M.Sc Horticulture

Hi, It depends on your interest. It would be a good choice to opt for LPU as in the present scenario this is the university that caters to the all-round development of its students and nurtures it with care to boost the career to a pinnacle of ultimate success which might be the envy of many. LPU has been ranked by NIRF among the top 100 universities including the IITs because of its worth. Both MBA and M.Sc. Are enterprising courses of LPU. LPU curates three programs in horticulture at PG level. These are:
# M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Fruit Science) 2 years. (4 Semesters)
# M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Vegetable Science) 2 years. (4 Semesters)
# M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping) 2 years. (4 Semesters)
LPU School of Business has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs of USA for its Management, Commerce, and Economics programmes. School is ranked No. 2 in India in Outreach and Inclusivity and 49 overall in the prestigious NIRF 2020 ranking released by The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
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LPU websites mention the topic details for both courses, check and decide. All the best.

Hi Akanksha, M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Fruit Science), (Vegetable Science), (Floriculture and Landscaping) a 2 years (4 Semesters) programme offered by LPU is (Approved by ICAR). # Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam)
Pass with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. (Agriculture) or B.Sc. (Agriculture) (Hons. ). Or B.Sc. (Horticulture) or B.Sc. (Biotechnology) (Hons. ). (4 years) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. # Admission Criteria
Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria. LPU has certain Salient Features:
# Research Orientation
Research based subjects such as scientific writing and ethics help students to build research aptitude. # Knowledge Enhancement
The curriculum of this course lays strong emphasis on in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of fruit breeding and production for resolving horticultural problems. # Skill Development
Seminar based course develop presentation and technical skills in students. # Professional Enhancement
In addition to core curricula, course offers subjects like communication, analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. Online admissions are already going on, you can take admission through their University website. For maximum scholarship benefits LPU officials are advising to take admission as soon as possible. All the best for your future. All the best.

Lovely professional university is the first private university to get accreditation from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). LPU provides the quality education by the well qualified teachers. LPU has become a brand across the globe. It has various national and international tie-ups. LPU provides a proper atmosphere or environment for agriculture students. In this stream as most of the work is fieldwork, there every student is allocated a separate piece of land to perform their tasks in the supervision of the staff. Students here are given the opportunity to work on the live projects. University provides additional professional enhancement classes as part of the curriculum to prepare the students for all types of competitive exams. LPU excels in terms of placement as well. Students of agriculture are availing a good amount of packages from the recruiters. Moreover placements at LPU is better than government agricultural universities. Recently a girl from school of agricultural got rupees 1 crore package coriander per annum after post graduation in horticulture. In horticulture Lovely Professional University offer 3 specialisations. These are as follows:
1) M.Sc. Horticulture (Fruit Science).
2) M.Sc. Horticulture (Vegetable Science).
3) M.Sc. Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping).

In the situation of Covid-19, LPU has relaxed their eligibility norms. The eligibility criteria for this programme is Pass with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. (Agriculture) or B.Sc. (Agriculture) (Hons. ). Or B.Sc. (Horticulture) or B.Sc. (Biotechnology) (Hons. ). (4 years) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. Also, LPU believes in the fact that money should not be a constraint for a student to pursue his choice of studies. Scholarship can be availed in the various courses offered by LPU. LPU offers scholarship on the various categories :-
The first and foremost category is that a student can avail the scholarship on the basis of his/her previous qualification or previous to previous qualification which should be minimum of 70 percentage. For instance if a student is applying for a Bachelors degree, LPU will be considering the 12th marks or 10th marks whichever will be higher. LPU conducts Lovely professional university national entrance and scholarship test LPU NEST on the basis of which student can enhance their scholarship. Some national level tests like JEE Mains, NATA NEET UCEED CAT XAT MAT CMAT NMAT GPAT GATE etc. Performance on the basis of sports, cultural or co-curricular activities. Board Toppers
For Orphan students or person with certain disabilities
Defence personnel and central armed police forces (CAPF) dependents
Covid-19 frontline scholarship
From all the above mentioned whichever is higher that will be applicable. For the subjects and syllabus for exam you may visit the website NEST. Lpu. In and as per your desired programme you may SEE to the details.

Hi Ambika, Well, it is totally depend on you and your managerial skills. Just review your attitude and interest where it has inclination, either it is towards preceding a career as a teacher or how to become a manager in any Agri Business firm. India is a agrarian country and by looking at the demand of agricultural graduates decent job placements will not be a problem. Agriculture is a research oriented programme where you can do a lot of research on soil, vegetable, fruit, floriculture landscaping entomology, plant breeding. Thus, scope is more towards Masters of Science in horticulture. There are three specialisations in Masters of Science horticulture:
1) M.Sc. Horticulture (Fruit Science).
2) M.Sc. Horticulture (Vegetable Science).
3) M.Sc. Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping). There are other Agricultural specialisation also:
#1 Agronomy. #2 Plant Breeding. #3 Plant Molecular Bio-technology. #4 Pomology and Olericulture. #5 Entomology, Plant Pathology and Soil Science. Curriculum in LPU is as per the guidelines of ICAR (Indian Council of Agriculture Research) and is designed to train students to understand ways of improving the crop production in a sustainable manner and to provide overall knowledge related to agriculture. The demand for Post-graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India and abroad. Course fees for 2 years PG programme is also considerably lower in comparison to other Agriculture colleges while rewarding with good jobs and a better packages. Infact one of LPU student has got the package of Rs 1 Crore per Annum. All the best.

Hi Pankaj, Eligibility criteria for M.Sc. Horticulture is that candidate must be pass with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. (Agriculture) or B.Sc. (Agriculture) (Hons. ). Or B.Sc. (Horticulture) or B.Sc. (Biotechnology) (Hons. ). (4 years) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. I am afraid that you won't be able to change your stream and you may not be able to take admission in M.Sc. Horticulture. However, LPU is a first private University to get ICAR approval: Under the aegis of ICAR, LPU offers three programs in horticulture at PG level. These are:
# M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Fruit Science) 2 years. (4 Semesters)
# M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Vegetable Science) 2 years. (4 Semesters)
# M.Sc. Ag. Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping) 2 years. (4 Semesters)
There are various scholarship schemes for different categories and criterion:
# Scholarship on the basis of Percentage in qualifying exam/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification
# COVID-19 Frontline Scholarship for the Frontline Workforce
# Scholarship on the basis of LPUNEST
# Scholarship on the basis of Performance in Sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular and Social Service Bravery Awards. # Special Scholarships and Fee Concessions
LPU is the first private university to be accredited by ICAR. With world class infrastructure and massive investments in intellectual capital, it is the ideal choice for PG programs in agriculture and horticulture. All the best for your future.