- PAT and PPVT entrance examinations are conducted by the Professional Examination Board.
The Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board is conducting the PAT and PPVT Entrance Examination 2026 for admission to 33 agricultural colleges, four agricultural engineering colleges, 17 horticulture colleges, one forestry college, one food technology college, one veterinary college, one dairy technology college, and one fisheries college operated under the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, Mahatma Gandhi Horticulture and Forestry University, Sankara, Durg, and Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu University, Anjora, Durg, for the academic session 2026. Online applications for these entrance examinations can be made until April 27. The tentative date for the entrance examination is June 21, 2026. These examinations will be conducted at designated examination centers in all 33 district headquarters of Chhattisgarh. The Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Nava Raipur, has determined the examination schedule for these entrance examinations. Interested candidates can apply online at the Vyapam website, www.vyapam.com. Candidates must pay the examination fee online when applying online. According to Chhattisgarh government regulations, Vyapam will refund the examination fee to candidates who are residents of Chhattisgarh and appear for the examination.