What is the placement record for B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture in LPU?

Hi, LPU has good placement records. For agriculture, it has records up to 1 crore per annum by monsanto , a Canadian company.

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Hello, Placements at LPU are always applauded. LPU students 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. Major Students Achievements are : Kavita Faman, a final year student of Agriculture (Agronomy), has bagged a massive job package of Rs 1 crore. Mr. Chennamsetty Pragnan Babu is a student of B.Sc. Agriculture, always been hard working and qualified ICAR-JRF in Plant Sciences with rank 49th and got admission in G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar in the department of Plant Pathology with 12600 per month fellowship. Mr. Sumant Bindal is a student of M.Sc. (Agri) Genetics and Plant Breeding, got student research fellowship 2018-19 form World Vegetable Centre to do research at WVC Taiwan with health insurance and stipend US$ 500 per month + travel charge. Students of Agriculture and Forestry had a research stay and an edu-excursion Camp at TERI university New Delhi. The international camp was organized to share projects by students related to sustainable water resources management. Students are exposed to Commercial farms (400 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.) Students learn about latest advancements in the field of agriculture, disease resistance, fertilizers and, insecticides with extensive fieldwork and field trips preparing them for the evergreen field of agriculture.LPU provides ample opportunities for placements and also trains you well so that you can crack the interview.

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Lovely Professional University is a first private University having ICAR accreditation. ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) co-ordinates agricultural education and research in the country under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture (Govt. of India). Students are exposed to Commercial farms (400 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.) Students learn about latest advancements in the field of agriculture, disease resistance, fertilizers and, insecticides with extensive fieldwork and field trips preparing them for the evergreen field of agriculture. LPU students 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

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The package of this course is quite good as the average package for the 2018 passout batch is 5 LPA including all the perks and the highest pack is 15 LPA and this is increasing year by year.

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Students of School of Agriculture are placed well in companies like Dhanuka, Reliance Retail, Syngenta, Bio SEED Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics and many more. You can go for it undoubtedly.

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LPU is renowned private university with more than 30,000 students and experienced faculty from various institutes and offering more than 250 courses wherein B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture is one such course. Lovely Professional University is among a very few private institutions in India which is putting continuous efforts on the academics, research, overall development, culture, professional ethics and providing suitable infrastructure for the same. LPU is the first private University to get ICAR accreditation. Addressing your query, B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture is a four years programme that aims at building expertise through well planned on-field implementation and testing of basic concepts in production, yield enhancement disease resistant and better shelf life of food and flora. It helps in creating professionals to tackle the dogma from SEED to stomach. I recall one of my niece took admission in this programme and she highlighted the following: # Career Prospects a. Primary Prospects: Students can attain positions as Agriculture Inspectors, Agriculture Officers, POs, Food Quality Inspectors, Agriculture Development Officer, Horticulture Development Officer, Technical Assistants and administrative posts in government and non-government organizations. B. Secondary Prospects: Other career options as Sales Officer in private companies and Technical Representatives in pesticide, fertilizer, SEED and irrigation companiesOpportunities include pursuing higher studies in reputed universities in India and abroad c. Tertiary Prospects: Entrepreneurship ventures such as poly house, green house, mixed farming and agriculture-based small industries can be opened. #Salient Features of this course are: a. Knowledge enhancement b. Experiential learning c. Field visits d. Professional Enhancements Special inputs in the form of placement classes are given to students to hone their skills and prepare them for placements. Students also go for on-job training (OJT) where they are paid stipend too. Placements in Agriculture are good with VLCC Healthcare Ltd. , Ankur Seeds, HDFC, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. , Ebro India Pvt. Ltd. etc. Coming for campus recruitment and students getting packages upto 4.5 LPA. I think the above information is sufficient to decide. I will advise you to book the seat at the earliest.Hope this helps.

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Hello gourav Kumar, There are lot of College and universities which are doing great in agriculture studies but as per my expert LPU is one of the best choice for agriculture programme. Lovely Professional University is first private university accredited by Indian Council of Agricultural Research. No other private university has this accreditation. LPU is one of the great place for education where the management actually believe on actions rather than words. Whatever they promised they delivered to us along with in campus placement at good package and best time of life.

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Dear Gourav B.Sc Hons in Agriculture in LPU is one of the best programme. LPU ranks 47th in INDIA according to NIRF 2022, not only this LPU is first private university in India to get ICAR accreditation. Placements in Agriculture are good with VLCC Healthcare Ltd., Ankur Seeds, HDFC, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd., Ebro India Pvt.Ltd., etc coming for campus recruitment and students getting packages upto 4.5 LPA. Special inputs in the form of placement classes are given to students to hone their skills and prepare them for placements. Students also go for on-job training (OJT) where they are paid stipend too. The university leaves no stone unturn to shape the future of its students. It is definitely the first choice of both national and international students

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Dear Gourav, .Being a alumni of Lovely Professional University,I would say Lovely professional Universities School of Agriculture is among Punjab and Indias Best Agriculture colleges. It lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped Laboratories, Library, lecture rooms, and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments. I did MBA from LPU,During my post graduation years I had few friends from agriculture department,Sometimes I used to visit fields,Labs with them they also discussed about placements ,academic, placements etc so I have Idea about this course. Few Points I am sharing which will help you to know more about B.Sc(Hons)Agriculture course:- Students learn about the latest advancements in the field of agriculture, disease resistance, fertilizers and, insecticides with extensive fieldwork and field trips preparing them for the evergreen field of agriculture. LPU lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, library, lecture rooms, and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments. Emphasis on case studies and inter-personal based teaching to develop skills inanalytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios. B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture students done research on Project On Floating Island-The project involves the introduction of floating islands for water management and improving sanitation and regulation of water quality & restoration of the water table with the help of biological agents. Students hitherto organic yields of Spinach, Cauliflowers, Cabbage, Turnip, Radish, Carrots have been well accepted by local consumers at University, who have liked these for quality, taste, appearance and appeal. They have also produced organic wheat. 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 MSc Agriculture (Agronomy), has bagged a package of Rs 1 crore. The package has been offered by Monsanto, global leaders in agrochemicals and now part of the crop sciences division of the Bayer Group.

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Hi Gourav, Agriculture is a primary source of livelihood for the majority of Indians. Thus, generally it remains the last priority among students choosing a career option. Which is a very wrong assumption. Agricultural graduates have wide scope of career in public sector and private sector. In fact entrepreneurship is a great opportunity to pursue your prospective career in agricultural field. It is just a myth that Agriculture does not offer job opportunities. Lovely Professional University is the first private University who has got and accreditation from ICAR. Curriculum here 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 graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India and abroad. BSc Agriculture is a 4 year undergraduate professional course offered by Lovely Professional University. Course fees are also considerably lower in comparison to other professional degrees, while rewarding with good jobs and a better packages. Infact one of LPU student has got the package of Rs 1 Crore per Annum. # It has various and variety of career options: Agriculture Officer, Farm Manager, Plantation manager, Research Officer, Quality assurance Officer in related fields, Agriculture Loan Officer in Banks, Production Manager, Operations Manager in Fertilizer Units, Food Development Manager, Self owned Food Processing Units, Seed Quality Manager and Government jobs are also there. I hope this will be helpful to you.

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