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AGRICULTURE
Agriculture plays a crucial role in the Indian economy. Almost 60 percent of the Indian workforce is involved in agriculture, but that has not resulted in substantial growth of the sector. In fact, its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has dwindled to less than 25 percent. It is time that students explore this largely unknown arena. 
Most students are well aware of the streams like engineering and medicine, and post-graduate degrees like the MBA. But you may have not given any thought to a BSc in Agriculture, in spite of the fact that agriculture is a part of the NCERT syllabus for Class 10+2 for science students, and you prepared the chapter for your board exams. 
The demand for trained professionals in the field of agriculture is high. The course fee is negligible, barely Rs. 5,000 per year. Scholarships are also available. A student who has completed a BSc in Agriculture will get a well-paying job right after graduation.
It was in the mid-1960s, Dr. DS Kothari, the then Chairman of the UGC, proposed that each state should have at least one agricultural university, a move that was implemented across the country. This resulted in the setting up of  49 such universities, both by the state and the central government.
A knowledge-based curriculum
Typically, a BSc in Agriculture is a four-year course, though some universities or institutes offer a five-year course. The curriculum vary, from learning about soil science to agricultural meteorology, and there is a balance between theory and practicals. Your last year will comprise hands-on training, which helps in tying up all you have learned in the first three years, to make you job-ready.
Agriculture is very diverse and the curriculum allows you to choose areas of interest to you. “Students interested in physical, biological, chemical, and computer science can specialise, based on their interest and aptitude. Even an interest in engineering or journalism (writing about agriculture), finds an avenue here,” shares Prof. H. S. Gaur, Dean and Joint Director (Edu), Indian Agricultural Research Institute. 
Engineering enthusiasts can study Agricultural Engineering. If numbers and calculations excite you, you can take up Mathematical Statistics. Marketing has its own space within the field of agriculture, and so do chemistry and biology. You can also opt for Agri-Botany, Agri-Biotechnology, Agri-Chemistry, Agri-Economics, Agri-Extension, Agronomy, Agri-Engineering and Social forestry.
Depending on your aptitude, you will find ways to explore them in agriculture, especially in forecasting and productivity improvement domains.
Teaching, research and extension activities are three vital components of any agriculture college. Extension, which is applicable to all aspects of agriculture, allows you to take the knowledge you have accumulated back to the farmers through field trips, conferences or hands-on experience. Choosing an institute.

It is advisable to choose an institution, which is a member of the Indian Agricultural Universities Association (IAUA), established to promote agricultural research and education in India. Though agricultural universities churn out trained manpower, many jobs are handled by untrained people in this sector because the field is still largely unexplored. Agriculture education is very standardised and extremely knowledge-based. The demand and supply is largely controlled, only those many students are churned out as per requirements.

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