Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 21: The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) conducted Combined Entrance Test (CET) – 2015, here today.
Total 1670 candidates appeared in the entrance test for admission to 123 undergraduate seats in Agriculture Sciences, Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology.
Compared to CET -2014, there was a rise of 6 percent students appearing in CET 2015. In all 1780 students had applied for these three undergraduate programmes and only 6 percent of the applicants did not turn up for the entrance.
For the last three years, SKUAST Jammu has been conducting its own CET for admission to the professional undergraduate courses offered by it. CET 2015 was conducted at the university campuses at R S Pura and Chatha , and at Saint Peter’s Higher Secondary School Rani Bagh. The entrance test passed off without any untoward incident. The result of CET -2015 is expected to be announced within a week, said a handout, issued by SKUAST-J.