PUNE: The third and final round of postgraduate admissions to agriculture and allied courses, which was temporarily suspended on September 22 following objections from students over the conversion of vacant seats, will now be conducted at the headquarters of the four agricultural universities from October 5 to 12.
The Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) has decided to shift the remaining admission process from the College of Agriculture, Pune, and conduct it separately at the headquarters of the four agricultural universities. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the council’s Director General and attended by the deans and directors of education of all four agricultural universities on Oct 4 The move follows the disruption of the admission process at the College of Agriculture, Pune, on September 22, when students and parents questioned the procedure for converting vacant reserved-category seats and allotting them on merit.
The council has also clarified that candidates who were not admitted during the ongoing 2026-27 admission process will be eligible to participate in the round. Candidates will have to report at the headquarters of the university under whose jurisdiction the college where they seek admission falls, between 9 am and 11 am with their original documents and the prescribed fees. The move to conduct the round separately at the university headquarters is also aimed at giving candidates an opportunity to participate in the admission process of the university in which they are seeking admission, instead of having all four universities’ vacant seats dealt with at a single venue.
