Information Bulletin: J C E C E (F A) - 2025
Information Bulletin: J C E C E (F A) - 2025
Information Bulletin
[For Admission in 1st year of B.V.Sc. & A.H.,
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry,
B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture, B.Tech. (Agriculture
Engineering), B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) &
B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of Fisheries Science) Degree
courses]
Submission of Online Last date for submission Fee details (Gen/EWS / BC-I/ Fee details (SC / ST/ Female of all
BC-II) :- PCM Group:- ` 900/- Categories) :-
Application Form starts of Application Form PCM Group:- ` 450/-
PCB Group:- ` 900/-
from : 20.04.2025 20.05.2025 PCMB Group:- `1,000/-
PCB Group:- ` 450/-
PCMB Group:- `500/-
Date of Examination :
15.06.2025 (Sunday)
1. Introduction 3
2. Definitions 3
4. Subject Groups for J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 5-6
5. Pattern & Scoring of J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 6
11. Reservation 9 - 10
12. Method for Applying J.C.E.C.E.(For Agriculture and other allied courses)– 2025 10 - 11
1. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the J.C.E.C.E. Board Act & requisition received from the concerned
Examination Board has decided to conduct the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive
Examination (For Agriculture and other allied courses) - 2025, for the academic session
2025-25. This entrance test is being conducted for the admission in first Semester/year
degree level professional courses like B.V.Sc. & A.H., B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons.)
2. DEFINITIONS
a. “Professional Courses” means B.V.Sc. & A.H., B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons.)
J.C.E.C.E. Board
(a) Applicants are required to go through the Information Bulletin carefully and acquaint
themselves with it.
(b) The Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (For Agriculture and other allied
courses) – 2025 will be conducted in one stage.
(c) Information Bulletin can be downloaded from the link “Information Bulletin for J.C.E.C.E.
(For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025” which is available under "Download"
(d) Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination will be conducted and regulated
(e) The Applicants are advised to retain the same mobile number and email-id in use which
they have entered into the Application form because the important information may be
given to the Applicant(s) through SMS or e-mail. The Applicants are advised to have their
(f) Merely appearance in J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) - 2025 does not
confer the right to the Applicant for admission in Degree Courses. The selection and
admission to B.V.Sc. & A.H./B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/ B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry/B.Sc. (Hons.)
eligibility and admission criteria, medical fitness and such criteria as may be prescribed
Institutions.
(g) Applicants submitting false and fabricated information in their application will not be
considered.
(i) Fee once paid will not be carried forward to a future Examination. Online applications
and/or their confirmation of submission received after the due date will not be
entertained and examination fee will not be refunded in such cases. Applications once
by the Board/Govt. of Jharkhand from time-to-time. There is no equity or any rights that
(k) Board reserves the right to withdraw permission, if any, granted inadvertently to any
Applicant who is not eligible to appear in the J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied
courses) – 2025 even though the Roll Number and Admit Card has been issued by the
Board.
(l) Applicant’s eligibility is purely provisional and is subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria
as prescribed by the Board.
(m) In case of any ambiguity arises in instructions/terms/rules/criteria's regarding
determination of eligibility/conduct of registration/examination of Applicants/
information contained therein, the decision of the J.C.E.C.E. Board shall be final and
binding.
4. Subject Groups for J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025
4.1 P.C.M. Group – An Applicant who has passed in I.Sc / 10+2 or equivalent
then he/she will be called PCM Group. He/She will have to give answer the question
4.2 P.C.B. Group – An Applicant who has passed in I.Sc / 10+2 or equivalent examination
with subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology and is interested in appearing in the
Competitive Examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, then he/she will be
called PCB Group. He/She will have to give answer the question of Physics,
4.3 P.C.M.B. Group - An Applicant who has passed in I.Sc / 10+2 or equivalent
Examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, then he/she will be
called PCMB Group. He/She will have to answer the question of Physics, Chemistry,
B.V.Sc. & A.H./ B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry / B.Sc. (Hons.)
PCB
Horticulture/ B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of Fisheries Science)
B.V.Sc. & A.H./ B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry / B.Sc. (Hons.)
