Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Common Entrance Test (SKUAST-J CET) - General Information and Instruction

Candidates must ensure that:

Candidates are advised to read carefully the following instructions before they fill in the admission form:-

1. Candidates have to log on to www.skuast.org to apply on line, and click the link SKUAST-J Common Entrance Test (CET)-2022.
2. The candidates must, in their own interest, download the Information Brochure and understand eligibility criteria and other requirements before filling the Application Form.
3. Application Form will be accepted Online ONLY through University website www.skuast.org from 10.00 am of 25/07/2022 to 23:59 pm of 25-08-2022. However, duly filled application forms along with late fee of Rs. 1000/= will be accepted from 10:00: am of 26-08-2022 to 23:59 pm of 29-08-2022.
4. The name should be filled in BLOCK LETTERS and should be the same as given in the certificate of the last examination passed.
5. Before applying online, candidate must ensure that he/she has scanned image of his photograph, signature and thumb-impression in JPEG/JPG format saved on the computer; uploading all of these is MANDATORY. Candidate should also have his/her payment mode details handy.
6. Open the first link, and fill in Part-I of the on-line application form (personal details).
7. While filling up the application form, the candidates shall prefer to write his own contact No(s), email Id for receiving updates from time to time.
8. After submission of personal details at Part-I, you will be directed to second link and fill-in the Part II of application form (academic details).
9. After submitting Part-II, programme will automatically take you to Part III for uploading of Photograph, signature and thumb impression. Upload images of photograph, signature, and thumb impression in JPEG format.
10. Once successfully done, candidate will be shown his/her complete details as recorded at part-IV of the form. Candidate is required to thoroughly check all the details.
11. At the bottom of the page candidate will have the options of printing application form. Take a print out for your record.
12. Candidate can make online payment through any Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking.
13. Take print out of confirmation page(s) of online application format and preserve it for future reference.
14. Admission form incomplete in any respect shall be rejected.
15. Seeking admission on the basis of false identity, misrepresentation by submitting false certificates/documents or suppression of any material fact is unlawful and will result in cancellation of admission at any point of time when discovered.
16. The applicant can check the status of his/her fee online (www.skuast.org) one week after depositing the fee.
17. In case the status remains unpaid even after one week, candidate can approach University Examination Cell, SKUAST Jammu with the copy of their Confirmation page of online payment.
18. For any assistance, please call 09419226376. Before you call please make sure that you have read all the conditions properly and have gone through the Information Brochure in totality. All the topics/issues covered in the Information Brochure/instructions herewith will not be replied.

i. The University shall make the answer key available on its website the following day of the examination.
ii. Objection regarding the key, if any, with authenticated proof from standard quality text books shall be entertained through email for two days up to 12’O clock mid night after uploading of key.
iii. The updated key (with modifications, if any) shall be made available on the web site of the university.
iv. Where a question has ambiguous language, which conforms to more than one answer among the given options, all such answers, shall be considered correct and if a student had responded with any one of the correct answers he/she will be given a mark for that question.
v. Where none of the option given to a question is correct, the question will not be considered in evaluation and one mark will be given to all the candidates whether they have attempted this question or not.
vi. The evaluation of the answer sheet is carried out mechanically so there is no chance of any mistake. The result declared after the machine marking shall be final and not open to any manual check. The students must avoid making faint marks or ambiguous impressions or incomplete marks on the OMR Sheet, which may result in errors in evaluation. It is therefore in the interest of the candidates to fill up OMR answer sheet carefully as shown in this Information Brochure. The re-evaluation of the answer sheets manually is not allowed, as that will infringe upon the rule of equality, which calls for a uniform treatment given to all the students.

i. No intimation, whatsoever about non-selection will be sent individually and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained. The result will be posted at the University website, www.skuast.org
ii. Candidates, whose result of the qualifying examination is not declared by the time of counselling, will not be considered for admission.
iii. Selection of the candidates in all the categories shall be subject to production and verification of all the relevant certificates in original at the time of counselling.

 Entrance Examinations will start at 10:00 A M sharp and will be for three hours duration for selection to undergraduate programmes and 2.30 hrs. for post graduate programme.
 The candidates must reach the Centre of Examination at 9:00 AM sharp.
 Candidate must get seated to respective seats 30 minutes before start of examination.
 15 minutes before start of actual examination OMR sheet shall be provided to candidate.
 Question papers shall be distributed sharp at 09.55 AM
 Candidates arriving late by more than half an hour will not be permitted to appear in the test.
 Calculator, log tables, pager, mobile phone, notebook or written notes, pamphlets, slide rules, protractors, rulers, highlighters dictionary etc. are not allowed inside the Examination Hall. Any violation would amount to disqualification of candidature.
 Use of correcting fluid / eraser/ ink remover including use of blade on OMR Answer sheet is strictly prohibited and any discrepancy in the evaluation on account of ignoring this caution shall be the sole responsibility of the candidate.
 The candidates are expected to behave responsibly while appearing in the entrance examination and shall not adopt any unfair/ fraudulent/ mischievous means. The candidates herein are sternly warned not to resort to any unfair/fraudulent means or act of impersonation. In case a candidate is found resorting to such acts during the test, criminal proceedings shall be initiated under rules.
 Any candidate who creates disturbance of any sort during the test or otherwise misbehaves in or around the Examination Centre or exchanges his/her seat with any candidate will be expelled from the test.
 Any candidate having in his/her possession or in his/her access any paper/book or note which may have potential of providing assistance, or copying from any paper/book or note or allowing any other candidate to copy from his/her answer sheet or found writing on any other paper, or using or attempting to use any other unfair means will be expelled from the test.
 The decision of the Centre Superintendent/Coordinator/Controller of Examinations to expel acandidate from the examination centre shall be final.
 If a candidate puts any identification mark on the OMR sheet, the same shall be cancelled. The decision of the university in this regard will be final.
 Disabled students shall be granted an extra time @ 20 minutes per hour in entrance tests.

• Read the given instructions on the question paper carefully.
• Write your roll number only in the space provided on the question paper and OMR sheet and nowhere else.
• The candidates are required to follow the correct procedure while attempting the question paper. Darken the oval pertaining to the most appropriate answer on the OMR sheet. If you darken more than one oval, your answer will be treated as wrong. Incorrect marking will also be taken as wrong answer. For example, if you think that the answer given against choice (B) for question number 1 is the most appropriate, then darken the oval (B) given against 1 (the number of that question)
• Do not use any other mark except to darken the oval.
• The candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination hall within first 60 minutes of commencement of the examination and during the last 30 minutes.
• Each correct answer will carry one mark and each wrong answer shall fetch minus 0.25 (-0.25) marks per question.
• There will be no re-evaluation of the answer sheets.

• Two ball point pens (blue/ black ink).
• Admit card issued by the University.
• Valid Identity such as Aadhar/Election Card