Degrees Offered :
The College offers facilities for study of Agricultural Engineering, leading to degree of Bachelor of Technology (Agricultural Engineering). The M.Tech. Programme in different disciplines started from June, 1994. The disciplines included Master of Technology (Agril. Engg.) in Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Soil & Water Engineering, Processing & Food Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering discipline started from 2022-23. From the year 2001, Ph.D. programme has also been started in discipline of Soil & Water Engineering. Since year 2005-06 Ph.D. programme started in other disciplines like Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Processing & Food Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering discipline started from 2022-23.
Departments :
The college has Six full–fledged departments namely Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Processing and Food Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering as well as Agricultural Engineering Extension Education. The courses related to basic engineering, basic science and humanities are also being offered by these departments.
To meet the professional requirement, the college has central computer lab facilities. A practical exposure and on-hand working environment is provided through this lab. The computer lab houses the latest configuration in computers, scientific, technical and engineering softwares. Over 100 computer terminals with a range of state-of-the-art software applications spread across a variety of labs for UG / PG students to use. The Computer Laboratory is also used for teaching.
Students' Welfare Facilities :
The college has essential basic Students' Welfare facilities like Departmental Library, Seminar Hall, Computer Lab, Mechanical Workshop, Instructional Farm, Hostel and Play Ground (Gymkhana). The facilities like Health Center, Sports, Auditorium, Central Library, Canteen and Faculty Residential Quarters are also available at university level. The University organizes for the students different inter collegiate sports / cultural events i.e. Volleyball, Kabaddi, Table Tennis, Kho-Kho, Cricket, Basket Ball, Debate/ Elocution, Chess, Athletic Meet, Cultural Competitions, Badminton, Essay etc. The student counseling cell is offering the guidance to the students on various aspects like preparation for competitive examinations for further study, employment, soft skills, moral responsibilities, entrepreneurship, etc. The cell also take care to arrange additional classes to prepare the students for competitive examination such as GATE, SRF, JRF, NET etc.
The Training and Placement cell arrange all the Student Ready Programmes particularly Skill Development Trainings, Experiential Learning Programmes, Hands on Trainings and Implant Trainings in more than 50 Organizations/Industries on various aspects of Agricultural Engineering. This cell also invite various Organizations/Companies/Industries to arrange campus interviews for placement of the outgoing UG and PG students.
Well equipped boys' and girls' hostels accommodation is provided to UG & PG students (boys and girls separately) on the campus, which provide residential facilities to all the admitted students. In addition there is an International hostel is available for foreign students with all facilities Viz. single seated AC rooms with pantry, wash rooms, toilets etc.
NAHEP, IDP :
National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) has been formulated by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi funded by World Bank with a total cost outlay of Rs. 1100 crore for five years. Among the three components of NAHEP, Institutional Development Plan (IDP) is the major component of investments towards the 21st century Agricultural university educational plan. The Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh, Gujarat, India is the only Agricultural University in Gujarat and amongst eight at India level which successfully received the prestigious IDP under NAHEP of ICAR, New Delhi with a budget outlay of Rs. 30 crore (including Rs. 5 crore of state share) for improving the competency of education quality. The major theme of the project is “Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Robotics and Drone Technology in Agriculture”.
Infrastructural Facilities :
Under the flagship project of IDP, advanced laboratories of Artificial Intelligence are developed at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, JAU, Junagadh which includes,
i) Artificial Intelligence Lab
ii) Robotics and Automation Lab
iii) CAD and Simulation Lab
iv) Precision Agriculture Lab
v) High Tech MIS Park
vi) Incubation center on Advanced Irrigation Technologies
vii) SPV Power System and its Control Unit
In these laboratories, students will gain skillness in these field by practicing sophisticated technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, drones, agricultural sensors, computer aided design and simulation, precision agriculture. Taking these needs in consideration, various advanced equipment such as high-end servers, workstations, spraying drones, surveying drones, welding robots, color sorting machines, self-learning robot kits, robotic arm trainers, 3-D printers, IoT boards, DDS function objects, Automation in MIS, Automatic Pumping Unit, Automatic Filters, Various type of Sensors, AR/VR kits etc. were purchased to equip laboratories with these cutting edge equipments so that students can learn and gain practical knowledge in these areas.
