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Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research Common Entrance Test Cut Off

MCAER PGCET 2024 Cut Off

MCAER PGCET 2024 cut off for all colleges will be released by the Maharashtra Agriculture Universities Examination Board (MAUEB). The cut off marks for all categories are released online along with the MCAER PGCET 2024 result on the official website.

Based on the cut off marks, the conducting body releases a merit list. This list contains the names and ranks of shortlisted applicants.

  • Applicants are shortlisted for MCAER PGCET 2024 Counselling based on their performance compared to the cutoffs.
  • MCAER releases a separate State Merit List, a College-wise merit list, and a list of rejected candidates.
  • MCAER PGCET Participating Colleges release their individual category-wise cutoff for selecting applicants.

Admission to different institutes is based on a merit score. This merit is calculated using 70% of the MCAER PGCET 2024 score and 30% of the student's CGPA.

The MCAER PGCET 2024 cut off marks depend on several factors. These include exam difficulty, the number of students who appear and qualify, the number of intakes, and previous year cut off trends.

Factors Determining MCAER PGCET 2024 Cutoffs

MCAER PGCET 2024 Cutoffs are determined by various factors. Given below are some factors determining MCAER PGCET 2024 Cutoffs:

  • Total number of applicants
  • Total number of seats available
  • Total number of applications
  • Applicants categories
  • The difficulty level of question paper

MCAER PGCET Previous Years Cutoffs

Previous Year's Cutoffs of MCAER PGCET give applicants an idea of what to expect for the exam.

MCAER PGCET 2021 Cut off

Given below are the cutoffs for MCAER PGCET 2021.

Category MCAER PGCET 2021 Cut off Criteria Minimum Cut off Marks 2021
General category 55 per cent of total merit 110 marks out of 200 marks
OBC category 50 per cent of total merit 100 marks out of 200 marks
SC/ ST and other reserved categories 50 per cent of total merit 100 marks out of 200 marks

MCAER PGCET 2019 Cut off

Given below are MCAER PGCET 2019 Cut off.

Stream Cutoffs Marks out of 100 Marks
Agriculture Maximum Cutoffs 90.00 marks
Agriculture Minimum Cutoffs 19 marks
Post Harvest Management Maximum Cutoffs 72.00 marks
Post Harvest Management Minimum Cutoffs 24.50 marks
Agri-Business Management Maximum Cutoffs 69.50 marks
Agri-Business Management Minimum Cutoffs 17.50 marks
Agri-Engineering Maximum Cutoffs 76.00 marks
Agri-Engineering Minimum Cutoffs 18.00 marks
Agri-Biotechnology Maximum Cutoffs 89.00 marks
Agri-Biotechnology Minimum Cutoffs 22.00 marks
Fisheries Maximum Cutoffs 78.50 marks
Fisheries Minimum Cutoffs 26.50 marks
Horticulture Maximum Cutoffs 76.50 marks
Horticulture Minimum Cutoffs 19:00 marks
Home Science Maximum Cutoffs 75.50 marks
Home Science Minimum Cutoffs 33.00 marks
Food Technology Maximum Cutoffs 22.00 marks
Food Technology Minimum Cutoffs 76.50 marks
Forestry Maximum Cutoffs 84.00 marks
Forestry Minimum Cutoffs 18.50 marks

MCAER PGCET 2018 Cut off

Given below are MCAER PGCET 2018 Cut off.

MCAER PGCET 2017 Cutoff

The MCAER PGCET 2017 cutoff marks for each stream are listed below. The cutoff is given as marks out of 100.

Stream Cutoffs Marks out of 100 Marks
Agriculture Maximum Cutoffs 89.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs -
Post Harvest Management Maximum Cutoffs 62.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 19.50 marks
Agri-Business Management Maximum Cutoffs 78.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 19.00 marks
Agri-Engineering Maximum Cutoffs 72.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 13.50 marks
Agri-Biotechnology Maximum Cutoffs 74.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 15.50 marks
Fisheries Maximum Cutoffs 88.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 32.50 marks
Horticulture Maximum Cutoffs 73.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 14.50 marks
Home Science Maximum Cutoffs 69.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 30.50 marks
Food Technology Maximum Cutoffs 66.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 11:00 marks
Forestry Maximum Cutoffs 78.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 18.00 marks

MCAER PGCET 2017 Cutoff for Other Streams

The cutoff marks for MCAER PGCET 2017 for additional streams are given below.

Stream Cutoffs Marks out of 100 Marks
Agriculture Maximum Cutoffs 84.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs –
Post Harvest Management Maximum Cutoffs 58.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 21.00 marks
Agri-Business Management Maximum Cutoffs 69.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 11.50 marks
Agri-Engineering Maximum Cutoffs 69.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 20.00 marks
Agri-Biotechnology Maximum Cutoffs 84.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 16.00 marks
Fisheries Maximum Cutoffs 71.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 25.50 marks
Horticulture Maximum Cutoffs 83.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 08.00 marks
Home Science Maximum Cutoffs 76.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 36.50 marks
Food Technology Maximum Cutoffs 78.50 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 20.00 marks
Forestry Maximum Cutoffs 65.00 marks
Minimum Cutoffs 02.00 marks

MCAER PGCET 2018 Institute-wise Cutoffs

The table below lists the MCAER PGCET 2018 cutoff percentile scores for different categories. The cutoff is given for Open, OBC, and SC/ST categories.

