Opportunities for students in agriculture and allied courses in Tamil Nadu for the year 2020 is provided. The career opportunities are listed to choose their interests.

1. Opportunities for students in
Agriculture and allied courses
By
Dr. J. Diraviam
Senior Scientist and Head,
ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karur
Email: jdiraviam1@gmail.com;
Mobile: 9488967675

2. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
PROGRAMMES
• 1. B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
• 2. B.Sc.(Hons.) Horticulture
• 3. B.Sc.(Hons.) Forestry
• 4. B.Sc.(Hons.) Food, Nutrition and
Dietetics
• 5. B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering)
• 6. B.Sc.(Hons.) Sericulture

3. AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMES
• B.Tech. (Food Technology)
• B.Tech.(Biotechnology)
• B.Tech. (Energy and Environmental
Engineering)
• B.Sc. (Hons.) Agribusiness Management

6. Job opportunities for Agri/allied courses
• 1. Govt sector as Agrĺ. Officer
2. Agrl. Field Officer in Nationalised Banks and Scheduled
Commercial Banks
3. Multi National Companies (ITC - salary Rs. 75,000)
4. COMMODITY Board ( Coconut board, Coir board, Coffee Board,
Pepper board, Spices Board)
5. Private sector companies such as Seed companies, Fertilizer
companies, Pesticides, Private nurseries, Sugar, Sago industries

7. 6. CIVIL SERVICES (IAS, IPS, IRS etc)
7. TNPSC Group 1 services
8. NABARD, RBI
9. N.G.O'S
10.Micro finance
11. Customs as Plant Quaratine Officer in
Airport
Job opportunities for Agri/allied courses

8. Job opportunities for Agri/allied courses
12. Entrepreneur as Landscape Gardener,
Nursery owner, Processing Industry owner, Fruits
and Vegetable owner
13. Food Processing Industry
14. Food safety inspector(Central govt.Job)
15. Starting and leading a F.P.O
16. Agrl. Consultant.

9. Job opportunities for Horticulture Course
• Starting horticulture Nursery
Agri Horti clinic
Food processing
Fruits and vegetables trading in domestic and
export markets
Consultants/ horti business
Working for chain stores of fruits and vegetables as
mangers
As purchase/ procurement manager for multinational
companies
In floriculture industry

10. Job opportunities for Horticulture Course
As production managers
Value addition industries like
Spices based alkaloids
Medicinal crops both cultivation and
extraction.
Vendors of fruits and vegetables
As innovator of new technologies in Agri
Hort products

11. Forestry Course
• Forest Range Officer through those uniform
service,
• UPSC IFS syllabus covered in B. Sc
forestry course,
• All paper company recruiting graduate as a
plantation managers, banks recruiting as a
probationers,
• Doctorate eligible for scientist in ICAR,
ICFRE, Assistant Professors in various
SAUs

12. Food Science Course
• Central Government agencies like Krishi
Vigyan Kendra with PG degree.
• Food technologist.
• Nutritional therapist.
• Product/process development scientist.
• Quality manager.
• Regulatory affairs officer.
• Scientific laboratory technician.

13. B. Tech. Agri Engg Course
• Engineer in State Department of Agrl. Engg.
• Officers, managers in the agricultural loan
sector of nationalized as well as private
banks.
• Employment in Farm machinery industry
• Candidates with M. Tech. can apply for the
post of lecturer, Scientist,
• Central Government agencies like Krishi
Vigyan Kendra etc.

14. Sericulture Course
• Central Government agencies like Central Silk
Board/Silk Export Promotion Council/ Krishi
Vigyan Kendra etc.
• Candidates with M.Sc sericulture can apply for
the post of lecturer, professor and lab
assistant. Sericulturists can find employment
as officers, managers in the agricultural loan
sector of nationalized as well as private
banks.
• Sericulture Inspector in State Department of
Sericulture

15. B. Tech. Food Technology
• Food Safety Officer in FSSAI
• Food Corporation of India which employs
graduates and diploma holders in food
technology as food Inspectors and junior
executives in the state government.
• Fruit and vegetable processing industries,
spices and condiments industries, bakery and
confectionery industries, beverage industries,
dairy industries, sugar industries, meat and
poultry industries, food processing equipment
manufacturing industries
• With PG qualification – Lecturer and Scientist
positions

16. B. Tech. Biotechnology
• Department of Biotechnology, Min. of
Science and Technology
• Jobs in Agri biotech Companies
• Entrepreneurship opportunities in agri
biotech products – mushroom,
biofertilizers, biopesticides, biocontrol
agents
• PG qualification – Lecturer and Scientist
positions

17. B.Tech. (Energy and Environmental Engineering)
• Jobs in Min. of New and Renewable
Energy
• Central Pollution Control Board/TN
Pollution Control Board
• Corporate companies involved in
Environmental engineering
• Career as a consultant in Environmental
engineering
• PG qualification – Lecturer and Scientist
positions

18. B.Sc. (Hons.) Agribusiness Management
• Jobs in Govt. undertakings involved in
agriinputs manufacture – Seeds, Fertilizers,
pesticides, etc.
• Private sector as managers
• Entrepreneurship activity in agribusiness
• PG qualification – Lecturer and Scientist
positions
• Jobs in Farmer Producer Organizations

19. Thank you