Students Development Activities :
Under the Student Development Programme, around 18 different student activities which included International Training, Vocational Trainings, Workshop, Skill Development Programs, Entrepreneurship Program, leadership programmes etc. have been organized. A total of about 2547 students have been benefited through these activities under NAHEP-IDP.
Total Thirty Three (33) students, out of which Thirteen (13) students have attended International Training and Experimental Learning on ''Drones, IoT and Google Earth Engine and their Applications" at Geo-Informatics Centre, AIT, Bangkok, Ten (10) students have attended International Training at Western Sydney University, Australia and Ten (10) students have attended International Training at Hokkaido University, Japan. These training programs, sponsored under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) funded by the World Bank through ICAR, New Delhi, were aimed at exposing students to advanced technologies, innovative research, and global best practices in agriculture and allied sciences.
Research Projects :
Four All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRP) and one Consortia Research Project are funded by ICAR i.e.
i) Irrigation Water Management (IWM)
ii) Farm Implements & Machinery (FIM)
iii) Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (PHET)
iv) Plastic Engineering in Agricultural Structure and Environment Management (PEASEM)
v) Consortia Research Project on Energy from Agriculture
There is one Farm Machinery Testing and Training Centre, RKVY schemes running under the college. Moreover, the plan / other schemes functioning in the college are Research on Post-Harvest Technology of Important crops of Saurashstra region, Instructional Farm of College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology and three Experiential Learning schemes: Design, planning and evaluation of watershed, Hands on Training on agro processing center for value addition technologies and technical support services and Production & Management of alternative renewable energy in the college. There are five Agro Processing Centers run by the AICRP on Post Harvest Technology (ICAR) at Villages Tadka Pipaliya (Ta. Bhesan Dist. Junagadh), Virol (Ta. Mangrol, Dist. Junagadh), Loej (Ta. Mangrol, Dist. Junagadh), Vadala (Ta. Talala, Dist. GirSomnath) and Chotila (Ta. Chotila Dist. Surendranagar) are the ongoing demonstration centre for value addition and income generation to the farmers. It also provides latest know how on post harvest aspects of various crops. Polytechnics in Agro processing at Junagadh and Agricultural Engineering at Targhadia were started from the year 2009-10 and 2012-13, respectively.
The faculty of Agricultural Engineering has so far released / developed 161 (123 Farmer Community +38 Scientific Community) numbers of research recommendations / technologies for the benefit of farmers and entrepreneurs / industries.
Testing and Training Centre of Farm Machinery :
The “Testing and Training Centre of Farm Machinery” was established in August -2008 by State Govt. with the help of Central Govt. for testing and training of farm machinery in the Gujarat state. It is on the line of testing of agricultural machines carried out by Farm Machinery Testing and Training Institute (FMTTI), established by the Govt. of India. The center is one of the 30 sanctioned by the central Govt. It is only the centre in Gujarat by which number of manufacturers taking benefit to test as well as improve the quality as per standards of BIS testing. So, far, this centre has released test reports of 1575 farm implements which are approved by Government of India.
The Vision and Mission of the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology are :
OUR VISION :
The college of Agricultural Engineering and Technology will be one of the nation’s finest colleges and lead others in coordinating the teaching, research and extension education in the field of Agricultural Engineering. The academic quality, continuous efforts for excellence and our responsiveness to the need of farmers and industry would be our distinction.
OUR MISSION :
• To promote students learning in Agricultural Engineering & Technology to discover and improve new technology for stake holders.
• To provide the required manpower in the field of agricultural engineering suitable for research to state, nation and globally education, extension, government agency, private industries, agro-industries, NGO etc.
• To be centre of excellence in teaching, research and extension in the discipline of Agricultural Engineering and Technology.
• To assist farmers in reduction in cost of cultivation through better utilization of efficient machinery, soil and water conservation, irrigation water management, value addition through farm level processing, post-harvest technology; protective cultivation and use of renewable energy ultimately help the farmers to increase their income.
