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I completed plus two in Science stream with 91%. I'm interested in studying agriculture. But I did not apply for ICAR due to some problems. Now what I should do? After B.Sc Agriculture what are the possible jobs?

ICAR stands for Indian Council of Agriculture Research. This is an autonomous body under Ministry of Agriculture. For admission in government agriculture college, it conducts ICAR All India Entrance Examination for Admission.

Students who have not applied for ICAR exam can apply for admission based on percentage of marks in 12th. Both PCB and PCM subject group candidates are eligible for the exam. B.Sc agriculture candidates have good job opportunities in state and central agriculture organizations and universities.

Yes, it is possible to get admission in B.Sc Agriculture course without appearing in AIEEA conducted by ICAR.

Various private and government institutes conduct entrance examination for admission in the course.

Some of the university which conducts entrance examination for admission in the course is :-

BHU.

PU.

So, visit the official website of the university in which you want to get admission for more detail information about the admission procedure.

ICAR ( Indian Council of Agriculture Research ) conduct entrance examination for admission in government college in B.Sc Agriculture course. It is four year course.

But, there are many other institute which also conduct examination for admission in the course.

So, you can visit the official website of institute regarding the admission procedure.

Private institutes offer admission on the basis of aggregate in qualifying examination (12th ) also.

As far as you are concerned about the possibility to admission in B.Sc. ( Bachelor of Science ) in Agriculture degree course without ICAR course then it is certainly possible if you have applied for State CETs or various admission test held by universities like BHU, CUCET, etc. .

As far as you are concerned about the job opportunities available after pursuing the B.Sc Agriculture degree course then for your information I would like to let you know that the same degree course has more career options associated to it as compared to a basic bachelor degree course.

Yes, other than ICAR you can appear for examination conducted by Banars Hindu University, Punjab Agriculture University and other private institutes to get admission.

ICAR AIEEA is only mandatory for candidates who want to get admission in government colleges mostly central government.

Admission in most of the institutes is conducted on the basis of qualifying in entrance examination.

Yes, it is possible to get admission in B.Sc Agriculture course without appearing in ICAR examination.

You can appear for examination conducted by other institutes to get admission in the course in the respective institute..

The eligibility to appear in examination is that candidate must have passed 12th in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics as main paper.

Yes, ICAR is not the necessary exam to get admission to B.Sc. Agriculture course. You can get admission to B.Sc. Agriculture without qualifying ICAR exam. There are many institutes which conduct their own entrance exam for admission to B.Sc. Agriculture course in campus.

Some of the descent B.Sc. Agriculture colleges are listed below:

• University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru
• Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
• Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
• Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur
• G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand
• JECRC University, Jaipur
• Sanskriti University, Mathura
• Rai University, Ahmedabad
• Parul University, Vadodara
• Doon Business School, Dehradun
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Sathyabama University, Chennai

After completing B.Sc. in Agriculture, you can get jobs like:

• Staff Nurse
• Analytical Chemisty
• Senior Agronomist
• Horticulturist
• Farm Manager
• Lab Technician - Serology
• Agriculture Project Officer
• System Research Fellow