PCMB Horticulture/ B.Tech.(Agriculture Engineering) /B.Tech.(Dairy Technology)/
5. PATTERN & SCORING OF J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses)-2025
For each incorrect response, ¼ marks will be deducted from the total score. No
deduction from the total score will, however, be made if no response is indicated for a
question in the answer sheet. More than one answer indicated against a question will
b. In case of any ambiguity in translation of any of the questions, its English version shall
Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (For Agriculture and other allied
courses) – 2025 will be conducted on 15.06.2025. The subject-wise duration and timing
of the examination are as follows:-
The Question Papers for the Examination shall be based on a common syllabus notified by
The J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 will be conducted in
center should be chosen carefully as changes are not allowed after submission of online
application.
Use of electronic devices like mobile phone, calculator etc. is not permitted in
Examination Hall. Materials like log table, book, notebook, etc. should not be brought into
10. ELIGIBILITY
The Applicant must be a citizen of India and Local/Permanent Resident of Jharkhand. The
"Local Resident of Jharkhand" has been defined vide resolution no. 7/Aa. Niti (Sarvdaliaye
Baithak) 27/2002 (Khand) ka.- 3198/, dated 18.04.2016 “Personnel, Administrative Reforms
and Rajbhasa Department”, Govt. of Jharkhand. The copy of Notification is available on the
or Sub Divisional Officer – (Civil) or Dy. Commissioner of Jharkhand State]. The Residential
Certificate issued by any other authority will not be accepted and his/her claim will be refuted.
B.V.Sc. & A.H. – Intermediate in Science (10+2) or its equivalent examination with
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as core course from a recognized Board/
University.
A candidate under General Category for admission to the
Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry degree course shall have to
qualify in each of the subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and
and admission of students to B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree course shall made only on
the basis of his or her merit in the competitive entrance examination and no
special category of students as specified by the Govt. time to time marks required
for admission shall be 5% less than that prescribed for General Category i.e.
11. Reservation
all courses of Govt. and Non-Govt. Institutes. But, Applicants claiming against
reserved seat will have to show/submit Caste or Income & Assets certificate in
will not be considered for claim of reservation and his/her claim for reservation
will be refuted and will be deemed to as General category [Ref. Letter No.-
Income & Assets Certificate is available on "Act & Circulars" column on the
Primitive Tribal Group under horizontal reservation provided the Primitive Tribal
Group candidates do not figure in ST category merit list. As per letter no.-
– II, have to submit/show the Caste certificate which includes Non-Creamy Layer
& BC – II Applicants will be valid only if he/she belongs to Non- creamy layer & it
Seats are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. The criteria &
Sl.
Name of the course Extent of Physical Disability for consideration Remarks
No.
Minimum 40% disability in (a) Blindness and
B.V.Sc. & A.H./ B.Sc. (Hons.)
low vision or (b) Deaf and hard of hearing or
Agriculture/ B.Sc. (Hons.)
(c) Locomotor disability including cerebral
Forestry/ B.Sc. (Hons.)
palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack
Horticulture/B.Tech.
1. victims and muscular dystrophy or (d) Autism,
(Agriculture Engineering)/
intellectual disability, specific learning
B.Tech. (Dairy Technology)
disability and mental illness or (e) Multiple
/B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of
disabilities from amongst persons under
Fisheries Science)
clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities will have to submit full size photograph as well
as CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY issued by the Members of Medical Board & countersigned by the
Medical Superintendent/CMO/Head of Hospital of the Jharkhand State at the time of
counselling/Admission.
12. Method for Applying J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025
Online Submission of Application form can be made by accessing "Click here for All
Online Application Submission – JCECEB 2025" link available on the Homepage of the
Subject Group
Category/Quota
PCM PCB PCMB
SC / ST/Female Applicants of all categories ` 450 ` 450 `500
GEN / Economically weaker sections/ BC – I / BC – II ` 900 ` 900 ` 1000
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities are exempted from application-cum-examination fee
Method for submitting the application-cum-examination fee through ONLINE method :- After
Payment Gateway through Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking/UPI. Service charge will be
borne by the Applicant on using Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking/UPI. Application-cum-
examination fee once paid will not be refunded (fully or partially) under any circumstances.
Online :- Applicant of J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 have to apply
through Online mode only. They need not send the hard copy of Application Form i.e.
Confirmation page to the Board's Office. They should keep 3 or 4 printouts of it for future
reference.
The J.C.E.C.E. Board will provide the facility for downloading Online Admit Card of J.C.E.C.E.
(For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 from the Board’s website. Applicants are
required to download the Online Admit Card from the website and follow the instructions given
therein. Applicants may please note that Admit Cards will not be sent by the post. The Online
Admit Card can be downloaded by accessing "ADMIT CARD" column on the Board’s website.
The Applicants are advised to download their Online Admit Cards from Board’s website only.
