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India is a very vast country with 1.13 billion (Anonymous 2008a) people comprising of approximately one-sixth of the world's population of which about 70 per cent labour force engaged in agriculture.
If you want to build a successful career in the agricultural industries in fields like research and development, production, management or service industries such as rural finance this program is for you.
Can join in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Delhi as junior fellow researcher. Vacancies for scientists in the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institute are through a combined entrance test conducted by the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board or ASRB. Aspiring candidates can also take ARS NET (Agricultural Research Service/ National Eligibility Test) examination to work as lecturers in various agricultural universities and their affiliated colleges.
The Department of Agriculture in every state recruit gazetted officers like District Agriculture Officer, Assistant Director of Agriculture through the State Service Commission (SSC). The recruitment to the post of Agricultural Development Officer (ADO)/ Block Development Officer (BDO) is also through entrance examination conducted by public service commission/ concerned department. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics (ICRISAT) with its head quarters at Andhra Pradesh is a non-profit, non-political organization for research related job of agriculture field.
Hope this information helps you.
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Answered On:-
6/7/2011 2:18:49 PM