India is the most preferred destination for agricultural education including study of animal sciences, dairy and fishery sciences. There are 40 renowned university level institutions and more than 199 colleges offering various courses in Agriculture. Undergraduate Programmes are offered in 11 major disciplines and postgraduate Programmes in as many as 65 different specialisations. All universities also offer Ph.D Programmes in these specialisations.
The universities offering medical educations in India are under the control of an apex national body, Indian Council for Agricultural research (IICAR), which is responsible for the promotion and coordination of agricultural research and higher education in various branches of Agriculture and Allied Science in India.
Securing Admission
International students including NRI students opting for agricultural courses in any central or state agricultural university in India can approach Ed.CIL for direct admission.
NRIs wanting to pursue agricultural courses can also appear for the competitive entrance examinations along with Indian candidates.
NRIs opting for Veterinary courses are essentially required to appear for the common entrance examination along with Indian candidates.