Agriculture Officers

Job Description:

The Department of Agriculture in every state handles all the development schemes relating to agricultural crops, seeds and yields as well as fixes targets and does the monitoring. These departments recruit gazetted officers e.g. District Agriculture Officer, Assistant Director of Agriculture, through the State Service Commission. Various other government departments and banks also recruit officers with an academic background in agriculture.

Educational Qualification:

Graduates/postgraduates in Agriculture/Agricultural engineering

APYL Career Counselor has details on:

348 Institutes offering graduate/postgraduate courses in Agriculture/Agriculture Engineering under Career Fields (a) Science (b) E&T and Course Type (a) Graduate (b) Post Graduate

Opening:

Employment avenues are available in government department and in some private organizations.

Remuneration:

Starting salary is Rs. 7,500 per month (excluding other allowances)