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Career Opportunities in Agriculture and Allied Sciences
“Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history”
India is a largely agrarian economy. The impact of agriculture is not only on the production of food grains, vegetables and fruits, but also on agriculture- dependent industries. India, the land of agriculture, always has the need for qualified and skilled professionals in the field of Agricultural science as well as in Research and Development. Agriculture Science deals with crop cultivation and harvesting, innovative technologies and advancements in farming methods, designing advanced tools and equipments for farming, research and development of hybrid crops and genetically modified foods and improving quality of the crop product, manufacturing effective pesticides and fertilizers, and much more. This field is a broad spectrum of various sciences dealing with Crop Farming, Forest Development and Conservation, Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Technology, Agricultural Economics, Plant Breading and Genetics, Seed Technology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
Eligibility
For Graduate level courses, the eligibility criterion is 10+2 in Science. Many universities fix a minimum aggregate of 50% marks to be obtained in the qualifying examination, although admission is given out on the basis of merit/performance. For admission in Master’s degree courses, the eligibility criterion is a Bachelor’s degree in Science/Agriculture on the basis of merit/entrance exam. More than 40 colleges offer the B.Sc (Ag.)/B.Tech courses, the Post Graduate level courses are M.Sc/ M.Tech degrees in different disciplines. Also there are around 20 institutions offering BE Agriculture courses. All agricultural universities provide Ph.D degree in different disciplines. Deemed universities of ICAR, namely Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal and Central Institute on Fisheries Education, Mumbai conduct entrance examinations separately.
Agricultural Sciences Entrance Exams after 12th
NEET- UG |
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For Admission to Various Courses in Agriculture Sciences across colleges in India | National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
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JEE Main- Paper 1 |
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For Admission to B. Tech. in Agriculture, Biotech, Food Tech, Dairy Tech. courses offered by State Engineering Colleges for Participating States and Other Participating Institutions | Joint Entrance Examination |
ICAR- AIEEA UG |
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For Admission to Agriculture and Allied Science courses at Agricultural Universities across India | All India Entrance Examination for Admission |
CUET –UG |
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For admission in Agriculture and Allied Science Courses at Central, Public and Private Universities who have opted to take UG admissions through CUET across India | Common University Entrance Test |
CETUG- AAU |
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For admission to B. Sc. Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Food Nutrition & Dietetics and Community Science Programs at Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat | Common Entrance Test |
BHU- UET |
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For admission to B. Tech. Food/ Dairy Tech/ B. Sc Agriculture at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Undergraduate Entrance Test |
AMU- ET |
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For admission to B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | Aligarh Muslim University. Entrance Test |
Note: 75+ Central, Public and Private Universities have started accepting CUET as a Common Entrance Test from 2022 onwards which may include universities like Delhi University, JNU, JMI, AMU etc. This will replace tests like DUET, JMI-ET, BHU-UET, and AMU- ET etc. Please refer to the CUET official website for updated information.
Available Degrees
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Degree |
Duration |
Eligibility
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B. Sc Agriculture |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCB
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B. Sc Sericulture |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCB
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B. Sc Horticulture |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCB
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B. Sc Forestry |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCB
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B. Sc Community Science |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCB
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B. Sc Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCB
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B. Tech Agriculture |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCM
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B. Tech Food Technology |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCM
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B. Tech Dairy Technology |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCM
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B. Tech Biotechnology |
4 Year |
10+2
with PCM
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Diploma + B. Tech (Integrated Diploma
& Bachelor of Technology) |
6 Year |
10th
Pass with 60% |
Career Prospects
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Agricultural Research |
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Agri Business |
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Agro- Industries |
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Agricultural Education |
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Agricultural Journalism |
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Services in Agriculture |
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Banking |
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Farming |
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Conservation |
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Agricultural Engineering and
Management |
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Higher Studies in Respective
Field |
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Agricultural Equipment
Manufacturing |
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Technical Writing |
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Cooperative Services |
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Agricultural Research and
Development |
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Agriculture Production |
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State/ Central Civil Veterinary
Services |
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Chemical Manufacturing |
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Agriculture Policy Making |
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Indian Civil Services |
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