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GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar, is the first agricultural university of the country. This college offers a dynamic and innovative education programmes to meet the demand for scientific manpower, research and effective extension services in agriculture. Following are the departments:

• Agricultural communication.


• Agricultural economics.


• Agronomy.


• Agro-meteorology.


• Animal science.


• Entomology.


• Food science and technology.


• Genetics and plant breeding.


• Horticulture.


• Plant pathology.


• Soil science.


• Vegetable science.

As regards job options, after a degree from Pant Nagar University, the Central and state departments of agriculture employ specialists for developmental work with regard to crops, seeds, farm implements and extension work with farmers at the block development level. Recruitment to these posts is through the State Public Service Commission (at the State level), and the educational requirements are a degree in agriculture or allied fields.

After post-graduate, job openings exist in organisations such as the National Seeds Corporation, Food Corporation, the Warehousing Corporation, Fertiliser Corporation of India, etc. Corporations and boards such as the National Dairy Development Board also employ specialists.

With increasing commercialisation of agriculture, corporate houses also require post-graduates in agriculture and allied fields like rural management. These are essentially industries handling food processing and marketing of agricultural products, banks, insurance companies and companies handling storage, packaging and warehousing of agricultural products.

Nationalised banks and rural banks such as NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) also hire professionals from this field.

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