YSP University Admission

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Also known as: YSP University)

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni offers admission to Diploma in Fruits Vegetable Processing and Bakery Products, B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc., M.B.A, M.B.A Agribusiness and Ph.D programmes. YSP University admission to the diploma programme is offered based on merit as determined by the 10+2 exam. For admission to B.Sc.(Hons) programmes, candidates have to appear for an Objective Type Entrance Test conducted by the university. However, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA (UG) score is also considered for admission to UG programmes. Following the preparation of the merit list, online/offline counselling for all undergraduate programmes will be conducted.

YSP University admission to the M.B.A programme is based on the performance of candidates in HPU MAT conducted by Himachal Pradesh University Business School. Further, candidates meeting the HPU MAT cutoff need to appear for a group discussion and personal interview. Admission to M.B.A Agribusiness is done on the basis of candidates’ performance in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA (PG) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates who pass the ICAR-AIEEA (PG) must attend the group discussion and personal interview conducted by the university. Candidates must also participate in online/offline counselling for M.B.A. Agribusiness admission, which will take place after the merit list is prepared. For admission to the M.Sc programme, candidates have to appear for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA (PG) conducted by NTA. A merit list of candidates is prepared based on their performance in the ICAR AIEEA (PG).  Following the preparation of the merit list, online/offline counselling for the M.Sc programme will be conducted, and candidates have to participate in the counselling process.

YSP University admission to the Ph.D programme is based on the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) except for Ph.D Business Management. Admission to the Ph.D. programme in Business Management is based solely on the merit of the qualifying degree. After the preparation of the merit list, candidates must participate in online/offline counselling for admission to the Ph.D programme. Final admission is confirmed after verification of documents and YSP University admission fee payment.

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YSP University Selection Criteria

YSP University Application Process

• Visit the official website of YSP University.

• Click on the “Apply Now” link for admission to the particular course.

• Then, enter the required details and click on ‘Register’.

• Candidates have to enter personal and academic details in the application form.

• Next, candidates should upload the scanned photograph and signature.

• Candidates must pay the prescribed application fee via credit/debit cards or net banking after submitting the application form.

• Later, take out the printout of the YSP University application form for future reference.

YSP University Diploma Admission

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni offers one diploma programme. The diploma programme offered by YSP University includes Diploma in Fruits Vegetable Processing and Bakery Products. The course duration of the diploma programme is 1 year. To be eligible for diploma admission, candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with an aggregate of 40% marks (35% marks in case of SC/ST) from a recognised board. 

YSP University Diploma Course- Seat Intake/ Eligibility Criteria

YSP University Diploma in Fruits Vegetable Processing and Bakery Products Admission Procedure

• For YSP University admission to Diploma in Fruits Vegetable Processing and Bakery Products programme, candidates have to meet the eligibility criteria.

• Next, eligible candidates are required to fill the application form and pay the application fee.

• Admission to the diploma programme is done based on merit as determined by the 10+2 examination. In case two or more candidates obtain the same percentage of marks, the elder in age shall be considered for admission.

• However, 27% of the total seats shall be reserved for scheduled caste (22%) and scheduled tribe (5%). The benefit of this reservation shall apply to the bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh. 

• The admission for the available seats, category-wise, are made according to the merit drawn on the basis of marks obtained in the 10+2 level.

• Final admission is confirmed after verification of documents and YSP University admission fee payment. 

YSP University UG Admissions

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni offers two undergraduate programmes. YSP University courses at the UG level include B.Sc Forestry Hons and B.Sc Horticulture Hons. The course duration of the YSP University B.Sc (Hons.) programme is 4 years. The eligibility criteria for YSP University B.Sc (Hons.) admission is that the candidates should have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Mathematics with an aggregate of 50% marks (45% marks in case of SC/ST/ PH category candidates/ in-service nominees of HP) in the above subjects from a recognised board.

YSP University UG Courses and Eligibility Criteria

YSP University Admission Procedure - B.Sc Forestry Hons/B.Sc Horticulture Hons

• First, candidates have to meet the eligibility criteria for YSP University B.Sc (Hons.) admission.

