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Forestry

The work profile of a person interested in forestry and wildlife involves working indoors, either in an office or a laboratory or working in the forest, or both. You must be prepared for a rough life in the wild, and must preferably possess skills such as excellent observation power, a deep love for nature and a scientific mind, especially if you are involved in research-related activities.

B. Sc. Forestry

Course content includes Physics, Botany, Meteorology, Silviculture, Forest Surveying and Mapping, Land Development, Biometry and Statistics, Forest Soils and their Management.

Eligibility: A background in Science is needed at the 10+2 level, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as the subjects being tested at the time of admissions.

Courses in Forestry and/or agriculture offered by:

Address Birsa Agricultural University,
Kanke, Ranchi - 834006.
Telephone 0651-455073/455850
E-mail root@bau.bih.nic.in

Address Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya,
Krishi Nagar,
Akola - 444104.
Telephone 0724-58218/58219
E-mail vc@pdkv.mah.nic.in

Address Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry,
Solan - 173230.
Telephone 01792-52242/52279
E-mail vc@yspuhf.ren.nic.in

Address G.B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology,
Pantnagar - 263145.
Telephone 05944-33473/33608
E-mail root@gbpuat.ernet.in

Address Gujarat Agricultural University,
Dantiwada,
Sardar Krishi Nagar - 385506.
Telephone 02748-78261
E-mail gau@gau.guj.nic.in
Website http://gau.guj.nic.in/

Address Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya,
Jabalpur-482004.
Telephone 0761-343382/342719
E-mail root@jnau.mp.nic.in

Address Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth,
Dopali-415712.
Telephone 02358-82074
E-mail root@kkv.ren.nic.in

Address Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,
Bhubaneswar-751003.
Fax 064-407780/401692
E-mail root@ouat.ren.nic.in
Website http://www.ori.nic.in/ouat/

Address Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology,
P.O. Box 262, GPO Srinagar,
Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-191121.
Telephone 0194-462160
E-mail yusufkamal@123india.com
Website http://www.nic.in/icar/sherk/welcome.htm

Address Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology,
Camp Office, Railway Road,
Jammu-180004.
Telephone 0191-434883

Address Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth,
Krishi Nagar,
Parbhani-431402.
Telephone 02452-235812
E-mail mau@ren.nic.in

Address Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore-641003.
Telephone 0422-431672/454186
E-mail root@tnau.tn.nic.in

Address University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bangalore-560065.
Telephone 080-3331601
Fax 080-3330422
E-mail aris@uasblr.kar.nic.in
Website http://uasbng.kar.nic.in/
Consists of an animal sciences campus in Hebbal and a plant sciences campus in GKVK (Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra).

Address University of Agricultural Sciences-Dharwad,
Krishinagar, Dharwad-580005.
E-mail root@uasd.kar.nic.in; aris@uasd.net
Website http://www.uasd.net

Address H.N Bahuguna Garwhal University,
Srinagar -246174.
E-mail root@hnbgugrw.ren.nic.in

M. Sc. in Forestry

Address North-Eastern Hill University,
Dept. of Forestry,
Mizoram Campus,
P.O Box 8,
Dist. Chandmari,
Aizawl-796007.
Telephone 389-342182/340313
E-mail jhalk@dte.vsnl.net.in

 

For more information on state agricultural universities, refer to the listing by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research at http://www.nic.in/icar/sau.htm

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,
CIMAP, P.O. - CIMAP, Lucknow - 226 015.
Tel.: 0522-359623
Fax: 0522-342666
E-mail: director@cimap.org
http://www.cimap.org/

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany,
53, University Road, Lucknow.
Tel.: 0 522 -324291/325945/323206/ 325822
Fax: 0 522 -381948/ 374528
E-mail: director@bsip.res.in
http://www.bsip-india.org/

 

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