Agriculture

Hi, B.Sc. Agriculture is a 4-year undergraduate professional course offered by various government and private universities in India. The demand for graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India and abroad. Course fees are also considerably lower than other professional degrees while rewarding good jobs and a better package. B.Sc. Agriculture graduates have ample job opportunities in the government as well as the private sector. They can be hired as Agriculture Development Officers (ADO) and Block Development Officers (BDO). Employment opportunities are available as:
Agriculture Research Scientist
Extension Officer
Field Officer
Agriculture Officer
Farm Manager
Plantation Manager
Research Officer
Agriculture Loan Officer in Banks
Production Manager
One suggestion I would like to give you if you want to pursue B.Sc. Agriculture is that make sure the college/ University has ICAR ( Indian Council of Agricultural Research ) accreditation in which you want admission. For instance- Punjab Agricultural University, Sardar Vallabhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Lovely Professional University. Thanks.

Hi,LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation.The eligibility criteria for BSC Hons Agriculture includes60% in 10+2/Intermediate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Maths/ Biology/ Forestry + LPUNEST
or 60% in 10+2/Intermediate 10+2 (Agriculture) + LPUNEST
OR 60% in 2 year Diploma(Agriculture) after 10th + LPUNEST
Age Condition :- Minimum 16 Years (i.e. born on or before last date of admission)
In addition to the regular course work, especially designed practical courses like Hands on training, Practical crop production, Rural and Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, Crop And Seed Identification Laboratory, Soil And Water Sampling And Analysis, Soil Description And Interpretation Discipline Highlights: Agriculture aboratory, Organic And Chemical Fertilizer, Manure Identification And Application Laboratory, Introductory Nematology, Disease Of Horticultural Crops And Their Management, Practical Floriculture And Vegetable Crop Production Laboratory, Bio-Safety Rules And Intellectual Property Rights are offered to promote practical implication of various courses which train students for industry.
Students are exposed to Commercial farms (100 acres) to know-how that create an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills. They were also engaged in complete cultivation practice of seasonal crops for 6 months, wherein land preparation till harvesting and marketing of the final products will be done by student to expose farming experience. Profit earned by selling solely shared by students of a group.
Highest numbers of PhDs as faculties are enrolled in School of Agriculture faculties throughout the LPU university. These experienced faculties mostly engaged in consultancy, research and publication to add immense value to the academic life. Sharing life-based experience and suggesting personality development steps time to time.
Placement Insight
Due to ICAR accreditation large numbers of companies are visiting the campus.
More than 44, 46 and 43 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.
Around 90% of the students getting placed every year.
Among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt., Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami,GSR, IFFCO, Dhanuka, ITC, Relience Agr. Retail, Uniborn, HDFC Bank, Intellow lab, WIPRO, with maximum pac