lovely Professional University, Punjab or Sam higginbottom agriculture University,allahabad. Which is best for Bsc Agriculture in all aspects (teaching, study, placements, field work, hostel etc). Please suggest me the best and explain why?

LPU School of Agriculture is among Punjab and Indias Best Agriculture colleges. LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation By the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, library, lecture rooms and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.
Students are prepared at academics level to achieve higher placements, some steps are taken as follows:
1.Experiential Learning Activities
The future of agriculture lies with a faith born of deeds. Students are engaged in evergreen agriculture, keeping in view the RAWE Program to build interpersonal skills.
2.Exposure To Commercial Farms
Students are exposed to Commercial farms to get know-how that creates an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills.
3.Innovative Pedagogy And Curriculum
Emphasis on case studies and inter-personal based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios.
Students Innovate a drone which can be guided by remote control can be used on agriculture land to analyze the soil nutrient status and water stress is an innovation by LPU students to simplify the farming experience.

Well I am afraid I dont know about the university you mentioned. Being a faculty of LPU i can tell you about LPUs agriculture programmes.

Lovely Professional University is the first private university to be accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. As far as the program is concerned, the LPU agriculture program is designed with a target of the holistic development of students.

School of Agriculture offers programs with an up-to-date curriculum designed to suit the aspirations of agricultural industries as well as major research and development sectors. The laboratories of the School are world-class. The dedicated faculty gives the students hands-on training experience by assigning live projects (Agricultural work) in university agricultural research farms and experiential learning on different agricultural units. It includes disciplines like Agronomy, Horticulture Genetics and Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Economics, Extension, etc. The major emphasis of the program is to get the students acquainted with knowledge and hands-on experiences in the above-mentioned discipline and apply that knowledge to high-value agricultural production in a sustainable manner.

The minimum age required for enrolling in the program is 16yrs. Merit in qualifying examination LPUNEST, subject to eligibility criteria.

Students are engaged towards evergreen agriculture, keeping in view the RAWE program to build interpersonal skills. The students are exposed to Commercial farms to get know-how that creates an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills. Emphasis on case studies and interpersonal-based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios are given.

Some of the popular Job roles in this domain: Plantation Manager Officer in Quality Assurance in Related Fields, Subject Matter Specialist in different Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)Farm Manager Research Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer in Banks, Biochemist, Food Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Agricultural Lawyer, Agricultural Operations Manager, Animal Geneticist, Agronomy Sales Manager. The highest package offered was 19.25 LPA.

For B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture, there are ample of opportunities in this field both in Government and in Private sector. Getting a good job depends on various factors like from where you have done your Graduation, your skills, your knowledge about the field, the Industrial experience and exposure if you have any.

A graduate/ post-graduate in this field can get appointed as an Agricultural Research Scientist, Agriculture Officer, Production Manager, Farm Manager, etc. Interested students can also opt for jobs in the field of teaching, banking, and insurance. Competitive exams such as UPSC FCI, and other government jobs abound after B.Sc. In Agriculture. Public and private companies also offer jobs, many who come for campus placements too. Options go on to journalism in the agricultural sector, state government jobs, insurance sector jobs, research, and teaching.

Being an alumnus of LPU I would prefer LPU as it has helped me grow professionally and provides exposure to various opportunities in terms of internships, workshops, guest lectures, industrial visits, placements etc.

LPU School of Agriculture is among Punjab and India's Best Agriculture colleges. It lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, library, lecture rooms and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments. Also, some of the programmes under the Agricultural domain are ICAR accredited which makes your degree more valuable if done from LPU.

LPU PROVIDES ULTIMATE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION BY PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL EXPOSURE.

So, without any doubt join LPU and pursue your high dream and secure your future with good placements as it provides ample opportunities to its students for placements, internships and give industrial exposure as well to its students in terms of guest lectures, workshops, industrial visits. Last year, their agriculture student from LPU bagged a Package of 1 CRORE.

Some of the companies visited LPU for Agriculture are - NESTLE INDIA LIMITED HINDUSTAN BEC TECH INDIA PVT LTD HDFC BANK RALLIS INDIA SMURAGRO ENVIROCARE LABS PVT. LTD FARELABS PVT LTD PRAGYA OMICS INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. B.D. AGRO FOODS. SANRA ORGANICS CONVERGYS INDIA SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED DHANUKA AGRITECH LIMITED etc.

