The Odisha CPET 2026–27 (Common PG Entrance Test) eligibility criteria is available here courses wise. CPET is important exam in Odisha for admission into hundred Plus PG courses offered by state universities and affiliated colleges across Odisha. This detailed eligibility framework covers Arts, Science, Commerce, Management, Law, Technology, Social Sciences, Sanskrit, Language Studies, Life Sciences, and Professional programs. Check CPET Courses Eligibility, Passing Marks, Required CGPA in this article below.
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 1 Advaita Vedanta (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 2 AIHCA (Ancient Indian History Culture and Archeology) History Arts Archaeology Archaeology 45 5.00 History History 45 5.00 Museology Museology 45 5.00 3 Analytical & Applied Economics Economics Arts/Science Economics Economics 45 5.00 4 Analytical Chemistry Chemistry Science Chemistry Chemistry 45 5.00 5 Anthropology & Tribal Studies (Arts) Anthropology(Arts) Arts Anthropology(Arts) Anthropology(Arts) 45 5.00 Economics Economics Economics 45 5.00 Geography(Arts) Geography(Arts) Geography(Arts) 45 5.00 History History History 45 5.00 Political Science Political Science Political Science 45 5.00 Psychology Psychology Psychology 45 5.00 Sociology Sociology Sociology 45 5.00 6 Anthropology & Tribal Studies (Science) Anthropology(Science) Science Anthropology(Science) Anthropology(Science) 45 5.00 Biotechnology Biotechnology Biotechnology 45 5.00 Botany Botany Botany 45 5.00 Geology Geology Geology 45 5.00 Life Science Life Science Life Science 45 5.00 Microbiology Microbiology Microbiology 45 5.00
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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| S. R. | Course | PG Entrance Subject | Stream | Core/Hons | Elective | Minimum % Required | Minimum CGPA Required |
| 6 | Anthropology & Tribal Studies(Science) | Anthropology(Science) | Science | Zoology | Zoology | 45 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Anthropology (Arts) | Anthropology(Arts) | Arts | Anthropology(Arts) | Anthropology(Arts) | 45 | 5.00 |
| Economics | Economics | Economics | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Geography(Arts) | Geography(Arts) | Geography(Arts) | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| History | History | History | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Political Science | Political Science | Political Science | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Psychology | Psychology | Psychology | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Sociology | Sociology | Sociology | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| 8 | Anthropology (Sc) | Anthropology(Sc) | Science | Anthropology(Science) | Anthropology(Science) | 45 | 5.00 |
| Biotechnology | Biotechnology | Biotechnology | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Botany | Botany | Botany | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Geology | Geology | Geology | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Microbiology | Microbiology | Microbiology | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| Zoology | Zoology | Zoology | 45 | 5.00 | |||
| 9 | Applied Chemistry | Chemistry | Science | Chemistry | Chemistry | 45 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Applied Geology | Geology | Science | Geology | Geology | 45 | 5.00 |
| 11 | Applied Mathematics and Computing | Mathematics | Arts/Science | Computing | Computing | 45 | 5.00 |
| Mathematics | Mathematics | 45 | 5.00 | ||||
| 12 | Applied Microbiology | Microbiology | Science | Botany | Botany | 45 | 5.00 |
| Microbiology | Microbiology | 45 | 5.00 |
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 12 Applied Microbiology Microbiology Science Zoology Zoology 45 5.00 13 Applied Physics Physics Science Physics Physics 45 5.00 14 Applied Psychology Psychology Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 15 Bio Chemistry Biotechnology B.Tech Any Any 50 5.50 BE Any Any Any 50 5.50 MBBS Any Any Any 50 5.50 B.Pharma Any Any Any 50 5.50 BHMS Any Any Any 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) BioChemistry BioChemistry 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Biotechnology Biotechnology 50 5.50 Botany Botany Botany 50 5.50 Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry 50 5.50 Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) MicroBiology MicroBiology 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Physics Physics 50 5.50 Zoology Zoology Zoology 50 5.50 16 BioInformatics Biotechnology B.Tech Any Any 50 5.50 BE Any Any Any 50 5.50 MBBS Any Any Any 50 5.50 B.Pharma Any Any Any 50 5.50
