Agri-Business Management (PGPABM)
Post Graduate Program in Agri-Business Management (PGPABM) is a 2-year full time (or equivalent part time) postgraduate course, the eligibility for which is graduation in agricultural science, agricultural engineering, or any other agriculture-based subjects with a minimum score of 50%. A final year candidate may also apply on a provisional basis and all applicants need to have 90 percentile in CAT. The program is spread over 2 years, divided into 6 trimesters of six months each. Admission process for the same involves filling an online or offline application depending on the university or college, following which eligible candidates may apply for a written entrance test and personal interview in most colleges.
Candidates are selected based on their CAT scores, 10+2 marks, graduation marks and work experience. Candidates who clear both, the written test and the interview round can take admission. The course is best suited for those who are inclined towards agriculture and have a thirst for business.
The course essentially teaches you ways to have a thriving corporate agricultural business and includes courses on production, processing, and inventory of produce. The course not only teaches you how to be a successful farmer with the best technology and greatest efficiency, but also how to market the produce to earn maximum revenue. It teaches you how to take this primary sector enterprise of agriculture and learn the ins and outs of business that go with it in order to make it profitable
Eligibility
Syllabus and Course Description
Trimester 1 |
Trimester 2 |
Trimester 3 |
Business Communication and presentation skills |
Business Statistics |
Human Resource Management |
Basic Financial Accounting |
Marketing Strategies and techniques |
Operational Research |
Advanced Computer Skills |
Macroeconomic theory and policy |
Financial marketing (corporate finance) |
Business mathematics |
Cost and control systems |
Quantitative techniques for agribusiness |
Organisational behaviours |
Management information systems and e-commerce |
Agricultural input marketing |
Principles and practices of management |
Written analysis communication |
Project management |
Principles of marketing management |
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Marketing research |
Managerial economics (micro) |
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Procurement management |
Trimester 4 |
Trimester 5 |
Trimester 6 |
Sales and distribution management |
Rural marketing |
Advertising and communication |
Commodity trading figures and options |
Logistics and supply chain management |
Business law and ethics |
Agricultural extension management |
Customer relationship management |
Risk management in agribusiness |
Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) |
Agricultural export management and information trade |
Total quality management |
Strategic management |
Elective (2) |
Electives (2) |
Banking and agrifinance |
Live project |
Individual project |
Agricultural business environment |
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Career Prospects
Graduates from this course can find jobs in sectors ranging from
Average Fee
The average full time fee charged for the course in India ranges between INR 6.08 lacs to 10.96 lacs
Average Salary
Maximum salary offered to such professionals range from INR 14 to 16 lacs per annum, increasing with experience and expertise.