Agricultural Engineering Course Overview

Agricultural Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the designing principles that are used in agriculture purposes. Agricultural engineering course is a 4 year UG degree that covers different aspects of agriculture. Syllabus of agricultural engineering includes basics of agriculture, concepts of soils and crops as well as practical knowledge of the course.

Agricultural Engineering admission is conducted through entrance exams and can be merit based depending upon the university. Agricultural engineering eligibility criteria and agricultural engineering fees may differ from colleges to colleges depending upon their curriculum.After the completion of the course an agricultural engineer can work in both private as well as public sector and can further do research or can carry forward their higher studies.

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Course Key Features

  • Course Name: B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering
  • Course Type:Undergraduate
  • Course Duration: 4-Years
  • Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM
  • Examination Type: Semester wise
  • Course Fees: INR 50,000 per semester
  • Admission Process: JEE Main/ Direct (Merit Basis)
  • Employment Sector: Government & Private Both
  • Higher Education: M.Tech, PH.d

Skills Covered

There are many skills required for pursuing the B.Tech in agriculture engineering which are as follows:-

  • Leadership quality.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to recognise the problem and solve it as soon as possible.
  • Teamwork and collaboration skills.
  • Listening skill.
  • Creativity.

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Career

B.Tech in agriculture engineering is the best course for those who are very passionate and interested in the agriculture field. It has large career opportunities in India and also abroad. The employment opportunities in the agriculture sector are very challenging and interesting. In this course, one always learns new things related to agriculture, the environment and technology. There is a lot of potential for agricultural engineers, they can work as technical experts on engineering projects in banks and financial corporations. After completing the B.Tech in agriculture engineering, one can also establish a small unit or consultancy.

Career Areas

Agriculture sector is not a highly growing sector as compared to other sectors. But their career opportunities are very vast and every industry wants the most skilled and passionate candidates who complete their task on deadline or before deadline.

Some of the top recruiters are given below and these recruiters provide the best salary package to their skilled and experienced employees.

Specialization

  • Farming Industry Consultants
  • Area development projects
  • Agricultural machinery manufacturing organizations
  • Dairy, food, agro industries
  • Agricultural finance corporations
  • Processing agricultural products
  • Minor irrigation projects
  • Agricultural Universities
  • Consultancies
  • Manufacturing agricultural implements
  • Recruiting Companies
  • Water management
  • And many more

Organizations

Take a look on these organisation who hire the agriculture engineer:-

  • Mother Dairy
  • Amul Dairy
  • ITC
  • Nestle India
  • NABARD
  • Agricultural Commodities Processors
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • PRADAN
  • Food Corporation of India
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • National Seeds Corporation
  • National Dairy Development Board

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Syllabus

The syllabus of the B.Tech in agriculture engineering is divided into 8 semesters and every semester is of 6 months. In the syllabus of bachelor of technology (B.Tech) in agriculture both practical and theoretical knowledge are involved.

Subjects

  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS (Gr.-A)
  • MATHEMATICS-I
  • PHYSICS (Gr.-A) OR CHEMISTRY (Gr.-B)
  • ASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (Gr.-A) OR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGG (For CHE only)
    OR
    PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING (Gr.-B)
  • ENGINEERING GRAPHICS & DESIGN (Gr.-A)
    OR
    WORKSHOP/ MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (Gr.-B)
  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB (Gr.- A)
  • PHYSICS LAB (Gr.-A)
    OR
    CHEMISTRY LAB (Gr.-B)
  • BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB(Gr.-A)/ ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGG .LAB (For CHE only)
    OR
    PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING LAB (Gr.-B)

Subjects

  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS (Gr.-B)
  • MATHEMATICS-II
  • PHYSICS (Gr.-B)
    OR
    CHEMISTRY (Gr.-A)
  • BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (Gr. -B)
    OR
    ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGG (For CHE only)
    OR
    PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING (Gr.-A)
  • ENGINEERING GRAPHICS & DESIGN (Gr.-A)
    OR
    WORKSHOP/ MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (Gr.-A)
  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB (Gr.-B)
  • PHYSICS LAB (Gr.-A)
    OR
    CHEMISTRY LAB (Gr.-A)
  • BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB/ ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGG. LAB (For CHE only)(Gr.- B)
    OR
    PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING LAB (Gr.-A)
  • N-HOUSE PRACTICAL TRAINING(level*

Subjects

  • Agriculture process in industries
  • Surveying and labelling method
  • Biotechnology
  • Statistical method
  • Open elective

Subjects

  • Farm machinery
  • Soil mechanics
  • Soil physics
  • Unit operation in food technology
  • Open elective

Subjects

  • Air conditioning and refrigerating
  • Environmental studies
  • Tool and control of mechanics
  • Open elective

Subjects

  • Operation research
  • Tractors and power units
  • Bio-agricultural
  • Crop processing engineering

Subjects

  • Open elective 2
  • Open elective 3
  • Renewable energy
  • Project
  • Practical

Subjects

  • Open elective 4
  • Open elective 5
  • Practical
  • Agricultural processing technology
  • Internship

