A day in this work
You improve crops, soil, water use and farm incomes, in research stations, agri-businesses, banks or your own venture.
Ways in
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture or Horticulture (4 years)
- B.Tech in agricultural or food engineering
- MSc and PhD for research; agri-business management for industry
After Class 10
Science with Biology (PCB) or Science with Maths (PCM)
Entrance exams to know
- CUET-UG (ICAR seats)
- State agriculture entrance tests
- ICAR AIEEA (PG)
Years, cost and pay
- Years of study
- 4 to 6
- Whole-course cost, government or aided
- under ₹2 lakh
- Whole-course cost, private
- ₹2 to 8 lakh
- Typical starting pay
- ₹3 to 6 lakh a year
Indicative bands from the pilot dataset (0.1 (pilot), 19 September 2026). Real fees and pay vary a lot by college, city and year. Check the official sites below.
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Outlook, and how AI is changing this work
Outlook: Growing. AI changes some of the daily work.
Drones, sensors and AI advisories are arriving on farms, along with startups that need agriculture graduates.
Try this week
Grow one vegetable from seed and record water, sunlight and growth every three days.
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