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The discipline of Agricultural Engineering started with the concept of farm machinery and power systems’ application to the field of agriculture for improving the efficiency of different inputs and reducing drudgery and maintaining timeliness. Besides offering core courses related to farm power sources and farm implements to B. Tech, M. Tech and PhD programmes, the department also offers basic engineering courses like Workshop practices, Engineering Mechanics, Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing and Renewable Energy Sources. The department also caters courses to the UG students of the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Horticulture. The department is also engaged with research and extension activities for effective implementation of much needed farm mechanization in West Bengal. The department has developed few appropriate implements and machineries for small scale farm holdings of marginal farmers.
M. Tech (FMP) :
Intake capacity – 10
Ph.D.
- Instrumental soil bin
- Farm Machinery Lab
- Farm power Lab
- Farm Machinery & Power Testing Lab