Hi Aspirant

The ICAR colleges offer various under-graduate (UG), post-graduate (PG) and doctoral courses. Admission to these courses is through All India Entrance Examination for Admission.

Career opportunities after Agricultural studies at ICAR college:

1. Indian Forest Service

At Central level, an IFS can hold positions such as joint secretaries, additional secretaries and secretary to the Government of India. IFS officer can work as quality assurance officer, farm manager, agricultural officer, production manager, field officer, operations manager, etc.

2. Banking

In the Banking sector, those who have studied at ICAR deal with agricultural finance and related issues. They can be posted as an agriculture loan officer, agriculture extension officer, specialist officer, etc.

3. Engineering

Agricultural engineers work on the mechanical side of agriculture, designing, developing, installing and maintaining agricultural machinery that improves the efficiency of farm work and food production.

Annual Salary is around 5-6 lakhs.

Hope this information helps you!

BSc in Agriculture is a popular options that many students are willing to take. The eligibility is commonly based on merit rank in the ICAR entrance examination. The career options are huge and opportunities are much more than what one would expect:

1. Research Scientist
2. Extension officer
3. Agriculture officer
4. Plantation manager
5. Entrepreneurship
6. Field officer
7. Officer in KVKs
8. Agriculture loan officers (banks) etc

The average initial salary varies from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 9 lakhs, which is pretty handsome to begin with.