Faculty Information

Introduction: 

The Department of Processing and Food Engineering is mainly engaged in teaching to Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses. It offers various courses related to Post Harvest Technology such as Drying and Dehydration, Heat and Mass Transfer, Seed Technology, Storage Engineering, Environmental Control Engineering, Farm buildings and Animal Housing, Physical Properties of Biological Materials, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Food Science etc. to the UG and PG students. The research project based on local and future needs of the farmers and entrepreneurs are given to the final year under graduate and postgraduate students as a part of their academic research work. One ICAR scheme viz., All India Coordinated Research Project on Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology is also running under this Department and associated with research and extension activities related to post harvest operations of cereals, pulses oilseeds, fruits & vegetables. Other schemes running in the department are Post Harvest Technology of Important Crops of Saurashtra, Mega Seed Project, Canning of Fruits and Vegetables and also facilities of Low Temperature storage of fruit products. Department is having Storage Engineering, Crop Processing Engg., Bio-chemistry, Size Reduction and Milling, Drying, Microbiology, Engineering properties Laboratories, to provide facilities for research and practical, demonstration and training. Many farmers, women and local artisans often visit the department to gain knowledge. The working principle and its usefulness of the machines, equipments are demonstrated to the visitors. They are also familiarized with the new developments like Different Storage Structures, Onion storage structures, Cleaning and Grading machines, and different type of Mills, Dryers and Separators, Fruit and vegetable graders, Sapota Cleaners, etc. Agro Processing Centers run by the AICRP on Post-Harvest Technology (ICAR) at Villages TadkaPipaliya (Ta. Bhesan Dist. Junagadh), Virol (Ta. Mangrol, Dist. Junagadh), Loej (Ta. Mangrol, Dist. Junagadh), Vadala (Ta. Talala, Dist. GirSomnath) and Chotila (Dist. Rajkot) 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 as well as opportunities to farmers to become producer cum processors at their doorstep. The department participates in Agricultural Fares, Exhibitions, and Farmers day organized by Universities or State Governments or other agencies and arranges the demonstration of Processing Technologies etc. to the farmers. The Senior and Experienced Professors or Scientists are delivering lectures on the special topics related to the Post Harvest Handling / Management, Value Addition etc. in the Short Term Training Programmes arranged by the University /State Government for the benefits of the farmers, technicians and village artisans.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS:    
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

Department offers  courses related to Post Harvest Technology such as Drying and Dehydration, Storage Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer, Dairy and Food Engineering, Processing and Preservation, Environmental Control Engineering, Farm Buildings and Animal Housing, Physical Properties of Biological Materials, Electrical Engineering, Computer programming and Database Management   and Food Science etc. to the UG and PG students. Besides teaching to UG and PG students of Agricultural Engineering, facultiesare also actively involved in teaching to UG students of B.Sc. Agriculture and Horticulture as well as students of Polytechnic and Agro Based ITI.     
The faculties of the department are engaged in teaching of the following UG, and  PG courses :

(i) Semester-wise List of the courses taught to the UG students :

 

(ii) Following subjects are offered in M. Tech. & Ph.D. with specialization in Processing and Food Engineering:

* Compulsory for Master’s programme; ** Compulsory for Doctoral programme 

# PFE 595 – Minimum of Three Weeks Training

Note: Apart from the Major Discipline’s courses listed above, every PG students are required to offer minimum 9 credits of his/her Minor Discipline’s courses, preferably Biochemistry. 

Minor/Supporting courses

 

Compulsory non-credit courses

The research project based on local and future needs of the farmers and entrepreneurs are given to the final year under graduate and postgraduate students as a part of their academic research work. Recognized P. G. Faculty

No. of Students Completed and Pursuing M. Tech. and Ph.D.

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