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Apart from medical and engineering, can a career be made in other sectors as well? This question often comes to the minds of students and their parents after 12th. Of course, there are many career options after the 12th, but most of the youth of the country have a craze for medicine and engineering. This is why every year lakhs of students appear for NEET and JEE exams, but many such sectors are considered to be a guarantee of a great career. One of these is the agriculture sector. Let us know how a career can be made in the agriculture sector. Which degree can be taken after the 12th? Which are the universities, and how can one apply? What is career growth?

Agriculture is the wheel of the economy.

Agriculture is the oldest profession in the world. It is considered the wheel of the economy. Of course, the share of pure agriculture in GDP is very low, but the share of agri products is direct in many sectors including industry, and service, which are the major components of GDP. This is the reason why agriculture is considered the wheel of the economy.

Which agriculture courses are done after the 12th? Many agriculture courses start after the 12th. Mainly, the study of agriculture starts only after 12th in the country. After 12th, the main courses include B.Sc. Agri, B.Sc. Horticulture, B.Sc. Fisheries, B.Sc. Animal Husbandry, B.Tech. in Agri Engineering. After this, many more courses can be done at the post-graduation level.

How to get admission?

For admission in Agri Universities across the country, ICAR conducts an entrance exam, which is called the ICAR All India Entrance Examination. Based on the merit of this exam, one gets the opportunity to get admission to 71 Agri Universities in the country. The application process for admission starts in March-April every year. Talking about some selected Agri Institutes of the country, it include IACR Pusa, Rajendra Prasad Agricultural University Samastipur, Jhansi Agricultural University, and Pantnagar University.

Opportunities for government jobs along with business

Agriculture is the wheel of any country's economy. After completing agri education, doors of both business and job open up. Talking about business, agri graduates can do an MBA in agribusiness by passing the CAT i.e. Common Entrance Test. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, Manage Hyderabad, and IARM offer many courses in this regard. Many agribusinesses can be started as a business.

If you want to work after agri education, then in every state, many posts in some departments are for agri graduates only, in which horticulture, animal husbandry, and agriculture department are prominent. At the same time, many big corporates are ready to enter the agri sector at present. This will create new posts.

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