I am doing B.Sc agriculture (4th year). I am an average student. Should I go for M.Sc horticulture or MBA agri buisness?

Dear Ambika, It purely depends on your interest areas and career aspirations. If your interest lies in technical knowledge in agriculture field, go for M.Sc. But if you are more interested in general management, and want to make a combination of your technical skills in agri with management skills then go in for MBA ! An M.Sc. Will give you option of working in technical /academic areas where as an MBA will give you general management skills. LPU curates both the programs. You are advised to check their website and finish up your admission process ASAP. The phenomenal placements this year are icing o the cake. DVD.

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It depends on your interest areas and career aspirations. An M.Sc will give you option of working in technical /academic areas where as an MBA will give you general management skills.

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Hi Ambika, Well, it is totally depend on you and your managerial skills. Just review your attitude and interest where it has inclination, either it is towards preceding a career as a teacher or how to become a manager in any Agri Business firm. India is a agrarian country and by looking at the demand of agricultural graduates decent job placements will not be a problem. Agriculture is a research oriented programme where you can do a lot of research on soil, vegetable, fruit, floriculture landscaping entomology, plant breeding. Thus, scope is more towards Masters of Science in horticulture. There are three specialisations in Masters of Science horticulture: 1) M.Sc. Horticulture (Fruit Science). 2) M.Sc. Horticulture (Vegetable Science). 3) M.Sc. Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping). There are other Agricultural specialisation also: #1 Agronomy. #2 Plant Breeding. #3 Plant Molecular Bio-technology. #4 Pomology and Olericulture. #5 Entomology, Plant Pathology and Soil Science. Curriculum in LPU is as per the guidelines of ICAR (Indian Council of Agriculture Research) and is designed to train students to understand ways of improving the crop production in a sustainable manner and to provide overall knowledge related to agriculture. The demand for Post-graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India and abroad. Course fees for 2 years PG programme is also considerably lower in comparison to other Agriculture colleges while rewarding with good jobs and a better packages. Infact one of LPU student has got the package of Rs 1 Crore per Annum. All the best.

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Hi MBA programs in agribusiness give students the opportunity to learn about advanced business concepts, particularly as they relate to the agricultural industry. Most Popular subjects for M.Sc. Agriculture #1 Agronomy. #2 Plant Breeding. #3 Plant Molecular Bio-technology. #4 Pomology and Olericulture. #5 Entomology, Plant Pathology and Soil Science. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration while M.Sc. Stands for Master of Science. For job purpose, MBA Agriculture is better than M.Sc. Agriculture while for research and further studies related to the course M.Sc. Is best. Also, expense for MBA is much more higher than that of M.Sc. From top institutes, MBA will cost you 8 lac to 12 lac while M.Sc. Will cost you maximum up to 2 to 3 lac. In case, you get admission in top most institute then they will pay you instead for the course. CAT (Common Admission Test) is the entrance examination for admission in best MBA institutes while JAM (Joint Admission in Masters) is entrance examination for admission in top institutes of M.Sc. And integrated M.Sc. And Ph.D. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://entrance-exam.net/forum/general-discussion/course-better-m-sc-agriculture-mba-agriculture-2082633.html" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://entrance-exam.net/forum/general-discussion/course-better-m-sc-agriculture-mba-agriculture-2082633.html</a> Browse the website of LPU and check topic details given there to decide better. Good Luck! Due to ICAR accreditation of LPU, large number of companies are visiting the campus. More than 44 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, around 90% of the students got placed, among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt. , Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami, GSR with maximum package offer of 5.68 Lacs. In LPU hands on training, practical crop production, rural and agriculture work experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, crop and SEED Identification, soil and water sampling and analysis, soil description and Interpretation, organic and chemical fertilizer, manure identification and application etc. Are carried out in the campus.

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Hi, A lot depends on your interest as you can give your best in a stream for which you are passionate. The companies to pick the bests. So decide your interest to give your best. M.Sc. Is the perfect choice if one wishes to pursue a career in a specialised field, such as finance. An MBA, on the other hand, is an all-encompassing degree. If you plan to stick to one field throughout your career, then M.Sc. Is the better choice as you will be the expert in the field Due to ICAR accreditation of LPU, large number of companies are visiting the campus. More than 44 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, around 90% of the students got placed, among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt. , Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami, GSR with maximum package offer of 5.68 Lacs. In LPU hands on training, practical crop production, rural and agriculture work experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, crop and SEED Identification, soil and water sampling and analysis, soil description and Interpretation, organic and chemical fertilizer, manure identification and application etc. are carried out in the campus. You can browse the website of LPU and check the details of both the streams to decide properly. You can contact the counselors mentioned on the website for guidance. Good Luck.

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