BSC Agriculture job and placement opportunity

Hii Kamal..

There are plenty of government as well as private sector jobs available for BSc Agriculture graduates. They can be appointed as Research Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks), Production Manager, Operations Manager and Farm Manager with State agriculture departments.

In the private sector, agriculture science 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. The average starting salary of these officers is generally between Rs. 5 to 6 lakh per annum (including incentive). And as you gain years and experience, the scope for better remuneration is immense.

Other than this you have a opportunity to do Masters in agriculture and then further serve as a professor or can also work in the research field.

Hope it helps.

Best of luck for your future.

Hello Kamal,

Upon graduation or post-graduation in agriculture, there are ample opportunities in teaching, research, and transfer of technology areas in ICAR, State Agricultural Universities, State Departments of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and NGOs. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts an annual competitive examination for recruitment in the Indian Forest Services, for which one of the educational qualifications required is a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture so you can explore in any field.

Moreover, there is a large number of local, national and international private business organizations, manufacturers and NGOs where agriculture professionals can find decent employment. Software companies are also looking for domain experts in the agriculture industry to plan, design and implement different software solutions targetting the agriculture sector. Further important opportunities will be waiting once you step down from university to work field, here are some

1. Competitive Exams
Graduate in BSc Agriculture, like any other graduate, is eligible to appear job exams in Banking, Defence, UPSC, SSC, and many more organizations. Besides, there are exclusive exams only for agriculture graduates (IBPS AO, FCI, AIC, IIFCO, NSCI, etc.)

2. Campus Placements
Many reputed companies visit agriculture colleges or universities for recruiting BSc Agriculture students under campus placement program.

3. State Government Jobs
Jobs like Agriculture Development Officer (ADO), Class-I (Gazetted), Agriculture Extension Officer, Range Forest Officer, District Horticulture Officer (D.H.O. Grade-I), Superintendent-Govt Garden, District Cane Officer, Assistant Conservator regularly recruited by the respective state governments.

4. Central Government Jobs
Agriculture Graduate Trainee in IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, A Multistate Co-operative Society).

5. Jobs in Banks and Insurance sector
Field Officers, Rural Development Officers, Junior Associates, and Junior Agricultural Associates, Agricultural and Probationary Officers are recruited by the different public sector and private banks of India.

6. Jobs in Teaching and Education
For those whose passion is teaching, there are plenty of opportunities to make a career in teaching at school, college and university level.

7. Jobs in Research and Development (R & D)
Agricultural Research Scientist (ARS) and Research Fellow posts are available with many government and private organizations.

8. Jobs in Private Sector
There are a number of private organizations that recruit Agriculture graduates on a regular basis.

9. Becoming an Entrepreneur
No industry is best suited for becoming an entrepreneur than the agriculture sector. If your dream is to set up your own business to become an employment giver rather than an employment seeker, there are a number of opportunities and promotional schemes from the government to establish your own business in the agriculture-related industry. Ex: you can own a mushroom production unit, Dairy farming, rabbit farming, vermicompost production, etc where you can get a subsidy from the government for establishing structures.

10. Agricultural Journalism
When your passion is writing and reporting, then Agricultural Journalism is the best choice for you.

Choices, alternatives and possibilities are very vast. The proper mindset with a goal is all that is required to explore and chase your dream in the agriculture sector.