Agriculture & Food Business

To get MBA Admission in Agri-Business Administration, students have to appear for one of the popular entrance exams conducted for management combinations like CAT, XAT, CMAT ATMA or some company-specific exams.

Eligibility Criteria MBA Agribusiness Management
In addition to the common entrance exam, you must also take CAT XAT CMAT ATMA and other institute-specific exams.

The latest cut off for MBA in Food and Agri Business Management at Imperial School of Agri Business is 60%.

A score of around 90 percentile should definitely invoke a call provided academics are good (above 85% throughout). A background in agriculture/allied sector would give a slight advantage over other candidates provided one meets other requirements. However over the past few years there have been almost an equal strength of non-agri background students. Ideally if other conditions met, percentile should not fall below 85. Even if it fetches 80, there would be low chances of conversion, unless one is exceptionally good. So a percentile of 90 or above is a safe one.

MBA in Agri-Business is a growing field and there are some good colleges offering this course. Here is the list:
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
Indian Institute of rural management, Anand
National Institute of Agricultural Management
Amity University, Gurgaon
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad
but for these colleges you need to clear the respective entrance exams.

With industries changing rapidly, the scope for MBA professionals has undergone a radical shift. On average, the highest paying jobs after MBA in India offer a salary of Rs 4,00,000 to 32,00,000 per annum, depending on the domain and specialisation chosen by the candidate.

Agri-business is solely confined to chances centred on agriculture, but marketing is more general and spans across all industries. Therefore, choosing marketing management would be the ideal decision to leave your choices open going forward and not be constrained to a certain area.

List of colleges in Telangana:
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad. Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. JNTUH College of Engineering (JNTUH CE), Hyderabad. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad.