B.Sc. in Agriculture colleges in Maharashtra: Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees, Placements

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There are more than 100 colleges in Maharashtra that offer BSc Agriculture courses. Out of these 100, students can opt for 19 private colleges and 7 government colleges. Students are admitted to BSc Agriculture courses in Maharashtra based on merit, or scores in entrance exams like ICAR AIEEA and MHT CET, etc.

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Students who wish to pursue BSc Agriculture colleges in Maharashtra can take a look at the table below to know some details about the course and the colleges offering it.

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No, you cannot opt for a BSc degree if you have completed your Class 12 in the Commerce stream. Only the students who have completed their Class 12 in the Science stream with the PCM/B subjects are eligible to pursue a BSc Agriculture degree.

Students who wish to pursue BSc Agriculture from colleges in Maharashtra are usually admitted based on merit and do not necessarily have to give any entrance exams. But some colleges also accept the scores of ICAR AIEEA and MHT CET. Here are some details for these exams:

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There are many BSc Agriculture colleges in Maharashtra. Some of the best ones have been listed below along with their course fee:

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There are 2 government colleges in Maharashtra that offer BSc Agriculture courses. Students can take a look at the details in the table below:

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Yes, definitely! There are many benefits of completing a BSc Agriculture from colleges in Maharashtra. Students will develop many skills and vast knowledge of their subject if they choose to pursue this degree. Besides, students can also compare the average course fees and placement packages for colleges in Maharashtra. 

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There are many BSc Agriculture colleges in Maharashtra that offer the degree for less than INR 50,000. 5 such colleges are mentioned below:

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Here are the average placement packages of some of the best BSc Agriculture colleges in Maharashtra:

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Normally in February every year, a notification from ICAR is given for admission to Diploma, UG, PG and Doctoral courses of various Agricultural Universities and Colleges of ICAR and States. The process is online for this a link is provided on the ICAR website http://www.icar.org.in and also on the websites of agricultural universities and colleges.

There is an online entrance exam like JEE, AIEE, etc. in the second week of June, based on the course applied among the eligible candidates. The result is declared in four weeks. The eligible candidates are called for counselling at Delhi and are given a choice from their preference purely on merit bases however category reserved seats, SC, OBC etc. are called first.

Please refer to the table below for the top BSc in Agriculture colleges in India that offer the highest Return on Investment to their students in the form of placement package:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
VIT Vellore Placement	INR 4.4 lakh	INR 9 LPA
BIHER Placement	INR 12 lakh	INR 8.7 LPA
BHU Placement	INR 35,460	INR 8 LPA – INR 8.5 LPA
Rama University Kanpur Placement	INR 2 lakh	INR 8.5 LPA
LPU Placement	INR 4.98 Lacs – INR 6.4 lakh	INR 8 LPA

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Hi, it can be observed that pursuing BSc in Agriculture in India can be quite expensive as most of the colleges have an average tuition fee between INR 2 to 3 lakh. However, you can refer below for the top BSc in Agriculture colleges in India that offer quality education at affordable prices:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
BHU	INR 35,460	CUET
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	INR 36,000	ICAR AIEEA
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Bhubaneswar	INR 48,800	ICAR AIEEA, OUAT Entrance Exam
Visva Bharati University	INR 3,360	CUET, ICAR AIEEA
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University	INR 11,200	ICAR AIEEA, CCSH Entrance Exam

Hope this helps!

Hi, please refer below for the top BSc in Agriculture colleges in India with their tuition feee and eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
BHU	INR 35,460	CUET
Amity University Noida	INR 4.2 Lacs - INR 5.12 lakh	CUET and Merit-Based
VIT Vellore	INR 4.4 lakh	Merit-Based
SOA University	INR 7.2 lakh	SAAT
LPU	INR 4.98 lakh	INR 8 LPA

Hope this helps!

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