Agriculture

B.Sc. Agriculture is a 4-year undergraduate course that primarily focuses on research and practices in agricultural Science, dealing with disciplines like Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Microbiology, Soil Science, Plant Pathology, etc. It is a professional degree recognised by the Government of India in the field of agricultural Science. This course aims to provide training to implement modern agricultural techniques and technologies in the real world scenario. After completing the course, graduates can find jobs in both the public and private sectors. The importance of agriculture is growing rapidly and thereby increasing job prospects in the field of agriculture. Today, there are a number of research projects and teaching work related to agriculture in many Agricultural departments, Extension services, Research organizations, Commercial farming, etc. The average annual salary offered to these professionals ranges between INR 2 to 8 LPA. It may be higher in the government sector. The Gazetted post of Government of India as Agricultural Officer (Agronomist) is one of the most prestigious jobs in the public sector after B.Sc. Agriculture. Some other jobs associated with the profile are:
1. Agriculture Officer
2. Assistant Plantation Manager
3. Agricultural Research Scientist
4. Business Development Executive
5. Marketing Executive.

On inquiring from the counsellors, I came to know that LPU is UGC recognised which got established u/s 2F of UGC act and is a full fledged private university which has many rankings to its credit. So, acceptability of the degree pursued from this university is acceptable everywhere and so will be for the PSC Kerala
In addition to this, you will be happy to know this, LPU is the only private university who has ICAR which shows the quality of content delivered at various levels. LPU floats more than 250 programmes our of which B.Sc. (Hons. ). Agriculture is one of them which is designed for 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 and creating professionals to tackle the dogma from SEED to stomach. LPU provides special inputs to the students in the form of placement classes to hone their skills and prepare them for placements. Students also go for on-job training (OJT) where they are paid stipend too. #LPU provides ample opportunities to each and every eligible student to secure good placement with the help of a dedicated Division of Career Services. The students have got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio SEED Nestle, Smur Agro, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics, VLCC Health care and many more with the highest package of 5.6 LPA and average package of 3.27 LPA. #In addition to the above, students can also attain positions as Agriculture Inspectors, Agriculture Officers, POs, Food Quality Inspectors, Agriculture Development Officer, Horticulture Development Officer, Technical Assistants and administrative posts in government and non-government organizations. Plan the admission at the earliest as University offers scholarship but for that date of admission does matters. Hope this helps.