Birsa Agricultural University - [BAU], Ranchi

Birsa Agricultural University offers the following courses at UG, PG, & Research level. Tabulated below are details on Birsa Agricultural University Courses & Fees. 

BAU Ranchi Admission 2024 

Birsa Agricultural University Admission 2024 is open. Admission to different UG Programs at BAU is done through a bifold procedure. 15% of the total seats are filled by a Combined Competitive Entrance Examination conducted by I.C.A.R. V.C.I. at All India level and 85% of the total seats are filled by Jharkhand Combined Competitive Entrance Examination Board, Ranchi. 

Admission to the PG & PhD courses is granted based on the candidate’s performance in the entrance test conducted by the university. Selection of candidates for MBA is done based on a written test followed by GD and an interview. 

How to Apply for Birsa Agricultural University Admission 2024?

The steps to follow for Birsa Agricultural University Admission 2024 are mentioned below:

• Visit the campus and collect the prospectus & application form. 
• Candidates can also download it from the university’s site. 
• Fill in all the basic details by going through the instructions carefully. 
• Pay the application fee via through bank draft of any nationalized bank. 
• Send the filled form, DD & required documents to the university. 

BAU Ranchi Placement 2023 

Birsa Agricultural University Placement 2023 Report has not been released yet, it will be updated here once released. The students at BAU are trained in such a way that they are not only employable in agriculture but allied sectors as well, which include  Banks, Marketing Companies, Pharmaceuticals, Agri-Business Management, Research-based institutions, Teaching, Extension and Communication activities, NGOs, etc. As per the records, students’ placement is approximately 100%  in Government as well as Corporate Sectors and various other leading private and multinational companies of India and abroad.

As per the NIRF Report 2023 available on the official website, the median salary offered to a UG 4-year and 5-year program is INR 6,40,000 and INR 7,50,000 respectively. 

Here are some highlights on Birsa Agricultural University Placement. 

BAU Ranchi Scholarships

Birsa Agricultural University offers various scholarships & freeships to students. Some of BAU Ranchi Scholarships & Freeships are mentioned below. 

• Merit and Merit-cum-means scholarship INR 350 and INR 300 per month to Post-graduate and undergraduate students, respectively, of all the three faculties viz. Agriculture, Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry and Forestry to 10% students of the intake capacity.
• All the students belonging to SC/ST categories are also awarded District Welfare Scholarship (E- Kalyan) INR 425 per month.
• Seventy-five percent of the intake capacity of postgraduate students in Agriculture, Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Forestry and College of Biotechnology are awarded fellowship INR 1500 per month in M. Sc./ M.V. Sc. and INR 2000 per month in the Ph.D. programmes.
• University Grant Commission also provides Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship to SC/ST students for M.Sc./MV Sc./Ph.D. programme.
• Undergraduate students belonging to states other than Jharkhand and admitted through ICAR receive National Talent Scholarship INR 3000 while PG students INR 5000 per month.
• National fellowship for Scheduled Tribe students also provided by Govt. of India.

BAU Ranchi Facilities

Central Library: The library offers readers a spacious reading area with a large stack of shelves where they can consult books and other publications using an open access system. The library occupies 3000 square meters in total, of which 1500 square meters are used for inventory stacking, 500 square meters are used as a reading hall, and the remaining space on the ground floor is used for circulation, a photocopy room, librarians' offices, and other staff areas.
The Library Building's first floor houses the most up-to-date computer center and e-learning resources, as well as the internal conference hall. Approximately 14,000 books, e-books, bound volumes, advanced level monographs, directories, reprints, dissertations, and other reading materials are available in the ultramodern collections of the central library.

Hospital: The University has been running a good hospital with qualified doctor and medical compounder . This facility is available for the students & staff members of the University. For emergency, an Ambulance has also been provided under the control of Warden of Hostels.

Hostels: There are 14 student residences at the university, five of which are reserved for females and the remaining nine for boys. Every hostel has contemporary amenities including a computer, internet, phone, and common areas with newspapers, magazines, and XV. Every hostel has indoor gaming spaces. The hostel for boys and girls also has a single gym. The university oversees and supplies the modern necessities for the mess in each dorm. Each hostel now has two rooms furnished, one for the Dy. Warden's office and the other for guests. Every hostel has a generator connected to guarantee a steady supply of electricity.

Other facilities available at BAU include Guest House, Special Conference Halls, Instrumentation Facilities.