What is difference between B.Sc agriculture and B.Sc horticulture in ICAR?

B.Sc Horticulture is a niche course i.e., the course is very particular in its syllabus and mainly focuses on the Horticulture branch of agriculture. B.Sc Agriculture is a core course that covers all aspects of agriculture in brief including horticulture.

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B.Sc Agriculture includes all the subjects under agriculture like horticulture, agronomy, genetics, etc. Whereas horticulture deals specifically with horticulture and branches only.

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Bachelor of Agriculture is an Undergraduate Academic Degree which is awarded for a course or programme in the field of Agriculture. The Bachelor degree course of Agriculture is known as B.Sc. Ag. Or B.Sc. (Agri) which is an abbreviated form of Bachelor of Agricultural Science. B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture or Bachelor of Science Honours in Agriculture is an undergraduate Agriculture Science and Technology course. The duration of the course is three years (four years programme in some colleges). B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture includes the study of various methods of agriculture, the use of modern fertilizers for the improvement of crops and the ways to improve the present technique of Agriculture with the help of modern technology. The study under B.Sc. In Agriculture (Honours) includes use of various technological aspects for the betterment of agriculture. It opens many career scopes for the candidates after its successful completion. The course is also available through correspondence in a number of Institutes. Some of the Institutes providing B.Sc. Ag. (Hons): Banaras Hindu University, G. B. Pant college of Agriculture, N G Ranga Agriculture University.

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