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Respected Sir, I want to pursue B.Sc in Bio-forestry so I want to know about the colleges in India that offers B.Sc in Bio-forestry. What is the eligibility criteria required and which exam do I have to write for admission? Are there any Scholarship available for pursuing the course? If yes then please tell me the procedure to apply for it.

Eligibility for B.Sc forestry:-

Student must have passed 12th (physics,chemistry and biology) with minimum 50% aggregate marks from a recognized board.

Duration - 4 years

The candidates who have passed all india entrance exam of ICAR are eligible for admission to agricultural universities that offers forestry courses.

Some reputed universities conduct their own entrance exam for admission in B.Sc forestry course.

List of some entrance exams:-

OUAT Entrance Exam
Pant Nagar University Entrance Exam
GSAT
IISER Entrance Exam
AIEEE
Rajasthan JET
MP PAT

Courses after B.Sc forestry:-

M.Sc in wildlife
M.Sc in forestry
(M.Sc) in agroforestry
Master in wildlife science
Post graduate diploma in forest management

List of best B.Sc (Forestry) colleges in India:-

College Of Agriculture And Regional Research Station
Karnataka

Agricultural College And Research Institute
Tamil Nadu

College Of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agriculture University
Punjab

College Of Agriculture
Uttar Pradesh

Kerala Agricultural University
Kerala

College Of Forestry
Jammu And Kashmir

Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth
Maharashtra

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
Madhya Pradesh

College Of Agriculture And Regional Research Station,
Karnataka

Birsa Agricultural University
Bihar

Indian Institute of Forest Management
Bhopal

Dr BR Ambedkar University
Uttar Pradesh

Tropical Forest Research Institute
Jabalpur

Forest Research Institute University
Dehradun

Arid Forest Research institute
Jodhpur

Job profiles:-

Foresters silviculturist
Forest officer
Teacher
Lecturer
Forester
Forestry technicians
Forest professionals
Forest range officer
Senior forestry consultant

Employment areas:-

Land management agencies
Educational institutions
Biotechnology firms
Chemical industry
Food companies
Forest services
Biotechnology firms

Originally Posted by deekshareddy

Respected Sir, I want to pursue B.Sc in Bio-forestry so I want to know about the colleges in India that offers B.Sc in Bio-forestry. What is the eligibility criteria required and which exam do I have to write for admission? Are there any Scholarship available for pursuing the course? If yes then please tell me the procedure to apply for it.

B.SC Forestry is related to forestry and wildlife course in which the art and science of managing forests ,Tree plantation and related natural resources.

>> The duration of this course is 4 years which is divided into 8 semesters.

>> Minimum qualification required to apply is 12 or equivalent from govt. recognized board.

COLLAGES OFFERS B.SC COURSE IN BIO FORESTRY:-

>> Navsari Agricultural University (Navsari).

>> Kannur university(Kannur).

>> Collage of forestry(Akola).

>> Forest collage and research institute –FCRI (Coimbatore).

JOB FIELD AFTER B.SC FORESTRY:-

>> Farming Manager.

>> Nursery Manager.

>> Assistant Manager.

>> Lecturer and Teacher.

>> Agriculture credit Manager.

So above described are job field for a B.SC forestry degree holder candidate.