Education and Career Forum

Is Agriculture a good course? Is it a good career? How much fees will be taken to complete Agriculture course? Which would be best university or colleges to study a graduate degree course in Agriculture?

After Bsc agriculture, one can go for MSc agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for PhD and build a career in the research sector associated with the field of agriculture.
You may work as a research officer, Quality Assurance officer, agriculture Officer, agriculture loan officer, production manager or operations manager, Farm Manager.

Yes, the scope is widening these days. B. Sc agriculture course is a great alternate. Since India is an agrarian country, this field will never run out of job opportunities. After B. Sc agriculture, one can go for M. Sc agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for a PhD and build a career in the research sector associated with the field of agriculture.

Government or Public Sector jobs :

Financial Services like Insurance companies and banks like AO or PO

ARS or Agricultural Research Scientist

Agricultural Development Officer or ADO

Block Development Officer

Teaching jobs at well known government universities

Lecturers

Top Colleges for Agriculture :

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Agriculture University, Jodhpur

Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar

Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Nadia