“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good moral and happiness.”~Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Engineering is the area of engineering concerned with the design, construction and improvement of farming equipment and machinery. Agricultural engineers integrate technology with farming. For example, they design new and improved farming equipment that may work more efficiently, or perform new tasks.
| B.Tech./B.E. in Agricultural Engineering | |
|---|---|
| Level | Under-Graduate |
| Duration | 4 years |
| Eligibility | 10+2 Science with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and/or Biology is mandatory. Lateral Entry: 10th+ 3yr Diploma in Engineering/Technology |
| Entrance Exam | Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Common Entrance Test (OUAT CET) VIT Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) |
| Specialization | -- |
| Average Course Fee | ₹50,000 ₹1,50,000 |
| Mode | Regular |
| Goal | Assistant Engineer, Farm Manager etc. |
Average starting salary is between ₹2,50,000 to 4,50,000 per year.
Girish Badragond- The Man who is solving Some of India’s Biggest Agricultural Problems with his simple Inventions. A 28 year old guy from Bijapur District came to Bangalore in 2006 with a laptop, a wireless router and one way bus fare. Now, after six years he is a partner at Santepp Systems, a fast growing technocrat proprietary firm in the field of agricultural technology manufacture.