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core/HonCore Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 16 BioInformatics Biotechnology BHMS Any Any 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) BioChemistry BioChemistry 50 5.50 BioInformatics BioInformatics 50 5.50 Biotechnology Biotechnology 50 5.50 Botany Botany 50 5.50 Chemistry Chemistry 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Genetics Genetics 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Life Science Life Science 50 5.50 Marine Biology Marine Biology 50 5.50 Mathematics Mathematics 50 5.50 MicroBiology MicroBiology 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Molecular Biology Molecular Biology 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Physics Physics 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Plant Breeding Plant Breeding 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Zoology Zoology 50 5.50 17 Biotechnology Biotechnology B.Tech Any Any 50 5.50 BE Any Any Any 50 5.50 MBBS Any Any Any 50 5.50 B.Pharma Any Any Any 50 5.50 BHMS Any Any Any 50 5.50
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 17 Biotechnology Biotechnology Science/(Biology in +2) BioChemistry BioChemistry 50 5.50 BioInformatics BioInformatics 50 5.50 Biotechnology Biotechnology 50 5.50 Botany Botany 50 5.50 Chemistry Chemistry 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Genetics Genetics 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Life Science Life Science 50 5.50 Marine Biology Marine Biology 50 5.50 Mathematics Mathematics 50 5.50 MicroBiology MicroBiology 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Molecular Biology Molecular Biology 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Physics Physics 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Plant Breeding Plant Breeding 50 5.50 Science/(Biology in +2) Zoology Zoology 50 5.50 18 Botany Botany Science Botany Botany 45 5.00 Plant Science Plant Science 45 5.00 19 Chemistry Chemistry Science Chemistry Chemistry 45 5.00 20 Clinical Psychology Psychology Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 21 Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 5.00 22 Dharmashastra (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required SL# 22 Dharmashastra (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Shastri Shastri 45 22 23 Economics Economics Any Graduate Economics Economics 45 23 24 Education Education Any Graduate Education Education 45 24 25 Electronic Science Electronic Science Science/BES/ BIT B.Sc. IST B.Sc. IST 45 25 B.Sc. IT/ITM B.Sc. IT/ITM 45 Chemistry Chemistry 45 Computer Science Computer Science 45 Electronics Electronics 45 Mathematics Mathematics 45 Physics Physics 45 26 English English Arts English English 45 26 27 Environmental Science Enviornmental Science Science Agricultural Science Agricultural Science 45 27 Botany Botany 45 Chemistry Chemistry 45 Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering 45 Environmental Science Environmental Science 45 Forestry Forestry 45 Geology Geology 45 Marine Engg Marine Engg 45 Marine Science & Oceanography Marine Science & Oceanography 45
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required SL# 27 Environmental Science Enviornmental Science Science Mathematics Mathematics 45 27 Microbiology Microbiology 45 Physics Physics 45 Zoology Zoology 45 28 Gender Studies Women Studies Arts/ Commerce/ Science Any Any 45 28 29 Geography Geography Arts/ Science Geography Geography 45 29 30 Geology Geology Science Geology Geology 45 30 31 Hindi Hindi Arts Hindi Hindi 45 31 32 History History Arts Archaeology Archaeology 45 32 History History 45 Museology Museology 45 33 Home Science Home Science Art/ Commerce/ Science Any Any 45 33 34 Industrial Microbiology Microbiology Science Botany Botany 45 34 Microbiology Microbiology 45 B.Tech MicroBiology MicroBiology 45 Science Zoology Zoology 45 35 Journalism and Mass Communication Journalism and Mass Communication Any Graduate Any Any 45 35 36 Jyotirvigyan (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 36 Shastri Shastri 45 37 L.LM ( 1 Year) Law (LLM) LLB/ Equivalent Law Degree Any Any 50 37
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required SL# 38 Law (LLM)/(HR) Law (LLM) LLB/ Equivalent Law Degree Any Any 50 38 39 Library and Information Science Library and Information Science Any Graduate Any Any 50 39 B.Lib/ B.Lib & Inf. Sc. (One Year Course After Graduation) Any Any 45 Arts Library Science Library Science 45 40 Life Science (Animal Science) Zoology Science Animal Science Animal Science 45 40 Zoology Zoology 45 41 Life Science (Plant Science) Botany Science Botany Botany 45 41 Plant Science Plant Science 45 42 Life Sciences(Botany) Botany Science Botany Botany 45 42 Plant Science Plant Science 45 43 Life Sciences(Zoology) Zoology Science Animal Science Animal Science 45 43 Zoology Zoology 45 44 Linguistics Linguistics Any Graduate Any Any 45 44 45 Linguistics and Natural Language Processing Odia Arts Odia Odia 45 45 46 LLM (Human Rights) Law (LLM) LLB/ Equivalent Law Degree Any Any 50 46 47 M Sc. Mathematics & Computing Mathematics Arts/ Science Computing Computing 45 47 Mathematics Mathematics 45 48 M.Com Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 48 49 M.Com Entrepreneurship Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 49 50 M.Com in Accounting & Finance Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 50