Hope it Helps !! Good Luck !!

B.Sc Agriculture is a degree course in the field of agriculture and its applications. The study of this course consists of agricultural science and the effective implementation of modern agricultural techniques and equipment in practical applications.

After going through the LPU website, I will like to share the some points which makes LPU a better option for pursuing the http://B.Sc (http://b.sc/) Agriculture Programme.

• School of Agriculture, LPU is accredited with ICAR Recognition.After digging up the information about ICAR Accreditation of LPU, I get know that the LPU is not only the ICAR Accredited but become the India’s first private University to be Granted with ICAR Accreditation.

• Programmes http://B.Sc (http://b.sc/) ). (Hons.) Agriculture, http://M.Sc (http://m.sc/) . Ag. (Genetics & Plant Breeding), http://M.Sc (http://m.sc/) . Ag. (Agronomy) and http://M.Sc (http://m.sc/) . Ag. Horticulture (Fruit Science) programmes are accredited to ICAR.

• The innovative pedagogy , updated Curiculum, case studies, well equipped Labs, Lecture Halls, Agriculture Farms to conduct the Agriculture experiments are the part of the practical learning.

• Various educational tours, Industrial Visit, Workshops, Seminars are organised in order to tone up the confidence, exposure and practical knowledge of the students.

• In order to make students industry ready, professional enhancement classes are conducted.

• Students of School of Agriculture are placed in the good companies like Dhanuka, HDFC Bank, Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio Seed, Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics and many more.

• Moreover, the Agriculture students are the part of various research projects like Flying Farmer – An Innovative Approach, Hydroponics – Mineral Nutrient Solution, Haqaeponics – Novel Agricultural Technology,Project on Floating Island.

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Being a alumni of Lovely Professional University,I would say Lovely professional University’s School of Agriculture is among Punjab and India’s Best Agriculture colleges. It lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped Laboratories (https://www.quora.com/topic/Laboratories) , Library, lecture rooms, and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.LPU is First private University in India which is apprived by ICAR.

I did MBA from LPU,During my post graduation years I had few friends from agriculture department,Sometimes I used to visit fields,Labs with them they also discussed about placements ,academic, placements etc so I have Idea about this course.

Few Points I am sharing which will help you to know more about B.Sc (http://b.sc/) (Hons)Agriculture course:-

• Students learn about the latest advancements in the field of agriculture, disease resistance, fertilizers and, insecticides with extensive fieldwork and field trips preparing them for the evergreen field of agriculture.
• LPU lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, library, lecture rooms, and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.
• Emphasis on case studies and inter-personal based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios.
• B.Sc (http://b.sc/) (Hons) Agriculture students done research on Project On Floating Island-The project involves the introduction of floating islands for water management and improving sanitation and regulation of water quality & restoration of the water table with the help of biological agents.
• Students’ hitherto organic yields of Spinach, Cauliflowers, Cabbage, Turnip, Radish, Carrots have been well accepted by local consumers at University, who have liked these for quality, taste, appearance and appeal. They have also produced organic wheat.
• Students have started working on the production of Baby-Corn, Parsley (Kind of Coriander), Lettuce (Green Leaves), Dill (A Fragrance), Lemon Grass and other. They have also worked for growing and marketing of all types of summer vegetables. In addition, they are learning Green House (Poly House) production, Tissue culture, Collection of Plasma, usage of natural resources & compost, floriculture, and above all entrepreneurship value for a valuable growth on even a small piece of land.
• Students Innovate a drone which can be guided by remote control can be used on agriculture land to analyze the soil nutrient status and water stress is an innovation by LPU students to simplify the farming experience.
• University prepares its students for placements through special inputs in the form of placement classes. Students are given a lot of on-job training as well as work on projects where they can earn also. http://B.Sc (http://b.sc/) Agriculture placements of the university are very good with students getting high packages.
• LPU students have got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, HDFC Bank (https://www.quora.com/topic/HDFC-Bank) , Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio Seed, Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics and many more. student of Lovely Professional University, Kavita Faman, a final year student of MSc Agriculture (Agronomy), has bagged a package of Rs 1 crore. The package has been offered by Monsanto, global leaders in agrochemicals and now part of the crop sciences division of the Bayer Group.
• LPU students are declared as Youth Ambassadors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s passionate clean India mission, commonly called as ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA)’. Students have also received cash prize of Rs. one lakh.
• Students of Agriculture and Forestry had a research stay and an edu-excursion Camp at TERI university New Delhi. The international camp was organized to share projects by students related to sustainable water resources management.

