HORTICET 2022 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must have necessarily passed Diploma in Horticulture course from Dr. YSR Horticultural University.

Also, candidates who will be completing their Diploma in academic year 2021-22, are eligible to apply for HORTICET. However, candidate will have to submit his/her Final Memorandum of Marks-cum-Pass Certificate of Diploma in Horticulture during counselling process.

Age limit

Candidate must turn 17 years before or on 31 December of the year of admission.

Maximum Age limit

For candidates from  to General or Other Backward Class (OBC), maximum permissible age to  22 years. Candidates from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories, maximum age limit is 25 years as per government norms.

Physically handicapped candidates, the upper age limit is 27 years as per government norms.

HORTICET 2022 Exam Pattern

Entrance test is conducted for 100 marks in Telugu language, consisting of 200 objective type questions. Duration of time for Entrance test is 2 hours. The pattern is provided below:

• Mode of Examination: Offline (pen and paper based)
• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice bits Questions (MCQ)
• No. of Questions: 200
• Maximum Marks: 200 
• Medium of Examination: Telugu
• Duration of Examination: 2 hours
• Marking Scheme: 
  • Correct Answer: +1 marks will be awarded for each correct answer
  • Incorrect Answer: There is  no negative marks for wrong or unattempted question