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Dear Nomanjee, A degree in agriculture gives you the knowledge and skills needed to manage agricultural and farm businesses or to work in areas such as agricultural sales, food production and farming journalism. Job options
Jobs directly related to your degree include:
Agricultural consultant
Estates manager
Farm manager
Fish farm manager
Plant breeder/geneticist
Rural practice surveyor
Soil scientist
Jobs where your degree would be useful include:
Amenity horticulturist
Commercial horticulturist
Field trials officer
Forest/woodland manager
Horticultural consultant
Magazine journalist
Newspaper journalist
Sales executive
My cousin did B.Sc. In Agriculture programme from LPU and working in an agriculture industry with a good salary package. *LPU is the first private university that got approval by ICAR. *
*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. Among the top 80 Universities in India
4. Among the top 90 engineering colleges in India
5. Among the top 50 business management schools in India*
6. Among the top 30 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!

Lovely Professional University is regarded as one of the Best Design colleges in India and Punjab, LPU School of Design offers its students cutting-edge labs and equipment to simulate the industry environment with practical exposure to fashion industry right from designing to merchandising. The school provides a platform for students to experiment with creative designs, patterns, fabrics and colors. Live with fashion events, visits by renowned national and international fashion designers, innovation and creativity is fostered in the students at every step. Students are encouraged to experiment with different materials to create conceptual wear and accessories. Also students are exposed to fashion shows, craft fairs, industry internships and craft documentation. She got Intensive exposure to practical work in Pattern making, Draping, Weaving, Printing, Dyeing, Garment Construction labs. Students are given various Live-projects during the course of the programme to create commercially viable designs. Department organized Face Painting and nail painting competition for students to showcase their creative talents. Workshop on "Fashion styling" by Anuj Lalawani (Renowned Designer & Stylist) where students got training in different creative endeavors like body fit, make up, dressing and grooming. Aditya Raina, a Final year student of Diploma in Fashion Design got an opportunity to work as a Fashion stylist (intern) for ace Fashion designer J Vallaya for his upcoming collection. Students are taken to educational tours to complement in-class learning. Students visit various monumental buildings and industries across India such as marble industries, tile industries, Thermax industry, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors etc. University prepares its students for placements through special inputs in the form of placement classes. Students are given a lot of on-job training as well as work on projects where they can earn also. B. Design placements of the university are very good with students getting high packages.

Hi Nomanjee, Being an education consultant I always prefer lovely professional University for the further engineering after completion of Diploma engineering. Now you will get a direct admission into the B.Tech lateral entry programme and within 3 years, your degree will be completed. Best salient feature of the lovely professional University is its curriculum, highly experienced and qualified faculty, diversified culture in the University campus, professionalism, technical exposure, placements. All these strengths are at the peak among all the private and even public institutions. I would advise you to compare almost all the institutions of the Punjab but believe me LPU is step ahead among all the institutions. All the best for your future.

Hi, LPU is the best to pursue this course. The Mechanical school of LPU has well-qualified and experienced faculty members with specializations in various fields like Aerospace Engineering, Automobile Engineering, CAD/CAM, Engineering Design, Industrial Engineering, Machine Tool Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Metallurgy, Robotics, Thermal Engineering, etc. I will highlight some of the features of this branch:
1. Rankings: LPU has ranked among top-100 in the Overall as well as University category by NIRF-2020 rankings. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities globally as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Achieving Curriculum Feedback from Industry: some always initiates to discuss its curriculum with the industry persons to take feedback from them and do the necessary alteration in the syllabus as per the industry requirements to make its student industry-ready.
3. Immersive Mentor-ship Model: Experienced faculty members of the discipline nominated as mentors to eligible students, which resulted in student satisfaction and improved placements.
4. Extensively Attributed Video Lecturers: Unique approach to develop interactive academic resource material based upon their own experiences
5. Faculty: Efficient & knowledgeable faculty from premier institutions such as IITs, IIITs, NITs, etc. There are continuous efforts by faculty to contribute to the upliftment of student's careers.
6. Achievements: Mechanical engineering students designed a futuristic Formula One Racing Car at SAEINDIA 2017 Noida. A student Builds UV Light Sanitiser Racket That Kills Coronavirus On Common Surfaces.
7. Placements:Top companies visited for placements like Honda Motors, Wilmar, Volkswagon, Voltas, Anglo-Eastern Ship Mgt. , Asahi India, Rockman (Hero group), Dharam Consulting, Samundra, Indo-MIM, Sandhar Technologies, JK Lakshmi Cement, Maruti, Lava, XL Dynamics, Asahi India, Cleanmax Solar, Elgi Equipments, etc. When it comes to Automobile Engineering 95% to 98% of the senior batches have been placed in top-notch companies such as HERO MOTORCYCLES, HYUNDAI, ESCORTS, TAFE, and many more. Thanks.

