Students will have innumerable career prospects after successfully completion of the Undergraduate program in Agriculture.
For students interested in higher studies, they have multiples options in a large number of institutes in India as well as in abroad.
Students with degree in Agriculture will find a good network of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension in India. In Agriculture, we have more than 70 Agricultural Universities, 4 Deemed Universities, and 3 Central Universities.
Students while doing their Undergraduate Degree in Agriculture can apply for full scholarship to pursue their higher studies in abroad. Students can based on their preference specialization can study from any one of the countries across the world, for example, USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, Belgium, Italy, Newzealand, etc. Studying in Agricultural Program from one of these countries will expand their horizon of future career. They can work as a Professor or Scientist in any University or Research Centers around the globe.
After completion of Undergraduate program in agriculture, students will have opportunities to either work in Government sector or Agricultural industries. At any of the places, they can hone their skills through working at different positions and move forward in their career.
Agriculture degree-holder can work as a scientist and research scholar, in many universities and research stations. Research organizations, such as Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), International Agriculture Center, The World Bank, etc, are places of making contribution to our society through agricultural research. Moreover, there are 15 independent international research centers (Africa Rice Center, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), International Potato Center (CIP), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), World Agroforestry (ICRAF), and WorldFish), where students can work and flourish in their career.
Further, after receiving Undergraduate degrees in Agriculture, students can work in various agro-industries as per their interest, such as seed industries, fertilizer industries, biotech industries, water resources industries, etc.
Government Organization | Position | Website |
State Department of Agriculture (SDA) | Agriculture Officer | www.apagrisnet.gov.in |
Agriculture Extension Officer | ||
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare | Technical Assistant | www.agricoop.nic.in |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) | Agriculture Field Officer | www.ibps.in |
State Agriculture Universities | Farm Manager in KVKs | Agricultural universities web portal |
AEOs in Regional Agricultural Research Stations | ||
Teaching Assistant in Agricultural Polytechnics | ||
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) | Assistant Manager (Grade – A) | www.nabard.org |
Manager (Grade –B) | ||
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Indian Forest Services and Other Services | www.upsc.gov.in |
Agriculture Insurance Companyof India Ltd (AIC) | Administrative Officers | www.aicofindia.com |
State Forest Department | Section Officer | www.forests.ap.gov.in |
Forest Range Officer | ||
State seed Development Corporation | Seed Officer | www.apseeds.ap.gov.in |
Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) | Junior Assistant | www.cci.gov.in |
Junior Commercial Executive | ||
National Seed Corporation (NSC) | Agriculture Trainee | www.indiaseeds.com |
Food Corporation of India (FCI) | Assistant Grade – 3 | www.fci.gov.in |
Central Warehouse Corporation (CWC) | Junior Technical Assistant | www.cewacor.nic.in |
Junior Superintendent | ||
State Warehouse Corporation (SWC) | Procuring Inspector | www.apswcrov.blogspot.com |
Marketing Inspector | ||
Assistant Supply Officer (ASO) | ||
State Marketing Federation (MARKFED | Marketing Executive | www.apmarkfed.in |
Field Officer | ||
Assistant Manager | ||
AP State Agro Industries DevelopmentCorporation Ltd (AGROS) | Field Officer | www.apagros.com |
National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) | Marketing Representative | www.nationalfertilizers.com |
Indian Farm Fertilizers Cooperative (IFFCO) | Agriculture Graduate Trainee | www.iffco.in |
Krishak Bharti Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO) | Field Representative Trainee | www.kribhco.net |
Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) | Field Officer, Sales Officer | www.fact.co.in |
National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) | Agriculture Apprentices | www.nationalinsurance.nic.co.in |
Central Silk Board | Technical Assistant | www.csb.gov.in |
Field Officer | ||
National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) | Technical Assistant | www.nin.res.in |
Bhabha Atomic research Center (BARC) | Technical Assistant | www.barc.gov.in/careers |
Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine& Storage (DPPQS) | Technical Assistant | www.ppqs.gov.in |
Southern Region Farm MachineryTraining & Testing institute, Anantpur | Technical Assistant | www.srfmtti.dacnet.nic.in |
National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) | Junior Field Representative | www.nafed-india.com |
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd | Assistant Officer | www.rcfltd.com |
Defence Research Development Org (DRDO) | Agricultural position | www.drdo.gov.in |
Indian Council of Forest Research and Education | Technical Assistant | www.icfre.org/recruitment |