MAKE YOUR
CAREER IN
AGRICULTURE

Mission
Agriculture is committed
to excellence,
innovation and
effectiveness in
education, research
and transfer of
technology
programmes that are
responsive to the needs
of its constituents.
Research Teaching Extension

Objectives
 To provide quality education in different disciplines of agriculture
 To undertake basic, applied and adaptive research, and to develop appropriate
agricultural production and protection technologies relevant to the agro climatic
and socio-economic conditions in Punjab
 To provide direct and indirect educational and technological support to the
farmers of Punjab in particular, and to the public in general, for improving
agricultural productivity and economic well-being of the rural population
 To develop commercial potential of the agricultural sector in the region by
facilitating and supporting the growth of subsidiary occupations, agro-based
industries and related service sector.

Masters in Agricultural Science
 Agronomy
 Agro-meteorology
 Extension Education
 Entomology
 Food Science & technology - Food Technology
 Horticulture – Pomology
 Floriculture & Landscaping
 Plant Breeding & Genetics
 Plant Pathology
 Soil Science
 Vegetable Crops
 Forestry

Explore State, National
&
International Institutions for higher
education
?

B.Sc. Agriculture (Specializations)
Agronomy
Horticulture
• Fruit Science (Pomology)
• Vegetable Science (Olericulture)
• Landscape and Flower culture
Plant Breeding

JOB OPPOURTUNITIES
(AGRICULTURE)-I
Indian Council of
Agricultural Research
• The recruitment to these
posts is made through
ARS/ NET examination is
conducted for Scientist post
and lectureship.
• ICAR has better option for
agricultural graduates,
postgraduates and for
doctorate degree holders.
• Bachelor degree holder can
apply for some technical
post in concerned discipline
Level of T-5 and T-
6(Technical Officer) for
postgraduate and
graduates.
Agricultural Universities
• Specialization which are
generally advertised by
agricultural universities-
Plant Pathologist , Breeder
, Economic Botanist.,
Research Engineer,
Agronomist, Scientist,
Associate Professor.
• Qualification for all above
posts is Doctor Degree/
Master degree in
concerned disciple.
• Assistant professor and
other teaching post,
candidate should be NET
qualified (conducted by
UGC/ CSIR/ICAR/Other).
State Agricultural
Departments
• One can become an
Agriculture Development
Officers (ADO) and
Horticulture Development
Officer (HDO).Recruitment
to these posts is made on
the basis of an examination
conducted by public service
commission/concerned
department.
• Apply for the post of a
Research Scientist in
organizations in the private
sector. qualification
required for this purpose is
of doctoral level i.e. a Ph.D.

JOB OPPOURTUNITIES
(AGRICULTURE)-II
Banking Sector
• Doing your B.Sc. eligible to
apply for jobs offered by
banks, finance sector
seed companies, breeding
farms, poultry farms and
insurance companies
• Reserve Bank of India,
State Bank of India and
nationalized banks offer
opening for postgraduates
in agriculture and allied
areas as
• Field Officers,
• Rural Development
Officers
• Probationary Officers.
Seed Companies
• Join seed companies as
Seed Officer, Scientist
(Breeding, plant protection
etc.)technical and field job
areas of farm management,
grading, packaging and
labeling.
• Both in the public and
private sectors jobs are
also offered in the field of
marketing and sales,
transportation, farm utilities,
storage and warehousing
etc.
Agricultural
Engineering
• The job is related to
activities aimed at
improving agriculture,
reconstructing rural areas
in general and agricultural
machinery, power, farm
structures, soil and water
conservation, rural
electrification, etc.

JOB OPPOURTUNITIES
(AGRICULTURE)-III
Career Opportunities
in Agro – Industry
Sector
• Agro - industry provides
jobs to scientists,
engineers, technologists,
sales and marketing
• Areas of work relate to
production, food
processing, grain and seed
processing, meat and
poultry packing, dairy
processing, fats and oils,
textiles, fibers, machinery
and equipment, fertilizer
and lime, pesticides,
herbicide, feed
manufacturing
Services Sector
• Requirement for people to
inspect, grade, quality
control chemicals,
agricultural technicians,
agricultural statisticians
foreign agricultural service,
inspection and regulation,
food and feed, seed and
fertilizer.
• Government agencies at
centre, state and district
levels and international
level the Food and
Agriculture Organization
(FAO) of the United Nation
related to the development
of agriculture also appoints
consultants
Corporations
• Corporations providing job
opportunities to
agriculturists include
National Seed Corporation,
State Farm Corporation,
Warehousing Corporation
and Food Corporation.

Make your
Career in
Agronomy

Make career in Agronomy
 Science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel,
fiber, and land reclamation.
 To impart knowledge and skills in crop production for efficient
resource management to develop crop production technology for
sustained productivity and profitability
 Agronomists often specialize in areas such as
 Crop rotation, irrigation and drainage
 Plant breeding and Plant physiology
 Soil classification and soil fertility
 Weed control
 Insect and pest management

MAKE YOUR
CAREER IN
HORTICULTURE

To become an Horticulturalist
 Fruit Science
 To enhance productivity and quality of fruit crops and to diversify agriculture
 To serve farming community and raise their economic livelihood with improved
horticultural crops.
 To upgrade skills of farming community and field workers
 Vegetable Science
 Development of improved varieties and hybrids of vegetable crops for higher yield,
better quality, resistant to disease and insect-pest.
 Improved production and plant protection technology and solutions to emerging
problems.
 To act as centre of training for up gradation of scientific manpower in vegetable crops.
 To disseminate the scientific information to the farmers through various extension
education programmes.
 Landscape and Floriculture
 Breeding of ornamentals for cut flower production, pot culture and garden display
 Standardization of production and protection technology for ornamentals
 Standardization of post harvest technology

MAKE YOUR
CAREER IN
PLANT
BREEDING

To become an Plant Breeder
 To improve the quality and performance of existing agricultural
and horticultural crops as well as create new varieties.
 Aim to develop useful traits, such as disease resistance or
drought tolerance, or to improve characteristics such as
appearance.
 Role is vital to the agricultural industry as there are constant
challenges to meet market requirements, consumer demands
and increase and maintain yields in important crops.
 Plant breeder have enhanced the traditional work of crossing
existing plants and selecting new strains and expertise allows
quicker, more accurate work by selecting the plants containing
the genes of interest.

CHOOSING PLANT BREEDING AS A
CAREER
This field is so broad, plant breeding technicians
or scientists may specialize in various areas such
as
 Plant genetics
 Conservation work
 Environmental biology
 Limnology (the study of freshwater plants, animals
and chemistry)
 Mycology (the study of fungi)
 Taxonomy and systematic (the classification of
plants and their relationships).
 Genetic Engineering

JOB OPPOURTUNITIES
Plant Breeders can make a career in education
and research in
 31 Agriculture Universities in the country
 40 ICAR Institutes
 Seed production Agencies of the government
(National Seed Corporation, State Seed
Corporations, SFCI etc)
 International crop research institutes under
CGIAR system also offer jobs to plant breeders.
 Indian seed industry, also offers large number of
jobs. There are more than 200 seed companies
operating in India. Now opportunities are opening
up in international seed industry