Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO1: To provide a sound theoretical knowledge in engineering principles applied to agriculture.
• PEO2: To train and educate students with general knowledge and skills in agricultural water management, farm machinery and management, processing and energy management in agriculture.
• PEO3: To develop innovative capacity of students for increasing agricultural production with scarce water resources available.
• PEO4: To pursue higher education, research and entrepreneurship in agricultural and related fields.   
• PEO5: To understand ethical issues and responsibility of serving the society and the environment at large. 

• Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
• Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
• Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
• Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
• Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
• The Engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
• Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
• Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.

• Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
• Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
• Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
• Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

• PSO1: To design, develop agricultural implements for effective and efficient agricultural production.
• PSO2: To engage in lifelong learning, commitment to quality and continuous improvement in agricultural production system.
• PSO3: Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• PSO4: Effectively use the technology in Farm mechanization.

• Solar water heater
• Solar tunnel dryer
• Hot air oven
• Muffle furnace
• Biogas plant: i. KVIC model, ii. Deenabandhu model
• Windmill model

• Understanding of working principle of Solar water heater, Solar tunnel dryer, Hot air oven and Muffle furnace
• Understanding of components and working principles of Biogas plants through KVIC model and Deenabandhu model

• Bio energy Laboratory for third year Agriculture Engineering Students

• Ms.S.Anitha

• Tractor
• Power tiller
• Seed drill
• 9 tyne cultivator
• Knapsack sprayer
• Turmeric harvester

• Identification of components of tractor, their maintenance and study of safety aspects while operating the tractor and power tiller
• Identification, operation, maintenance and study of Primary and secondary tillage equipments
• Identification, operation, maintenance and study of sowing equipments
• Identification, operation, maintenance and study of Intercultural equipments
• Identification, operation, maintenance and study of Plant protection  equipments
• Identification, operation, maintenance and study of harvesting equipments

• Agricultural Engineering practices laboratory for first  year students
• Operation maintenance of farm machinery laboratory for third  year students
• Testing and management of farm machinery for final year students

• Dr.P.Tamilselvi
• Mr.V.Natraj

• Digital moisture meter
• Porosity apparatus
• Coefficient of friction apparatus
• Angle of repose apparatus
• Paddy thresher
• Paddy winnower
• Groundnut decorticator
• Maize sheller
• LSU drier
• Fludized bed drier
• Bucket elevator
• Screw conveyor
• Rubber roll sheller model
• Soxlet apparatus
• Water bath

• Understanding the working principles of coefficient of friction, angle of repose, digital moisture meter and porosity apparatus.
• Understanding the working principles of Groundnut decorticator, Paddy thresher and Paddy winnower
• Understanding the working principles of grain dryers and Shellers

• Post harvest technology laboratory for second year students
• Food and Dairy engineering laboratory for third year students

• Dr.V.Dhinesh kumar
• Ms. B.Kamalapreetha
• Mr.V.Natraj

• Meteorological instruments
• Automatic Weather station
• Soil EC, Ph, and TDS meter
• Digital Soil moisture meter
• Tensiometer
• Seed growth Germinator
• Drip and Sprinkler setup with all features

• To understand the concepts and working principles of Meteorological instruments, Automatic weather station, soil parameters and Modern Irrigation equipments

• Agricultural Engineering practices laboratory for first year students

• UTM of minimum 400 KN
• Torsion testing machine for steel rods
• Izod impact testing machine
• Charpy/Izod impact testing machine
• Hardness testing machine Rockwell and Brinnel
• Beam deflection test apparatus
• Extensometer

• Demonstrating the basic principles in the area of strength and mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the undergraduate students through a series of experiments

• Strength of materials laboratory for second year students

• Total station
• Theodolite
• Leveling instruments
• Plane table
• Pocket stereoscope
• Prism square
• Optical square
• Prismatic compass
• GPS
• Dumpy level

• To find out the Cross section, Longitudinal section, length, height, angle and location of agricultural land.
• To draw the Contour mapping of agricultural field

• Surveying laboratory for second year students

• Rotometer
• Venturimeter and  Orifice meter
• Flow through variable duct area - Bernoulli‟s Experiment
• Flow through Orifice, Mouthpiece and Notches
• Centrifugal pumps
• Gear pump
• Submersible pump
• Reciprocating pump
• Pelton wheel turbine
• Francis turbine

• To understand the concepts and working principles of pipes, pumps and turbines.
• To calculate the efficiency of various Pumps and turbines

• Fluid mechanics and hydraulics laboratory for second year students

• Auto clave
• Laminar flow chamber
• Microwave oven
• Hot air oven
• Hand refractometer
• Soxhlet apparatus
• Microwave oven
• Spectrophotometer
• Butter Churner
• Cream Separator

• Understanding the components and working principle of various food and dairy equipments

• Food and Dairy engineering laboratory for third year students

• Drawing of farm structures Laboratory
• CAD for Agricultural Machinery
• GIS Laboratory for Agricultural Engineers

• Crop husbandry Laboratory

• Three faculty members have completed Ph.D degree and 1 faculty is currently pursuing Ph.D in the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
• Department have organized Two day Agri Fest Entitled “Uzavar Vizha” for the benefit of the farmers, growing entrepreneur and the students focusing the trends in the agricultural system.
• Two students received the funding for the ideas submitted to MSME under the scheme ”Support for entrepreneurial and managerial development of SME’s through Incubators”
• Students have developed various models of agricultural systems under sub categories namely Heritage, Kitchen gardening, Integrated Farming, Watershed management, Bio energy and Dream Agriculture
• Faculties have submitted research proposal to various funding agencies like DST, TANSCST, MSME.
• Various technical training, workshops and seminar have been conducted in the department for the developing the technical skills and credentials of the students to become the successful agricultural engineers.
• Our Students have undergone Internship in various reputed Private Industries / Organizations.
• All the students are undergoing skill development programmes like soft skills, communication skills, aptitude and logical reasoning , group discussions and technical interview skills