Agricultural Engineering Department in a nutshell...
The Agricultural Engineering is designed to develop skills and explore career in agriculture and allied fields. The instructional program includes topics in Farm machinery & Power, Agricultural Processing & Food Engineering, Dairy Engineering, Renewable Energy and Soil & Water Conservation Engineering. It also includes topics related to Agronomy, Soil Science and Horticulture. Students will acquire skills necessary to meet their individual career objectives, occupational skills for gainful employment and leadership abilities to work effectively in groups and as a team. In addition to this, the program provides for research and supervised work experience to enhance the needs and interests of each student. Agricultural engineers’ main role is to solve problems found in agricultural production.The career opportunities in Agricultural Engineering (B Tech) are as follows:
- Assistant Agriculture Engineer (AAE) under Government of Odisha
- Assistant Soil Conservation Officer (ASCO) underGovernment of Odisha
- Farm Manager in KVKs
- OFS -Odisha Forest Services
- Junior Agriculture Associates
- Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) in Public Sector Banks
- Odisha Civil Services
- Probationary Officers in RRBs
- Indian Forest Services
Some of the Notable Agricultural Scientists
Norman Ernest Borlaug Father of World Green Revolution |
Dr M S Swaminathan Father of Indian Green Revolution |
Some of the notable Books & Authors of Agricultural Engineering.