B.Sc. Fishery Science

- B.Sc. Fishery Science

Bachelor of Fisheries Science is an academic field of understanding and managing fisheries resources. It is a multidisciplinary subject that encompasses the biological study of breeding, habits and life of different species of fish. It also includes husbandry and farming of essential aquatic and fish organisms in freshwater, marine environment and brackish water. Fishery as the name suggests is an organized effort that is pertaining to the capturing of fish inclusive and inland, sea or other aquatic species. It is related to catching inland and marine fishes for commercial purposes. It involves aquaculture, gears, navigation, oceanography, aquarium management, breeding, processing, export and import of seafood, special products and by-products, research and related activities. Fisheries courses promise the most significant aspect as enlightening the students with the study of ecological factors that can adversely affect the availability of fishes, and the great significant role played by the fishes in maintaining the biological balance. The vast extended coastline of India has made it a hub of the courses for fishery science. Also it has been successfully enlightening the students, building their career and protecting the ecology.

Duration

  • 4 years (Semester System) with ME-ME
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Eligibility

  • 12th (PCB /PCM) or equivalent from any state board with 45% marks
  • Potential employment opportunities exist for Fisheries Graduates in Government, public and private sectors.  The employment opportunities for B. F. Sc. graduates are available in the government as well as private sector. In the Government sector, more opportunities are available like Assistant Directors, Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (AFDO)/Fisheries Extension Officer (FEO) and Fisheries Development Officer (FDO).
  • In State Fisheries Development Corporations and co-operative societies, have different posts available as, Managers, Project Officers, Production Manager, Farm Manager, Fisheries Officers and more.
  • In nationalized as well as private banks, different posts are available like Manager, Assistant Development Officer, Rural Development Officer, Field Extension Officer and Agriculture Field Officer. 
  • Fisheries graduates can also get job in central agencies like as Aquaculture Executives, Technical Officers in Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA) Export Inspection Agency (EIA), Coastal Aquaculture Authority of India (CAA), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and as Technical Officers in Fisheries Survey of India (FSI), National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Indian National Centre for Ocean and Information Services (INCOIS). 
  • Graduates can apply for Research Projects or pursue higher studies in Master of Fisheries Science (M.F.Sc). 
  • Fisheries graduates can also start their own enterprise as an entrepreneur like aquarium business, aqua-Shoppe, fish breeding centre, shrimp farming, fish farming, fish and shellfish hatcheries, cage culture, fish processing, fish drying, packing, cold storage, cold chain enterprise or may involve in export-import activity in national as well international market.
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  • BFSC graduates have the potential to be employed in a variety of financial and statistical computing-related positions. Furthermore, those who pursue higher studies in this field can gain advanced knowledge and skills which can lead to even more career opportunities.

The course, fisheries science teaches the different disciplines of aquaculture like breeding, genetics, biotechnology, nutrition. It also teaches about fish processing which includes curing, canning, freezing, and by-products, among others.

BFSC graduates have the potential to be employed in a variety of financial and statistical computing-related positions. Furthermore, those who pursue higher studies in this field can gain advanced knowledge and skills which can lead to even more career opportunities.

Yes, there are scholarship pattern for the meritorious students that functions according to the Institute’s norms.