have provided complete schedule regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Important events and dates for the admission process.

Events	Date
Availability of Application Form	To Be Announced
Last Date to Apply for Application (UG & PG)	To Be Announced
Last Date of Application with Late Fees Rs.1000/- (UG & PG)	To Be Announced
Last Date to Apply for Application (PhD)	To Be Announced
Last Date of Application with Late Fees Rs.1000/- (PhD)	To Be Announced

Entrance Test & Counselling:

Programme	Date	1st Counselling	2nd Counselling
Undergraduate Programmes
BSET (Ballowal Saunkhri Entrance Test)	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
CET (Common Entrance Test)	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
AAT (Agriculture Aptitude Test)	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Postgraduate Programmes
MET- Basic Sciences	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Agribusiness	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Math	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- CE	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- CSE	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Jlsm	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Physics	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Community Science	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- MBA	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Chemistry	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- MBB	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Sociology	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Stat	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- AE	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
MET- Agri.	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Doctorate Programmes
PET –Community Science	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
PET- Basic Sciences	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
PET- MBB	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
PET- AE	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
PET- Agromet	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
PET- REE	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
PET- Agri.	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Without Entrance Test
Diploma in Agriculture 2-year	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
B.Sc. (Hons) Fashion Designing	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Certificate Course in Early Childhood Care & Education	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Certificate Course in Interior Design & Decoration	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	To Be Announced

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Process

For the candidates willing for the admission process, we have provided below the basic information regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Process for the reference. 

• Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Form has been Released on 12th June 2026 for Various Courses.
• Through both online as well as offline mode, the authorities will provide the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Process.
• For online mode, the applicants should visit the official website of the PAU, Ludhiana then fills the form, pay the application fee online, and submit the form offline.
• For offline mode, the applicants can purchase the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Form by paying cash in person or through sending a request with a Demand draft of the application fee from the below address/counter

The Additional Director of Communication,
Centre for Communication and International Linkages
PAU, Ludhiana – 141004

• In the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Form, the applicants will have to provide some details as required with the help of educational documents.
• Candidates must recheck all the details provided as it will be verified by the official authorities later.
• Any false information in the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Form will lead to rejection of the form by the conducting authorities.
• Once all the details in the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Form are correctly filled the applicants will have to make the payment of the application fee in online mode or offline mode (according to the form)
• In case of online mode, the applicants will have to submit the duly filled Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Form in the below address

The Registrar,
Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana – 141004.

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Fee

Below we have provided the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Fee for the reference of the candidates willing to apply for admission.

Description	Amount
Application fee in cash	Rs 2120/-
Application fee in Demand Draft	Rs 3820/-

• The Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Fee can be paid in cash in person or through demand draft.
• The applicants must note that the demand draft should be drawn in favor of “Additional Director of Communication payable at Ludhiana”.
• The Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Fee can also be paid through online mode by debit card, credit card or net banking feature or through challan.
• The conducting authorities will not refund the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Fee.

Note: The applicants who will be paying the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Application Fee through challan needs to download the challan from the Punjab National Bank and send the copy of challan along with the application form to the PAU address before the due date.

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Below we have provided the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Eligibility Criteria for the reference of the candidates. Candidates must check before applying the form and must fulfill the below criteria for admission.

Common Criteria

• Nationality: Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply for the admission process.
• Age limit: It differs with every course.
• Relaxation: The applicants who belong to the reserved category have got 5% and 10% relaxation in the qualifying marks for the admission process.
• Domicile: The applicants of Kashmiri Migrants are eligible to apply for the admission

UG course

• Qualification: To get admission to various UG courses the applicants must have completed HSC exams from the 10 + 2 system of education.
• Minimum marks: The applicants willing to get admission to an institution must have scored more than 75 % marks in the HSC exam.
• Recognition: The applicants must have completed their education from a recognized board or any known state board.
• Scorecard:
  • The applicant who wants to get admission to B. Tech or B.Sc. course must hold a CET scorecard at the time of admission.
  • For getting admission in B.Sc. (Architecture) the applicants must have appeared for the AAT entrance exam.
  • One must hold a valid scorecard of the DAT entrance exam to get admission in B.Sc. (Fashion Designing).
  • Those who have appeared for the JEE Main entrance exam are eligible to get admission to B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering) course.

