You will have lot many opportunities, if you hold a degree in agricultural sciences say from conductor to collector. You should decide what to choose and what not to, upon graduation or post-graduation in agriculture, there are ample opportunities in teaching, research and transfer of technology areas in ICAR, State Agricultural Universities, State Departments of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and NGOs. The Union Public Service Commission UPSC conducts an annual competitive examination for recruitment in the Indian Forest Services, for which one of the educational qualifications required is Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, so you ca
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You will have lot many opportunities, if you hold a degree in agricultural sciences say from conductor to collector. You should decide what to choose and what not to, upon graduation or post-graduation in agriculture, there are ample opportunities in teaching, research and transfer of technology areas in ICAR, State Agricultural Universities, State Departments of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and NGOs. The Union Public Service Commission UPSC conducts an annual competitive examination for recruitment in the Indian Forest Services, for which one of the educational qualifications required is Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, so you can explore in any field. Moreover, there are large number of local, national and international private business organizations, manufactures and NGOs where agriculture professionals can find decent employment. Software companies are also looking for domain experts in agriculture industry to plan, design and implement different software solutions targeting the agriculture sector. Further, important opportunities will be awaiting once you step down from university to work field. Here are some competitive Exams:
Graduate in B.Sc Agriculture, like any other graduate is eligible to appear job exams in Banking, Defense, UPSC SSC and many more organizations. Besides, there are exclusive exams only for agriculture graduates (IBPS AO, FCI, AIC, IIFCO, NSCI etc.)
Campus Placements:
Many reputed companies visit agriculture colleges or universities for recruiting B.Sc Agriculture students under campus placement programme. State Government Jobs like Agriculture Development Officer (ADO), Class-I (Gazetted), Agriculture Extension Officer, Range Forest Officer, District Horticulture Officer (D. H. O. Grade-I), Superintendent-government Garden, District Cane Officer, Assistant Conservator regularly recruited by the respective state governments. Central Government Jobs.
Agriculture Graduate Trainee inIFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, A Multistate Co-operative Society). Jobs in Banks and Insurance sector,Field Officers, Rural Development Officers, Junior Associates and Junior Agricultural Associates, Agricultural and Probationary Officers are recruited by different public sector and private banks of India. Jobs in Teaching and Education
For those whose passion is teaching, there are plenty of opportunities to make career in teaching at school, college and university level.
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Hi Sumit,