Open Guide - An Agricultural engineer is a person who uses his engineering skills to develop tools and machinery in agriculture. He designs machinery that will be used in the process of farming.They help the farmers in achieving their full potential by providing them with the latest tools.
A farmer need tools and machinery to plough fields, sow seed and for harvest. An agricultural engineer understands the needs of the farmer and helps him in the process of farming with the respective tools.Agriculture Engineers are more in demand due to the increase in population of our country. Without the help of skilled men our nations can’t produce crops surplus for the country and also for export.
Top Colleges
1) Indian Institute of Technology ,Guwahati
2) Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee
3) Agricultural engineering College and Research Institute ,Tiruchirappalli
4) CEPT University, Ahmadabad
5) Assam University ,Assam
6) AKS University, Satna
7) ITM University, Gwalior
Required Skills
i) An agricultural engineer must be proficient in handling the areas of water conservation and storage, climatology, food engineering, resource management, food engineering, land surveying and soil management and conservation.
ii) He must be interested in designing tools to save the farming
iii) He must interested in technology and research to innovate machinery for farming process
iv) They should also be familiar with tools available in the present scenario.
Entrance Exams
Most of the colleges in India conduct their own exams for the admission of Agricultural Engineering. Candidates must check the websites of the different colleges to be updated on the exam .Institutions like IIT’s conduct examinations through JEE (Joint Entrance Examination).
Candidates who wish to study Agricultural Engineering Course after plus two must have a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering or Biological Engineering from a recognized institute.
If you want to pursue a career in Agricultural Engineering then you have to first write an entrance exam of the so called college and pass the exam.If you have passed the exam then you can confidentally join for a course in a college.After passing out work in a reputed institution and gain experiance.
The career prospects of Agricultural Engineers are very bright and refreshing.Agricultural engineers can work in the field of architectural farming helping the farmers in maximizing their production.Another area where they are assigned is the area of food manufacturing.It is the innovating area of packing and preserving a food material.They can also work as educators in reputed colleges.There are a lot of innovative areas for agricultural engineers in the field of construction and mining machinery farming also.
An agricultural engineer’s salary depends on a lot of factors. The organization he has been hired, his work experience, his skills etc. The basic salary of an agricultural engineer will range from Rs.15, 000 to 20,000 .It will rise according to the experience in the field.
