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Career in Poultry Specialist

In India, poultry rearing evolved over time from traditional farming to integrated highly commercial business and research oriented enterprises just like biotechnology, management studies and computer science.

Presently India is the third largest producer of eggs and fifth largest producer of poultry meat in the world. Indian poultry sector is advancing with growth rate of 10 – 15 % per annum with related to employment opportunities due to changing food habits of young generation, globalization, strong economic growth and liberalization initiated from last few years.

There are different ramifications in poultry sector like nutrition, breeding, housing, hatchery management, health, economic and product technology. Moreover, many new entrepreneurs have started newer species of poultry like Japans quail, turkey, ostrich and Emu for oil, meat and leather production. Poultry specialist can make a career mainly in research, education, business, government & public sector and poultry industry.

Basic Qualification for Poultry Science Post Graduation :

The minimum qualification is 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology ( PCB ) for completion of the B.V.Sc and AH degree. ( Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry ). After completion of graduation most of the students opt for Postgraduate Program M.V.Sc ( Master of Veterinary Science ).

The M.V.Sc. is a two – year course and the candidate has the option to specialize in different areas, among that one can choose Poultry Science as a career.

Name of the Universities awarding PG in Poultry Science :

Andhra Pradesh	Anantapur	102
	Eluru	103
	Guntur	104
	Hyderabad / Secunderabad	105
	Kadappa	106
	Kakinada	107
	Karimnagar	108
	Karnool	109
	Khammam	110
	Mahaboobnagar	111
	Nellore	112
	Nizamabad	113
	Ongole	114
	Rajahmundri	115
	Srikakulam	116
	Tenali	117
	Thirupathi	118
	Vijayawada	119
	Visakhapatnam	120
	Vizianagaram	121
	Warangal	122
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	123
Assam	Dibrugarh	124
	Guwahati	125
Bihar	Bettiah	126
	Bhagalpur	127
	Buxar	128
	Darbhanga	129
	Gaya	130
	Muzaffarpur	131
	Nalanda	132
	Patna	133
	Samastipur	134
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	135
Chattisgarh	Bilaspur	136
	Korba	137
	Raipur	138
Goa	Panaji	139
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	140
	Rajkot	141
	Surat	142
	Vadodara	143
Haryana	Bahadurgarh	144
	Faridabad	145
Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala	146
	Shimla	147
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar	148
Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City	149
	Dhanbad	150
	Giridih	151
	Hazaribagh	152
	Jamshedpur	153
	Ranchi	154
Karnataka	Bangalore	155
	Hubli	156
Kerala	Ernakulam	157
	Kollam	158
	Kottayam	159
	Kozhikodu	160
	Palakkad	161
	Thiruvananthapuram	162
	Thrissur	163
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	164
	Gwalior	165
	Indore	166
	Katni	167
	Rajgarh	168
Maharshtra	Mumbai	169
	Nagpur	170
	Pune	171
New Delhi	New Delhi - Janakpuri	172
	New Delhi - Karol Bagh	173
	New Delhi - Pitam Pura	174
Orissa	Berhampur	175
	Bhubaneswar	176
	Cuttack	177
	Raurkela	178
Puducherry	Puducherry	179
Punjab	Jalandhar	180
Rajasthan	Bikaner	181
	Jaipur	182
	Jodhpur	183
	Kota	184
	Udaipur	185
Tamil Nadu	Attur ( salem )	186
	Chennai	187
	Chennai - Kattankulathur	188
	Chidambaram	189
	Coimbatore	190
	Cuddalore	191
	Dharmapuri	192
	Dindugal	193
	Erode	194
	Kancheepuram	195
	Krishnagiri	196
	Kumbakonam	197
	Madurai	198
	Nagercoil	199
	Namakkal	200
	Salem	201
	Thanjavur	202
	Tiruchirapalli	203
	Tirunelveli	204
	Vellore	205
Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	206
	Bareilly	207
	Faizabad	208
	Ghaziabad	209
	Gorakpur	210
	Jhansi	211
	Kanpur	212
	Lucknow	213
	Meerut	214
	Noida	215
	Varanasi	216
Uttaranchal	Dehra Dun	217
West Bengal	Durgapur	218
	Kolkata	219
	Siliguri	220

ICAR & Private Institutions working in the field of Poultry Science :

Event	Cycle 1	Cycle 2
Online AIIM Admission Application Opens on	03rd November, 2011	09th February, 2012
Last date of Receipt of AIIM Admission Application Form	08th February, 2012	16th April, 2012
Interview	February, 2012 to March, 2012	28th April 2012 or 29th April, 2012
Commencement of PGPIM Program	25th July, 2012	25th July, 2012

Fellowships Program :

After the graduation ( B.V.Sc & AH ) one can avail the fellowship for doing his post graduation ( M.V.Sc ) in poultry science by qualifying All India Competitive Examination conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research ( ICAR ) which award Junior Research Fellowships ( JRF ) for rankers through which, students can secure post graduation seat in all mentioned State Agricultural or Veterinary Universities.

