Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences ( SHIATS ) Entrance Exam

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences is a Christian Minority Educational Institute within the meaning of Article 30 (1) of the Constitution of India. Under this provision and as per the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, dated the 6th of December 1991, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Vs. University of Delhi, and party overruled by the 11 Judges Constitution Bench in T.M.A. Pai Foundation v/s State of Karnataka dated 31st of October 2002, that 50% seats shall be reserved for the candidates of the Christian Community and the remaining 50% shall be allotted to general candidates strictly by merit. Christian Candidates are required to submit the following documents at the time of Counselling.

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences ( SHIATS ) has announced admission to the various UG and PG courses for the Academic year 2015. Admissions are based on the Entrance exam conducted by the SHIATS Institute. Important dates, Admission Procedure, Eligibility criteria, Admit Card, Entrance Test Results, Counselling, Fee Structure and other related details are provided.

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Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences ( SHIATS ) Entrance Exam Pattern-2015

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences ( SHIATS ) has announced admission to the various UG and PG courses for the Academic year 2015. All admissions in the University shall be made strictly on merit as determined on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate in the Entrance Test / Direct Interview, conducted by the SHIATS.

For Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, B.Ed. B.P.Ed, M. Ed and Diploma courses:

For Undergraduate Courses:

All candidates for the admission to Undergraduate Programmes are required to attempt a total of 150 questions from Undergraduate Booklet UG-1 or UG-2 as per their Qualifying Examination.

Test Booklets

Subjects

Subject Group code

UG-1

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Home science

PCM / PCB / PCMB / HBC

UG-2

Agriculture, Arts Subjects and Commerce

AGRI / ARTS / COM

UG-1: ( For the Subject Group Codes ) PCM / PCB / PCMB / HBC group ( Total No. of Questions-150 )

Compulsory Section:
General Aptitude - 60 questions
Optional Section
Physics - 30 questions
Mathematics - 30 questions
Biology - 30 questions
Home Science - 30 questions
Chemistry - 30 questions

Candidates of all the subject groups mentioned above are required to attempt the compulsory section

From the optional section the candidates are required to attempt any Three Subjects as per their qualifying examination and subject group code filled in the admission form.

UG- 2: ( For the Subject Group Codes ) AGRI / ARTS / COM ( Total No. of Questions-150 )

Compulsory Section
General Aptitude - 60 questions

Optional Section
Agriculture for AGRI - 90 questions or
Arts Subjects for ARTS - 90 questions or
Commerce Subjects for COM - 90 questions

Candidates of the above mentioned subject group codes are required to attempt the compulsory section and any One from the optional section from Undergraduate Test booklet UG-2 as per their subject group code filled in the application form.

For Postgraduate Programmes:

Test Booklets	Subjects	Subject Group Code
PG Section	Agriculture, Biology, Technology, Agri. ( Bio Group ), Technology ( Engg Group ) Home Science, Science and Others	AGRI / BIO / ABF / ETE / HSC / SCI / OTH
B.Ed Section	Additional Section For B. Ed.
M.Ed Section	Additional Section For M.Ed.

Test Booklets for Postgraduate Programmes ( PG, B. Ed.,& M. Ed )
All candidates for PG programmes are required to attempt a total of 160 questions from PG Section of Postgraduate Booklet.

Candidates appearing for B. Ed. & M.Ed. programmes are required to attempt a total of 200 questions ( i.e. 150 questions from PG Section and 40 questions from additional section ) B.Ed. Section, M.Ed. Section as per their qualifying examination and choice filled in the application form.

For the Subject Group Codes) AGRI / HSC / BIO / ABF / SCI / OTH / ETE
Compulsory Section:
General Aptitude - 60 questions

Optional Section:
AGRI -90 questions
BIO -90 questions
ABF -90 questions
HSC -90 questions
SCI -90 questions
OTH -90 questions
ETE - 90 questions

B.Ed. Section:
( Additional Section for B. Ed. )
Teaching Aptitude - 50 questions

M.Ed. Section:
( Additional Section for M. Ed. )
Teaching Management - 50 questions

Entrance Test for all Undergraduate ( UG ) programmes will be conducted in both Hindi & English Languages.

Entrance Test for all Postgraduate ( PG ) programmes will be conducted in English language only.

Negative Marking- For each wrong answer 1.0 mark will be deducted.

Please visit official website for more details:

shiats.edu.in/Prospectus2015.pdf