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MAUEB PG-CET — Food Technology and Community Science (Maharashtra agricultural universities) 2027

The Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board, Pune, runs a common entrance test for master's admission at the four state agricultural universities; the Food Technology paper (M.Tech Food Technology) and the Community Science paper (M.Sc Food Science and Nutrition and allied) each have 200 one-mark questions in two hours.

Full mocks
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Sectionals
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Admission to master's programmes at Maharashtra's four state agricultural universities (MPKV Rahuri, Dr. PDKV Akola, VNMKV Parbhani and Dr. BSKKV Dapoli) is by a common entrance test run by the Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board (MAUEB) under MCAER, Pune. Merit is 70% CET marks and 30% UG CGPA. Food technology graduates sit the Food Technology faculty paper for M.Tech (Food Technology) and Food Processing Technology; home science and community science graduates sit the Community Science paper for M.Sc (Community Science), including Food Science and Nutrition. Each faculty paper is a 200-question OMR test.

Conducted by
Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board (MAUEB), Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER), Pune
MAUEB page on mcaer.org (opens on the official site) PG-CET-2025 Information Bulletin (opens on the official site) PG-CET-2026 Notification-1 (copy on Dr. PDKV website) (opens on the official site) Answer key of PG-CET-2024 (opens on the official site)

Who can apply

The Food Technology paper is for M.Tech (Food Technology) and Food Processing Technology, open to B.Tech (Food Technology/Food Science) graduates of a four-year agriculture-related university degree. The Community Science paper takes B.Sc (Hons) Home Science or Community Science graduates. Final admission rules, including minimum CGPA, are set in MCAER's PG admission prospectus each year.

  • Food Technology faculty (2025 bulletin, Table 1, group E): M.Tech (Food Technology) and Food Processing Technology; B.Tech (Food Tech./Food Technology/Food Science) or an equivalent four-year degree from an agriculture-related university.
  • Community Science faculty (group F): M.Sc (Community Science) in Resource Management and Consumer Science, Food Science and Nutrition, and Human Development and Family Studies; B.Sc (Hons) Home Science or Community Science, four years.
  • B.Tech (Food Technology) graduates are also eligible for some programmes under other faculties, such as Post Harvest Engineering in Agricultural Engineering.
  • Graduates from private or deemed universities not accredited by ICAR are not eligible; private colleges affiliated to Maharashtra SAUs are eligible. Final-year students may appear.
  • Merit for admission is 70% CET marks and 30% UG CGPA; minimum cut-offs are notified in MCAER's PG admission prospectus.

A summary. Confirm the details in the current notice.

Source: MAUEB PG-CET-2025 Information Bulletin ↗. Checked 2026-10-30.

Based on past papers, not an official scheme. Confirm in the current notice.

Every section is compulsory, with no choice between them, and the paper is timed at 120 minutes.

Sections, questions and marks
Section Questions Marks Status
Food Technology 200 200 Compulsory
Paper total — 200

Mock tests follow the Food Technology faculty paper: 200 multiple-choice questions with four options, 200 marks, 2 hours, offline OMR, no negative marking, weighted by MAUEB's course groups (process technology 56, food engineering 56, microbiology and safety 30, business management and food law 31, chemistry and nutrition 27). The Community Science faculty paper has the same format but a different syllabus and is not part of these mocks.

Marking scheme

1 mark for each correct answer. There is no negative marking. Overwriting, ticks and multiple answers are treated as wrong and score zero. An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.

Source: MAUEB PG-CET-2025 Information Bulletin, Section 6 (Scheme of Examination) ↗

PaperQuestions MarksMinutes Sections
MCAER PG-CET Food Technology Mock Test 1 200 200 120 1 Open →
MCAER PG-CET Food Technology Mock Test 2 200 200 120 1 Open →

Free PDFs and recommended books for MCAER PG-CET Food Technology. How we choose

Free PDFs

12 free PDFs

Food safety & law

FSSAI

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (full text)

The core food law behind every CFSO, TO and Food Analyst law paper.

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FSSAI

Manual for Food Safety Officers — A Ready Reckoner

FSSAI's own handbook of a Food Safety Officer's hygiene and enforcement duties.

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Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Condiments

Official methods for spice quality and adulterant detection.

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FSSAI

Compendium — Food Additives Regulations (December 2022)

Consolidated legal limits for additives by food category.

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Food microbiology

NCERT

Class 8 Science — Microorganisms: Friend and Foe

Food spoilage, preservation and pathogens at a very basic level.

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Food chemistry

FSSAI

Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats

Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.

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Nutrition

Official and open resources

2 resources

Official answer key

MAUEB answer key, PG-CET-2024

Shows the key format; the question booklets themselves are not published.

Official page

Core food science

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Core food technology

Textbook of Food Science and Technology (ICAR)

Indian food-science baseline for processing, preservation, chemistry.

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Core food science

Food Science by B. Srilakshmi

Useful for food chemistry, nutrition, preservation.

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Food engineering

Unit Operations of Agricultural Processing by K. M. Sahay and K. K. Singh

Covers the unit operations, drying, milling.

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Food engineering

Food Process Engineering and Technology by Zeki Berk

Good engineering reference for heat transfer, dehydration, freezing.

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Microbiology

Food Microbiology by W. C. Frazier and D. C. Westhoff

Standard text for the food microbiology and safety courses.

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