India is an agrarian country and one of the biggest producers and exporters of agricultural products. Nowadays Indian Government is focusing more on the agricultural output and encouraging the farmers by granting them aids and loans at a cheaper interest rate. Today, the Indian agriculture sector has globalized and the idea of integrating Indian agriculture with the world economy is getting support. India has enormous potential as an exporter of agricultural commodities ranging from mushrooms to flowers, spices, cereals, oilseeds and vegetables. The spurt in Government support for export of agri-products has evoked considerable interest among the large business houses which have worked out agreements for technology transfer, marketing tie-ups, management and trading contacts with leading foreign counterparts. India is also a leading exporter of roses, carnations, gladioli, chrysanthemums, jasmine and other tropical plants and flowers are other tropical plants and flowers are touching new heights.

B.Sc. Agriculture is a 4-year undergraduate course which focuses on the science of Agriculture. The course is aimed at using biology, technology, and agricultural science to boost agricultural productivity. The course is very different from mainstream courses and combines elements of both Engineering and Science. Uttarakhand is a hub of some of the Top Agriculture Colleges in Dehradun. The beautiful landscapes and valleys are an idle place to study. Tula’s Institute is a top agriculture college in Uttarakhand. Students who pursue this course have a lot of scope in Government jobs. The course mainly concentrates on the subjects like agronomy, plant genetics, land surveying, soil science, entomology, agricultural economics, agriculture engineering, plant pathology, horticulture, agricultural extension, vegetable production, field crop, and livestock production.

The Government is always on a lookout for well-trained professionals in this field. The State Agriculture Departments and Government banks need graduates to fill up Officer level posts. Private job opportunities are also vast in this course as the students can seek jobs at Managerial levels in plantations, as Officers in fertilizer manufacturing firms, agriculture machinery industries, agricultural products marketing firms, food processing units etc. They can join as a Research Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks), Production Manager, Operations Manager, Farm Manager.