All India ICAR Competitive Exam and Indian Veterinary Research Institute ( IVRI ) Deemed University, offer Senior Research Fellowship ( SRF ) for PhD Program in the discipline of poultry science.

Well – renowned Dr. B. V. Rao Poultry Research Foundation awards Padmashree Dr. B.V. Rao Research Grants for Poultry Post graduates and PhD Scholars annually to promote quality poultry research. Besides this, various fellowship Programs vizard. CSIR / ICMR / Institutes / States are also open for Postgraduate Fellowship Program.

Opportunities for Poultry Post Graduates :

Higher Education :

After post graduation in poultry Science, one can go for higher education Program that is PhD, as there is State or National level test for PhD Program. IVRI offers PhD in poultry science with handsome scholarship for entire Program. If one is interested in overseas studies he may get opportunity through qualifying exam like GRE / TOFEL / IELT for completion of PhD Program.

Successively Post Doctoral Fellowship ( PDF ) is another window will be open after completion of PhD Program. Master of Business Administration or Diploma in Business Management along with poultry post graduation is providing better opportunity in poultry industries at managerial level.

Academic & Research Field :

One who is interested to make his career in teaching or research they have good opportunities as an Assistant professor / Teaching associates in the department of Poultry Science in above mentioned State Veterinary & Agricultural Universities.

Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board ( ASRB ), New Delhi also conduct National eligibility Test ( NET ) for an appointment of Poultry graduates as a Scientist at various National institutes to enhance research quality. One of the most prestigious ramifications of Indian Defense Ministry is Defense Research and Development Organization ( DRDO ) which also prefers Poultry post – graduates to strengthen their research wings.

Consultancy & Self Employment :

Poultry graduate can also earn well package through consultancy visits at different private poultry farms. Due to subject specialization they can advise in better way about high egg, meat productivity and various aspects of poultry rearing. Poultry post graduate have better prospects as an entrepreneur.

After obtaining the post – graduate degree one can start his own enterprise engaging with broiler / layer / quail / emu farming or any other related activity. They can get financial support from NABARD (National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development), Rural Cooperative Banks and Nationalized Banks.

Poultry Industry & Public Sector :

Presently poultry industry in need of poultry specialist due to burning issue of bird flu which is acting as disaster for poultry sector. It is challenge and an opportunity for all poultry related companies with all round development of this sector to catch domestic and export markets.

Poultry post graduate can take up work in any field like hatchery, breeding, nutrition & feed manufacturing, health & biosecurity, economics, products & processing, Management, technical and sale. Moreover, many new entrepreneurs are coming up with new species of poultry like Quail, Turkey, Emu, Ostrich and many pet birds. All these commercial enterprises ask properly trained manpower for successful growth of poultry sector. There are number of opportunities in NGOs / public sectors which are working in the field of poultry rearing.

Some of the nationalized bank like SBI, Bank of Baroda as well ICICI, HDFC are providing loan to startup poultry business, due to which bankers recruiting poultry specialist to have a lot more in this sector specially NABARD is playing pivotal role in this sector.

Veterinary Officer / Subject Matter Specialist :

Almost every state have their own poultry farm for development of livestock policies where Post graduate of poultry science are preferred for incitement of poultry sector as well for live hood of rural people.

Poultry specialist can get job as Veterinary Officer / veterinary Assistant Surgeon / Livestock Development Officer in state government’s poultry farms. Krishi Vigyan Kendra ( KVK ) which works under Agricultural Extension Division, New Delhi also prefer poultry post graduates as Training Associate / Subject matter Specialist for training of farmers and update their knowledge in frontier areas of poultry farming.

Diploma Courses :

Few of mentioned ICAR and Private Institutes are providing basic information and practical training courses in various aspects of Poultry Science. IVRI running National Diploma in Poultry Husbandary ( NDPH ) of nine month course for B.V.Sc & A H degree holder, which help them to render knowledge and job opportunity in poultry sector.

The unique Dr. B. V. Rao Institute of Poultry Management & Technology ( IPMT ) gives practical training in modern and scientific lines to prospective and existing poultry farmers with Diploma Course certificates.