Agriculture

Private sector jobs after M.Sc in Agriculture:
Candidates who have completed M.Sc in Agriculture can work in bakery and confectionery, fruit and vegetable processing, beverage and dairy industries. Some of the private companies which recruit these candidates are GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Cavin Kare, Dabur Foods, ITC, Hatsun Agro Products and Hindustan Unilever Limited. Different job profiles available in the private sector for these graduates are given below:
Agriculture officer
Technical Manager
Assistant Plantation Manager
Territory Manager
Trial Co-coordinator
Many government sector agricultural organizations are offering lucrative job opportunities for the candidates who have completed M.Sc in Agriculture.
Several job profiles available for these graduates in the government sector are given below.
Agriculture Officer
District Superintendent of Agriculture Development Officer
Agriculture Assistant
Research Officer
Research Assistant
Job prospects abroad after M.Sc in Agriculture
Those who are looking for a career in foreign countries after completing M.Sc in Agriculture can work in various agriculture and food product related companies. Job profiles available in these companies need experience in the related field. These graduates can also pursue their career in various reputed research and development organizations located in foreign countries.

Scope for a candidate who has graduated in B.Tech (Agriculture) is immense. There are many higher study options available as well as career prospects available after completion of graduation.
Some of the higher study options for the B.Tech graduates in agriculture are: M.Tech in Agricultural engineering, M.Tech in Farm Machinery and Power engineering, M.Tech in Renewable Energy, M.Tech in Crop Production, M.Sc. In Rural Technology, Ph.D. in Agri-Informatics, Ph.D. in Rural Technology Well-paid careers are available for qualified agricultural engineers in government and public sector organizations, agribusiness firms, food processing and retail industry, research organizations and laboratories, banks and financial corporations, central and state government organizations and private firms.
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Job prospects and salary after graduation:
There are plenty of government as well as private sector jobs available for B.Sc agriculture graduates. They can be appointed as Research Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks), Production Manager, Operations Manager and Farm Manager with State agriculture departments.
In the private sector, agriculture science 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. The average starting salary of these officers is generally between Rs. 5 to 6 Lacs per annum (including incentive). And as you gain years and experience, the scope for better remuneration is immense.
After doing B.Sc in agriculture, one may also go for M.Sc in agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for a Ph.D and build a career in agricultural research.
Refer to the link provided below for top MBA colleges in Andhra Pradesh:
This ranking is based on rankings published by The Week, Business Today and National Institutional Ranking Framework (MHRD).
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-in-Andhra-Pradesh/2-2-100-0-0
Top MBA Colleges in Telangana (Link provided below):
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-in-Telangana/2-2-413-0-0.

Job opportunities and salary after graduation:
There are plenty of government as well as private sector jobs available for B.Sc. Agriculture graduates. They can be appointed as Research Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks), Production Manager, Operations Manager and Farm Manager with State agriculture departments.
In the private sector, agriculture Science 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. The average starting salary of these officers is generally between Rs. 5 to 6 Lacs per annum (including incentive). And as you gain years and experience, the scope for better remuneration is immense.
After doing B.Sc. Agriculture, one may also go for M.Sc. Agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for a Ph.D. and build a career in Agricultural Research.
Refer to the link provided below for Top MBA Colleges in Andhra Pradesh:
This ranking is based on rankings published by The Week, Business Today and National Institutional Ranking Framework (MHRD).
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-in-Andhra-Pradesh/2-2-100-0-0
Top MBA Colleges in Telangana (Link provided below):
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-in-Telangana/2-2-413-0-0.

Some popular entrance exams conducted for admission to B.Sc. Agriculture course are as follows:
ICAR Entrance Exam ICAR AIEEA It is an agriculture entrance exam conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for admission to 15% seats in Agriculture Universities in Bachelor Degree programs and 100% seats in ICAR Deemed to be Universities and NDRI, Karnal
EAMCET- Conducted for admissions in Agriculture colleges and universities in Andhra Pradesh
PAU Entrance Exam- Conducted by Punjab Agricultural University
KEAM- Conducted for agricultural colleges in Kerala
IGKV CET- Conducted by Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
It is not possible to list all entrance exams conducted across the country as there are too many. Please let me know if you have a college in mind, so that I may be able to populate relevant details. Regards.

B.Sc. In Agriculture: Career Prospects
B.Sc in Agriculture is considered a professional degree. The graduates from this degree can find jobs in both public and private sectors. The importance of agriculture is growing rapidly and thereby is increasing the job prospects in the field of agriculture. Today Graduates with B.Sc. In Agriculture are readily accepted in the government projects. Agricultural departments, Extension services, Research organizations, Commercial farming etc. Are some of sectors where graduates of this field can find job opportunities in.
Following are some government sectors which have job opportunities for B.Sc. Agriculture graduates:
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
National Seeds Corporation Limited
State Farms Corporation of India
Food Corporation of India
National Dairy Development Board
NABARD and other banks
Agricultural finance corporations
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
North Eastern Region Agricultural Marketing Corporation
Following are the private sectors which offer jobs to agriculture graduates:
Agro industries
Agriculture Marketing
Financial sector with focus on agriculture
Micro-finance institutions
Fertilizer companies
Agri-biotech organizations
Following are some job profiles that are offered to B.Sc. Agriculture graduates:
Agriculture officer
Assistant Plantation Manager
Agricultural Research Scientist
Agriculture Development Officers
Agriculture Technician
Agriculturists
Business Development Executive
Marketing Executive
Rice Breeder
Seed Technologist
Junior Agriculture Specialist
Junior Associate Research.

If you are eyeing a successful career in the field of agriculture, it is important that you enroll in a reputed university in order to gain maximum benefits in the form of good faculty and campus facilities. Therefore, given below are top 10 agricultural universities in India in 2016-17 as per the rankings released by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Towards the end of the article, we have listed the top 57 agricultural universities in India as mentioned in ICAR rankings 2016-17. Please refer to the link provided below for relevant rankings of colleges offering courses in agriculture.
https://www.shiksha.com/science/articles/top-agricultural-universities-in-india-blogId-14726.