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If you are passionate about greenery and like tendering to crops and plants, if the growing yield makes you excited, if the food processing system fascinates you, then you can consider being an agriculturist.
Some Prominent Names
Prof. M. S. Swaminathan; Dr. R. Pankaja Reddy.
INSTITUTES
Punjab Agricultural University
Ludhiana
www.pau.edu
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore
www.tnau.ac.in
University of Agricultural Sciences
Bangalore
www.uasbangalore.edu.in
Course details, duration and Fee
India has one of the world’s largest agricultural education system with 42 State Agricultural Universities and more than 200 colleges offering various courses in Agriculture. Today agriculture has become extremely scientific, sophisticated and mechanized. More emphasis is being given on the progress of agricultural education and research in the country.
(Eligibility 10 & 10+2)
Duration
1 year certificate courses, 2 year diploma courses & 3 to 4 year degree courses.
Fee
Rs.50,000 to Rs.3,00,000
Job Profile
Independent farmer, Farm Manager, Agricultural officer, Food Scientist, Food Quality Inspector, Research officer.
Employers
Farmers, Farmland owners, Agricultural offices, Agricultural institutes and research centres, Fertilizer Manufacturing firms, Agriculture Machine Industries, Agricultural product marketing firms, Food processing units. etc.
Expected Salary
Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000/-
Expected Salary
Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000 for instructors