CAREER

Carrier Guide for Agricultural Students

 

# Are you Agri Graduate? If yes  then,

What to do after graduation in Agri (BSc.  Agri)?

  1. Post Graduation with any Subject Specific or Sc. (any of 45 Agri Disciplines)
  2. Job (Govt. & Private)

Where M.Sc. degree can  be obtained?  Intuitions:

  1. Deemed Agri Universities like IARI (Admission through ICAR’s JRF Exam)
  2. Central Agricultural Universities (CAUs, Imphal, Manipur & CAU, Jhansi, UP) (Admission through ICAR’s JRF Exam)
  3. State Agri Universities and their sub-campus (Admission through Entrance Exams and ICAR’s JRF Exam)
  4. Central Universities (BHU Varanasi, AMU Aligarh ) (Admission through their Entrance Exams)
  5. Private Agri Universities (Punjab Lovely University, Ludhiana, Alpine University, Doon University) (Admission through direct Percentage basis)
  6. ABM in NIAM, NAARM, Manage (Admission through CAT/MAT, ICAR JRF Exam)
  1. M.Sc. from Foreign Universities  (UK, USA, Singapore, Australia, Denmark etc) (Admission through Direct Recommendation, Mutual Student Exchange Programme, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and TOEFL-English Proficiency OR ETS Exam)

How to take admission in M.Sc. in Any Agri. Subject (Admission Procedure): On the Basis of rank  scored in following  exams:

  1. ICAR’s Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Exam :
    1. for MSc in Agri Discipline at IARI
    2. for MSc in Agri Discipline at BHU Varanasi (UP)
    3. for MSc in Agri Discipline at AMU,
    4. for MSc in Agri Discipline at CAUs and
    5. for MSc in Agri Discipline at SAUs
  2. BHU Entrance Exam:
    1. for Sc. in Agri Disciplines at BHU Varanasi (UP)
  3. AMU Entrance Exam
    1. for Sc. in Agri Discipline at AMU Aligarh (UP)
  4. SAUs Entrance Exam
    1. For M.Sc. in Agri Discipline at respective State Agri Universities and their sub campuses.

  1. Govt Job (state or central):
    1. State: Agricultural Field officer, Rural Agricultural Extension Officer (RAEOS)
      1. Job through Competitive exam like
        1. State Public Service Commission (PSC)
    2. Central: Field Assistant, Technical at Ministry of Agri, ICARs
      1. Job through Competitive exam
        1. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
    3. Banks: Agriculture Officer (through IBPS ), Agri. Insurance Officer
  2. Private Job :
  1. Field Assistant at Agri Based Companies like Pepsi, Monsanto, Various Seed Companies

How to prepare for ICAR’s JRF Exams:

JRF Exams is conducted by: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.

Exam briefs: Exam notification: January, Exam date: second/third Sunday of April, 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) + 50 Cross Matching Questions; 2:30 hrs. Prepare using syllabus and guidelines. Two part: (I) General Agri (approx. 50 Qs) (II) Subject Group (approx 150 Qs); Read Standard Reference Books only.

Eligibility:Minimum B.Sc. pass/appearing, More details at:www.icar.org.in

How to prepare for BHU Entrance Exams:

BHU Entrance Exams is conducted by: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP

Exam briefs: Exam notification: April, Exam date: June, 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Time: 2:00 hrs. No fixed Syllabus. Only General Agri (II) Subject Group (approx 150 Qs)

Eligibility: Minimum B.Sc. pass/appearing, More details at: www.bhu.ac.in

 

# Are you Post Graduate on any Agri Discipline? If yes then,

What to do after post graduation or M.Sc. in any Agri subject?

Where PhD degree can be obtained?  Intuitions:

  1. Deemed Agri Universities like IARI (Admission through IARI Entrance Exam and ICARs SRF Exam)
  2. Post Graduate School- CAU, Barapani, Meghalaya & PG School,-CAU, Jhansi, UP)
  3. State Agri Universities and their sub-campus (Admission through State University D. Entrance Exam and ICARs SRF Exam)
  4. Central Universities (BHU Varanasi , AMU Aligarh etc) (Admission through University Entrance Exam –BHU PhD Entrance Exam, AMU Phd Entrance Exam and ICARs SRF Exam)
  5. Private Agri Universities (Punjab Lovely University, Ludhiana, Alpine University, Doon University) (Admission through direct interview or percentage basis)
  6. ABM in NIAM, NAARM, Manage etc (Admission through ICARs SRF Exam if PhD is offered)
  7. MSc from Foreign Universities (UK, USA, Singapore, Australia, Denmark etc) (Admission through Direct Recommendation, Mutual Student Exchange Programme, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and TOEFL-English Proficiency OR ETS Exam)

  1. GOVT JOB (STATE OR CENTRAL):
    1. State:
      1. Agricultural Field officer (Through State mini PSC or direct interview),
      2. Agri Development Officer (ADO) (Through State mini PSC or direct interview),
      3. Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA) (Through State mini PSC or direct interview),
      4. Assistant Professor (AP) and or Scientist at State  Agricultural Universities (Through State mini PSC or Direct interview with ICAR’s NET Exam Certificate or UGC Certificate)
      5. Scientist at State Research centres (Through State mini PSC or Direct interview)
      6. Subject matter Specialist (SMS)at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) (Through State mini PSC or Direct interview)
      7. State Forest Service (Through State PSC),
      8. State Civil Service (Through State PSC),
      9. Technical Assistants at any Research Centres (Through Direct interview)
      10. Research Associates /SRF/JRF at any Research Centres (Through Direct interview)
      11. Central: Field Assistant, Technical at Ministry of Agri, ICARs
      12. Assistant Professor (AP) and/or Scientist at Central Agricultural Universities (Through Direct interview with ICAR’s NET Exam Certificate or UGC Certificate)
      13. Assistant Professor (AP) and/or Scientist at Central Universities  like BHU (Through Direct interview with ICAR’s NET Exam Certificate or UGC Certificate)
      14. Agri Research Service (ARS)- Scientist under ICAR institutions/research centres (Through Exam by ASRB-Agri Scientist Recruitment Board, New Delhi)
      15. Subject matter Specialist (SMS)at ICAR’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) (Through Direct interview at State level)
      16. Indian Forest Service (Through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC))
      17. Indian Civil Services (Through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)),
      18. Technical Assistants at any Research Centres (Through Direct interview)
      19. Research Associates /SRF/JRF at any Research Centres (Through Direct interview)
    2. BANKS:
    1. Agriculture Officer,
    2. Insurance Officer,
    3. Bank PO/Managers
  2. Private Job (Field Assistant at Agri Based Companies like Pepsi, Monsanto, Seed Companies )

# Are you Ph.D. Degree Holder in any Agri Discipline? If yes then,

You can apply for any Job (Govt of private). Almost all job will be same as after M.Sc., mentioned  above.

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