TERI School Of Advanced Studies - [TERI SAS], New Delhi

Agriculture

Agriculture courses involve the study of various technical and scientific subjects related to agricultural technology, food technology, dairy industry, food science, plant science, horticulture, and even forestry. The main difference between these fields is their area of focus.

Apart from these, there are numerous agriculture courses online offered by websites like Udemy, Coursera, and edX. Students can pursue Agriculture Courses After 12th as well as 10th, mostly in the form of certificate and diploma courses. The duration of Agriculture Certificate Courses varies depending upon the course and the institution. It usually varies from a few hours to a few months.

Agriculture students have a high chance of getting jobs in the government sector such as UPSC (Indian Forest Services), Staff Selection Commission, IBPS Specialists Officer (AO), and also jobs in government organizations such as Food Corporation of India (FCI), National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), and National Dairy Development Board. The average salary after Agriculture courses in India ranges from INR 8,00,000 to 13,00,000 per annum.

Horticulture

BSc horticulture

B.Sc. in Horticulture is a 3 years full time under graduate course which is divided into 6 semesters. Horticulture is the branch of Agricultural Science that deals with the cultivation of vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, fruits, shrubs, bushes, gardens, and landscaping for gardens, ornamental trees, maintaining nurseries, green houses, orchards and plantations and also floriculture or cultivation of flowers. 

B.Sc. Horticulture program is all about cultivation of plants, starting from seed related study to scientific study of cultivation, plant diseases, genetics of plants etc. It is all about the application of scientific knowledge in plant cultivation and thus increase productivity and yield .

Eligibility

Entry to this field starts from undergraduate level. After completion of 10+2 in Science stream (class 12th) with chemistry, physics, and maths/ biology/ agriculture as the subjects one can opt for Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture as a separate discipline or as a subject of BSc Agriculture Science.

Career Prospects

Government sector jobs , and Officer level posts are available for these Graduates in:

• State wise Forestry Departments,
• State wise Agriculture Departments
• Boards like Spice or Coir or Rubber boards etc.

Private Sector job opportunities are available in areas such as

• Private Plantations
•  Ornamental plants
• flowers businesses
• Agricultural Products marketing firms
• Agricultural Machinery
•  Equipment manufacturing firms
• Food Production and Technology Industry etc.

Career options

• Production and Sales. Operating a business or managing an orchard, vegetable farm, greenhouse, flower or plant shop, nursery, landscaping service, garden center, or food processing firm.
• Public Gardens
• Marketing
• Research
• Teaching
• Industry Support
• Inspection
• Landscape Construction and Management

Syllabus

There are 4 major subjects in Horticulture i.e.

• Fruit science ( Pomology)
• Vegetable Science ( Olericulture)
• Floriculture and Landscaping
• Post-Harvest Management. Besides these, one more subject Spice and plantation crops also teaches in some universities.

Jobs

• Landscape Foreman Supervisor Warehouse Manager
• Groundskeeping Maintenance Landscape Labour Plumbe
• Crew Foreman Foreman Operations Manager
•  Landscape Technician Technician Field Supervisor
• Maintenance Foreman Electrician Service Manager

Average annual course fee

• The average annual course fee ranges anywhere between INR 5,000 to 2 lakhs depending upon the institute offering the course

Average salary offered 

• The average salary offered for this course in India to successful postgraduates of the course ranges between INR 2 to 10 lakhs depending upon the candidate’s expertise in the field

Agricultural Engineering

B. Tech agricultural engineering

B. Tech Agricultural Engineering is a 4-year undergraduate course in agricultural studies. B. Tech Agricultural Engineering syllabus is divided into 8-semester.Agricultural engineering is the engineering of science that studies agricultural production and processing.

Agricultural engineering combines the disciplines of mechanical, civil, electrical, and chemical engineering principles with knowledge of agricultural principles according to technological principles. 

Course Eligibility

• Passing in Higher Secondary (10+2) with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics higher with 50% marks will make a student eligible for this course. The admission is provided on the basis of an entrance test conducted by the respective institutes.
• Selection to all Agricultural Engineering courses will be on the basis of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for the IIT's and separate state level and national level exams for other institutions.

Syllabus

Semester 1:

• Engineering Drawing
• Basic Electrical Engineering
• Principles of Agriculture
• Basic Electronics
• Elementary Mathematics
• Engineering Physics
• Computer and Languages

Semester 2:

• Soil Science
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Thermodynamics
• Engineering Chemistry
• Horticultural and Field Crops

Semester 3:

• Farm Implements
• Surveying and Leveling
• Introductory Biotechnology
• Strength of Materials
• Electrical Machines
• Engineering Mathematics
• Statistical Methods
• Database Management and Internet Applications

Semester 4:

• Fluid Mechanics
• Farm Machinery
• Engineering Hydrology
• Unit Operation in Food Engineering
• Soil Mechanics
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Soil Physics
• Theory of Machines
• Environmental Studies

Semester 5:

• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
• Building Materials and Structural Design
• Machine Design
• Agri-business Management
• Field Operation and Maintenance of Tractors
• Farm Machinery
• Engineering Properties of Biological Materials, Wells and Pumps
• Environmental Studies

Semester 6:

• Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• Operation Research
• Post-harvest and Storage Engineering
• Tractors and Power Units
• Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
• Crop Process Engineering
• Irrigation Engineering

Semester 7:

• Renewable Energy
• Farm Machinery Design and Testing
• Drainage Engineering
• Dairy and Food Engineering
• Entrepreneurship Development on Agro-industries
• Hydraulics and Design of Irrigation Systems
• Soil and Water Conservation Structures

Job opportunities

• Agriculture Research Scientist
• Food Safety Applications Engineer
• Soil and Plant Scientist
•  Conservation Scientist and Forester
• Agriculture and Irrigation Engineer
• Lecturer/Professor,
• IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)
•  Indian Forest Service- IFS Officer
• Agriculture Officer
• Quality Assurance Officer
• Farm Manager, Research Engineer
•  Process Manager,
• Purchase Manager

Job Profiles

• Agricultural Sales Engineer,
•  Manager - Manufacturing Agricultural Tractors,
• Program Manager - Agriculture and others.

The graduates can apply for jobs in the research field, pursue higher studies, work in agricultural industries, or pursue a career in banking, biotechnology, rural business management, etc.

Course Fees

• The average course fee for the B.Tech Agricultural Engineering curriculum ranges between 30k-1.2 lakhs per annum.

Average Salary​​​​​​​

• The average B.Tech Agricultural Engineering salary of an aspirant is approximately INR 7.9 lakhs per annum.