B.Sc. Agriculture is a 4-year undergraduate degree awarded by Indian Universities for 10+2 students preferably with Science stream. Like, BE/B.Tech. or MBBS, B.Sc. in Agriculture is considered as a professional degree by Government of India. The course is not so popular among students but the demand for trained professionals in agriculture is very high.

Admission to the course is mostly entrance exam based. KEAM, EAMCET are a few entrance exams conducted for admission to the course. There are  42 State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), 1 Central Agricultural University (CAU), 5 Deemed Universities (DUs) and 4 general Central Universities with Agriculture faculty in India. These institutions provide admission at UG level in 11 disciplines and about 15,000 students get enrolled every year. There are large numbers of private colleges and general universities too which admit a large number of students in B.Sc. Agriculture course.

Course: Under graduate course

Duration: 4 years

Eligibility: 10 + 2 in science stream from a recognised Educational Board

Admission process : Entrance exam based

Course fees: Starts from INR 5,000

Average starting salary: INR 2 to 4.5 lacs

Top recruiters: DuPont India, Rallies India Limited, Advanta Limited, National Agro Industries, Raasi Seeds, ABT Industries and others such.

Some entrance exams conducted for admission to B.Sc. Agriculture course are as follows:

Dear Ajay, first off you shpuld have completed your 10+2 with a minimum aggregate of 50% in Physics, Chemustry, Biology or Mathematics. Then you have to appear for entrance examinations like ICAR, EAMCET, KEAM, PAU EE, IGKAV CET, etc. Depending on the State that you are from, there will be an entrance examination accordingly. Few Institiutions conduct admissions based on the merit scored in your highest qualification.