SKUAST PhD Admission 2026 - Dates, Application Form, Eligibility

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to PhD Program for the academic year 2026.

The Test Centre for Entrance Test shall be at Main Campus, Shalimar

The application fee for the Test is INR 3000 (Non-refundable)

Important Dates regarding PhD Admission 

Discipline and Related Discipline

• Agriculture Extension & Communication: Communication Development
• Agronomy: Forage Production/Tea Husbandry
• Entomology: Nematology / Apiculture / Plant Protection
• Statistics: Agri-Statistics/Computer Application/Bio-informatics
• Vegetable Science: Vegetable Crops/Olericulture
• Fruit Science: Pomology/Fruit & Orchard Crops/ Management of Plantation Crops/Fruit Breeding/Fruit Production/ PHT /Fruit Crops
• Soil Science: Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry/Soil Conservation & Water Management/ Soil Water Chemistry/ Irrigation & water management
• Genetics & Plant Breeding: Plant Genetics Resource/ Seed Science & Technology
• Forestry: Forestry with specialization in Forest Products & Utilization/ Silviculture & Agro-Forestry/ Forest Biology & Tree Improvement/ Natural Resource Management /Wild Life Science
• Plant Biotechnology: Biotechnology / Molecular Biology Agricultural Economics: Agri Extension Education/ Agri Communication Development/ Dairy Economics/ Dairy Extension Education
• Fisheries Resource Management: Aquaculture/Fisheries Extension/Genetic & Biotechnology/Fish Nutrition & Feed Technology/ Aquatic Environment Management (Limnology & Toxicology)
• Aquatic Environment Management: Fishery Biology/Limnology/ Aquatic Animal Health Management (Fish Pathology/Fish Paristology, Fish Toxicology)
• Animal Biotechnology: Animal Biochemistry/ARGO/Veterinary Microbiology
• ARGO: Reproductive Biology
• Veterinary Microbiology: Veterinary Bacteriology/Virology
• Animal Nutrition: Feed/Fodder Technology
• Livestock Products Technology: Meat Science Technology

Qualification Requirements for PhD

• Graduate degree in the concerned/related subject with least OGPA of 6.50 on 10.00 scale or 65% marks (in conventional framework) from an Institute/University perceived by the ICAR/UGC. The related subjects will be for some predefined teaches as it were. 
• Bachelor's Degree with 10+2+4/5. 

Selection Procedure 

The competitors satisfying the qualification criteria should show up in the University Entrance Test including 120 multiple objective questions to have endeavored in 2 hours for 90 marks. The Selection will be simply founded on the marks verified in the University Entrance Test pursued by Research Aptitude Assessment for 10 marks and in like manner a legitimacy rundown will be drawn. Every one of the Selections made by the University to the program will be temporary until conclusive assurance of qualification of the applicants by the University authority. On the off chance that there is a tie in the legitimacy (UET in addition to RAA) of the applicant having higher marks/OGPA in the Master's level will be put at a higher position. Be that as it may, in the event that there is again tie in the Master's Program, the up-and-comer with higher marks/OGPA at graduation level will be set higher in the position. Any resulting opportunity brought about by at all explanations in any class will be filled from the hold up recorded applicants. 

The University will have the ability to audit the temporary selection in the event of any bonafide blunder, slip, accidentally, or in the wake of glaring foul play that happens or is brought to its notification before consummation of the Selection/confirmation process, the Selection will be changed in like manner. Looking for affirmation based on bogus personality, deception by submitting bogus testaments/archives or concealment of any material truth is unlawful and will bring about crossing out of confirmation. Minor showing up in the composed test and figuring in the Selection rundown doesn't present any privilege to the affirmation of the applicant on the off chance that he/she is generally not discovered qualified on the discovery of a blunder / botch / extortion / distortion / pantomime. 

General Instructions for University Entrance Test 

• The up-and-comers looking for confirmation in SKUAST-K through University Entrance test are encouraged to: 
• Read the rules/guidelines cautiously and familiarize themselves with all the prerequisites, rules and guidelines 
• Satisfy themselves about the qualification criteria endorsed for showing up in the selection test. 
• Write total location with Postal Pin Code, Telephone No., Cell No, email address in the application structure. 
• Every single qualified candidate under all classifications needs to show up in the entrance test for admission to the Ph.D. degree program. Applicants with JRF/SRF are been that as it may be excluded from showing up in University Entrance Test and will be conceded against supernumerary seat up to the degree of 01 seats in each control. 
• Selection of the up-and-comers in every one of the classifications will be dependent upon the generation of every important declaration in unique by the up-and-comers and the confirmation by the University. The Selection made by SKUAST-Kashmir to a course will be temporary till definite assurance of qualification of the applicants.

Fee structure for Ph.D. programme 2026

How to apply for a Ph.D. at Sher-e-Kashmir University

• The application form will be acknowledged through online mode on University site www.skuastkashmir.ac.in by clicking Ph.D. affirmation. 
• Before applying on the web, a competitor must guarantee that he/she has saved the application expense of INR 3000/ -, in the University Account No:0242040100004249 (Comptroller, SKUAST-K) and have examined their photo, mark and thumb impression along with installment receipt and keep them promptly accessible. 
• Open the connection and fill in name, substantial email address and transfer examined duplicate of expense receipt. 
• Go to your email and note down your login subtleties for additional utilization. 
• Login to the connection and fill individual, scholarly, business (assuming any) subtleties and transfer photo, mark and thumb impression. 
• View your application form and make any fundamental remedies whenever required utilizing an alter office. 
• When the subtleties are affirmed, produce pdf of your application and download the equivalent for future reference and record. 
• The up-and-comers can address their points of interest, up to the last date of accommodation of the online application frame and create new pdf documents for record and reference.

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) was set up with headquarter at Shalimar in August 1982 through an Act of recent Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature with its ward all through the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Notwithstanding, a revision in Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (Act 1982) was proclaimed through SRO-408 dated 20-09-1999, wherein SKUAST was bifurcated in SKUAST-Jammu and SKUAST-Kashmir with limitation of the regional locale to Jammu and Kashmir territories, individually. The SKUAST-Kashmir is a multi-grounds foundation with headquarter at Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025. The different scholarly projects of the University are run at 06 grounds viz. Shalimar, Shuhama, Wadura, Rangel, Benehama, and Mirgund. Practically all the degree programs offered by the University at Graduate, Masters and Doctorate levels are certified by Accreditation Board of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. 

The University has a fantastic framework and offices for essential commands of instructing, research and augmentation training in Agriculture and unified sciences with the condition of workmanship labs. These fundamental orders of the University are being accomplished by area and command explicit 05 diverse Subject Matter Faculties, 02 Constituent Colleges, 26 Research Stations/Centers/Institutes/Mountain Agro-ecosystem(Temperate/Cold Arid), 13 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 01 Extension Training Center set in various locale of Kashmir and Ladakh Divisions. The University underpins understudy learning, improvement and accomplishment by giving instruments and chances to their instructive and expert development. The University is stepping with huge steps to accomplish greatness explicitly in Mountain Agricultural Systems of calm and cold bone-dry sorts. It is developing in scholastic and research fields as a seat of brilliant learning and limit working in Agriculture and associated divisions. At present, the SKUAST-Kashmir is positioned among the initial 10 Agricultural/Veterinary/Horticultural Universities of the Country. 

Contact Details

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir

Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, (Jammu & Kashmir)

Tele/Fax: 0194-2461544

Website: www.skuastkashmir.ac.in

Email: [email protected]