Faculty Information:

Teaching Activities:-

The faculty of the department is engaged in teaching of the following UG and PG courses:            
1.  At U.G. level (B.Tech. Agril. Engg.) : 17 courses             
2.  As per ICAR-BSMA (PG Courses) : 23 courses

Courses offered:

FMP Discipline B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) as per 6th Dean Committee

 

FMP Discipline B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.)as per 5th Dean Committee

FMPE Discipline M. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) and Ph.D. 

Minimum Credit Requirements

The Common ICAR-BSMA Major Course M. Tech. (Agril. Engg.)

Farm / Lab Facilities:- 

The department has – Mechanization Farm

The department has the following well established laboratory / facilities for UG / PG studies:

1.    Implement and Engine System Models laboratory      
2.    Tillage and Traction laboratory      
3.    Post Tillage equipment’s laboratory      
4.    Plant protection equipment’s laboratory      
5.    Engineering Drawing laboratory      
6.    Computer Cell      
7.    Seminar Hall      
8.    Departmental Library / Training Hall      
9.    Thermodynamics and Air Conditioning laboratory      
10.  Engineering Mechanics laboratory      
11.  Black-smithy / Welding / Moulding shop      
12.  Machine Shop      
13.  Fitting Shop      
14.  Carpentry Shop      
15. CAD Lab.      
16. Robotics and automation Lab.      
17. Incubation centre       
Award/Medal

 

Sponsored Research Projects: 1. Testing and Training Center on Farm Machinery - Sponsored by the Rastriya Krushi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Scheme since 2008. 2. Farm Implements and Machinery - Sponsored by the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) since 2014. 3. Agricultural Drone Project - Approved by the Director, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), ICAR, Pune, since 2022. 4. Establishment of a DGCA-Approved Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) - Sponsored by the Rastriya Krushi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Scheme since 2025. 

Presently the following projects are running under the Department:

 

Pass out Master Students: 106 

Passed out Ph.D. Students: 20

 

Research Recommendations by the Department:

1. Design and development of low cost manually drawn rural transporter.
2. Design and development of multipurpose tool / implement for groundnut cultivation for small tractor (Mitsubishi 18.5 HP).
3. Design and development of tractor operated plant puller for cotton, castor and pigeon pea crop.
4. Enhancing the tool life of agricultural tools and equipments by hard surfacing.
5. Design and development of engine operated portable post hole digger.
6. Modification and evaluation of agricultural residues shredder.
7. Design and development of tractor operated hay rack cum loader.
8. Development of Tractor operated plant thinning device.
9. Design and development of a tractor drawn rural transporter.
10. Vibration study and its attenuation through coating on mini tractor seat.
11. Development and performance evaluation of a low cost plastic mulch cum drip lateral laying machine.
12. Development of manually operated drum type seeder for small seed.
13. Development of device for dug collection from cattle shed.
14. Development of Manually Operated Jamun Harvesting Device
15. Design, development and performance evaluation of Battery operated pruner for horticultural crops.
16. Design, development and performance evaluation of battery operated light weight interculture tool/weeder.
17. Modification of the existing onion planter for pelleted seeds.
Extension Activities:

• Participation in Krushi Mahotsav, Farmers Training, Farmers Meetings, etc.
• Demonstration of departmental activities to the visitors, Farmers, delegates, and experts of our field. 
• Delivering lectures in farmer training. 
• Descriptive Talks in seminars, radio & TV sessions.