• Candidates need to submit an online application form by accessing the university website within the due date of submission along with the application fee.

• Next, candidates should appear for an Objective Type Entrance Test conducted by YSP University. However, the score obtained in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA (UG) is also considered for admission to UG programmes. 

• Further, 85% of the total seats are reserved for the domicile of Himachal Pradesh and are filled through Entrance Test conducted by the university. The remaining 15% of the total seats are filled through nomination by ICAR based on the All India Entrance Test conducted by ICAR, New Delhi.

• The admission is based on merit as determined based on marks secured in the entrance test. In case two or more candidates obtain the same percentage of marks, the candidate with the highest marks at the qualifying examination i.e. 10+2 level shall be considered for admission. 

• When determining the merit of eligible candidates, the following marks will be added to the results of those candidates who have distinguished themselves in sports and games and significant participation in co-curricular activities such as declamation, debates, quiz, essay competition, science seminars, model parliaments, and youth festival.

• Later, online/offline counselling for all undergraduate programmes will be carried out after the preparation of the merit list.

• Final admission is done after verification of documents and course fee payment.

YSP University PG Admissions

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni offers 22 postgraduate programmes. The postgraduate programmes offered by the university are M.B.A, M.B.A Agribusiness and M.Sc. programmes in 20 specialisations. The course duration of the M.B.A and M.Sc programme is 2 years. The required eligibility criteria for YSP University M.B.A admission is that the candidates must have passed graduation in any discipline with an aggregate of 50% marks (45% marks in the case of SC/ ST category candidates) from a recognised university.

YSP University PG Courses - Seat Intake/Eligibility Criteria

YSP University M.B.A Admission Procedure

• Candidates seeking admission to the M.B.A programme have to fulfil the eligibility criteria.

• Eligible have to register and appear for HPU MAT conducted by Himachal Pradesh University Business School for admission to the M.B.A programme.

• Apart from HPU MAT, it is also mandatory for the candidates to submit an online application form along with the application fee by accessing the university website. 

• All candidates must complete and submit an online counselling proforma along with all required documents (for which a separate notice will be displayed on the university website).

• The university will draw and display the list of eligible candidates who have appeared in the HPU MAT and successfully submitted the online application form for admission to M.B.A on the university website.

• However, 75% of the seats shall be reserved for domiciles of Himachal Pradesh and 25% of the total seats are open to all at the national level.

• Candidates who meet the HPU MAT cutoff criterion enter the selection process that includes a group discussion and personal interview. 

• The final selection is based on the candidate’s overall performance in the written test (HPU MAT), group discussion and personal interview as per the weightage given to the HPU MAT Examination (80%), group discussion (10%) and personal interview (10%).

• Later, to confirm admission candidates are required to produce original certificates for verification and pay the admission fee.

YSP University M.B.A Agribusiness Admission Procedure

• First, candidates have to meet the eligibility criteria for M.B.A Agribusiness admission.

• Next, candidates should register and appear for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA (PG) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to be considered for admission to M.B.A (Agri-business).

• Apart from applying and appearing in ICAR-AIEEA (PG), it is also mandatory for the candidate to submit the online application form of the university along with the application fee.

• All candidates are required to complete an online counselling proforma along with all relevant documents to be uploaded, for which a separate notice will be posted on the university website.

• However, 25% of the normal seats shall be filled up by ICAR and the remaining normal seats under the HP quota shall be reserved for the domicile/ bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh.

• The final merit list is compiled on the basis of the percentage of marks scored in the entrance examination ICAR AIEEA (PG).

• Candidates who qualify ICAR-AIEEA (PG) have to appear for a group discussion and personal interview to be conducted by the university.

• The final selection is based on the candidate’s overall performance in the ICAR-AIEEA (PG), group discussion and personal interview as per weightage in the entrance test (80%), group discussion (10%) and personal interview (10%).

• While determining the merit, the following percentage of marks shall be added to the result of those candidates, who have distinguished themselves in sports and games recognised by the Indian Olympic Association/ Association of Indian Universities and for significant participation in NCC and co-curricular activities.

