CAREER
IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Academic
Programme
The
Bachelor's degree course covers basic physical, engineering
and agricultural sciences. Soil conservation, drainage
methods, irrigation practices, farm machinery, dairy
engineering, are some of the areas dealt with.
At
the postgraduate level, specialization in crop process
engineering, farm machinery and power, soil and water
conservation, etc. are taken up. At IIT, Kharagpur,
and at IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute)
New Delhi, a Ph.D. degree of three years duration
is also offered.
Courses
in Agricultural Engineering
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Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University – B.Tech
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Allahabad University (Allahabad Agriculture Institute)
– B.Tech
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Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya – B.Tech
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Chandra Shekhar Azad Agricultural University –
B.Tech
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Chaudhari Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
– B.Tech
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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
– B.Tech, M.Tech
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G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
– B.Tech, M.Tech
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Gujarat Agricultural Technology, M.Tech
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Kerala Agricultural University - B.Tech, M.Tech
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vishwavidyalaya – B.Tech,
M.Tech
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Marathwada Krishi Vishwavidyalaya – B.Tech
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North Eastern Hill University (North Eastern Regional
Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar)
– B.Tech
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Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
- B.Tech, M.Tech
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Punjab Agricultural University – B.Tech, M.Tech
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Rajasthan Agricultural University - BE, ME
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Rajendra Agricultural University – B.Tech, M.Tech
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Two Agricultural
Engineering Colleges) – BE, ME
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-B.Tech,
M.Tech
Job
Opportunities
Agricultural
engineers may be involved in the sales, marketing
and servicing of farm equipment and agricultural implements,
in designing and constructing farm buildings, in product
planning, mechanizing procedures and crop storage
and processing. They could also work for tubewell
borings, irrigation and drainage projects, canal irrigation
programmes, land reclamation and soil conservation
projects.
Jobs
in mechanized farms, for rural electrification, and
in agro-industrial corporations are also increasing.
Agricultural engineers also work as assistant engineers,
designers, management trainees, and technical officers
in banks. Besides teaching and technical journalism,
large numbers of these engineers are absorbed in Central
and state governments departments of agriculture.
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ENGINEERING
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