More opportunities in store for agriculture graduates: Dean S. Mahimairaja

Tamil Nadu, which had three private agricultural colleges five years ago, now has 18 private agricultural colleges, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Dean S. Mahimairaja said here on Sunday. Addressing students and parents, he said there was a bright future for agriculture graduates. The increase in number of colleges reflected on the demand for agriculture-related courses.

He was speaking to students on the second day of the two-day ninth edition of The Hindu Education Plus Education Fair 2016.

Sri Krishna Institutions are the presenting sponsor of the fair that is powered by KMCH and Dr. NGP Institutions. Nehru Group of Institutions, The TIPS Global Institutions, Kalignar Karunanidhi Institution of Technology and Kathir College of Engineering are co-sponsors.

In a presentation, Director (Operations) Realworks Studios India Private Limited, Sivaprasad Velauthan, asked students to think out of the box. He asked students to do anything with passion, be it studies, entrepreneurship or a job. “Only then you can excel,” he said.

He urged parents not to instil fear in the minds of wards. Good employees were not laid off by employers. On studies, he said that acquiring knowledge was more important than getting a degree.

Motivational speaker Kirtanya Krishnamurthy from Mindfresh Training Centre gave tips on choosing the right course based on the strengths of the individual, to overcome challenges in college and staying focussed to overcome hurdles. “Don’t take decisions based on your friend’s choice,” she said.

Group Captains A.S. Verma and P. Parthasarathi from the Air Force Administrative College elaborated on careers in the Air Force and defence sectors. They also spoke on the qualification and channels through which young men and women could join the force as officers and in other ranks. At the expo, science group students learnt that there were 13 different undergraduate programmes in agriculture that they could pursue. Colleges explained that a host of parameters including NAAC rating were factors to determine a good college.

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