• Further, candidates have to participate in the online/offline counselling for M.B.A Agribusiness admission that will be carried out after the preparation of the merit list.

• Finally, candidates should get all their documents verified and pay the  YSP University admission fee.

YSP University M.Sc Admission Procedure

• For admission to the M.Sc programme, candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria.

• Then, eligible candidates have to register and appear for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA (PG) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

• Apart from applying and appearing in ICAR-AIEEA (PG), it is also mandatory for the candidate to submit an online application form of the university along with the application fee.

• Candidates have to complete an online counselling proforma along with all relevant documents to be uploaded, for which a separate notice will be posted on the university website.

• However, 25% of the normal seats shall be filled up by ICAR and the remaining normal seats under the HP quota shall be reserved for the domicile/ bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh.

• The merit list of candidates on the basis of the score obtained in ICAR AIEEA (PG) is drawn.

• While determining the merit, the following percentage of marks shall be added to the result of those candidates, who have distinguished themselves in sports and games recognised by the Indian Olympic Association/Association of Indian Universities and for significant participation in NCC and co-curricular activities.

• The choice of discipline for admission to M.Sc programmes shall be restricted to a maximum of seven disciplines to be filled by the candidates in the counselling proforma.

• Further, online/offline counselling for the M.Sc programme will be carried out after the preparation of the merit list and candidates have to participate in the counselling process.

• The last step includes verification of documents and admission fee payment.

YSP University Ph.D Admissions

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni offers 20 doctoral programmes in 20 specialisations. The course duration of the Ph.D programme is 3 years. To be eligible for YSP University Ph.D admission, candidates should hold an M.Sc degree in the concerned discipline from a recognised university under the ICAR-AU system of education with an OGPA of 6.50/10 (65% marks).

YSP University Ph.D Courses- Seat Intake/ Eligibility Criteria

YSP University Ph.D Admission Procedure

• Candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D programme must fulfil the eligibility criteria.

• Then, eligible candidates have to register and appear for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) except for Ph.D Business Management.

• Apart from applying and appearing in AICE-JRF/SRF- (Ph.D), candidates need to submit an online application form of the university along with the application fee.

• Candidates who have appeared in ICAR’s AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D) are considered for the finalisation of the merit list of both normal and self-financing seats. 

• Next, candidates have to fill online counselling proforma along with all relevant documents to be uploaded for which a separate notice will be displayed on the university website.

• However, admission to the Ph.D programme in the discipline of Business Management is made purely on the merit basis of the qualifying degree.

• Merit list of all candidates is drawn based on the score obtained in ICAR AICEJRF/SRF(PhD) except in the Ph.D Business Management programme where the merit list is drawn on the basis of marks of qualifying degree.

• Provisional allocation of the available seats is made during online/offline counselling in order of merit-cum-preference order of the degree programme in the college.

• Candidates are required to participate in online/offline counselling for admission to Ph.D programme after preparation of the merit list.

• Later, candidates have to get their documents verified and pay the course fee. 

YSP University Admission Procedure- Documents Required

• Two passport size photographs

• Copy of bank receipt of admission fee

• 10th and 12th mark sheets and certificates 

• Graduation degree certificate/PDC/courses transcript/detailed marks sheet (for PG admission)

• Graduation and Post-Graduation degree certificates/ PDC/Courses Transcript/Detailed marks sheets (for Ph.D admission)

• Character certificate 

• HP bonafide/domicile certificate (if applicable)

• Medical fitness certificate

• Migration certificate

• Gap period certificate/affidavit

• AIEEA (UG) score card (for UG admission)

• Scorecard of HPU-MAT (for M.B.A admission)

• Score card of AIEEA (PG)  (for M.Sc /M.B.A Agribusiness admission)

• Score card of AICE-JRF/SRF(Ph.D.) (for Ph.D admission)

• SC/ST/EWS/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate (if applicable) 

• Wards of serving/ ex-defence personnel certificate (if applicable)

• Wards of serving/ retired CAPFs personnel certificate (if applicable)

• Single girl child certificate (if applicable) 

• Sports/NCC/NSS/scouts/co-curricular activities certificates

• Physically challenged certificate (if applicable)