Sir I want admission for B.Sc.Agriculture can you help me.

Dear aspirant,

B.Sc. Agriculture is a 4-year professional undergraduate degree awarded by Indian Universities for 10+2 students preferably with Science stream.

The basic eligibility criterion for pursuing this course is that the student must have passed 10+2 with at least 50% marks.

Some of the top colleges offering this course are:

• University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar
• Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur
• Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Admission to the course is mostly entrance exam based. KEAM, EAMCET are a few entrance exams conducted for admission to the course. There are  42 State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), 1 Central Agricultural University (CAU), 5 Deemed Universities (DUs) and 4 general Central Universities with Agriculture faculty in India. These institutions provide admission at UG level in 11 disciplines and about 15,000 students get enrolled every year. The course is not so popular among students but the demand for trained professionals in agriculture is very high.

The curriculum involves the study of agriculture sciences and the use of modern scientific equipment and techniques in agriculture, land surveying, soil science, water resource management, animal, and poultry management, basics of biotechnology, etc. B.Sc. Agriculture Syllabus includes subjects such as Agronomy, Plant Biochemistry, Water Management Engineering, Study of Pests and Crops, amongst many others.

The average course fee ranges from INR 10,000-50,000 per year. Graduates can find jobs in both the public and private sectors. The Gazetted post of Government of India as Agricultural Officer (Agronomist) is one of the most prestigious jobs in the public sector after B.Sc. Agriculture. Some other jobs associated with the profile are:

• Agriculture Officer
• Assistant Plantation Manager
• Agricultural Research Scientist
• Business Development Executive
• Marketing Executive

The average annual salary offered to these professionals ranges between INR 2 to 4.5 Lacs.

Interested aspirants for the course are required to fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria.

Completion of Intermediate (12 years of school education) in Science stream.

Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics as the subjects of study.

Apart from this, candidates possessing Intermediate in Agriculture stream (limited states) are also eligible to apply. Depending on the university, the eligibility varies in terms of a combination of subjects. Eligibility criteria also vary for reserved categories as per the reservation guidelines of GOI.

Admission in universities or institutes offering the course is done basically in two modes. It is done either based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination (Direct Admission) or written exam conducted by the university/institution that offers the degree.

The details on how to apply for B.Sc. degree in Agriculture can be collected from the authorized website of the institution along with the information on course details and the available number of seats. The application forms can be obtained either through the college office or from the concerned web portal.

Hope the answer is helpful.

Good luck!