Government jobs for B. Tech final yr : I m student of B. Tech Agricultural Engineering Final year. What are the names of government jobs that I can apply for?

Dear student,

After B. Tech in Agriculture, you have the option to join Agriculture Departments across different State Governments. To pursue a job in these sectors, you may have to write  government exams like UPSC, SSC etc. 

Some of the popular career opportunities in the government sector can be in the capacity of:

• Land Officer
• Purchase Manager
• Agriculture Officer
• Research Engineer
• Farm Manager
• Quality Assurance Officer
• Process Manager
• Survey Research Agricultural Engineer
• Agricultural Engineer 
• Researcher Environmental Controls Engineer 
• Agricultural Inspector 
• Agricultural Crop Engineer 
• Farm Shop Manager 
• Plant Physiologist Agronomist Microbiologist 
• Food Supervisor 
• Agricultural Specialist 
• Soil Scientist 

Government Departments that you can explore include:

• Food Department
• National Seeds Corporations
• Research Departments
• Dairy Boards (State wise)
• Coir Board etc.
• Directorate of Oil Palm Research
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research
• Food Corporation of India
• United India Insurance Company Limited
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute
• Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth
• Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi
• National Dairy Development Boar
• Natural Agricultural Innovative Project

Should you choose to explore the private sector, you can apply at:

• Food Products Processing and Manufacturing firms
• Fertilizer firms
• Agriculture Machinery manufacturing firms
• Research and development firms

In the private sector, you can expect an average starting salary ranging between Rs. 2.5 Lakh to Rs. 4.5 Lakh annually. All the Best!