I am B.Sc 3rd year student and want to pursue M.Sc in agriculture. Am I eligible for M.Sc in agriculture? What is the syllabus?

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Puneet Singh Alumni at LPU Jalandhar | Scholar-Level 17

3 years ago

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Dear Kusuma,
My cousin took admission to MSc. in Agriculture this year. You should have passed with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. Agriculture or B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) (4 years) or equivalent to get admission to the MSc in Agriculture programme at LPU. Moreover, you have to qualify for the LPUNEST exam conducted by LPU.
LPU is the first private university that got approval from ICAR.
The following degree programs were approved for accreditations for a period of five years
BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture with GPAP of 3.72
MSc. Agriculture {Horticulture (Fruit Science)} with GPAP of 3.75
MSc. Agriculture (Agronomy) with GPAP of 3.60
MSc. Agriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding) with GPAP of 3.60
Placement: LPU students got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of the School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, HDFC Bank, Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio Seed, Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Sanra organics, and many more. The highest package of this programme at LPU is 9.55 LPA and the average package is 3.6 LPA.
Scholarships: LPU provides very good scholarships to bright students with good academic records, sports, or extracurricular activities achievement. LPU also helps students in the Education loan facility.
Faculty: All faculty members are well qualified from IITs, NITs, IIMs, and top-ranked universities all over the world.
Infrastructure: All the facilities are available on the campus itself, a student does not need to go outside for anything. On the campus, Central Library, Hospital facility is available 24*7 for staff and students, Shopping mall, Indoor Sports Stadium with 3 Olympic size Swimming Pools, Public/Private Sector Banks, ATM, etc.
Ranking:
1. For Focus on Affordable and clean energy, LPU has 1st rank in India
2. For Decent Work and Economic Growth, LPU has 2nd rank in India
3. Ranked 62 Universities in India
4. Ranked 66 engineering colleges in India
5. Ranked 37 business management schools in India
6. Ranked 23 Indian pharmacy colleges
7. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
8. It is among the top 20 Indian organizations that have filed the highest number of patents in India in the last 10 years including IIT Madras.
I hope this helps
Thanks!

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Dear Kusuma, My cousin took admission to MSc. in Agriculture this year. You should have passed with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. Agriculture or B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) (4 years) or equivalent to get admission to the MSc in Agriculture programme at LPU. Moreover, you have to qualify for the LPUNEST exam conducted by LPU. LPU is the first private university that got approval from ICAR. The following degree programs were approved for accreditations for a period of five years BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture with GPAP of 3.72 MSc. Agriculture {Horticulture (Fruit Science)} with GPAP of 3.75 MSc. Agriculture (Agronomy) with GPAP of 3.60 MSc. Agriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding) with GPAP of 3.60 Placement: LPU students got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of the School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, HDFC Bank, Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio Seed, Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Sanra organics, and many more. The highest package of this programme at LPU is 9.55 LPA and the average package is 3.6 LPA. Scholarships: LPU provides very good scholarships to bright students with good academic records, sports, or extracurricular activities achievement. LPU also helps students in the Education loan facility. Faculty: All faculty members are well qualified from IITs, NITs, IIMs, and top-ranked universities all over the world. Infrastructure: All the facilities are available on the campus itself, a student does not need to go outside for anything. On the campus, Central Library, Hospital facility is available 24*7 for staff and students, Shopping mall, Indoor Sports Stadium with 3 Olympic size Swimming Pools, Public/Private Sector Banks, ATM, etc. Ranking: 1. For Focus on Affordable and clean energy, LPU has 1st rank in India 2. For Decent Work and Economic Growth, LPU has 2nd rank in India 3. Ranked 62 Universities in India 4. Ranked 66 engineering colleges in India 5. Ranked 37 business management schools in India 6. Ranked 23 Indian pharmacy colleges 7. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 8. It is among the top 20 Indian organizations that have filed the highest number of patents in India in the last 10 years including IIT Madras. I hope this helps Thanks!

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Answered by

Lovely Professional University | Scholar-Level 17

7 years ago

Pratiksha, you can go for M.Sc Agri. if you fulfill the eligibility which is
Pass with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc Agriculture or B.Sc Agriculture (Hons.) (4 years) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST-2017
OR
In case marks scored in Bachelor's Degree are 70% or above, then LPUNEST-2017 will be exempted and candidate may apply for admission.
Check the link below
http://www.lpu.in/programmes/all/Graduation/Agriculture/M.Sc._Ag._(Agronomy)#Details