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Being an alumni of LPU I would rather say that the school of Agriculture in Lovely Professional University is among the best place for pursuing the B.Sc. In agriculture. As my brother has done the same from LPU. As B.Tech is also fine but the candidates pursuing B.Sc. In Agriculture can find a lucrative opportunities more as compared to B tech
Eligibility for admission in this course is as follows, 60% in 10+2/Intermediate with English Physics Chemistry and Maths/ Biology/ Forestry + LPU NEST or 60% in 10+2/Intermediate 10+2 (Agriculture) + LPU NEST or 60% in 2 year Diploma (Agriculture) after 10th + LPU NEST Age Condition :- Minimum 16 Years (I. e. born on or before last date of admission) 5% to North East states and Sikkim candidates / Defence Personnel and their Dependents/Wards of Kashmir Migrants. The most significant thing which should be emphasized is that LPU is the first private university which has been approved by ICAR. I along with my cousins had visited the fields, labs. In order to infuse understanding on emerging problems and technologies involved in agriculture field visits are conducted to neighboring farms, orchards and nurseries. Not only subject related education is imparted but also the professional enhancement is added by the university through the different courses like soft skills and communication skills. Major Highlights of the programme that I would be highlighting over here are as follows:
a)The course would impart knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of maintaining and enhancing soil fertility, crop production, crop management, crop improvement, biodiversity and sustainability of agriculture worldwide. B)The course would develop the ability to know farming practices and their scope to improve in the rural areas and the environments. C)It would help in applying the knowledge of basic Science through Agricultural microbiology, Plant biochemistry and Biotechnology. E)19.25 LPA PLACEMENT OFFERED IN PANDEMIC BY DE SHAW
LPU students have got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, HDFC Bank, Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio SEED Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics and many more. Student of Lovely Professional University, Kavita Faman, a final year student of.

I will suggest you to go for B.Sc./B.Tech Biotechnology, as biotechnology is more diverse field compared to microbiology.
As correctly defined by UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2, “Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use". Once you will start your course you will be introduced different streams of Biotechnology such as Animal cell culture, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Embryology, Genetics, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Biochemical Engineering, Plant Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Molecular Biology.
After completing your course you could decide whether you would like to stay in research or would you like to go for MBA. If you decide to go for MBA, then there is a course in University of Pune named MBA in Biotechnology or else you can go for a plain MBA.
But, if you decide to go for M.Sc. then you can go for biotechnology, bioinformatics, computational biology, marine biology, molecular medicine, molecular biology, genomics, genetics, animal biotechnology, plant biotechnology or biochemical engineering. After M.Sc. either you can for PhD or you can join biotechnology industry.

Biotechnology assimilates in itself a number of disciplines. Further, there is a great demand for biotechnical experts in countless industries and sector.
The following are applications where biotechnological techniques are used extensively:
1. Agriculture.
2. Animal husbandry.
3. Environment conservation.
4. Genetic engineering.
5. Health care.
6. Medicine.
7. Industrial research and development.
Career opportunities for students in biotechnology abound. Those specializing in different sub-disciplines of this field can easily find jobs in both private and government sector undertakings. If you have acquired a post-graduate degree in biotechnology, then you can easily find a suitable position in a number of industries.
Major recruiters include industries engaged in processing and developing agricultural and biological products, bio-processing industries, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. There are ample opportunities in industries producing healthcare products, textile industry, cosmetics and organizations engaged in different types of industrial research and development.
These days a growing number of qualified biotechnical professionals are engaged by different industries for environment protection activities and for the safe disposal of hazardous materials.
Pay scale:
The pay scale largely depends on your academic qualification, your area of specialisation and the institution from where you have earned your degree. Fresh graduates in this field can generally bag a monthly salary in the range of Rs.8,000 to Rs.20,000.