The OUAT (Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology) entrance exam is a state-level exam for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions in various agricultural and related fields. The exam is conducted in offline, pen-and-paper mode. It consists of objective-type questions, and the duration of the exam is 2 hours.
Key Details:
- Exam Mode: Offline (pen-and-paper).
- Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
- Duration: 2 hours.
- Total Marks: 200.
- Sections: Physics, Chemistry, and either Mathematics or Biology (students choose based on their +2 subjects).
- Marking Scheme: +1 mark for each correct answer, no negative marking.
Undergraduate Courses:
BSc (Agriculture), BSc (Forestry), BSc (Horticulture), BVSc & AH, BTech (Agril. Engg), BFSc, BSc (Home Science).
Postgraduate Courses:
MSc in various disciplines like Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Zoology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, and more.
Important Notes:
- The OUAT exam syllabus is based on the 11th and 12th-grade science subjects as per the CHSE Odisha / CBSE curriculum.
- For postgraduate admissions, the entrance exam includes both objective and short-answer questions, and some programs (like MSc Microbiology, MSc Biotechnology, and MSc Computer Science) use career marks for admission.
- The OUAT exam is conducted by the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology.
- Candidates must have passed their 12th grade with science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Mathematics) or possess a Polytechnic diploma to be eligible.
- For B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering), candidates must have PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) as their subjects.
- The official website for OUAT is www.ouat.ac.in.