State Agriculture CETsState Common Entrance Tests for Agriculture & Allied UG Programmes (MP PAT, CG PAT, Rajasthan JET, OUAT and equivalents)

Because ICAR's CUET route fills only an All-India Quota, the larger state-quota share of agriculture seats is filled through state-level common entrance tests. These vary considerably in name, format and marking, but all test Class 11–12 science plus, in many states, an Agriculture subject. The two clearest templates are MP PAT and Rajasthan JET.

Madhya Pradesh's Pre-Agriculture Test (MP PAT), conducted by the state's Employees Selection Board, is a single 200-question, 200-mark offline paper across Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology and Agriculture, run over three hours with no negative marking. Rajasthan's Joint Entrance Test (JET Agriculture), conducted by MPUAT Udaipur, offers five subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Agriculture) from which candidates attempt any three — 120 questions for 480 marks with +4/−1 marking over two hours.

Other states run comparable exams — CG PAT in Chhattisgarh and the OUAT entrance in Odisha, among others — and some universities also admit on 10+2 merit. Aspirants should confirm domicile and category rules early, pick the correct subject combination, and verify the current exam pattern and counselling schedule in the official information bulletin for their state, since these details change year to year.