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Agriculture related studies offer scores of programmes - 31-Dec-2013

As the economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth, the Indian government has decided to provide greater leverage to pull up the slowly dwindling vegetation practice.
  
Subsequently, India stresses more to encourage studies related to agriculture that most students and parents lack knowledge about.

Both, center and state provides more funds, schemes, financial grants, various loan facilities, subsidy on electricity, fertilizer subsidy, various assistance and many more supports towards agriculture sector.

Eligibility for Agriculture Courses:

Those aspirants who have passed XII with Science, as the optional subject is eligible to apply for the entrance exams conducted for the selection of aspirants to the Agricultural course.

Selection process for Agriculture Courses:

Universities conduct Entrance exams of their model for selecting aspirants to Agriculture related courses.   Apart from this, Indian council of agricultural research also conducts entrance exams for the selection of suitable aspirants. Those with 50% marks in the XII exam are eligible to apply to this examination.

After completing an agriculture course, you can find a job in Agricultural Marketing, Farming, Dairy Farming, Food Science & Technology and other such disciplines.

Agriculture related studies offer Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduation, Post Graduation, Research and Doctoral studies.

Some specializations in agriculture include:

Agronomy
Turf-grass management
Plant pathology
Horticulture
Hydroponics
Weed sciences
Pasture management
Animal nutrition and husbandry

UG courses in Agriculture and Allied Practices:

Degree Courses in Agriculture and Allied Practices
B.Sc. (Agricultural Biotechnology)
B.Sc. (Agricultural Economics & Farm management)
B.Sc. (Agricultural Meteorology)
B.Sc. (Agricultural Statistics)
B.Sc. (Agriculture)
B.Sc. (Agriculture Marketing & Business Management)
B.Sc. (Agronomy)
B.Sc. (Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry)
B.Sc. (Crop Physiology)
B.Sc. (Entomology)
B.Sc. (Hons) (Agriculture)
B.Sc. (Rural Agricultural Work Experience)
B.Sc. (Soil Science)
B.Sc. (Tea Husbandry & Technology)
B Tech. (Agricultural and Food Engineering)

Post Graduate Course:

M.F.Sc. (Applied Aquaculture)
M.F.Sc. (Freshwater Aquaculture)
M.F.Sc. (Inland Aquaculture)
M.F.Sc. (Mariculture)
M.Sc. (Agricultural Sciences)
M.Sc. (Agriculture Biotech.)
M.Sc. (Agriculture Botany)
M.Sc. (Agriculture Chemistry)
M.Sc. (Agriculture)
M.Sc. (Agriculture in Biochemistry)
M.Sc. (Animal Husbandry and Drying)
M.Sc. (Bioscience)
M.Sc. (Co-operative Management)
M.Sc. (Cropsiology)
M.Sc. (Rural Banking & Finance Management)
M.Sc. (Wild life Sciences)
M.Sc. (Hons.) (Agriculture)

Ph.D. (Agri Business Management)
Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology)
Ph.D. (Agriculture - Extension Education)
Ph.D. (Agriculture Biotechnology)
Ph.D. (Agriculture Economics)
Ph.D. (Agriculture)
Ph.D. (Agril. Biochemistry)
Ph.D. (Agronomy)
Ph.D. (Animal Reproduction Gynaecology & Obstretrics)
Ph.D. (Crop Physiology)
Ph.D. (Entomology)
Ph.D. (Extension Education)
Ph.D. (Mariculture)
Ph.D. (Plant Biotechnology)
Ph.D. (Veterinary Science)
Ph.D. (Vetinary Science & A.H.)

Diploma Courses in Agriculture and Allied studies:

Diploma in Agriculture
Diploma in Food Processing
Post Graduate Diploma in Fishery Science
Post Graduate Diploma Pulp & Paper Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in Regulations in Agricultural Biotechnology

Certificate Courses in Agriculture and Allied Practices:

Certificate course in Bio-fertilizer Production
Certificate course in Food & Beverage Service
Certificate Course in Food Production
Certificate Course In Mushroom Spawn Production and Cultivation
Certificate course in Seed Technology
Certificate in Agriculture Science
Certificate in Food Safety (CFS)
Certification Course in Fruit and Vegetable Processing Technology

Dairy Technology and Management
Diploma in Fishery Management cum Fish Breeding
Diploma In Production Of Value Added Products From Cereals, Pulses And Oilseeds (DPVCPO)
Forestry and Wild Life

Few top Agricultural institutions in India: 

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
Ch. Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
FRI University (Forest Research Institute), Dehradun

GB Pant University of Agriculture & Tech, Pantnagar
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai

Kumaun University, Nainital
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia
Chaudhary Sawan Kr. Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal
Sciences University, Ludhiana
Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni
Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar
Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri