What shall I do after completing B.Sc in agriculture?

Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. There are a variety of vacancies in the Government as well as the private sector. For Government jobs after B.Sc. Agriculture, you would be required to qualify for certain competitive exams (detailed in the next section). However, most of the jobs that you will encounter during the campus placement will be for the private sector. As we all know that it is necessary to qualify for the required competitive exams to get a sure-shot at the jobs offered by the Indian Government. Whether you target the Central or State Government, there are separate examinations for each role. Mentioned below are the popular government exams you must clear to secure jobs after B.Sc. Agriculture: UPSC-IFSC (Indian Forest Services) Exam IBPS SO Exam State Forest Exam UGC-NET Exam NABARD Grade A Exam Before listing down the major career opportunities, lets take a look at the prominent Masters degrees in Agricultures and its varied specializations: MBA in Agriculture Masters in Agricultural Engineering Masters in Environmental Agrobiology M.Sc in Agriculture Masters in Agroecology Master of Food Science and Agribusiness MBA in Agribusiness M.Sc in Plant Pathology Masters in Sustainable Agriculture Masters in Agronomy M.Sc in Agricultural Economics MScAgric in Genetics Masters in Plant Science.

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You have lots of options after completing B.Sc. In agriculture. Either you can pursue your Masters in agriculture in your specialised area of Interest or you can pursue job in Government or Private sector. 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 to pursue your Graduation or Post Graduation programmes. 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 persure 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. Hope it Helps ! Good Luck !

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You can do MBA in Agribusiness. This degree opens up opportunities in Government and Private Sector for the students. NABARD IFFCO, Central Warehouse Corporation and FCI are some government institutions that offer promising career choices to students from B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture. Research opportunities also open up when a student completes B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture. They can appear for JRF and can opt for higher education in form of M.Sc. Agriculture and MBA Agribusiness. These career options also open up numerous promising positions in the field of agriculture. Certain skill Sets like agri-preneurship, research instinct, management of farm practices etc. Also develop in students who opt for B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture. There are various government and private colleges in India which offers qualify education in the agriculture field. Some top agriculture colleges are listed below: Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi Punjab Agricultural University, College of Agriculture Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana Geeta University, Panipat Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar Desh Bhagat University, Punjab Indira Gandhi National Open University IGNOU School of Agriculture (SOA), New Delhi.

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Hi,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 You are eligible for the following Master Programme's : M.Sc Agriculture, MBA in Agriculture, B.Ed Ph.D Thanks.

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You can do Masters in agriculture in any specialisation of your interest. You can do M.Sc in: Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Mewar University Bharti Vidyapeeth University Lovely Professional University - [LPU], Punjab Tamil Nadu Agricultural University - [TNAU], Coimbatore Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University - [ANGRAU], Hyderabad Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth - [MPKV], Puneoknete Agriculture graduates can obtain jobs in Research labs, food beverage, and dairy industries, academic institution, etc. and work as an agricultural scientist, research scientist, lecturer/professor, agricultural officer, etc. B.Sc agriculture: Career prospects With a comprehensive knowledge about agricultural Science students with M.Sc degree can find employment in following sectors: Agriculture/Dairy Fertilizer industries Academic Institutions Food Processing Units Agricultural Products Marketing firms The top recruiters for M.Sc students are as follows: Monsanto India Bayer Crop Science Coromandel Fertilizers Buhler India

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Lots of Government as well as Private job opportunities are present in front of Graduates. Talking about Government jobs, State Agriculture Departments recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts. Government Banks also recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts (generally dealing with Loans). Talking about Private Sector jobs, graduates may find jobs as Managers at Plantations, as Officers at Fertilizer Manufacturing firms, Agriculture Machinery Industries, Agricultural Products Marketing firms, Food processing units etc. Research Officer Quality Assurance Officer Agriculture Officer Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks) Production Manager Operations Manager Farm Manager Agriculture is relatively more important (as measured by their share of agriculture in state GDP). Good luck. Thank you.

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Talking about Government jobs, State Agriculture Departments recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts. Government Banks also recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts (generally dealing with Loans). Talking about Private Sector jobs, graduates may find jobs as Managers at Plantations, as Officers at Fertilizer Manufacturing firms, Agriculture Machinery Industries, Agricultural Products Marketing firms, Food processing units etc. Research Officer Quality Assurance Officer Agriculture Loan Officer.

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Lot of government as well as private job opportunities are present in front of graduates. Talking about government jobs, state agriculture departments recruits graduates to fill up officer level posts. Government banks also recruits graduates to fill up officer level posts (generally dealing with loans). Talking about private sector jobs, graduates may find jobs as managers at plantations, as officers at fertilizer manufacturing firms, agriculture machinery industries, agricultural products marketing firms, food processing units etc. Average starting salary is generally between 2-4.5 lakh rupees per year.

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