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 51 M.Com in Banking & Insurance Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 5.00 52 M.Com(Accountancy & Finance) Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 5.00 53 M.Com(F&C) Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 5.00 54 M.Sc (Computer Science) Computer Science BCA Any Any 45 5.00 B.Tech Any Any 45 5.00 BE Any Any 45 5.00 Science B.Sc IST B.Sc IST 45 5.00 B.Sc IT B.Sc IT 45 5.00 B.Sc ITM B.Sc ITM 45 5.00 B.Sc. Data Science and Management B.Sc. Data Science and Management 45 5.00 Computer Science Computer Science 45 5.00 55 M.Sc (Information Technology Management) Computer Science BCA Any Any 45 5.00 B.Tech Any Any 45 5.00 BE Any Any 45 5.00 Science B.Sc IST B.Sc IST 45 5.00 B.Sc IT B.Sc IT 45 5.00 B.Sc ITM B.Sc ITM 45 5.00 B.Sc. Data Science and Management B.Sc. Data Science and Management 45 5.00 Computer Science Computer Science 45 5.00 56 M.Sc. (Atmospheric Science) M.Sc. (Atmospheric Science) B.E/B.Tech Any Any 45 5.00
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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SL# Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required SL# 56 M.Sc. (Atmospheric Science) M.Sc. (Atmospheric Science) Science Chemistry Chemistry 45 56 Enviromental Sc Enviromental Sc 45 Geography Geography 45 Geology Geology 45 Mathematics Mathematics 45 Metrology Metrology 45 Metrology Metrology 45 Physics Physics 45 Statistics Statistics 45 57 M.Sc. Applied Mathematics Mathematics Arts/ Science Computing Computing 45 57 Mathematics Mathematics 45 58 M.Sc. Data Science Computer Science Any Graduate/BE/BCA/BTech B.E. in any subject B.E. in any subject 45 58 B.Sc. IST B.Sc. IST 45 B.Sc. IT B.Sc. IT 45 B.Sc. ITM B.Sc. ITM 45 B.Tech. in any subject B.Tech. in any subject 45 BCA BCA 45 Chemistry Chemistry 45 Computer Science Computer Science 45 Electronics Electronics 45
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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SL# Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required SL# 58 M.Sc. Data Science Computer Science Any Graduate/BE/BCA/BTech Mathematics Mathematics 45 58 Physics Physics 45 Statistics Statistics 45 59 M.Sc. Food Science & Technology M.Sc. Food Science & Technology Science Any Any 45 59 B.Tech Any Any 45 B.Pharma Any Any 45 B.Sc(Ag) Any Any 45 Science Food & Nutrition Food & Nutrition 45 B.Voc Food Science & Nutrition Food Science & Nutrition 45 60 M.Sc. in Electronics & Telecommunication Electronic Science Science/BES/BIT B.Sc. IST B.Sc. IST 45 60 B.Sc. IT/ITM B.Sc. IT/ITM 45 Chemistry Chemistry 45 Computer Science Computer Science 45 Electronics Electronics 45 Mathematics Mathematics 45 Physics Physics 45 61 M.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics M.Sc. Food Science & Technology B.Tech Any Any 45 61 B.Sc(Agricultural Science) Any Any 45 Science Any Any 45 B.Pharma Any Any 45
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required SL# 61 M.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics M.Sc. Food Science & Technology Science Food Science Food Science 45 61 Food Science and Nutrition Food Science and Nutrition 45 Food Science and Technology Food Science and Technology 45 Home Science Home Science 45 Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics 45 62 Marine Science – Marine Biology Marine Science – Marine Biology Science Biotechnology Biotechnology 45 62 Botany Botany 45 Fishery Science Fishery Science 45 Life Science Life Science 45 Marine Science Marine Science 45 Microbiology Microbiology 45 Zoology Zoology 45 63 Marine Science – Oceanography Marine Science – Oceanography B.Tech Any Any 45 63 BE Any Any 45 Science Chemistry Chemistry 45 Computer Science Computer Science 45 Geology Geology 45 Marine Science Marine Science 45 Mathematics Mathematics 45 Physics Physics 45
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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SL# Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 64 Mathematics Mathematics Arts/ Science Computing Computing 45 5.00 Mathematics Mathematics 45 5.00 65 MBA (Business Admistration) MBA (Business Admistration) Any Graduate Any Any 50 5.50 66 MBA (Financial Management) MBA (Business Admistration) Any Graduate Any Any 50 5.50 67 MBA (Rural Management) Rural Development Any Graduate Any Any 50 5.50 68 MBA(Agribusiness Management) MBA (Business Adminstration) Commerce Any Any 50 5.50 Science Any Any 50 5.50 BBA Any Any 50 5.50 BBM Any Any 50 5.50 BABM Any Any 50 5.50 B.Sc.(Ag) Any Any 50 5.50 B.E/B.Tech Any Any 50 5.50 69 MBA(Tourism and Travel Studies) MBA(Tourism and Travel Studies) Any Graduate Any Any 50 5.50 70 MCA (Master in Computer Application) Computer Science Passed B.SC./B.COM./B.A. with Mathematics at 10/+2 Level or at Graduation Level Any Any 45 5.00 Any Graduate/BE/BCA/BTech/BBA B.E. in any subject B.E. in any subject 45 5.00 Science B.Sc. Data Science and Management B.Sc. Data Science and Management 45 5.00 Any Graduate/BE/BCA/BTech B.Sc. IST B.Sc. IST 45 5.00 B.Sc. IT B.Sc. IT 45 5.00 B.Sc. ITM B.Sc. ITM 45 5.00 BCA BCA 45 5.00
