1. Agricultural Engineering as career option
TH BIDYALAKSHMI DEVI, K. BEMBEM and THONGAM SUNITA
ICAR-Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab-141004
12 standard
B.Tech (4 yrs)
M.Tech (2 yrs)
Ph.D (3 yrs)
Post Doc. (1-2 yrs)
2. Agricultural Engineering??
Agricultural + Engineering
Agriculture
Soil
Crops
Water
Energy
Food
Engineering
Civil
Mechanical
Electrical and electronics
Biochemical
Food Sc and Chemical
Computer
5. Private Sector
1
Eg. Tractor companies,
Irrigation firms, Food
Processing companies
State civil service
exams
State Services
3
Central Services
5
SSC
ssc.nic.in
Bank
2
IBPS
www.ibps.in
Civil Services
4
UPSC
www.upsc.gov.in
Others
6
FCI
fci.gov.in
Job after B.Tech
6. Studies after B.Tech. (Agril.Engg.)
B.Tech
(Agril.
Engg.)
MBA
CAT Exam
M.Tech.
GATE, AIEEA (JRF), SU
entrance exams etc.
7. 2-3 Years
Duration
Applicable Degree
Institutes
• Farm Power and Machinery
• Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
• Agricultural Process Engineering
• Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
• Nano Science and Technology
• Aquaculture Engineering
• Cryogenic Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Rural Development and Technology
• IITs
• NITs
• SAUs
• Agricultural Deemed Universities
• NITIE
• Institutes under MoFPI (NIFTEM, IIFPT)
M.Tech
8. After graduation
1
Applicable for all jobs after
B.Tech
Scientist (ICAR, CSIR,
DRDO, ISRO etc.)
Researchers
3
Teaching
2
Assistant Professor (Related
Discipline/Universities)
Others
4
SMS, RA, YP, JRF, SRF,
etc.
Job after M.Tech
9. Ph.D
Institute exam, ICAR-
AIEEA (srf),GATE,
ICAR sponsored,
TOEFL, GRE
Post Doc
Institute Exam, SERB
sponsored, TOEFL,
GRE
Studies after M. Tech.
10. Syllabus
Depending on
examination body
Duration/Time
Days after
notification
Exam Type
Objective/Subjective
Book selection
Depending on type of
exam
Preparation
Devotion and time
allocation
Revision
Prior to exam
Examination
Exam Preparation Strategies/Planning
11. FMP PFESWCE
1. Farm Machinery an Approach: S. C.
Jain
2. Tractors and Their Power Units: J. B.
Liljedahl (four author)
3. Principles of Farm Machinery:
Kepner, Bainer and Barger
4. Farm Machinery Design: Principles
and Problems: D N Sharma
5. Agricultural Mechanics:
Fundamental and Applications-Ray V
Herren
6. Non-conventional Energy Sources:
G.D. Rai
7. Testing and Evaluation of
Agricultural Machinery-S.R. Verma
and M L Mehta
Books
1. Objectives in Soil and Water
Conservation Engineering: Pawan
Jeet and Prem
2. An Objective Review in Soil and
Water Engineering Paperback- R
Suresh and AP Misra
3. Land and Water Management Engg-
VVN Murthy and Madhan K Jha
4. Soil and Water Conservation
Engineering-R.Suresh
5. Engineering Hydrology: K.
Sbhramanyam
1. Concept of food process engineering-by
Sanjaya K Dash and Nihar Ranjan Sahoo
2. Processing and Food Engineering-
M.K.Garg and Pitam Chandra
3. Gate digest in Agril. Engg.- Sanjay Kumar
4. Guide to Post Harvest Unit operations-N.K.
Dhamsaniya
5. Post Harvest Technology of Cereals Pulses
and Oilseeds-A.Chakraverty
6. Unit Operation of Agricultural Processing-
K M Sahay and K K Singh
7. Food Process Engineering and Technology-
Akash Pare
8. Food Processing Technology (Principles
and Practices)- P. Fellow
Books Books
Study Materials
12. • Principle of Agricultural Engineering: A.M. Michael and T P Ojha (Vol I and
Vol II)
• Handbook of Agricultural Engineering: ICAR
• Elements of Agricultural Engineering: J. Sahay
• Agricultural Engineering Question Bank (Dapoli QB): Jain brothers
• Question bank on Agricultural Engineering: Rawat and Nikhade
• A Numerical Approach in Agricultural Engineering with Objective: Sanjay Kumar
• Numerical Problems in Agricultural Engineering: Nikhade, Rawat and Victor
• Agricultural Engineering through Objectives: Radhey Lal
General Agricultural Engineering Books
