Ludhiana, July 25 -- With graduates of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) raising concerns over their exclusion from the eligibility for the posts of horticulture development officers, the vice chancellor of the university has written to the state government seeking a revision with regard to the educational qualification criteria. The state government has announced recruitment of 111 horticulture development officers (HDOs) under which the candidates having master's degree in horticulture are eligible to apply.

However, those having degrees in four-year BSc (Hons) in horticulture programme have raised concerns over their exclusion. This has stirred widespread dissatisfaction among graduates. They said B.Sc (agriculture) graduates are e...