Hello Deepak,

Well, MBA(Agribusiness), from any good institute gives greater Exposure and knowledge with regard to the various aspects of Agri, Food and allied industries along with the General management exposure.

Unlike regular MBA where the focus would be more on general aspects of the business and management, Agribusiness gives the general management exposure coupled with Agri industry specifics.

Apart from the regular business management roles, some of the specific roles which are very niche and are aptly filled by an Agribusiness management professional are as below -

• Commodity Trading- Physicals and Futures.
• Agri Input production and marketing
• Agri Output marketing
• Agri & allied sector research
• Agri & allied sector finance
• Agri & allied sectors supply chain management

Good luck!

MBA in Agri-business and Rural Development is a 2-year Post Graduate course in the domain of business administration with a specialization in the application of administrative principles and techniques in the context of agro-based business and rural economic development. Candidate with a minimum score of 50% (Relaxable for reserved category students) marks at UG level in any stream can make an application for admission to the course. Candidate must have obtained an Under Graduate (UG) degree from a recognized central or state/private/deemed university.

Some of the popular colleges/universities that are offering the course are:

• IMTS
• KIIT School of Rural Management
• University of Lucknow
• Lovely Professional University
• Symbiosis Institute of International Business
• Amity University

The fee for the course ranges from INR 85,000 to 7 Lacs across various colleges and universities across the country. The variation in fee is based on the location and nature of university (that is government, state/private/deemed etc.).

Admissions to the course are generally based on Common Entrance Test (CET) like CAT, GMAT, etc. which are held for selection of candidates for admissions in various disciplines of MBA course. Certain colleges/universities conduct their own exam apart from the common exams for selecting candidates for admission however, preference is given to the score of common exams (CAT, XAT, GMAT etc.) when it comes grant of admission.