Sunday 8 January 2017
Best career option:Agricultural Engineer
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Agricultural Engineer
Agricultural engineers learn and apply the principles of engineering to work in the agricultural equipment industries, agricultural product processing industries and food industries.
Salary: 1.4 Lakh to 14.85 Lakhs per annum
Std XII Stream: Science
Mandatory Subject : Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Academic Difficulty : High
Job Profile
Develop new designs for equipments and machines used by the agriculture and food industry
Coordinate work with electronic/electrical engineers for perfecting the technology of the equipments they design and manufacture.
Supervise production of agricultural equipments, machinery and machine parts.
Design equipments to make farming easier, energy efficient, and for soil and water conservation.
Work on irrigation projects,
Plan agriculture based industries, projects, drainage systems, land reclamation projects
Work on flood control and soil erosion projects.
Design food processing systems required by food processing and packaging industries.
Work in research and development as well in sales and marketing.
Skills required:
Knowledge of physical science and engineering principles
Interest in farming, knowledge about crops, machinery and all agriculture related products
Love for mechanical work
Holistic approach and a deep sense of commitment
Mathematical background
Robust physique
Liking for outdoors
Employment Opportunities
Departments of agricultural engineeringWater managementArea development projectsMinor irrigation projects,Agricultural machinery manufacturing organizationsTea gardensFood Corporation of IndiaNational Seeds CorporationsDairy, food, agro industries,National Dairy Development BoardNABARD and other banksAgricultural finance corporationsIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchCouncil of Scientific and Industrial ResearchAgricultural universitiesNon government voluntary organizationsConsultanciesManufacturing agricultural implementsProcessing agricultural products.
Recruiting Companies
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchFood Corporation of IndiaIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchNational Seeds CorporationsNestle, Amul, Mother DairyNational Dairy Development BoardNABARD
How to get there?
Path 1:
Class XII
Stream: Science (PCM)
⬇
Graduation
B.Tech (After ICAR or JEE)
⬇
Masters
M.Tech (afterGATE)
⬇
Goal
Agricultural Engineer
*Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi conducts an All India Examination for admission to Agricultural colleges (B.Tech. courses) all over the country. Some seats on all India basis in Agricultural Engineering colleges in all the states are filled on merit obtained in this examination.
IIT Kharagpur offers Agricultural Engineering.
**B.Tech. course covers subjects such as Agricultural System Management, Aquaculture Engineering, Dairy & Food Engineering., Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, Non Conventional Energy sources and Water Resource Development and Management including Farm Machinery and Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Farm Structure and Rural Electrification.
*** Graduate engineers with a GATE score can seek admission to postgraduate programs.
gate.iitk.ac.in/
****At the post graduate level non traditional subjects like Computer science, Biotechnology, Environment Engineering, Ergonomics, Operations Research, Remote Sensing, Rural Development and Waste land development etc. can be pursued. Agricultural Engineers who are appointed for large irrigation projects or land reclamation work require a post graduate qualification in the area of specialization or substantial work experience.
Agricultural engineers learn and apply the principles of engineering to work in the agricultural equipment industries, agricultural product processing industries and food industries.
Salary: 1.4 Lakh to 14.85 Lakhs per annum
Std XII Stream: Science
Mandatory Subject : Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Academic Difficulty : High
Job Profile
Develop new designs for equipments and machines used by the agriculture and food industry
Coordinate work with electronic/electrical engineers for perfecting the technology of the equipments they design and manufacture.
Supervise production of agricultural equipments, machinery and machine parts.
Design equipments to make farming easier, energy efficient, and for soil and water conservation.
Work on irrigation projects,
Plan agriculture based industries, projects, drainage systems, land reclamation projects
Work on flood control and soil erosion projects.
Design food processing systems required by food processing and packaging industries.
Work in research and development as well in sales and marketing.
Skills required:
Knowledge of physical science and engineering principles
Interest in farming, knowledge about crops, machinery and all agriculture related products
Love for mechanical work
Holistic approach and a deep sense of commitment
Mathematical background
Robust physique
Liking for outdoors
Employment Opportunities
Departments of agricultural engineeringWater managementArea development projectsMinor irrigation projects,Agricultural machinery manufacturing organizationsTea gardensFood Corporation of IndiaNational Seeds CorporationsDairy, food, agro industries,National Dairy Development BoardNABARD and other banksAgricultural finance corporationsIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchCouncil of Scientific and Industrial ResearchAgricultural universitiesNon government voluntary organizationsConsultanciesManufacturing agricultural implementsProcessing agricultural products.
Recruiting Companies
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchFood Corporation of IndiaIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchNational Seeds CorporationsNestle, Amul, Mother DairyNational Dairy Development BoardNABARD
How to get there?
Path 1:
Class XII
Stream: Science (PCM)
⬇
Graduation
B.Tech (After ICAR or JEE)
⬇
Masters
M.Tech (afterGATE)
⬇
Goal
Agricultural Engineer
*Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi conducts an All India Examination for admission to Agricultural colleges (B.Tech. courses) all over the country. Some seats on all India basis in Agricultural Engineering colleges in all the states are filled on merit obtained in this examination.
IIT Kharagpur offers Agricultural Engineering.
**B.Tech. course covers subjects such as Agricultural System Management, Aquaculture Engineering, Dairy & Food Engineering., Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, Non Conventional Energy sources and Water Resource Development and Management including Farm Machinery and Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Farm Structure and Rural Electrification.
*** Graduate engineers with a GATE score can seek admission to postgraduate programs.
gate.iitk.ac.in/
****At the post graduate level non traditional subjects like Computer science, Biotechnology, Environment Engineering, Ergonomics, Operations Research, Remote Sensing, Rural Development and Waste land development etc. can be pursued. Agricultural Engineers who are appointed for large irrigation projects or land reclamation work require a post graduate qualification in the area of specialization or substantial work experience.
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