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Forestry Career Options

By SchoolMyKids Counsellor| July 12, 2023

Explore all you need to know about Forestry (Graduates and Post Graduate), from admission Criteria to Courses/Degrees available to Best colleges offering Forestry Programs. Continue to read about Forestry career options - eligibility, courses, colleges, salary and jobs or know about other career Options after 12th with detail on courses after 12th class and admission criteria and top colleges.

Here is the complete guide to a career in Forestry.

Forestry Introduction and scope

What is Forestry?

Forestry is the study of sustainably managing and preserving forested resources for the benefit of humans. It studies ecology, environmental and resource protection, such as wood, water, wastelands, endangered species, clean air, biodiversity and ecosystems in forests.

Forestry Admission Process, Eligibility Requirements

What is the eligibility criteria for admission to Forestry courses in India? Know the eligibility criteria for Forestry courses in India

  • 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths/Biology.

Forestry Courses & Degrees

  1. B. Sc. Forestry / Wildlife
  2. M. Sc. Forestry / Wildlife / Forest Economics
  3. M. Sc. Wood Science and Technology.
  4. Post Graduate Diploma in Forest Management (PGDFM)

Forestry colleges/Universities

Top Institutes offering Forestry course are:

  1. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, Dharwad.
  2. Agriculture College & Research Institute, Coimbatore.
  3.  College of Horticulture Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
  4.  Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
  5.  Gujarat Agricultural University, Sardar Krushinagar Gujarat.
  6.  Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
  7.  Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab.
  8. Jawharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Maharashtra

Forestry salary

Forestry salary in India

Average Salary of an Forestry in India is between per annum

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