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The selection of course depends on your own interest and aptitude. However, we will provide you information about both the courses so that it could be easy for you to select any one.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Agriculture is four-year degree course in field of general Agriculture to expose you to the rural life and farming situations. After completing B.Sc in Agriculture course you can go for various career options in government and private sector like Teaching, Research & Development, Farm Managers, Retail Marketing, Fertilizer & Pesticide Industries, in state Department of Agriculture through Agriculture MPSC, in banks as P.O. & A.O., etc. You can also be a self employed with Nursery, Seed Production, Biotech Laboratory, Agriculture, Processing Units, Consultancy, Biofertilizer Production unit, etc.

B.Sc Agriculture Syllabus-

• Basic Science & Humanities

• Agricultural Sciences (Agricultural Economics)

• Agricultural Engineering

• Agricultural Entomology

• Agricultural Extension Education

• Agricultural Microbiology

• Agricultural Statistics

• Agronomy

How to get into Agriculture

On the other hand, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture is a three years degree course in the field of agriculture science and technology.

Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing fields and professionals in biotechnology are quite in demand. You can make career in research and development, clinical research, production and quality control, patent administration, energy and conservation, agriculture and horticulture, medicine and healthcare, animal husbandry and dairy farming. With the upcoming new technologies, biotechnology covers jobs in healthcare, medicine and R&D.

B.Sc Biotechnology Syllabus-

• Introductory Biological Chemistry

• Biophysical Chemistry

• Cell biology and Genetics

• Bioenergetics and Biomembranes

• Animal and Plant Physiology

• Bio-Statistics and Computer

• Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

• Animal & Plant Biotechnology

• Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology

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You can compare both of these courses as per your preferences by using our Compare Career Tool.

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