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Eligibility Criteria

Students who have successfully completed 12th or equivalent with PCM/ PCB are eligible. To pursue B. Tech course, students should satisfy the following eligibility criteria:-

Following Eligibility should be fulfilled before taking admission in B. Tech course:-
  • Applicants must have passed the 10+2 board examination with any recognised board.
  • Applicants must have studied any of the three subjects from the following physics/ mathematics/ chemistry/ computer science/ electronics/ information technology/ biology/ informatics practices/ biotechnology/ technical vocational subject/ agriculture/ engineering graphics/ business studies/ entrepreneurship.(Any of the three)
  • Minimum score of 45% in 12th board examination (40% of marks for the reserved categories) in any of the three subjects that are mentioned above.
  • Passed any diploma course with a minimum 3 year duration.
  • In diploma, you must have scored 45% marks (40% of marks for the reserved categories).

Lateral Entry

Passed Minimum THREE years / TWO years (Lateral Entry) Diploma examination with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in ANY branch of Engineering and Technology.

OR

Passed B.Sc. Degree from a recognized University as defined by UGC, with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) and passed 10+2 examination with Mathematics as a subject.

OR

Passed D.Voc. Stream in the same or allied sector.

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Admission Process

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Merit & Management Quota

Puran Murti Campus offer 30% seats to meritorious students. There are some reserves seats for quota students as per government policies. Quota are in following fields such as Defence Service, BPL, SC & ST, Girls Students, Single Girl Child, Physical Challenged, Kashmiri Migrant, OBC, EWS in General.

Admissions through Merit and Management Quota for 2024-25 are going on.

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Category Course Exam
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Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
AME CET / IIT JEE /
Merit Bases
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M.Tech Aerospace Engineering, CSE, ECE, Civil, & Mechanical GATE / Merit Bases
MBA Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Specialsation: Aviation Management
Financial Management
Human Resource Management
Marketing Management
Operation Management
Merit Bases
Pharmacy B.Pharmacy, B.Pharmacy LEET, & D.Pharmacy Merit Bases
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LAW LLB (Hons) & BA LLB (Hons) Merit Bases
ITI Electrician, Draftsman (Civil) & Mechanic Diesel Engine Merit Bases
Under Graduation BBA, BBA in Aviation, BCA, & B.Com Merit Bases

FAQs

What is Agricultural Engineering ?

Agricultural engineering deals with the designing and development of the newly innovated agricultural equipment for the farmers. This is a well known 4 year course with 8 semesters of 6 months.

Applicants must pass 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics or Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This course is approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India.

To get up to 100% scholarship a student should participate in AIE CET national-level entrance examination, AIE CET offers admission in Puran Murti Group of Institution & Management up to 100% scholarship to all qualified students.

B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering degree holders have many job opportunities in the top recruiters in India. The same are as follows:-

  • Mother Dairy
  • AMUL
  • ITC
  • Nestle India
  • Food Corporation Of India
  • National Dairy Development Board
  • National seeds corporation

Puran Murti Campus is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD. The institution has been awarded as best Placement engineering colleges in Delhi-NCR-2012 three times in a row.

Agriculture Engineering is the course where students gain knowledge about the designing and development of the innovative equipment that is used in agriculture. They integrate the technology with farming.

Aircraft maintenance engineering keeps the aircraft in flying condition. The course of Aircraft maintenance engineering involves the repair and maintenance of aircraft engineering.

There are many role and responsibilities in the Agricultural engineering, but here we are sharing only most important responsibilities below:-

  • Use modern technology for agricultural equipment.
  • Test equipment to ensure its safety and reliability.
  • Increase the productivity of the field.
  • Modify the environmental factors for production of crops.

Switzerland is the highest payable city to the agricultural engineering degree holder that is CHF 92,578 a year and CHF 45 an hour, which means 75,12,916 rupees per annum and 3,652 an hour. Switzerland uses the latest technology to increase the productivity of the field. This city has the most powerful technology to develop the equipment.

For taking admission in Agricultural engineering in the Puran Murti Campus, first you have to fill the application form from the official site of Puran Murti or AIE CET (All India Engineering Common Entrance Test) that is www.aiecet.com. After that, on the basis of your AIR you get the admission in the Puran Murti Campus.

In Agricultural Engineering we study many core subjects related to the designing and development of the innovative equipment that is used in agriculture. They integrate the technology with farming. Some of the core subjects that we study in the course of Agricultural Engineering are given below:-

  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Agricultural processing technology
  • Renewable energy
  • Crop processing engineering
  • Bio-agricultural
  • Environmental studies

The duration of the agricultural engineering course is 4 year which means 8 semesters are involved. Agricultural engineering is approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE). One semester out of the eight has practical training in the live environment and other semesters have academic sessions.

In each academic session, there are approximately 6-7 Agricultural courses of Engineering subjects and in each semester which students have to qualify to attain the B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering) Degree.

Yes, Agricultural engineering has excellent career opportunities in the field of agriculture sector in the present as well as future. Agriculture sector is not a highly growing sector as compared to other sectors. But their career opportunities are very vast and every industry wants the most skilled and passionate candidates who complete their task on deadline or before deadline.

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