Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (SKRAU), Bikaner dropped the Rajasthan JET 2026 notification on 13 April 2026. The application window opened on 18 April and closed on 17 May 2026 - late submissions crawled in until 20 May with an extra ₹500 penalty. The exam, originally planned for 21 June 2026, has been pushed to 27 June 2026 (Saturday) across test centres in Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, and Udaipur. If you registered, your admit card should appear soon on the official portal. If you missed the deadline, the dates and process laid out here will hold roughly the same shape for the 2027 cycle.
What Rajasthan JET Actually Is
Rajasthan JET (Joint Entrance Test) is the single state-level gateway to undergraduate programmes in agriculture and allied sciences across Rajasthan’s government and approved private universities. The exam covers admission to:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Nutrition and Dietetics
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science / Home Science
- B.F.Sc. (Fisheries Science)
- B.Tech. (Dairy Technology)
- B.Tech. (Food Technology)
Pre-PG (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. entrance exams are also conducted on the same date under the JET umbrella, though each programme requires a separate application form.
The participating universities include SKRAU, Bikaner; MPUAT, Udaipur; SKNAU, Jobner; Agriculture University, Jodhpur; Agriculture University, Kota; and private universities offering agriculture programmes recognised by the Rajasthan government. For private universities, 50% of seats are reserved for Rajasthan domicile candidates. The remaining 50% are open to candidates from any state.
Who Is Eligible for Rajasthan JET 2026
You need to clear three gates: educational qualification, age, and domicile.
Educational qualification: You must have passed Class 12 (10+2) from the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, or any recognised statutory board with a science or agriculture stream. The subject combinations from your qualifying exam determine which courses you can apply for:
- Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Fisheries / Community Science: ABC or PCM or PCB or PCMB or PCA
- B.Tech. Food Technology: PCM or PCB or PCMB or PCA
- B.Tech. Dairy Technology: only PCM
A critical rule embedded in the official JET guidelines: you can attempt only those three subjects in the exam that you passed or appeared in at the 12th standard level. Attempting a subject you did not study in Class 12 leads to disqualification at any stage, including during physical document verification at the allotted college.
Minimum marks: General category candidates need 50% aggregate in Class 12. For SC, ST, OBC (NCL), MBC, SAP, and EWS candidates of Rajasthan, the bar drops by 5% to 45%. Candidates who take advantage of this relaxation are not considered under the unreserved category. Students with supplementary in the Class 12 board examination of 2026 are not eligible. Those appearing for Class 12 in 2026 and awaiting results can apply provisionally, but must submit their pass marksheet at the time of filling the option form and when reporting to the college.
Age limit: Minimum 16 years, maximum 25 years as on 31 August 2026. The date of birth as recorded on your Class 10 marksheet or a certificate issued by a competent authority is treated as final.
Domicile: JET is open primarily to Rajasthan domicile candidates, except for the 50% seats in private universities that are open to other state candidates. If you do not satisfy any of the domicile criteria - which include holding a Rajasthan domicile certificate, having studied the last three years continuously in Rajasthan, being a bonafide resident of Rajasthan, or meeting parentage/service conditions laid out in the JET guidelines - your application will be treated under the unreserved/general category. You will not be able to claim caste-based reservation, application fee concession, or allotment in government colleges.
Rajasthan JET 2026 Application Fee
The fee structure is unambiguous in the official guidelines:
The fee is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-adjustable in any case. Payment is accepted only through online modes: debit card, credit card, net banking, or UPI. No cash, no demand draft, no SBI challan.
Step-by-Step Registration Process (How It Worked for 2026)
The application was entirely online, hosted at the official JET portal: jetskrau2026.com. Here is exactly how the process was structured, so you know what to expect for the next cycle.
Step 1: Visit the official website. Go to jetskrau2026.com. On the homepage, click on “Online Application” or “Apply Now.”
Step 2: Read instructions and proceed. Read all instructions carefully. Tick the checkbox confirming you have read them, then click “Continue.”
Step 3: Register with basic details. Enter your name, mobile number, and email address. An OTP will be sent for verification. Complete the OTP verification to create your account. You will receive a registration number and password - note these down securely. The portal explicitly warns: do not share your password with anyone. If someone else changes your details, the organisers will not be responsible.
Step 4: Fill in the application form. Log in using your credentials. Carefully enter your personal details, academic qualifications, category, domicile status, and contact information. The portal requires fields marked with an asterisk as mandatory. The official guidelines stress that you must strictly check the correctness of your name, father’s name, date of birth, gender, category, sub-category, domicile criteria, mobile number, email address, and all spellings.
Step 5: Select your Class 12 subjects with precision. This is the step that tripped many applicants. You must fill in the subjects you passed or appeared in during Class 12 - and only those subjects. The portal will later ask you to select which three subjects you wish to attempt in the exam from among Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Attempting subjects different from your 12th standard stream will cause disqualification.
Step 6: Upload scanned documents. You must upload your photograph and signature in the prescribed format. The specifications provided in multiple sources for JET 2026:
- Photograph: 5 cm (height) × 4 cm (width), scanned in JPG/JPEG/PNG format, resolution 80 pixels per inch, file size between 30 KB to 50 KB.
- Signature: 2 cm (height) × 4 cm (width), same format, file size between 30 KB to 50 KB.
- The photograph must be a recent passport-size colour picture with a light or white background.
- The signature must be on white paper with a black or blue pen, in your own handwriting, and must match the signature you will use on the exam day attendance sheet. Do not sign in capital letters.
