What is the scope of B.Sc in Agriculture in India?

There are a lot of government and private bodies which recruit fresher graduates from the agriculture background. Some of the government sectors are:- Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNational Diary Development BoardNational Seeds Corporation LimitedNorth Eastern Region Agricultural Marketing CorporationState Farms Corporation of India You can become an- Agriculture Scientist. Agriculture Technician. Agriculturists. Business Development Executive. Data Curator. Marketing Executive. Rice Breeder. SEED Technologist. Junior Agriculture Specialist. Junior Associate - Research. Education career aspects after the programme:- You have many options to get into after this graduation degree. You are eligible for the following Masters programmes: M.Sc Agriculture, MBA in Agriculture, B.Ed Ph.D. The best colleges are:- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Mewar UniversityLovely Professional University Punjab Anna University Acharya Ngranga Agricultural University Hyderabad Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

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For B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture. There are ample of opportunities in this field both in Government and in Private sector. Getting a good job depends on various factors like from where you have done your Graduation, your skills, your knowledge about the field, the Industrial experience and exposure if you have any. A graduate/ post-graduate in this field can get appointed as an Agricultural Research Scientist, Agriculture Officer, Production Manager, Farm Manager, etc. Interested students can also opt for jobs in the field of teaching, banking, and insurance. Competitive exams such as UPSC FCI, and other government jobs abound after B.Sc. In Agriculture. Public and private companies also offer jobs, many who come for campus placements too. Options go on to journalism in the agricultural sector, state government jobs, insurance sector jobs, research, and teaching. LPU School of Agriculture is among Punjab and India's 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. Also, some of the programmes under the Agricultural domain are ICAR accredited which makes your degree more valuable if done from LPU. LPU PROVIDES ULTIMATE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION BY PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL EXPOSURE. So, without any doubt join LPU and pursue your high dream and secure your future with good placements as it provides ample opportunities to its students for placements, internships and give industrial exposure as well to its students in terms of guest lectures, workshops, industrial visits. Last year, their agriculture student from LPU bagged a Package of 1 CRORE. Some of the companies visited LPU for Agriculture are - NESTLE INDIA LIMITED HINDUSTAN BEC TECH INDIA PVT LTD HDFC BANK RALLIS INDIA SMURAGRO ENVIROCARE LABS PVT. LTD FARELABS PVT LTD PRAGYA OMICS INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. B. D. AGRO FOODS. SANRA ORGANICS CONVERGYS INDIA SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED DHANUKA AGRITECH LIMITED etc. Hope it Helps ! Good Luck !

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B.Sc Agriculture is a broad-based course that deals with production of food and horticultural crops, rearing of farm animals, agricultural extension, rural economy and rural development, working with farmers, environmental health, etc. B.Sc. Agriculture has diverse scope and you can get the jobs with.

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Some of the popular Job roles in this domain: Plantation Manager Officer in Quality Assurance in Related Fields, Subject Matter Specialist in different Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)Farm Manager Research Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer in Banks, Biochemist, Food Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Agricultural Lawyer, Agricultural Operations Manager, Animal Geneticist, Agronomy Sales Manager. The highest package offered was 19.25 LPA. LPU holds a stellar record in placements as big brands like VLCC Healthcare Ltd. , Ankur Seeds, HDFC, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. , Ebro India Pvt. Ltd. LPUs School of Agriculture offers an up-to-date curriculum designed to suit the aspirations of agricultural industries as well as major research and development sectors. The laboratories of the School are world-class. The dedicated faculty gives the students hands-on training experience by assigning live projects (Agricultural work) in university agricultural research farms and experiential learning on different agricultural units. It includes disciplines like Agronomy, Horticulture Genetics and Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Economics, Extension, etc. The major emphasis of this is to get the students acquainted with knowledge and hands-on experiences in the above-mentioned discipline and apply that knowledge to high-value agricultural production in a sustainable manner.