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core/Hons Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 71 MFC (Master in Finance and Control) Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 45 5.00 72 Microbiology Microbiology Science Animal Science Animal Science 45 5.00 Microbiology Science BioChemistry BioChemistry 45 5.00 B.Tech BioInformatics BioInformatics 45 5.00 Science Biotechnology Biotechnology 45 5.00 B.Tech Biotechnology Biotechnology 45 5.00 Science Botany Botany 45 5.00 Microbiology Microbiology 45 5.00 Microbiology Science Plant Science Plant Science 45 5.00 Microbiology Science Zoology Zoology 45 5.00 73 MPH (Master in Public Health) Public Health Any Graduate Any Any 50 5.50 74 MSW (Master of Social Work) Social work Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 75 Nyaya (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 76 Odia Odia Arts Odia Odia 45 5.00 77 Odia Language and Literature Odia Arts Odia Odia 45 5.00 78 Personnel Management and Industrial Relations(PMIR)/Industrial Relations and Personnel Management(IRPM) PMIR/ IRPM Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 79 Philosophy Philosophy Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 80 Physics Physics Science Physics Physics 45 5.00 81 Political Science Political Science Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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S.R. Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 82 Population Studies Population Studies Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 83 Psychology Psychology Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 84 Public Administration Public Administration Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 85 Regional Tribal Language and Heritage Studies Odia Arts Odia Odia 45 5.00 86 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS-GIS) Geography Any Graduate with Science at +2 level Any Any 45 5.00 87 Rural Development Rural Development Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 88 Sahitya (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 89 Sanskrit Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 90 Santali Santali Any Graduate Santali(AECC) Santali(AECC) 45 5.00 91 Sarvadarshan (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 92 Sociology Sociology Any Graduate Anthropology Anthropology 45 5.00 Economics Economics 45 5.00 Political Science Political Science 45 5.00 Psychology Psychology 45 5.00 Social Work(BSW) Social Work(BSW) 45 5.00 Sociology Sociology 45 5.00 93 Statistics Statistics Any Graduate (Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject in +2 or +3 Level) Any Any 45 5.00
Odisha CPET 2026-27 Eligibility Criteria
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SL# Course PG Entrance Subject Stream Core Elective Minimum % Required Minimum CGPA Required 94 Urdu Urdu Arts Urdu Urdu 45 5.00 95 Veda (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 96 Vyakarana (Sanskrit) Sanskrit Arts/ Shastri Sanskrit Sanskrit 45 5.00 Shastri Shastri 45 5.00 97 Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Any Graduate Biotechnology Biotechnology 45 5.00 Botany Botany 45 5.00 Ecology Ecology 45 5.00 Environmental Biology Environmental Biology 45 5.00 Environmental Science Environmental Science 45 5.00 Forestry Forestry 45 5.00 Life Science Life Science 45 5.00 Veterinary Sc. Veterinary Sc. 45 5.00 Zoology Zoology 45 5.00 98 Women Studies Women Studies Arts/ Commerce/ Science Any Any 45 5.00 99 Yoga and Naturopathy Yoga and Naturopathy Any Graduate Any Any 45 5.00 100 Zoology Zoology Science Animal Science Animal Science 45 5.00
FAQs
Candidates who have completed a recognized Bachelor’s degree and meet the course-wise eligibility criteria, including required subject background, minimum marks, and CGPA, can apply for Odisha CPET 2026.
Most PG courses require 45% marks or 5.00 CGPA, while professional and management programs such as MBA, MCA, LLM, MPH, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Management courses require 50% marks or 5.50 CGPA.
Yes, candidates with CGPA-based grading systems can apply. Generally, 5.00 CGPA (for general PG courses) and 5.50 CGPA (for professional courses) are required.
Yes, Odisha CPET 2026 includes MBA, MBA Finance, MBA Rural Management, MBA Agribusiness, and MBA Tourism, requiring 50% marks or 5.50 CGPA for eligibility.
Yes, candidates with Science background in subjects like Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Environmental Science, and Life Science are eligible for related PG programs.
