Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry

The Government of Uttarakhand has established the Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry (UUHF) in the year 2011. The university’s name was changed to Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry by the State Government in 2015. The headquarters of the university is at Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal. It was declared a “State University” by UGC. The jurisdiction of the university covers the entire Uttarakhand state.

Vision: The University is working with a vision to overcome the challenges in the changing scenario of agriculture by providing opportunities for education and promoting research and extension programs in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Forestry.

The University provides degrees at all levels. There are three colleges and two institutions operating under the university. The courses run in the colleges and institutes are B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry , M.Sc in Horticulture / Food Technology / Plant Pathology / Entomology / Forestry, B.Tech degree program in Food Science, M.Tech programs in Food process Engineering, Ph.D, etc.

Students, who want to pursue any program in the university, must qualify the University Entrance Test (UET). However, in-service candidates sponsored by the State Government / ICAR / UGC / CSIR / DBT fellowship holders and foreign nationals are exempted from appearing in UET. They are given admission on the basis of the academic performance and interview only. The schedule, date, time, venue, and all details related to the UET are notified to the applicants on the official website of the university.

Candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria listed in the table below to take admission to the university:

Note: All the admissions to the university are subject to medical and physical fitness. Hence; it is obligatory to obtain a medical fitness certificate either from the district chief medical officer or from the chief medical superintendent of Government base hospital.

The Admission Committee in the university will decide the cut-off marks for the UET, and prepare the merit list of the shortlisted applicants according to the cut off scores. In case, marks of two or more candidates are the same, then the applicant older in age would be shortlisted. The selected candidates are called for counseling along with the following documents:

• Copy of 12^th and 10^th class certificates and marksheets (For UG courses) and bachelor’s mark sheet for PG courses.
• Copy of any other higher degree possessed by the candidate.
• Character Certificate from the last studied institution
• Domicile Certificate of Uttarakhand
• Rural/Sports/Agriculturists Weightage Certificate (If applicable)
• Caste Certificate
• Solemn Voluntary declaration form
• Medical fitness certificate
• An affidavit for non-participation in ragging
• Gap Certificate if discontinued study for more than three months from the last attended institute.

* For more detailed information on the eligibility criteria and the admission process, students should visit the official website of the university.

The university has instituted some scholarships and fellowships to the meritorious candidates. Students can also avail scholarships from philanthropists, societies, agencies, etc on a condition, they meet the eligibility requirements for the particular scholarship they are applying for. Most of the merit based scholarships are awarded from the second semester onwards after evaluating the performance of the students in the first semester.

Some of the scholarships received by the deserving candidates in the university include Mandi Samiti scholarships, National Talent Search scholarships by ICAR, SC/ST/OBC Scholarship, University Merit Scholarship, and more.

Note: The availability of the scholarships mentioned above is at the discretion of the sponsoring body and university.