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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING I ndian economy hinges on agriculture. The socioeconomic status of the people, the national polity and the gamut of life of the people are directly controlled by agriculture. Agricultural Engineering encompasses Engineering Science and Technology Practices so as to result in efficient production and processing of food, feed, fibers and fuels. It lays emphasis on wealth of knowledge and skills to function effectively in myriads of agricultural and agri-business industries. Having realised the prerequisites of our nation, the Department of Agricultural Engineering is established in 2015. The department offers the following course: BE Agricultural Engineering Students are offered with a plethora of opportunities to learn from the various agro companies in the Bannari Amman Group. The agro products companies are at the vicinity of the institute for hands – on training and students undergo layer learning method to access to information on various trends in agriculture that are related to machinery and production processes. Agricultural engineers are trained in designing and solving problems pertaining to agriculture and agro process activities. In this modern era, it is pertinent that focus of agro products will be of paramount importance to cater to the growing needs of India Agricultural Engineering is an exciting profession with unlimited growth potential in /as research domains, extension activities, waste specialists, land development engineers, structure/ machinery designers, electrification and power system designers, precision agriculture application engineers, environmental control engineers etc