Education and Career Forum

diploma in horticulture
sir i have completed ssc , could you please tell me , how to enter into horticulture?

Horticulture Career Prospects

Horticulture is a field that holds ample scope. Whether you want to be full-time or part-time horticulturist, whether you have your own piece of land or not, you can take up this line and make a decent living out of it.

This career is extremely lucrative since not only are the demands for good plants, flowers, fruits increasing but the technology (in terms of preserving these perishable products) too is becoming more sophisticated which ensures better results. The export industry is also helping build up the number of available jobs.

The demand of a commercial horticulturist in today’s rapidly growing horticulture industry has increased considerably. There is a vast employment opportunity in the commercial or environmental sectors as well as in research and journalism.

Both public and private sectors offer employment to qualified and trained horticulturists with attractive remuneration. There are also job openings in UK and US for trained and qualified horticulturists.

Horticulture Pay Package

The monthly remuneration of an Asst. horticulture inspector (appointed by respective state or central government) starts from Rs 7000 and goes up to Rs 17, 000 depending upon experience and total years of service. District Horticulture Officers get monthly salary more than Rs 20, 000. The salary of Horticulturists and scientists varies between Rs 18, 000 and 25, 000.

The salary of a horticulture professionals in private sector is more as compared to public sector. They get handsome salary apart from other benefits as fixed by the respective firm/company.

Horticulture Institutes/Universities

Kerala Agricultural University

Course: MSc (Horticulture)

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Course: MSc (Horticulture)
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwar

Course: B.Sc. (Hort), M.Sc. (Horticulture)

Annamalai University

Course: BSc (Horticulture)

Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad

Course: M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture (Vegetable Science), M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture (Floriculture & Land Scaping), M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture (Fruit Production & Post Harvest Technology)

Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthapur

Course: BSc (Horticulture)

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatre

Course: B.Sc. (Horticulture), B.Tech. (Horticulture)

Calcutta University, Kolkata

Course: MSc (Horticulture)

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

how to join horticultures diplomas in Andhra Pradesh

How to join Diploma in Horticulture after completion of SSC?

sir i have completed ssc , could you please tell me , how to join into horticulture?