Agricultural Engineering is a blend of principles of biological sciences and engineering and it is otherwise called as biological engineering. The field of agricultural engineering combines other fields like chemical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, plant biology and animal biology. It is one of the diverse fields that lays attention of creation and development of tools for modernizing the agricultural aspects. It consists of science and mathematical principles for solving agricultural issues.

It includes several processes like reconstruction methods for furl areas, storage of agricultural elements, transportation, processing and production. The field includes different branches that deals with agricultural aspects like rural electricity, irrigation, drainage, soil conservation, rural structures and farm equipments.

Courses that can pave way for a career in Agricultural Engineering:

The names of some of the courses that can enable the candidates to enter the field of agricultural engineering are given below:

• Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Agricultural Engineering

• Bachelor of Science in any branch of engineering

• Master of Science

• Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Bioinformatics

• Master of Engineering/Technology in Bioinformatics

• Master of Engineering/Technology in Agricultural Engineering

Qualification requirements:

For getting into the Bachelor of Engineering/Technology course in Agricultural engineering, candidates must have completed their higher secondary with physics, chemistry and mathematics subjects. For getting into the PG courses in agricultural engineering, candidates with UG course in appropriate disciplines are eligible to apply.

Government jobs in agricultural engineering:

Since agricultural engineers are offered with knowledge in fields like food processing, soil conservation and agricultural mechanization, etc… professionals in this field can find job opportunities in both state and central government organizations and for finding government jobs, candidates will have to take up different examinations like Staff Selection Commission and Union Public Service Commission. In state service examinations like Maharashtra State Service Examination, there is a separate optional paper for agricultural engineering and candidates getting taking up examinations like these can enter into state services.

Recent government job notifications in the field of agricultural engineering:

India being a country with agricultural as its main source of income, agricultural engineering field is gaining importance these days and the names of government organizations that recently recruited candidates for this field are given below:

• Principal (Agriculture/veterinary/agricultural engineering) – Anand Agricultural University

• Junior Research Fellow (civil/agricultural engineering) – Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

In addition to these latest government job opportunities, many government organizations in the field of agricultural engineering frequently issue notification calling for applications from eligible candidates for different positions in agricultural engineering.