B.Sc Agriculture Science

Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. Horticulture is subdivision of agriculture which deals with gardening of plants. Agriculture deals with cultivation of crops and also animal farming whereas Horticulture deals with cultivation only. Both B.Sc. Agriculture and B.Sc. Horticulture are Science degrees; however, they differ significantly. B.Sc. Agriculture includes four years of research and practical training in agricultural Science. At the same time, a B.Sc. In Horticulture is a 4-year undergraduate course that deals with breeding vegetables, cereals, fruits, orchids, and other plants. Both the courses are career-oriented and provide students with in-depth expertise.

LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation. Let me share the placement insights as that would clarify the things to you. Due to ICAR accreditation large numbers of companies are visiting the campus. More than 44, 46 and 43 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively. Around 90% of the students getting placed every year. Among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt. , Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami, GSR, IFFCO, Dhanuka, ITC, Relience Agr. Retail, Uniborn, HDFC Bank, Intellow lab, WIPRO, with maximum package offer of 5.68 Lacs. Every year &get;50 students joining in Syngenta RISQ project for research with good stipend. Students are getting an opportunity to go on programme exchange in foreign universities every year
the highest numbers of PhDs as faculty members are enrolled in School of Agriculture faculty members throughout the LPU university. These experienced faculty members mostly engaged in consultancy, research and publication to add immense value to the academic life. Sharing life-based experience and suggesting personality development steps time to time. In addition to the regular course work, especially designed practical courses like Hands on training, Practical crop production, Rural and Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, Crop And SEED Identification Laboratory, Soil And Water Sampling And Analysis, Soil Description And Interpretation Discipline Highlights: Agriculture laboratory, Organic And Chemical Fertilizer, Manure Identification And Application Laboratory, Introductory Nematology, Disease Of Horticultural Crops And Their Management, Practical Floriculture And Vegetable Crop Production Laboratory, Bio-Safety Rules And Intellectual Property Rights are offered to promote practical implication of various courses which train students for industry.