Well if you wish to go ahead for Ph.D. you can go ahead with Lovely professional university for your programme. LPU offers flexible coursework options-
1) Classes on weekends (Saturday & Sunday only)
2) 4 days course work every month (Preferably every second week: Thu-Sun)
3)15 days course work (November/December)
The eligibility is:
Masters degree with 55% aggregate marks in a relevant discipline or equivalent, subject to clearing LPU NEST and Interview. If you are UGC/NET qualified then you are exempted from LPU NEST but to avail the maximum scholarship it is advisable to appear in LPU NEST. So UGC/NET will be an option to you. So you can proceed for admissions.

Well if you wish to go ahead for Ph.D. you can go ahead with Lovely professional university for your programme. LPU offers flexible coursework options-
1) Classes on weekends (Saturday & Sunday only)
2) 4 days course work every month (Preferably every second week: Thu-Sun)
3)15 days course work (November/December)
The eligibility is:
Masters degree with 55% aggregate marks in a relevant discipline or equivalent, subject to clearing LPU NEST and Interview. If you are UGC/NET qualified then you are exempted from LPU NEST but to avail the maximum scholarship it is advisable to appear in LPU NEST. So UGC/NET will be an option to you. So you can proceed for admissions.

Dear Nomanjee,Choosing a specific field after 12th standard can be confusing and burdening. Since your whole life ahead your career is completely dependent on the competitive exam you take after your 12th standard, you must choose it wisely.
1 BITSAT
2 COMED-
3 IPU CET (B.Tech)
4 Manipal (B.Tech)
5 VITEEE
6 AMU (B.Tech)
7 NDA Entrance with PCM (MPC)
8 All India Engineering Entrance Exam with PCM (MPC)
9 State Level Engineering Entrance Exams
In northern India, LPU is one of best University who Conduct LPU NEST an entrance and Scholarship Exam. Online Admissions are already open, one can take Admission now in B.Tech through their website and can apply for LPU NEST which is subject to be qualified.

Without a doubt, MBA is a very good notion after B.Tech. LPU is known for its MBA. LPU provides quality education, with great scholarship programs plus holistic learning opportunities. Mittal School of Business is among the first 10 institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) accreditation, Mittal school of Business ranked among the top 40 Management institution in India, as per NIRF ranking 2021. The curriculum is made keeping in mind the current market trends. The placements are 100%, and students have special placement-oriented classes that serve as a booster for students to clear the exam and interview. Companies like Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, Adani Wilmar, Altruist, Al-Rakha, Dharam Consultancy selected LPU students for International locations. The highest package availed is 21 LPA. More than 650 companies visit LPU every year for recruitment with an average of 5-12 LPA packages and the highest package was 21LPA. Every year visiting companies escalate in number and till date University has recorded the highest placements in North India.

Though both the institutes are good in terms of academic structure but being an alumni of LPU let me share the details. The salient features of the placement in LPU are :-
Even during this unprecedented time of COVID almost 7200+ offers were generated and still there is more to come. There are around 1000+virtual placement events that are conducted so far. Around 285+ companies offered dream CTC of 5 Lac per annum to 10 Lac per annum
62+ companies offered super dream CTC of 10 LPA and above. LPU students have secured offers from Amazon at a dream package of up to Rs. 30 Lac per annum. Other students pursuing internships with Amazon, may be extended full-time positions against Pre-placement Offers. Tanya Arora, a final year B.Tech Computer Science Engineering student of Lovely Professional University, has bagged a whopping Rs 42 Lac job offer from Microsoft. In response to the pandemic, the team promptly decided switching to virtual mode of placement and internships to help students find jobs. Lovely Professional University managed to conduct more than 1000+ Virtual Placement Events including Internship drives, Live Projects, Case Studies, Competitive Events, Guest Lectures, Workshops, etc. Amid the Pandemic. The placement season from March 2020 till April 2021 saw offers crossing 7297+ and counting. Not just in India, LPU students are making a mark around the world. One of our very own is now working at Google HQ in Palo Alto with an illustrious package of Rs. 1 Crore plus!
Fortune 500 Companies have hired around 4500 students from Lovely Professional University. The wide array of employers that hire LPU students is remarkable, representing our students' potential and ingenuity in shaping their careers. LPU becomes the favourite landing place for top recruiters like Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, Amazon, Bosch Engineering, Tata Consultancy services, Meditab and many more!
One of our alumni has had the unique privilege of working at not one but 3 of the top tech companies!
For Cognizant, LPU has been the destination to pick market ready workforce as it has selected 3300+ plus engineering students over the years. Statistically speaking
1400+ Recruiters hired LPU students
42 Lac the highest Salary package availed
300+ Companies offering Dream and Super Dream Packages
110+ Recruiters of IITs/Iims/NITs also hire from LPU
80k the highest Internship Stipend per month
I believe this gives clarity.

