Apply For Admission

M. Sc. Horticulture

Today, in the era of globalization as an academic discipline and the context of career scope, the significance of horticulture education has enhanced manifold. Today, higher education in horticulture like M.sc Horticulture not only opens up splendid career avenues but is also gaining greater significance to enhance horticulture production and profitability, conserve natural resources and in protecting the environment through innovative and safer high-value production, processing and trade systems.

M.sc Horticulture programme of Mangalayatan University Jabalpur is a judicious blend of practical and theoretical education in which students are taught about the cultivation and primary processing of plants. During two years of education, students acquire comprehensive knowledge of horticulture, natural sciences and advanced knowledge of fruits, medicinal plants, vegetables, etc.

Core subjects are taught in M.sc Agriculture programme are Tropical and Dry land Horticulture, Sub-Tropical and Temperate Fruit Production, Principles of Plant Physiology, Fertilizer Technology, Soil Chemistry, Statistical Methods for Agricultural Research, Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use, etc.

Apply For Admission

Why Choose Mangalayatan University Jabalpur for M. Sc Horticulture?

  • Mangalayatan University Jabalpur is the best private University in Jabalpur, dedicated to provide the highest quality of education in the field of agriculture and its allied areas
  • sc Agriculture programme is designed in such a way in which the top-notch emphasis is given to the research and assignment for experimental learning
  • The University has state-of-the-art laboratories with diverse horticulture tools consisting of shovels, spades, hose pipes, sprinklers, etc.
  • At the University, students are exposed to reputed specialized academic and research institutions, industries and real farming conditions
  • Through guest lectures and seminars, the University promises the great viable methods to impart knowledge to its students
  • The University has highly-qualified and inspiring academicians, some of who are at the forefront of their fields
  • The University library has been enriched with a number of books, e-books, and learning resources

Career Scope of M.sc Horticulture

  • sc Horticulture prepares students to understand and improve Agri-horticultural productivity, manage processes & products and improve their employability and entrepreneurial skills in agriculture and its allied areas
  • The programme opens up splendid career avenues in the field of academic research including soil science, plant breeding, genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, etc.
  • There is a great demand for M.sc Horticulture candidates in public and private sectors. In private sector, they are appointed as Project supervisor, Foreman, Horticultural training manager. Government sectors like Food Corporation of India (FCI), research institutes release exclusive vacancies for M.sc Horticulture degree holders

Government Employment Opportunities for M.sc Horticulture

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute
  • National Seeds Corporation Limited
  • State Farms Corporation of India
  • Food Corporation of India
  • Central Institute of Cotton Research
  • NABARD and other banks

Private Employment Opportunities for M.sc Horticulture

  • Fruit cultivation Firm.
  • Vegetable cultivation Firm.
  • Plantation and spice crop cultivation.
  • Vegetable hybrid seed production.
  • Cut flower production and floriculture units.
  • Nursery rising.
  • Tissue culture laboratories.
  • Marketing of horticultural products and produce.
  • Processing of horticultural produce.
  • Government development departments.
  • Ancillary services
  • Research and educational base institutions.

Eligibility for M.sc Horticulture

Candidates who have completed Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Agri Biotech are eligible for M.sc Horticulture admission