PG course

• Qualification: To get admission in various PG courses the applicants must have completed Graduation from the 10 + 2 + 3 system of education or an equivalent Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Selection process: The official authorities will provide admission to the eligible applicants based on MET followed by an Interview round.
• Recognition: The education must have been completed from a well-known university or institution.

Ph.D. course

• Qualification: To get admission, the applicants must have completed Post Graduation course in the relevant field.
• Selection process: The official authorities will provide admission to the eligible applicants based on a written test held by the PAU followed by an Interview round.
• Scorecard: Those applicants who hold a valid scorecard of ICAR are also eligible to get admission to the institution.

Note: The applicants who will not fulfill the eligibility criteria set by the institution will not be able to get admission to the institution.

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Entrance Exam 

The official authorities of the Punjab Agriculture University will offer admission to the eligible candidates in different courses based on the entrance exams.

The applicants willing to get the details regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Entrance Exam can go through the details we have provided in this section.

The conducting authorities will select the applicants for admission based on different national level entrance exams. The applicants can check the below entrance exam to get admission in respective courses.

Name of the courses	Entrance exam
B. Tech / B.Sc.	CET
B.Sc. (Architecture)	AAT
B.Sc. (Fashion Designing)	DAT
B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering)	JEE Main
M.Tech / M.Sc. (MJMV / MBA / MCA	MET
PhD	Written test conducted by university or ICAR

The official authorities of the Punjab Agriculture University will also conduct an entrance exam for the applicants willing to get admission in Ph.D. courses.

The applicants will be selected for admission based on their performance in the entrance exam and interview rounds.

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List 

The conducting authorities of the Punjab Agriculture University will update the complete information regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List on the official website soon for the reference of the applicants.

The Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List will be prepared based on the mark scored by the candidates in the past qualifying exam and the entrance exams.

The Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List will be updated on the university’s official website. So the applicants can check the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List on the official website itself.

However, a final Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List will be prepared, containing the names of the selected applicants for the admission process based on eligibility criteria, marks obtained in the entrance exam, past qualifying exams, performance in the interview round.

Based on the final Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Merit List, the applicant can get admission to the institution.

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Reservation Criteria 

Below we have provided the information regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Reservation Criteria set by the authorities for each course, for the applicants to refer.

Name of the course	Seats reserved	Reservation for
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture	4	Kashmiri Migrants
B. Tech (Agriculture Engineering)	3	Kashmiri Migrants
B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science	2	Kashmiri Migrants
MBA	1	Kashmiri Migrants
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture	2	PAU Model High School, Kano

Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Counselling / Admission Process 

Below we have provided the details regarding the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Counselling and Admission Process conducted by the conducting authorities. The conducting authorities of the Punjab Agriculture University will held a Counselling session at the university level to offer admission to the applicants.

In the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Counselling session, the conducting authorities will conduct an interview round and document verification round for the nominated applicants based on their performance in the entrance exams.

The authorities will call the selected applicants for the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Counselling session. The applicants will have to appear for the interview round and submit all relevant documents for verification.

After the completion of the verification process the conducting authorities will offer admission to the applicants based on their performance in the entrance exam, past qualifying exam, interview round, document verified, reservation criteria, eligibility.

In the Punjab Agriculture University 2026 Counselling session, the applicants will get final admission to the institution.

List of the Documents Required for the Verification Process 

SSC mark sheet	SSC Passing Certificate
HSC Mark Sheet	HSC Passing Certificate
Other qualification mark sheet and certificate	Category certificate
Passport size  photographs	Transfer certificate
Medical certificate	Valid Id proof
Print of application fee	Print of application form