Career in Agriculture is one of the largest industries and a good source of employment across the country. Agriculture also plays a vital role in Indian economy. . It promotes the efficient production of quality food in the agricultural-food industry & on the farm linked to the farming.Though all the universities help in shaping your dreams but being an alumni of LPU let me explain the things in detail.LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation.In addition to the regular course work, especially designed practical courses like Hands on training, Practical crop production, Rural and Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, Crop And Seed Identification Laboratory, Soil And Water Sampling And Analysis, Soil Description And Interpretation Discipline Highlights: Agriculture aboratory, Organic And Chemical Fertilizer, Manure Identification And Application Laboratory, Introductory Nematology, Disease Of Horticultural Crops And Their Management, Practical Floriculture And Vegetable Crop Production Laboratory, Bio-Safety Rules And Intellectual Property Rights are offered to promote practical implication of various courses which train students for industry.
Students are exposed to Commercial farms (100 acres) to know-how that create an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills. They were also engaged in complete cultivation practice of seasonal crops for 6 months, wherein land preparation till harvesting and marketing of the final products will be done by student to expose farming experience. Profit earned by selling solely shared by students of a group.
Highest numbers of PhDs as faculties are enrolled in School of Agriculture faculties throughout the LPU university. These experienced faculties mostly engaged in consultancy, research and publication to add immense value to the academic life. Sharing life-based experience and suggesting personality development steps time to time.
Placement Insight include
Due to ICAR accreditation large numbers of companies are visiting the campus.
More than 44, 46 and 43 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.
Around 90% of the students getting placed every year.
Among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt., Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami,GSR, IFFCO, Dhanuka, etc.

Well in the situation of Covid-19, LPU has relaxed their eligibility norms. The eligibility criteria of this programme is Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelors degree (any discipline)or equivalent, and Interview. Therefore you can proceed with admissions based on qualifying the above norm. Some highlights of LPU :
LPU has been ranked 49 in the Management ranking in 2020 by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The Business School of LPU is accredited from ACBSP, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs from the USA ensuring quality education and industry experienced faculty members. The Training and Placement cell of University has a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals. The training & placement cell of university conducts many programs for Enhancing employ-ability such as Professional Enhancement classes, industry experts, Workshops, Mock Drives, Guest Lectures, Summer Internship and many others. Student can avail the opportunity like summer programme, credit transfer, international exposure etc. The university has been ranked high by outer agencies also with regard to placements of students. Around 550+ companies visit every year for campus-recruitment of students from LPU. LPU provides ample opportunities to each and every eligible student of LPU. Companies like Colgate Palmolive, Hindustan Unilever, Godrej Consumer, Asian Paints, Bajaj Allianz, CEAT, Khimji Ramdas, Ernst and Young, Flipkart, Federal Bank, Moodys Analytics, Blue Star, Zomato, Berger Paints, Marico, Forbes Marshall, Upgrade Education, Havells, Apollo Munich Health Insurance, CavinCare, Hetitch, Nerolac Paints, Oyo Rooms, S& P Global Market Intelligence, HDFC Bank, Swiggy, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Luminous Power, Crescendo Group, Hafele, Global Shiksha, Kent RO Systems, Farelabs, Ceasefire Industries Ltd. Markets and Markets, Bharti AXA, Decathlon Sports, Exide Industries, Emami, Eye-Q Vision, ITC Limited, Janalakshmai Financial Services, Kelloggs, MRF, Naukri, Moodys Analytics, WNS Global, Writer Corporation, Nivesh Group, OCWEN Financial, Practo, Redington, Transport Corporation of India, Rallis India etc. Visit lpu for recruitment purpose.

LPU is a well renowned private university in India with 30K+ students all across the world and with 4000 experienced faculty members and staff members. There are more than 200 programmes to choose and with a great infrastructure LPU provides all the facilities within the campus itself. LPU has earned many affiliations, recognition's and accreditation's down the lane and mark itself amongst the few of the top private universities. Even the placement opportunities in LPU are much better than other private universities as it is ranked the 5th amongst the other universities for its placement records. Industry internships in top national and international five-star hotel brands like Leela Palace and Resorts, ITC, Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Renaissance & Marriott (Malaysia ), Taj Tashi & Le Meridien Thimphu (Bhutan), Westin Turtle Bay Resort (Mauritius ), Taj Exotica (Maldives), Shangri-la (Thailand), Marriott & Hyatt (USA), Michelin Star Restaurant (L Auber Grade Trama) France, etc. If I talk about placements, the companies visit LPU are Accor Group of Hotels, ITC Maratha, AISATS (airport Management), Oberoi, St. Regis, Shangri-la, Thomas Cook, Travel Triangle, Radisson chain of hotels, etc. So, I recommend Lovely professional university based on all its efforts and the aspects.