Required Subjects for B. Sc Agriculture

I want to do B. Sc Agriculture so please tell me that which subject I have to take in 11th and give details about course?

[Arun Vats]

B.Sc. Agriculture is an undergraduate Agriculture Science and Technology course. This course is refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated animals.

Eligibility Criteria:
The minimum qualification required to apply for B.Sc. in agriculture is 50 to 60% in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Syllabus of B.Sc. Agriculture:
Basic Science & Humanities
Comprehension and Communication Skills in English
Rural Sociology and Constitution of India
Educational Psychology
Introduction to Computer Application
Plant Biochemistry

Agricultural Sciences (Agricultural Economics)
Principles of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Finance and Co-operation
Production Economics and Farm Management
Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices
Fundamentals of Agribusiness Management

Agricultural Engineering
Principles of Soil and Water Engineering
Farm Power and Machinery
Protected Cultivation Structures and Agro-Processing
Energy Sources and their Application in Agriculture

Agricultural Entomology
General Entomology
Economic Entomology
Crop Pests and their Management
Sericulture

Agricultural Extension Education
Dimensions of Agricultural Extension
Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technology
Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills

Agricultural Microbiology
Agricultural Microbiology
Soil Microbiology

Agricultural Statistics
Fundamentals of Statistics

Agronomy
Introductory Agriculture, Principles of Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology
Field Crops-I (Kharif)
Practical Crop Production I
Practical Crop Production II
Weed Management
Irrigation Water Management
Field Crops II (Rabi)
Rain-fed Agriculture and Watershed Management
Farming Systems, Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture
Experimental Techniques in Agricultural Research I


List of some of the Institutes providing B. Sc. Agriculture course:
Banaras Hindu University
G.B Pant College of Agriculture
NG Ranga Agriculture University
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
Anand Agricultural University
Birsa Agricultural University
University of Agricultural Sciences
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
University of Agricultrual Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKV)

Job Types after B.Sc. Agriculture:
Research/Fundamental Analyst - Agriculture commodities
Primary Production Managers - Expert Agriculture
Farming Consultant/Agronomist
Management Executive - Agriculture
Marketing Executive - Agriculture
Project Manager - Plantation Establishment
Actuarial Analyst - Agriculture
Associate Manager - Strategic Planning
Manager - Manufacturing (Agricultural Tractors)
Agricultural Lecturer
Subject Matter Specialist - Agriculture
Sales Officer – Agriculture/Instrumentation
Agriculture Portfolio Manager
Program Manager - Agriculture
Agriculture Officer

Hello sir, with which subject I can do B.Sc in agriculture? For doing b.Sc in agriculture what subject should be required?

[Kiran Chandar]

If you are thinking to do B.Sc in agriculture you need science subject in your 11th and 12th class. With science stream you can do B.Sc in agriculture.

The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, usually abbreviated as either B.Sc.(Agr.) or B.S.A. or B.Sc.(Ag.) or B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag. is the first undergraduate degree awarded by university faculty of agriculture and agricultural colleges.

The program is 4 years of study above Grade 12 High School graduation.

B.Sc. Agriculture Syllabus

Subjects of Study

Basic Science & Humanities
Comprehension and Communication Skills in English
Rural Sociology and Constitution of India
Educational Psychology
Introduction to Computer Applications
Plant Biochemistry
Agricultural Sciences (Agricultural Economics)
Principles of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Finance and Co-operation
Production Economics and Farm Management
Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices
Fundamentals of Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Engineering
Principles of Soil and Water Engineering
Farm Power and Machinery
Protected Cultivation Structures and Agro-Processing
Energy Sources and their Application in Agriculture
Agricultural Entomology
General Entomology
Economic Entomology
Crop Pests and their Management
Sericulture
Agricultural Extension Education
Dimensions of Agricultural Extension
Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technology
Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills
Agricultural Microbiology
Agricultural Microbiology
Soil Microbiology
Agricultural Statistics