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Agriculture Science

15 March 2023

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. A good monsoon drives the SENSEX up raging as a bull, while floods or other such calamities bring it to a grinding halt. In recent years, the Indian state of agriculture has improved a lot and has started using state-of-the-art farming methodology; genetically improved seeds and crossbred varieties for high yield.

Job Prospects

Work in agricultural sectors ranges from the totally academic pursuits of research and teaching to inspection and other supervisory work, to commercial activities of establishing farms, plantations, orchards and to exports of produce. Job opportunities are available in areas of Agricultural Research, Agricultural Journalism, Services in Agriculture, Banking, Farming, Conservation, Agricultural Engineering and Management. Majority of work is available either in Food/Agricultural Scientific Research or in business related careers such as Marketing and Merchandising. Experience, skills, employer and geographical location affect salaries in this sector.

Attributes

First and foremost, the requirement for choosing Agriculture as a career is an interest in this area, knowledge of agri-based industry, ability to withstand pressure And uncertainties and attitude for helping people and educati9ng them. Another important trait required is a love for the outdoors and the ability to stay in rural India far from the fast urban world. The industry incorporates many different skills and employs people with a wide variety of interests, which shows that there is a job for everyone in agriculture.

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.

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