Due to this pandemic situation,Now a days online Induction is going on,University conducted different webinars for freshers,different online talent show is going on. Students are reporting virtually.The live online classes that we will be initiating are much like face-to-face classes only and their effectiveness has already been well tested in the last semester wherein more than 35,000 hours of online sessions were conducted for LPU students across various academic programs. University have planned to start with live online classes on LPU "MyClass" platform.

For more information in detail, kindly visit university website,or call on University toll free number Tel: +91-1824-404404.

Lovely professional university is the first private university to get accreditation from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). LPU provides the quality education by the well qualified teachers. LPU has become a brand across the globe. It has various national and international tie-ups. LPU provides a proper atmosphere or environment for agriculture students. In this stream as most of the work is fieldwork, there every student is allocated a separate piece of land to perform their tasks in the supervision of the staff. Students here are given the opportunity to work on the live projects. University provides additional professional enhancement classes as part of the curriculum to prepare the students for all types of competitive exams. LPU excels in terms of placement as well. Students of agriculture are availing a good amount of packages from the recruiters. I would like to name a few companies that visit LPU- Nestle, VLCC Health Care, HDFC, Rallis India, and many other firms.

Yes,Being a Alumni of Lovely Professional University,i can say that LPU is best private University to purse B.Sc (http://b.sc/) (Hons) Agriculture. (http://agriculture.as/) if you are looking for quality education and good placements along with learned faculty work hard on you to get you placed in the best of the companies, then LPU is the place for you to go for. LPU’s school of Agriculture has ICAR approval. Students who have passed out from LPU have got jobs in various departments and states.

LPU has made a good name for itself in a short span of time by working hard for its students in terms of education, faculty, placements, infrastructure, etc. It works for the overall development of its students. Its main aim is to provide students with ample exposure both in the form of theoretical and practical knowledge for which there is much emphasis on workshops, live projects etc along with class room teaching. The university has made quality education possible for all by providing good scholarships under different categories.

Now, these were just some of the few advantages of LPU but there is much more good to say about LPU like it’s infrastructure, study environment, placements, cultural programs and what not, I can definitely say that LPU would be worth joining.

LPU floats more than 250 programmes our of which B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture is one of them which is designed for building expertise through well planned on-field implementation and testing of basic concepts in production, yield enhancement disease resistant and better shelf life of food and flora. Creating professionals to tackle the dogma from seed to stomach.

LPU is the only private university who has ICAR.

In terms of placements, LPU students have got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka,  Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio Seed, Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics and many more. With an Highest package  5.6 LPA and Average package  3.27 LPA

LPU is best for B.Sc Agriculture.

The fee for B.Sc Agriculture at LPU will be dependent on your performance in 10+2 or your performance in LPUNEST if written.
There are scholarships available between 20% to 35% for meritorious students.
The fee as described on the website is INR 98000 per semester.
You must check our eligibility and further details for the admission process.

LPU is the only ICAR accredited private university.

Always remember, your placement is on basis of two things:
1. How much you have learned from your degree and how much you can apply in the realtime situations in your job.
2. The initial platform which is provided by a college of high repute. in this case LPU

LPU has over the years made a big name for itself on back of unmatched performance in developing industry consulted curriculum, software and technology trainings, massive state of the art infrastructure and placements.
The course offered by different departments (theoretical and practical) is taught to the students on credit basis.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture also includes on farm RAWE (Rural Agriculture Work Experience) training and hands on experimental developing condence in the graduating students of Agriculture
Over 600 companies are regular to campus for recruitment offering anywhere between 5 lacs to 1 crore per annum. Agriculture, being one of the flagship programs in LPU attracts hordes of recruiters for various positions. Some great companies for recruitment are: Syngenta, Reliance Fresh, Dhanuka, Nestle , Amul , VLCC and Haldirams etc. So the placement scene for agri graduates is vibrant.
Within a short period of 15 years LPU has excelled i every sphere of education it has entered into including agriculture.
Hope this helps.

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