Building a Career in Agricultural Science @ Usha Martin University  

Usha Martin University, Ranchi is recognized by the University Grants Commission as a self-financing Private University empowered to award certificates, diplomas and degrees. It is also member of Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. To carry its mandate of providing inclusive quality higher education in different fields for sustainable development of the society in the state, Usha Martin University offers a wide range of UG & PG professional levels programmes at jharkhand. The University provides the best learning experiences and the faculty discusses issues in a fair and frank environment. The University provides scholarship to all students from the state as well as to meritorious students, particularly female students so as to offer cost-effective quality education. The UMU is providing technologically rich learning environment.

At UMU, BSc (Hons) in Agriculture students learn agriculture courses such as agronomy, horticulture, disease resistance, microbiology, plant biotechnology, soil science, plant genetics and breeding, entomology, plant pathology, agriculture meteorology, etc. The Classroom teaching is supported by field trips, which helps in enhancing their pragmatic outlook. Students are also exposed to Commercial farms. This knowledge creates an opportunity for them to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and managerial skills. Students are engaged keeping in view the RAWE Program to build interpersonal skills. It is said that learning by doing is the way to develop competences. With this in view, the University provides rich laboratory experience to its learners in well equipped labs

UMU has experienced faculties, well equipped labs, lecture rooms with A/V devices and library.  Campus is Wi-Fi enabled with high speed internet connectivity. To cater to developmental issues in agriculture and tribal affairs, the University has instituted Birsa Munda Chair for Agriculture and Sustainable Tribal Development. The dynamic learning environment so created offers multifaceted education and spearheads skill development, and innovation led entrepreneurship. Special emphasis is placed on educating students about the openings an agriculture graduate can get such as Research Officer, Agripreneur, Quality Assurance Officer, Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer (in Banks), Production Manager, Operations Manager, Farm Manager, manager at plantations, as officer at fertilizer manufacturing firms, agriculture machinery industries, agricultural products marketing firms, food processing units etc. These efforts help students gain know-how and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills.

Through the Faculty of Agriculture, Usha Martin University plans to play a flagship role in turning the rural Jharkhand and its people to first rate agricultural entrepreneurs and agri-business managers. The eligibility for admission in B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture programme is 10+2 with science ( PCB/PCBM/PCM/10+2 Agriculture) and having scored not less than 50% marks in aggregate. Candidates coming from different streams are required to opt for remedial courses as prescribed.

Dr. Lopamudra Satapathy,

Head, Faculty of Agriculture, UMU