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I got 3500 rank.on agriculture and 4805 in engineering in kcet.i am in confusion of choosing between bsc agriculture or be in computer science. which one has more scope ,job opportunity and good career in india


chethanmagadi77 18th Aug, 2021
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aswathypadinjakkara 27th Sep, 2021

Hey

Both agriculture and computer science are good career options.Take the course based on your interests.As both of them are really varied courses, with each of them having its own benefits you can choose a career path based on your interest.

Bsc Agriculture-

The development in technology, research, and innovation has increased the scope of agriculture.

BSc Agriculture is a 4-year undergraduate course offered by various government and private universities in India. The demand for graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India as well as abroad. A student pursuing BSc Agriculture course will study a wide variety of subjects including agronomy, soil sciences, horticulture,plant breeding and genetics, entomology, plant pathology, animal sciences, plant biochemistry,basics of biotechnology, etc. The syllabus is as per the guidelines of ICAR (Indian Council of Agriculture Research ).

The average minimum salary for a B.Sc. in Agriculture graduate is around INR 7, 00,000 to  INR 9, 00,000. Government banks also recruit graduates to fill up various Officer level posts.

They can also be appointed in the private sectors, agriculture science graduates may find jobs as managers at plantations, as officers at fertilizer manufacturing firms, agricultural products marketing firms, agriculture machinery industries food processing units, etc.And according to your experience, there will be hike in the salary.

Various job positions and the average salary per annum-

Agricultural Officer9 Lakhs

ICAR Scientist7 Lakhs

Agriculture Analyst4.2 Lakhs

Marketing Executive3.5 Lakhs

JRF/SRF2 Lakhs

Research Assistant3 Lakhs

BE In computer science -

With every things going digital, the IT sector today is an emerging field as compared to other sectors and there is a huge demand of Computer Science Engineers and programmers.CSE offers some of the highest paying jobs not only in India but also outside. There are people who do freelancing and get paid very well.Top Recruiters are HCL, TCS,Wipro, Infosys, Facebook etc.

Job opportunities are available in Government as well as Private sector. Various job positions are

Software Engineer

Project Manager

Application Developer etc

After completing M.E./M.Tech. program, one may also take up a teaching job.Also, after PhD program, you can build a career in the Research and Development sector. Average starting salary is generally between 3-5 Lakh Rupees an year. One may start one’s own programming and software development venture.

If you are interested onto programming, computer related you can go for BE in CS.. If you are interested in agriculture then you can go for the other option.

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