FISHERIES

Bachelor of Fisheries Science is a four-year undergraduate degree course that deals with the core areas of science involved in the management, catching, processing, marketing and conservation of fish. During the course, students are given information about water and all types of fish. Thus the students are made experts in all aspects of fisheries science. The eligibility for BSc Fisheries is to qualify 10+2 with minimum 50% marks in science stream from a recognized college. Students have to clear entrance exams taken by colleges and universities to get admission in the course. The average course fee for BSc Fisheries for the span of 4 year is INR 10,000 to INR 3 lakhs. There are many job opportunities in India and abroad for the students pursuing Bachelor of Fisheries Science course. They can find jobs in many domains such as Subject Matter Specialist (Fisheries), Senior Fisheries Scientist, Lecturer, Research Assistant, Consultant – Fisheries Science, Specialist Officer – Fisheries Science etc. The average annual salary package for freshers with 1-4 year experience is INR 2 lakhs to INR 20 lakhs. It depends on the experience and size of the organization. BSc Fisheries: Entrance Exams Some of Top Entrance Exams are listed below: 1) JET 2) NPAT 3) BHU UET 4) SUAT 5) CUET BSc Fisheries: Job Profiles Some of the Job Options after completing the BSc Fisheries course are given below. * Fishery officer * Aquaculture technician * Fishery biologist * Retail store manager * Fish farming consultant * Data Scientist * Environmental Scientist * Aqua culturist * Exporter * Importer * Trader Some of Top Recruiting areas are Fish breeding farms, food industry, fishery development board, colleges and universities, Survey of India, etc.