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The Admit Card will bear the Applicant’s Name, Roll Number, Father’s Name, Category, PH,
Photograph, Date of Birth, Subject Group with Name and Address of J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture
and other allied courses) – 2025 Examination Centre allotted to him/her. The Applicant should
carefully examine the Admit Card downloaded by him/her for all the entries made therein.
o Applicant must not mutilate the Admit Card or change any entry made therein.
o Applicants are advised to preserve their Admit Card in good condition till
admission in Institutes is over.
o Applicants are advised to be in touch with the website of the Board for latest updates
and information till final round of counselling.
1. The Board will prepare the Combined Merit List as well as Category-Wise Merit List
(wherever applicable) of the appeared candidates in J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other
A list of the appeared candidates in order of merit based on the score obtained in the
examination will be prepared by the Board and used for the purpose of allotment of
seats.
J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 , the inter-se-merit of
(i) B.V.Sc & A.H. and B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of Fisheries Science) Stream
a. Candidates obtaining higher marks in Biology in the Examination.
(iii) B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry and B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture Stream
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a. Candidates obtaining higher marks in Physics in the Examination.
The Board will conduct the J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025
and declare the result and the same will be uploaded on the Board’s website. Thereafter
candidates may download the Result.
18. RULES FOR RE-CHECKING/RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWER SHEETS
will be entertained.
by the Board. Information for counselling would also be available on the Board's website.
Candidates placed in Merit List are advised to read the counselling information bulletin carefully
and understand the course of action to be taken by them for appearing in the counselling. Any
called for counselling as per Merit rank. Information regarding date, time, place and
mode of counselling will be given through the leading daily news papers of Jharkhand
candidates during the first round of counselling, second round of counselling will be
held. In this counselling, Candidates who have admitted through 1st round of
counselling may also participate to change their Course and/or Institute. Other
change of Institute and/or course nor act against the decision of the Controller of
the Examination and all decisions taken by him/her will be final and binding.
Please keep yourself in touch with Board’s website i.e. http://jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in for
If the information regarding the Candidate’s identity is found false at any stage, his/her
candidature will be CANCELLED at once and LEGAL ACTION will be taken against
him/her under the appropriate sections of Jharkhand Examination Conduct Rules &
The candidate will be debarred from admission till final decision by the court in case of
any legal problem. If the decision comes in favour of Jharkhand Combined Entrance
Competitive Examination Board, all the expenses incurred on the case can be recovered
or any other type of claim will be settled within the jurisdiction of Hon’ble Jharkhand
The Controller of Examination of the Board will be the legal authority through which
Successful candidates called for counselling must have to produce original copies and
self-attested photo copies of the following Certificates/Documents at the time of
counselling or at the time of admission in the concerned institute.
The offer of admission shall be subject to verification of original certificates/documents
Equivalent Examination.
o Admit Card, Marks Sheet, Passing Certificate (Original / Provisional) of I.Sc. / 10+2
o Local Resident Certificate issued by C.O./ S.D.O. (Civil) / D.C. of the Jharkhand State.
o Caste Certificate issued by Circle Officer/S.D.O. (Civil) / D.C. of Jharkhand State (in
case of taking the benefit of reservation). As per Letter No. 7/Ja.Ni. -03-13/2015 ka.
o Income & Assets Certificate issued by C.O./ S.D.O. (Civil) / D.C. of Jharkhand State.
o One passport size photograph (made from the same negative of photograph
o Admit Card of J.C.E.C.E. (For Agriculture and other allied courses) – 2025 (if ADMIT
Note: - Only F.I.R. copy will be entertained in case of losing ADMIT CARD. In other cases the same
will not be entertained under any circumstances.
School/College Leaving Certificate is not required at the time of counselling. It is required to
If any successful candidate does not appear in counselling or does not produce all
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required/prescribed certificates/documents issued by competent authority at the time
of admission or does not establish his/her identity or is being found unfit in Medical
automatically.
Appropriate legal action as per suitable sections of India Penal Code will be taken
years from appearing in competitive examinations held by the Board. It will be essential
to produce Medical certificate issued by registered Doctor at the time of admission for
eligible & recommended candidates in allotted Institute. Admission will not be taken
without this.
Allotment of Course & Institute to the candidate will be done on the basis of Merit-cum-
Choice on simultaneously available vacant seats on his/her merit serial at the time of
website.
The vacant seat details will be displayed on the Board's website before starting of every
It will be mandatory for the applicants to present the certificates/documents as per their
Controller of Examination