Hello Aspirant,

Lots of Government as well as Private job opportunities are present in front of Graduates. Talking about Government jobs, State Agriculture Departments recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts. Government Banks also recruits Graduates to fill up Officer level posts (generally dealing with Loans).

Talking about Private Sector jobs, 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. Average starting salary is generally between 2-4.5 Lakh Rupees per year.

The Research and Development Sector associated with this field is a promising one. After completing relevant Msc and PhD courses, one may build a career in that sector.

Some well known job posts available in front of Graduates are-

Research Officer

Quality Assurance Officer

Agriculture Officer

Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks)

Production Manager

Operations Manager

Farm Manager

One may also work as an independent consultant after gaining work experience in the above mentioned fields. After Bsc. Agriculture, one may also go for Msc Agriculture and take up a teaching job, or even go for PhD and build a career in the Research sector associated with the field of Agriculture.

Monthly Salary Range

Assistant Manager-Tea Plantation

Rs.22,000 – 38,000

Assistant Manager-Rubber Plantation

Rs.25,000 – 42,000

Teak Plantation Manager

Rs.28,000 – 60,000

Assistant Manager-Coffee Plantation

Rs.20,000 – 34,000

Assistant Manager-Cocoa Plantation

Rs.22500 – 40,000

Hope this helps you

All the best for your future

Hello,

You will have lot many opportunities if you hold a degree in agricultural sciences say from conductor to collector. You should decide what to choose and what not to,

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 Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture so you can explore in any field.

Moreover, there are large number of local, national and international private business organisations, manufactures and NGOs where agriculture professionals can find decent employment. Software companies are also looking for domain experts in agriculture industry to plan, design and implement different software solutions targetting the agriculture sector. Further important opportunities will be awaiting 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 organisations. 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 (http://www.iffco.in/) (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 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 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 organisations.
8. Jobs in Private Sector
   There are number of private organisations that recruit Agriculture graduates on regular basis.
9. Becoming an Entrepreneur
   No industry is best suited for becoming an entrepreneur than the agriculture sector. If your dream is to setup your own business to become an employment giver rather than an employment seeker, there are number of opportunities and promotional schemes from 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 subsidy from 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. Proper mindset with a goal is all that is required to explore and chase your dream in agriculture sector.

Thanks for reading!