What are the eligibility criteria, insitutes and job prospects in sericulture?

What are the eligibility criteria, insitutes and job prospects in sericulture?

I want to pursue a career in sericulture. What are the eligibility criteria for admission into a bachelor’s course in sericulture and which are the institutes offering them? What are the job prospects in this field of study in India?

Graduate in sericulture needs you to pass four years degree from Sericulture College of state agricultural universities or silk institutes of various universities. There are two types of degree: BSc. (sericulture) and Bsc silk technology (sericulture). For admission in the 4 years sericulture degree course one can apply after 10+2 having PCB subjects. Admission is given as per merit test of candidates and availability of seats. Special quota for outside state candidates is provided to the candidates who have passed entrance exam of ICAR. These courses will include subjects such as as silk worm rearing and grainage, s/w breeding & genetics, silk reeling and spinning, silk grading and testing, seed technology, arboriculture and moriculture, disease and pest of silk worm and food plants, production planning & extension, costing and management, silk weaving technology, silk dying and printing technology. You will also gain practical experience like sericulture farm/silk reeling unit/weaving and dyeing-printing mill also.

Institutes offering these courses are:

• Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
• College of Agriculture, Bangalore
• Shivaji University, Kolhapur
• Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.

You can work as Project manager, Assistant director, Research officer, marketing officer, Assistant project officer/Assistant superintendent/sericulture extension officer/sericulture inspector, Supervisor, Farm technician/Grainage technician, and gearer.