Hello Darvish,
Agriculture is the very basis of civilization.Agriculture industry plays an important role in India as it provides employment to the major section of the Indian population. Earlier, farmers were using primitive methods in cultivation, irrigation and farming, but these methods were not giving fruitful results. The government of India then decided to use the experts' knowledge in order to improve the productivity of this industry.
What is Agricultural Engineering?
Agricultural engineering is the branch of engineering that applied engineering science disciplines and technology practices to the efficient production and processing of food, feed, fiber and fuels.This course is made after merging the principles of animal biology, plant biology, mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical engineering.
An agricultural engineer works for designing power and machine systems, animal or plant production and environment management. Some primary jobs of agricultural engineers involve improving Equipments need for farming, farm structures, biogas generation and inventing new technologies that can contribute in manufacture of agricultural products and conservation of natural resources.
What is the scope of Agricultural Engineering?
Agriculture Engineering is a technologically sophisticated field that offers bright career prospects and opportunity in any country around the world, and in various sectors.
Some of the higher study options for the B.Tech graduates in agriculture are:
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M.Tech in Agricultural Engg,
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M.Tech in Farm Machinery and Power Engg,
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M.Tech in Renewable Energy,
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M.Tech in Crop Production,
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M.Sc in Rural Technology,
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PhD in Agri-Informatics,
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PhD in Rural Technology
Well-paid careers are available for qualified agricultural engineers in government and public sector organizations, agribusiness firms, food processing and retail industry, research organizations and laboratories, banks and financial corporations, central and state government organizations and private firms.
It is safe to say that number of
Government job
posts are available for Graduates. B.E./B.Tech. graduates may join Agriculture Departments of different State Governments. They may easily land Officer post in this department. Apart from that, other Government Departments where graduates may find jobs are- Food Department, Research Departments,Dairy Boards (State wise), Coir Board etc
When it comes to
Private sector
, Fertilizer firms, Research and development firms, Agriculture Machinery manufacturing firms,Food Products Processing and Manufacturing firms etc are the prime recruiters. Average starting salary is between 2.5- 4.5 Lakh Rupees per year.
Some well known job posts available in front of Graduates are-
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Agriculture Officer
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Quality Assurance Officer
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Farm Manager
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Research Engineer
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Process Manager
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Purchase Manager
Top Colleges / Universities in abroad offering Agricultural Engineering:
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University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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Tennessee Tech University, USA
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Iowa State University, USA
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University of Kentucky
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University of Arizona
Hope you got the information you required!!