The University offers courses leading to M.Sc. (Ag.), M.V.Sc. and Msc. (Forestry) degree in various disciplined of Agriculture, Vety. Science and Forestry. There are altogether 29 post-graduate departments out of which 16 Departments offer Ph.D. degree in Agriculture and Vety. Science. No Ph.D. degree is offered in the faculty of forestry.

In addition to above the university also offers M.Sc. degree in Bio-technology.

The admission to different Post Graduate programmes with respect to Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Science (Except Bio-technology) is done on the basis of merit in unreserved and respective reserved categories. Reservation roster as decided by Govt. of Jharkhand is followed in P.G. admission.

Selection of candidates for admission in M.Sc., (Bio-technology) programme on 6 seats is done on the basis of combined admission test organized on all India basis by J.N.U., New Delhi and on remaining 6 seats as per university rules.

• Master's Degree
  Four Semesters are the minimum residential requirements for Master's degree for regular students. Degree is awarded by the Post-graduate faculty on the basis of course-cum-research studies spread over the whole period of 4 semesters. A student is required to complete 32 credit hours of course work and 28 credit hours of research work.

• Doctorate Degree
  Ph.D. degree is awarded by the University in Post-graduate Faculty on the basis of course-cum-research thesis evaluation. A student is required to complete 24 credit hours course work and 36 hours research work spread over 4 semester.

Disciplines offering Post-Graduate Programmes

• M.Sc. (Ag.) only
  Agril Physics, Entomology, Agril Statistics, Agril Extension Education, Agril. Economics and Crop Physiology.

• M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D.
  Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding & Genetics and Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry

• M.V.Sc. only
  Vety. Biochemistry, Livestock Production & Management, Animal Husbandry, Extension Education

• M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.
  Vety. Anatomy, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Nutrition, Vety. Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vety. Physiology, Vety. Surgery, Vety. Public Health and Epidemiology, Gynaecology, Medicine, Microbiology, Parasitology and Vety. Pathology

• M.Sc. (Forestry)
  Silviculture, Forest Management, Extension and Social Forestry

• M.Sc. (Bio-technology)