Agriculture

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.