Masters of Science in Agronomy Education

Programme Overview

MSc Agriculture is a two-year postgraduate degree course. After completing BSc Agriculture, candidates can opt to study MSc Agriculture. MSc Agriculture offers several specialisations, like Agronomy, Biotechnology, Agricultural Economics & Farm Management, Plant Physiology, Entomology, Agricultural Machinery, Plant Biology, Plantation Management, and Biochemistry. In total, there are 12 disciplines available for the course.

2 Years Years

Duration of programme

PG

Level of Study

Key Highlights

Interpersonal skills for socialising with multiple stakeholders in agricultural production.

Impart communication skills for better field experts and to deliver goods and a fitting corporate em

Nurture people skills for enhanced conviction on the significance of conservation, development, and

Teach better managerial skills for state-of-the art farm management.

Develop youth in media research and ICT research perspectives.

How will you benefit

After completing an M.Sc. in Agronomy, students can opt for jobs as agronomists or farm associates.

After completing an M.Sc. in Agronomy, students can opt for jobs as agricultural scientists or research fellows.

After completing an M.Sc. in Agronomy, students can opt for jobs as crop production specialists or lab technicians.

After completing an M.Sc. in Agronomy, students can opt for jobs as crop scientists, assistant professors, farm managers, etc.

What will you study

You will first build a strong scientific foundation in agriculture by studying biology, natural environments, agricultural production, and agricultural science.

Agriculture graduates can find employment across a diverse range of areas, such as farm management, the service and supply industries, sales, research, or advisory and consultancy work.

Studying agriculture helps you develop a mix of technical skills and knowledge, including land use, farming practice, food production, crop and livestock science, use of farm machinery, sustainability, and environmental management.

Students also gain an understanding of the scientific, technical, ethical, and business principles that underpin the agricultural industry.

In this program, students learn about different kinds of crop production practices, their management, as well as their interaction with allied sectors of agriculture. Students can work in the government sector, especially in the agriculture department, and in different private sectors, viz., pesticide companies, fertiliser companies, and seed production sectors.

Students learn about different cropping (oil seeds, fibres, legumes, cereals, etc.) as well as farming systems (IFS, organic farming, conservation farming, etc.) and their modern concepts and principles.

Crop production: It provides a modern concept of crop production with a specialisation of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, tubers, medicinal, aromatic, and underutilised crops.
Soil management: In this program, students learn about soil mineralogy, genesis, classification, survey, as well as management of problematic soils. It also deals with soil fertility and nutrition management practices.
Organic farming:- It provides a wide knowledge of different kinds of organic manures and their efficient utilisation in various cropping systems.
Weed management:- It enables the students to attain knowledge of basic principles and modern practices of weed management.
Water management: To teach the students about the principles of water management of the crops and cropping systems and practices to enhance the water use efficiency.

Curriculum