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"Agriculture graduates are not getting jobs in the sector despite having good qualification. More than 1,200 agriculture graduates are unemployed though many have cleared national-level competitive examinations," said Abhisek Tripathy , state coordinator of All India Agriculture Students Association , which is leading the protest.The students demanded that the state government conduct regular recruitments in the state. BHUBANESWAR: Agriculture students on Monday protested against the delay in filling vacant posts in the agriculture sector.They sought the filling of 800 base-level posts - including those of assistant agriculture officer, assistant horticulture officer and other allied services - which have been lying vacant for years. The total number of posts should be increased," Tripathy added.The students proposed that the state government conduct a common written test for agriculture and allied services. They also met government officials on Monday but the talks were inconclusive..