Agriculture Scope

Agriculture: It is the main branch so after graduation your options for specialisation is wide. You can become a scientist, professor, agricultural field officer or move to management side too. There are many agri business management courses. Agriculture has a wide scope. Forestry: It is a sub-branch of agriculture. If you are into adventure then this course is for you. If you are genuinely interested in forest and trekking you can go for it. And you can even try for Indian Forest Service which is much easier than IAS. You can also pursue forest management course at IIFM-Bhopal. If you're in a state which gives 100 percent forest ranger seats to forestry graduates (most of the state department don't really take graduates these days, that's a different story) then you can consider forestry. If you want to go abroad, forestry has good scope there. Agriculture or forestry, I suggest you first decide that what you want to do after graduation and then choose your field.

Lots of Government as well as Private Job opportunities are present in front of Graduates. Talking about Government jobs, State Agriculture Departments recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts. Government Banks also recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts (generally dealing with Loans). Talking about Private Sector jobs, graduates may find jobs as Managers at Plantations, as Officers at Fertilizer Manufacturing firms, Agriculture Machinery Industries, Agricultural Products Marketing firms, Food processing units etc. Average starting salary is generally between INR 2-4.5 Lacs per year.
Some well-known job posts available in front of Graduates are-
Research Officer
Quality Assurance Officer
Agriculture Officer
Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks)
Production Manager
Operations Manager
Farm Manager
One may also work as an independent consultant after gaining work experience in the above mentioned fields. After B.Sc Agriculture, one may also go for M.Sc Agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for Ph.D and build a career in the Research sector associated with the field of Agriculture. Regards.

Both Agriculture and BDS have good scope and have equal importance. You can select any one of the course based on your Interest and future aspirations. Following are some of the job profiles for B.Sc. in Agriculture graduates. Agriculture officer
Assistant Plantation Manager
Territory Manager
Trial coordinator
Technical Manager
Agricultural Research Scientist
Agriculture Development Officer, etc. The various areas of their employment for BDS graduates are mentioned below:
Government hospital
Reputed dental colleges
Research and advisory departments
Industries manufacturing oral care products and medicines like toothpastes, mouth washes, gum paints etc. Forensic department
Research on related subjects like Oral cancer, etc.

Agriculture, being one of the most important occupations of India is considered as one of the best sector for jobs. Agriculture is still in its developing stage in India so any agricultural aspirant has a large scope for the development of this field in India. Although this field is not an easy one and the remuneration is not very high as compared to other sectors like IT, Banking, etc. Yet it has good perspective. The top private companies where you can GET employment opportunities are:-
Newage Agri Tech Ltd. Premier World. Ranawat Group. A. P Engineering. BSA International Exports. GANM Impex. Hymatic. Everest Instructions and many more.

When we think about a career in agriculture, we imagine a farmer working in the field, or riding a tractor. In today age of technology, it's not always like that. Agriculture is a big industry, and most of the careers are related to Science and/or business. The agriculture industry plays a major role in the Indian economy by contributing approximately 15-20% of the GDP (Sources: IBEF & WebIndia123). Hence, if you have the passion, skills and knowledge, there are several opportunities. The study of agriculture is called agricultural science or agricultural technology. The field combines the natural and social sciences, along with economics, engineering and management (particularly natural resources management and business management) of biological systems to practice, development and understands the fields of agriculture and forestry. Being related to the field of life & biological sciences, agricultural science is multidisciplinary and inter-related to food science & technology. Agricultural science uses the fundamentals of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and statistics to solve the problems of agriculture-food industry. But, students also need to study economics and business management at the undergraduate level. With a degree in agricultural science, you can have careers in the agricultural sector. Major domains within the agricultural sector include agribusiness, R&D organizations, public and private agencies, government and policy-making agencies, and private consulting companies. Agricultural Science involves research and development on production, processing, the productivity of crops and end products for consumers. Agricultural Science professionals play a vital role towards maintaining food supply of the society. Major activities include improving the quality and quantity of farming, improving crop yield, minimizing labour, conservation of soil and water, and pest control.

Scope of a course in Agriculture:
Lots of Government as well as Private job opportunities are present in front of Graduates. Talking about Government jobs, State Agriculture Departments recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts. Government Banks also recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts (generally dealing with Loans). Talking about Private Sector jobs, graduates may find jobs as Managers at Plantations, as Officers at Fertilizer Manufacturing firms, Agriculture Machinery Industries, Agricultural Products Marketing firms, Food processing units etc. Average starting salary is generally between 2-4.5 Lacs Rupees per year. Some well known job posts available in front of Graduates are-
Research Officer
Quality Assurance Officer
Agriculture Officer
Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks)
Production Manager
Operations Manager
Farm Manager
One may also work as an independent consultant after gaining work experience in the above mentioned fields. After B.Sc. Agriculture, one may also go for M.Sc. Agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for Ph.D. and build a career in the Research sector associated with the field of Agriculture. Regards.