MBA in Agri Business Management 

at University of Agricultural Sciences, Vivek Nagar

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA at UAS Bangalore must qualify for the basic eligibility criteria. Listed below are the eligibility requirements prescribed by the university:

• Any graduate from recognised State/Central/Deemed Agricultural/Horticultural/Forestry Universities & Other Farm Universities, with a minimum OGPA of 5.50
• In the case of SC/ST/Cat-I, the minimum OGPA required is 5

UAS Bangalore follows a rigorous selection process for admission to its MBA course. To start, the admission committee reviews all the applicants based on their past academic performance. After that, these shortlisted students are required to take a written test. Those who secure passing marks are invited for GD & PI rounds at the university. For final selection, the students are scored based on their overall profile and performance at each stage. Tabulated below is the weightage assigned to each parameter:

 UAS Bangalore offers a comprehensive MBA course. This course is offered with a single specialisation, i.e., Agribusiness Management. Upon graduating from the course, students can apply for job profiles. Moreover, prospective career choices and expected salary also depend on students' skill sets and competencies. The below list shows a few career options and respective industry-based average payouts for MBA in Agribusiness Management graduates:

• Agribusiness Manager – INR 6 to 10 LPA

• Supply Chain Manager – INR 7 to 12 LPA

• Rural Marketing Manager – INR 5 to 8 LPA

• Procurement Manager – INR 6 to 9 LPA

• Commodity Trader – INR 7 to 14 LPA

• Agri-Finance Manager – INR 6 to 11 LPA

• Farm Manager – INR 4 to 7 LPA

University of Agricultural Sciences is yet to release the course-specific placement data for BSc Hons departments. In the meantime, students can check out the NIRF report released by the university. As per the report, a total of 104 UG four-year students were placed during the 2023 placements. Moreover,  the median salary offered to UG four-year students stood at INR 5.5 LPA. 

Note: It is to be noted that the above placement data is not course-specific. It has been fetched from the official NIRF report. Moreover, the data is only for UG four-year courses offered by the university.

Students applying through the Agri-Quota need to submit the documents at the time of application for the desired course at UAS Bangalore. Depending on the centre for which the student had specified in KEA application, the candidates will have to submit the following documents:

• CET admission ticket
• Certificate issued by the Tahsildar/ acknowledgement with RD number (for Agriculturist/labour in agriculture and allied sector)
• Family tress (Vamshavruksha) issed by the Tahsildar in case of undivded family for Agriculture Quota 
• Income Certificate
• Affadavit stating that agriculture is their only source of income
• Salary Certificate (if applicable)

No, UAS Bangalore BSc Hons admissions are entrance-based. The university accepts valid KCET scores for admission to its BSc courses. Students seeking admission to this programme must register and appear for the aforementioned exam. Based on these scores, students are ranked and allocated a seat via KCET counselling. Apart from KCET, the university accepts ICAR AIEEA scores for few courses.

Yes, the University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore offers specialised courses under its BSc programme. Some of the specialisations popular among students are  Agriculture, Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sericulture, etc. All these courses run for a duration of four years. In the fourth year of course, students get to indulge in research work and gain hands-on experience. 

The KCET rank required to get in UAS Bangalore BSc courses varies according to category and choice of course. As per the 2024 cutoff data, the closing rank for the first round ranged from 17051 to 17717. When compared, it was observed that BSc in Agriculture stood as the most competitive specialisation.