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Agriculture is one of the most diversified fields than ever before, offering several jobs and self-employment opportunities to agriculture students. Agricultural technology is not only advancing at a fast pace but also creating new job opportunities for agriculture students. There are various posts for which the Government organisation/ Institutes offer opportunities the graduates. Check the list of some of the posts: Agriculture Junior Engineer Agriculture Forest Officer Agricultural Field Officer Agriculture Development Officer Researchers Technologist Lab Assistance Assistant Professor Forest Officer Agriculture Graduate Trainer B.Sc. (Hons)Agriculture - Minimum expected cutoff is 60%. In 10+2 with English Physics maths/biology/forestry+LPUNest LPU is the only private university that has ICAR approval. 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. The package really depends on what he can show to the recruiters that, how much he is worth or deserved. There were some students who cracked the placement and got offered 1 crore LPA, while many failed to do so. On an average the Agriculture students of LPU is offered and placed in the starting package of 5.5 TO 6 LPA (Fixed salary) while there may be cases of students getting less than that or more than that. Like I said, LPU will provide you the platform and the opportunity, but it is really you who have to go and perform on the platform being provided.

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Yes it is a very good course and increases your chance of having a good career after pursuing this, as there are variety of choices you will get, like you can prepare for banking exams like IBPS SBI NABARD etc. You can also try for government competitive exams like UPSC FCI, IFOS, AFO, etc.

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If you are eying a successful career in the field of agriculture, it is important that you enroll in a reputed university in order to gain maximum benefits in the form of good faculty and campus facilities. Therefore, given below are top 5 agricultural universities in India as per the rankings released by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 2018. The below are the few best college in India 1. Tamil Nadu Agriculture University 2. Acharya N. G Ranga Agriculture University 3. Punjab agriculture university 4. GB Pant Nagar University 5. Lovely Professional University. LPU School of Agriculture is among Punjab and India's Best Agriculture colleges. LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation By the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. 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.

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Dear Anup, B.Sc. In Agriculture has very good scope in India such as Production Manager Operations, Manager in Fertilizer Units, Business Development Manager, Food Processing Units in Government, Agri-Preneurship, SEED Technologies Firm, etc. My friend also did B.Sc. In Agriculture from LPU and working in HDFC Bank as an Agriculture Officer. LPU is the first private university that got approval from ICAR. (I). The school of Agriculture was approved for accreditation for a period of five years with a GPAC of 3.42 (ii) The following degree programs were approved for accreditation for a period of five years B.Sc. (Hons. ). Agriculture with GPAP of 3.72 Placement: LPU students got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of the School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, HDFC Bank, Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio SEED Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Sanra organics, and many more. The highest package of this programme at LPU is 19.25 LPA and the average package is 3.4 LPA. 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. Ranked 62 Universities in India 4. Ranked 66 engineering colleges in India 5. Ranked 37 business management schools in India 6. Ranked 23 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!

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Graduates after B.Sc Agriculture can find jobs in a number of government, private and public sector since they provide lots of opportunities to learn and grow along with a good salary. They can always opt for career options of :_ Agriculture Junior Engineer. Agriculture Forest Officer. Agricultural Field Officer. Agriculture Development Officer. Researchers. Technologist. Lab Assistance. Assistant Professor Forest Officer Agriculture Graduate Trainee However we must learn one thing that a B.Sc Degree is just an elementary degree. In order to determine to which tangent of career we would like to pursue we need to first find the minimum qualification pre requisite. Post your graduation you can always sit for the following few government exams:- UPSC - Indian Forest Services (IFS) Staff Selection Commission (SSC) IBPS Specialist Officer (AO) Food Corporation of India (FCI) NABAARD Keeping in sink with the concept I found LPU course curriculum very employable. It believes in 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. Creating professionals to tackle the dogma from seed to stomach. It runs B.Sc. (Hons. ) Agriculture Programme ie for 4 years. LPU 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 (government. of India). LPU School of Agriculture has been granted accreditation by the National Agricultural Education Board of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, making it the first and only private University in the country to receive the accreditation. LPU got this accreditation last year (2018). All the courses that run at undergraduate and post graduate level are all accredited by ICAR. It counts B.Sc (Hons. ) Agriculture, M.Sc Ag. (Genetics & Plant Breeding), M.Sc Ag. (Agronomy) and M.Sc Ag. Horticulture (Fruit Science) programmes are accredited to ICAR by the National Agricultural Education Board of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous body responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research in India.

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Agriculture is the backbone of India and B.Sc Agriculture is a good course to learn agricultural techniques and it also has good placement opportunities, as you can be employed by any private or government firm or you can start your own work or even you can start your career as a lecturer by pursuing M.Sc in agriculture. There are a lot of government opportunities available for the B.Sc in agriculture graduates. So, it has very good scope.

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