Additional documents like the Class 10 and 12 marksheets, category certificate, and domicile certificate may need to be uploaded during counselling rather than at the application stage - but keep them ready as scanned PDFs.
Step 7: Pay the application fee online. Select your payment mode and complete the transaction. Ensure the payment status shows “success.” After payment, no correction is permitted, so double-check everything before this step.
Step 8: Review and submit. Go through every field once more. The portal will display a preview; verify all details. Click “Submit.”
Step 9: Download and print the confirmation page. Save the PDF. Print at least two copies. You will need this for counselling and throughout the admission process.
The Critical Correction Rule
The official JET 2026 guidelines state that candidates can edit the application form before submitting the application fee, except for personal information like name, mobile number, and email address. Once the fee is paid, no correction of any kind is accepted. There is no separate correction window after the fee payment deadline. If an error is discovered after payment, the application cannot be amended, and the fee will not be refunded.
This policy is harsher than many national-level exams. It means you must verify every detail before hitting the payment button. If someone else - an e-Mitra kiosk operator or a coaching institute staffer - is filling the form on your behalf, stand over their shoulder and cross-check every field yourself.
Rajasthan JET 2026 Exam Pattern
The exam is offline (pen-and-paper, OMR sheet-based) and conducted in a single session from 11:00 AM to 1:10 PM. The question paper is bilingual - English and Hindi - and contains 200 multiple-choice questions spread across five subjects:
You do not answer all 200 questions. You select three subjects based on your 12th standard stream - the same subjects you passed or appeared in - and attempt 40 questions from each, totalling 120 questions. Your effective maximum score is 480 marks (120 × 4).
Marking scheme: +4 marks for every correct answer. -1 mark for every wrong answer. If more than one option is darkened for a single question, it is treated as a wrong answer. Questions not attempted carry zero marks. If a question is found to be ambiguous or has more than one correct answer after objections are reviewed, it will be dropped, and the merit will be prepared after giving proportionate weightage on the basis of marks obtained for the remaining questions in that subject.
Reporting time: Candidates must reach the exam centre between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM. Entry closes at 10:30 AM sharp. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall before the exam ends at 1:10 PM. No re-exam is held for those who miss the scheduled date and time for any reason.
Rajasthan JET 2026 Syllabus (Quick Orientation)
The syllabus is grounded in the Class 11 and 12 curriculum of the Rajasthan Board and CBSE. The five subjects cover:
Agriculture: Agronomy, soil science, crop production (wheat, rice, maize, bajra, gram, mustard), horticulture, plant protection, agricultural economics, and extension.
Physics: Mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, optics, electricity and magnetism, modern physics, and electronics.
Chemistry: Atomic structure, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermodynamics, equilibrium, organic chemistry (functional groups, hydrocarbons), biomolecules, and environmental chemistry.
Biology: Diversity of life, cell biology, genetics and evolution, plant physiology, human physiology, and ecology.
Mathematics: Algebra, trigonometry, coordinate geometry, calculus, vectors, and probability.
Preparation should anchor in NCERT Class 11 and 12 textbooks before moving to JET-specific practice sets and previous years’ papers.
Rajasthan JET 2026 Key Dates (Confirmed)
The exam was originally scheduled for 21 June 2026 (Sunday) and was rescheduled to 27 June 2026. Candidates should check jetskrau2026.com regularly for the exact admit card release date.
Admit Card and Exam-Day Essentials
The admit card will be available for download from the official JET portal. You will need your registration number and password. Print multiple copies. Verify these details on the admit card immediately:
- Candidate name, roll number, registration number
- Photograph and signature
- Exam date, reporting time (9:30 AM - 10:30 AM)
- Exam centre name and address
Carry to the exam centre:
- Printed admit card
- Original valid photo ID (Aadhaar, voter ID, passport, driving license, PAN card)
- Two passport-size photographs
Prohibited items include mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth devices, earphones, calculators, electronic gadgets, notes, loose sheets, log tables, and geometry boxes. Possession can lead to disqualification.
After the Exam: Result, Cutoff, and Counselling
Result: The JET 2026 result is expected in July 2026. Candidates can check their scores and merit position by logging into the portal. The scorecard will display section-wise marks, total marks, and rank.
Cutoff trends: Based on the JET 2025 first-round cutoff data, here are approximate score ranges for top government colleges:
- Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur: 310+ (UR), 263 (SC)
- College of Agriculture, Jodhpur: 284+ (UR), 231 (SC)
- College of Agriculture, Kota: 282+ (UR), 229 (SC)
- College of Agriculture, Bikaner: 291+ (UR), 242 (SC)
- College of Agriculture, Fatehpur: 263+ (UR)
- College of Horticulture & Forestry, Jhalawar: 239+ (UR)
Scores above 300 generally secure a seat in a reputable government agriculture college for the general category. Reserved categories see substantial relaxations. Cutoffs for dairy technology and food technology programmes are significantly lower - many general category seats closing around 50-100 marks.
Counselling process: Qualified candidates register online for counselling, pay a processing fee (₹5,000 for the option form + ₹1,200/₹1,300 as acceptance fee), fill college and course preferences, and participate in multiple seat allotment rounds. Seat allocation is based on JET rank, category, domicile status, and preference order. Candidates must report to their allotted college with original documents - Class 10 and 12 marksheets, JET scorecard, domicile certificate, category certificate, photographs, and ID proof - for physical verification. Failure to report on time forfeits the seat and the fee.