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Definition
“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good moral and happiness.”~Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Engineering is the area of engineering concerned with the design, construction and improvement of farming equipment and machinery. Agricultural engineers integrate technology with farming. For example, they design new and improved farming equipment that may work more efficiently, or perform new tasks.Career Path
B.Tech./B.E. in Agricultural Engineering
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
4 years
Eligibility
10+2 Science with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and/or Biology is mandatory. Lateral Entry: 10th+ ...
Entrance Exam
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Common Entrance Test (OUAT CET) VIT Engineering Entr...
Specialization
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Average Fee
₹50,000 ₹1,50,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Assistant Engineer, Farm Manager etc.
M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Engineering
Level
Post-Graduate
Duration
2 years
Eligibility
B.E./ B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) in Agriculture Engineering
Entrance Exam
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) All India Entrance Examination
Specialization
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Average Fee
40,000 to 90,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Agricultural Engineer, Agriculture Officer, Quality Assurance Officer etc.
Colleges
- ABR College of Engineering & Technology, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
- Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- ACN College of Engineering and Management Studies, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
- Aditya Food Technology College, Maharashtra, Maharashtra
- Aligarh College of Agricultural Engineering and technology, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
- Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad, Allahabad
- Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, Gujrat
- Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College & Research Institute, Trichy, Trichy
- Anu Bose Institute of Technology (ABIT), Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
- Assam University, Silchar, Silchar
- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra, Maharashtra
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Jalandhar
- National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa, New Delhi, New Delhi
- North- Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Orrisa, Orrisa
- Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Ludhiana
Top Colleges
Key Skills
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Career Prospect
- Agriculture Officer
- Quality Assurance Officer
- Farm Manager
- Research Engineer
- Process Manager
- Purchase Manager
- Microbiologist
Scope
- Agriculture Departments of different State Governments
- Food Department
- Research Departments
- Dairy Boards (State wise)
- Agri-business firms
- Food processing, agricultural research and development firms
- Coir Board
- Fertilizer firms
- Research and development firms
- Agriculture Machinery manufacturing firms
- Food Products Processing
- Manufacturing firms
Pay Package
- Average starting salary is between ₹2,50,000 to 4,50,000 per year.
Role Models
Girish Badragond
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Girish Badragond- The Man who is solving Some of India’s Biggest Agricultural Problems with his simple Inventions. A 28 year old guy from Bijapur District came to Bangalore in 2006 with a laptop, a wireless router and one way bus fare. Now, after six years he is a partner at Santepp Systems, a fast growing technocrat proprietary firm in the field of agricultural technology manufacture.