BHU B.Sc Agriculture

B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture is an 4-years undergraduate course offered by Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IAS-BHU). Admission in B.Sc (Hons.) agriculture is based on the BHU-UET. If you are willing to pursue this bachelor degree from Banaras Hindu University, then you are at right page. Get complete information about Bachelor of Science (agriculture) course on this page including about the course, procedure of admission, eligibility, availability of seats and many more information. Just keep scrolling.

The agriculture sector is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of the nation. It employs 50% of the Indian workforce in agriculture and its allied sectors, hence accounting for 17-18% of the country’s GDP.

Course	B. Sc (Hons.) Ag.
Duration	4 Years
Eligibility	10+2
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type	Regular (full-time)
Location	Faculty of Agriculture/RGSC
University	Banaras Hindu University
No. Of seat	154+50 (Male & Female)
Admission Procedure	On the basis of BHU-UET
Course Code	135

About the Course

Studying agriculture comes with a much broader outlook and greater potential. Bachelor of Science in agriculture (BSc Agriculture), which is a 4 years long professional course that leaves you well versed with each dimension of agriculture.

B.Sc Agriculture is interdisciplinary in nature. During the duration of the course, several subjects are tough that gives the complete insight of agriculture and related disciplines. The subjects like Genetics, Plant breeding, Extension Education, Horticulture (Fruit and Vegetable sciences), Forestry, Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Soil Sciences, Agronomy and its branches, Economics, statistics, and Farm engineering comprising some from the list.
Studying Agriculture over the span of 4 years requires an ample amount of practical, field knowledge.

BSc Agriculture degree equips a student with the knowledge and skills that will help them manage Agri-preneurship, carry out research work, work in the agricultural field, conduct field surveys and manage areas related to farming practices.

Eligibility

• Candidates should have passed 10+2 or equivalent in Agriculture or Chemistry, Physics, Biology/Mathematics from a recognized board or university with a total of 50% marks.
• Age of the candidate should not be more than 23 years at the time of admission.
• Candidate should be physically fit to do fieldwork related to agriculture.

For pursuing BSc Agriculture (Hons), the candidate requires 10+2 (PCB/ PCM) or Agriculture stream with at least 50% in aggregate. For SC/ST candidates eligibility will be as per University rules. The Age of the candidate should not be less than 16 and not more than 23 on 1 July of the year of entrance. Apart from the academic qualifications, a candidate should have interest in agro-based learning Possess good organizational skills to have the ability to plan and conduct research have leadership qualities, be able to work in a team, possess managerial and Communication skills Possess some numeracy skills to understand the role of economics in an agricultural role.

Duration of Course

4 Years (8 semesters).

Fee structure

Location	Fees (In Rs.)
Faculty of Agriculture, Main Campus	2,666
RGSC, Barkachha	30,000 + 2,666

• Fee for BSc Agriculture in the main campus is Rs 2666/-
• In the south campus, Barkaccha BSc Ag runs as a special course with the fee being. Rs 30000/- + Rs 2666/-

Procedure of Admission

• Students seeking admission in B.Sc Agriculture have to appear in the Undergraduate Entrance Examination for B.Sc Agriculture (UET-Ag), which is conducted by the Controller of Examinations, BHU.
• Candidates have to score more than 35% of the total marks of UET-Ag (30% in case of SC / ST).
• Selection will be done on the basis of merit selected by the candidate in the test
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified for counseling.

Application fees

Category	Amount (in Rs.)
SC/ST/PwD	300
Others	600

Pattern of Entrance Exam

• There will be a common test for B.Sc (Ag.) for admission in both the main and South campus.
• The questions are of MCQ Type comprising sections of Mental Ability, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology (Botany, Zoology), Agriculture out of which 3 to attempt.
• There will be 100 questions making the total marks to 300, With each question fetching 3 marks.
• The time duration is of 2 hours.
• Negative marking is also there.

Career after

The demand for graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India and abroad. And this demand is not likely to go down as “food” is the basic necessity for life. Feeding the world will never face a recession. In fact, the development in technology, research, and innovation has and will multiply the scope of agriculture in a big way in the coming future.

This was about graduation, now the question is UG done! What now? Depends, If you don\’t want to pursue Post-graduation, There are companies in the private sector waiting to recruit you after graduation as well.

If going for post-graduation you have options you might go on to give JRF exam to carry on your masters out of many subjects to choose from if you score well. Or you can go on to pursue an MBA in Agribusiness Management that is offered by leading IIMs in the country. Now after PG, You may go on with PhD enabling you to be a scientist and a professor. Or one might go for other state-level exams such as assistant agriculture officer, extension officer, seed officer, forest officer and many more.

In fact, there are vast opportunities waiting in central government as well with FCI, IFFCO, seaports, and airports, etc offering recruitment Jobs in banks are also available for the people interested such as posts of Agriculture field officer, Agriculture development officers, junior agriculture associates hired by the public sector as well as private banks.

Then the appearance in competitive exams like UPSC (Agri graduates are the requirement of times), SSC, Defence is always open.

No industry is best suited to be an entrepreneur than the agriculture industry. Agri based entrepreneurs are on a rise these days. Also if you are interested in writing then the agriculture journalism is the apt job for you. There are many more if mentioned the list will go on. So summing up all, agriculture is no more the stereotypical farming activity, it’s far beyond that ranging from a 9-5 private-sector job to practising farming in the field.

It’s a diverse course with not just crop and soil but also the social science aspect as well as the commercial part. Bachelor in Agriculture today is one of the most engrossing and emerging courses far from conventional Bachelor’s degrees. And the cherry on the cake being pursuing the course from one of the too ranked agriculture institutes in India, Institute of Agriculture Sciences, BHU.

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