For M.Sc. Agriculture

Institutes Open OBC SC/ST
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri 7.658 6.992 6.64
Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 6.888 6.555 6.091
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani 7.016 6.65 6.055
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli 6.911 6.631 6.298

For M.F.Sc.

Institutes Open OBC SC/ST
College of Fishery, Ratnagiri 7.552 5.782 -

For MTech Agricultural Engineering

Institutes Open OBC SC/ST
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri 6.837 6.353 6.085
Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 6.644 5.808 5.124
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani 6.12 5.94 5.904
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli 6.353 5.883 5.45

For MSc Home Science

Institutes Open OBC SC/ST
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth,

MCAER PGCET Institute-wise Cutoff

The table below lists the previous year's cutoff scores for postgraduate courses at the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) in Maharashtra. Cutoffs are shown for Open, OBC, and SC/ST categories.

For MSc Agriculture

Institute Open OBC SC/ST
Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 7.502 6.553 5.508/4.138
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli 6.333 5.686 4.603

For MBA in Agriculture Management

Institute Open OBC SC/ST
College of Agril. Business Management, Pune 6.213 5.858 5.634
College of Agril. Business Management, Nagpur 5.789 5.459 5.553
College of Agril. Business Management, Latur 5.811 5.607 4.602
College of Agril. Business Management, Talegaon 5.691 5.531 4.996

For MSc Biotechnology

Institute Open OBC SC/ST
Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 6.927 6.665 5.602
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli 6.685 6.37 -
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri 7.356 6.812 6.212
College of Agricultural Bio-Technology, Latur 6.723 5.811 5.791

For MSc Horticulture

Institute Open OBC SC/ST
Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 7.106 6.815 6.162
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli 7.525 7.21 6.58
College of Horticulture, Pune 7.43 6.942 6.62
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani 7.303 6.727 6.105
College of Horticulture, Latur 6.606 6.606 5.93
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri 7.731 7.523 7.265
College of Horticulture, Nagpur 6.504 6.477 5.521
College of Horticulture, Dhule 6.776 6.770 -
College of Horticulture, Kolhapur 7.22 6.873 -
College of Horticulture, Badnapur 6.642 6.218 5.763

For MBA in Harvest Management

Institute Open OBC SC ST
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli 5.905 5.606 5.281 5.502

MCAER PGCET Institute-wise Seat Intake

Course-wise seats available for admission in SAUs are as mentioned below:

Course MPKV Rahuri Dr PDKV Akola VNMKV Parbhani Dr BSKV Dapoli Total
MSc Agriculture 294 287 241 63 885
MSc Horticulture 26 37 37 16 116
MSc Forestry - 14 - 7 21
MFSc Fisheries Science - - - 28 28
M.Tech Food Technology - - 15 - 15
MSc Agricultural Bio-Technology 8 12 8 4 32
M.Tech Agricultural Engineering 12 30 8 20 70
MSc (Hons) Home Science - - 12 - 12
MBA Agriculture 60 30 35 - 125
MSc Post Harvest Management - - - 30 30
Total 400 410 356 168 1334

MCAER PGCET 2024 Counselling

MCAER PGCET 2024 Counselling is likely to begin in July 2024. Based on the marks obtained by candidates in MCAER PGCET and their respective CGPA scores at bachelor’s level, a merit list would be prepared by the conducting body.

Candidates scoring higher marks would be placed higher on the merit list whereas those scoring lower marks would hover at the bottom.

MCAER PGCET 2024 Counselling Process

Candidates whose names appear in the Merit List will be called for the MCAER Counselling Document Verification process.

After document verification, candidates can take part in the registration and choice locking process. Counselling is done on the basis of the candidate's rank in the MCAER PGCET 2024 merit list and the choices locked by the candidate.

MCAER PGCET 2024 Cutoffs FAQs

Who publishes MCAER PGCET 2024 Cutoffs?

MAUEB releases the MCAER PGCET 2024 Cutoffs. The cutoffs are released along with the results.

What is the total weightage given for MCAER PGCET Exam?

MCAER PGCET 2024 will have a total of 70% weightage for the exam. Around 30% weightage is given for the applicant's overall CGPA.

Is MCAER PGCET 2024 Merit List released separately?

MCAER PGCET 2024 Merit List will be released as a combined list by the conducting body. However, the participating colleges may release their own separate list based on their own criteria.

When will MCAER PGCET 2024 Merit List be published?

MCAER PGCET 2024 Merit List is released along with the results. Applicants shortlisted in the merit list will be able to attend the counselling process.

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