What is the scope of Bsc agriculture, coperation and banking, forestry ,fisheries science?
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You should take some government exams to get a government job in agriculture field. Exams like FCI, UPSC, AIC, IBPS, NSCI, etc. As it is a 4 years undergraduate course that majorly focuses on research, plant breeding, soil science, agricultural microbiology etc. When it comes to scope you can become a agriculturists, agriculture research scientist, agriculture development officers, agriculture technician, plantation manager etc. At the beginning stages you will earn from 3Lakhs to 6.5 Lakhs, but for a experienced person it will increase from 10Lakhs to 15lakhs.
For cooperation and banking segment, mostly they will be recruited in banks. They will play a vital role in national and international money transactions. They play the role of accountant, cashier. banking managers etc. They can have salary from 5Lakhs to 15lakhs.
For BSc forestry, again it is a good domain. Scope for forestry is that forester, forest range officer, natural resource technician, lectures, etc. can get from 2Lakhs to 10Lakhs per annum with experience salary increases.
For fisheries science, there is scope for this domain in both public as well as private sectors. The opportunities are fish breeding, aquarium, fish processing, marketing sectors, food department, etc. Salary wise they have less scope =. They get paid off from 10k to 1Lakh per month. Choose wisely. Hope the answer was helpful.
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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
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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.) -
Campus Placements
Many reputed companies visit agriculture colleges or universities for recruiting BSc Agriculture students under campus placement program. -
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. -
Central Government Jobs
Agriculture Graduate Trainee in IFFCO (http://www.iffco.in/) (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, A Multistate Co-operative Society). -
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. -
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. -
Jobs in Research and Development (R & D)
Agricultural Research Scientist (ARS) and Research Fellow posts are available with many government and private organisations. -
Jobs in Private Sector
There are number of private organisations that recruit Agriculture graduates on regular basis. -
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. -
Agricultural Journalism
When your passion is writing and reporting, then Agricultural Journalism is the best choice for you.
Hi aspirant,
Scope of BSc agriculture:-
- Agricultural Finance Companies
- Research Organizations’
- Fertilizer Companies
- Agri-Biotech Companies
- Commercial Farming
- Agricultural Departments
- Animal Farms
Scope of fisheries science:-
- Fisheries Biologist
- Fisheries Extension Officer (AEO)
- Fisheries Officer
- Fishery Manager
- Fishery technician
- Fishery Observer
- Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (AFDO)
- District Fisheries Development Officer (DFDO)
Hope this helpful. Best of luck.