Which is the best agriculture course to pursue after 12th?

Hello, Agriculture is one of the most booming course these days. B.Sc (Hons. ) Agriculture is the leading course for this field. 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. B.Sc. 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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Hi, It would be a good choice to opt for LPU as in the present scenario this is the university which caters to the all-round development of its students and nurtures it with care to boost the career to a pinnacle of ultimate success which might be the envy of many. LPU is the only private university which has been accredited by ICAR. It has set certain standards and for this FEAT it has received many accolades. It offers the best academics and gives the best labs, faculty, platform, exposure etc. So that the students can become a success. LPU understands the importance of uninterrupted education and so offers scholarships for the sectors, on the marks qualified, national level award, defense, sports, etc. It has also moved forward to aid education at such grim times by offering financial assistance in the form of covid scholarships. As all exams have not been conducted as per schedule, hence LPU again has come forward to assist the students. So the last two qualifications would be considered for scholarship and you can avail the higher bracket LPU has external research funding worth 1.8 Million INR In LPU hands on training, practical crop production, rural and agriculture work experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, crop and SEED Identification, soil and water sampling and analysis, soil description and Interpretation, organic and chemical fertilizer, manure identification and application etc. Are carried out in the campus. The credit transfer options allow to pursue half degree from a university abroad and get the degree of the foreign university. Many students are aspiring higher studies in International Universities such as, Technical University of Munich, Germany, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherland etc. Due to ICAR accreditation of LPU, large number of companies are visiting the campus. More than 44 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, around 90% of the students got placed, among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt. , Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami, GSR with maximum package offer of 5.68 Lacs. Seats are filling up fast due to online admissions so be fast to grab your seat. All the Best.

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You can opt for B.Sc. (agriculture). For more details, follow the article: <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/science/articles/bsc-in-agriculture-course-career-scope-and-salary-prospects-blogId-14705" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://www.shiksha.com/science/articles/bsc-in-agriculture-course-career-scope-and-salary-prospects-blogId-14705</a>.

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