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Do you like plants? Do you want to help farmers to increase their productivity? If yes, you should consider a career in agriculture.

Agriculture is a scientific study or practice of cultivation of crops, growing fruits, rearing of animals, poultry farming etc. It is a very diverse field that includes all the components of agroecosystem like animals, plants and micro-organisms. Agriculture is an evolved system, learnt by humans, to cultivate and produce large scale edible crops or plants. 

What are the roles and responsibilities for Agricultural Scientist?

  • Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops.
  • Focus on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates. 
  • Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
  • Provide information or recommendations to farmers or other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use the land, promote plant growth, or avoid or correct problems such as erosion. 
  • Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests. 
  • Investigate soil problems or poor water quality to determine sources and effects. 
  • Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms. 
  • Conduct research to determine the best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
  • Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies. 
  • Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting. 
  • Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants. 

What are the key skills required for Agriculture?

  • Processing Information
  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex problem solving
  • Bio informatics
  • Agriculture Biotechnology
  • Soil science

What are the career opportunities in Agriculture?

  • Crop research scientist
  • Nursery Workers
  • Pesticide Workers
  • Plant Breeder
  • Plant Genetic Engineer
  • Plant Pathologist
  • Soil and Plant Scientist
  • seed specialist
  • Agriculture Research Scientist

What is the salary and demand for Agricultural Scientist?

  • Demand is High for Agriculture.
  • Salary levels are Medium for Agriculture. For fresher average salary is 3 to 4 Lacs.
  • Fees levels of the course is Medium. To pursue this course student need to spend 3 to 4 Lakhs.
  • Level of preparation for Agriculture is Medium. Students spend 1 year to prepare for entrance test of Agriculture.

1 Fees
Medium
2 Demand
High
3 Salary
Medium
4 Level Of Preparation
Medium

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What education is required to become a Agricultural Scientist?

  • Student can do 12th biology. Then complete B.Sc. Agriculture Science. Further you can Proceed with M.Sc. Agriculture Science. Further you can Proceed with Ph.D..
  • Student can do 12-Science(PCB). Then complete B.Sc. Horticulture (Hons.). Further you can Proceed with M.Sc. Horticulture (Hons.). Further you can Proceed with Ph.D..
  • Student can do 12th maths. Then complete B.tech in agriculture engineering. M.tech in agriculture engineering. Further you can Proceed with Ph.D.

Career Navigator 1

12th biology

B.Sc. Agriculture Science

M.Sc. Agriculture Science

Ph.D.

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12-Science(PCB)

B.Sc. Horticulture (Hons.)

M.Sc. Horticulture (Hons.)

Ph.D.

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12th maths

B.tech in agriculture engineering. M.tech in agriculture engineering

Ph.D

What are the best colleges for Agriculture in India?

For Graduation

  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University - [TNAU]-, Coimbatore
  • Anand Agricultural University - [AAU], Anand
  • Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
  • Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth - [MPKV], Pune
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur
  • Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences - [SHUATS], Allahabad
  • Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya - [IGKV], Raipur
  • Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University- [YCMOU], Nashik
  • Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth - [DBSKKV], Ratnagiri
  • Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya - [UBKV], Cooch Behar

For Post Graduation

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute - [IARI], New Delhi
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University - [TNAU]-, Coimbatore
  • Anand Agricultural University - [AAU], Anand
  • Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University - [ANGRAU], Hyderabad
  • Punjab Agricultural University - [PAU], Ludhiana
  • Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
  • University of Calcutta, Kolkata
  • Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth - [MPKV], Pune
  • Birsa Agricultural University - [BAU], Ranchi
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur

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