B.Tech Agriculture or Bachelor of Technology Agriculture is a professional undergraduate degree in the field of agriculture that comes up with a duration of 4 years. It is a combination of both the technology and agriculture fields.
The study of Agriculture Engineering is the discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing it's a combination of the discipline of Animal Biology, Plant Biology, and Mechanical, Chemical Engineering Principles with the knowledge and skill of agricultural principles.
B.Tech Agriculture is designed to develop students with desired attributes and logical thinking, ability to deals with people diplomatically, and patience, ability to keep calm under pressure and in inevitable crises, creativity, and flexibility to understand and apply new technology. The study provides skills of consultancy services to agricultural works and farming and agro-industries.
B.Tech Agriculture Scope
A large part of the Indian economy depends upon Agriculture which increases the demand for skilled professionals in the field is growing very rapidly.
This career provides higher growth and high paying jobs in government and private based companies. Students can become the food safety application engineer, agriculture engineer, soil and plant scientists, agriculture and food researcher, etc. B.Tech in agriculture is a combination of mechanical engineering, civil engineering as well as electrical engineering. The course integrates technology and farming.
After completing the graduation in B.Sc Agriculture students have an abundance of career opportunities not only in various private sectors but also in government-based industries.
| Job Profile | ||
| Agriculture Officer | Quality Assurance Officer | Farm Manager |
| Research Engineer | Process Manager | Purchase Manager |
B.Tech Agriculture Syllabus
Given below is the year-wise syllabus of B.Tech Agriculture course through its whole four years.
| Year I | ||
| Engineering Chemistry 1 | Engineering Mechanics | Engineering Drawing |
| Mathematics 2 | Engineering Mechanics | Physical Chemistry |
| Mathematics 1 | Science of Soils | Basic of Agricultural Engineering |
| Engineering Physics 2 | Engineering Physics 1 | Horticulture and Field Crops |
| Practical | Workshop |
| Year II | ||
| Agricultural Process in Industries | Farm Machinery | Surveying and Labelling Methods |
| Soil Mechanics | Biotechnology | Soil Physics |
| Statistical Methods | Unit Operations in Food Technology | Open Elective |
| Open Elective |
| Year III | ||
| Air Conditioning and Refrigerating | Operation Research | Environmental Studies |
| Tractors and Power Units | Tools and Control of Machines | Bio-Agricultural |
| Open Elective | Crop Processing Engineering |
| Year IV | ||
| Open Elective II | Open Elective IV | Open Elective III |
| Open Elective V | Renewable Energy | Practical |
| Project | Agricultural processing Technology | Practical |
| Internship |
B.Tech Agriculture Eligibility
The Eligibility Criteria for admission in B.Tech Agriculture:
- Candidates must have passed the 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics/biology or equivalent with a minimum aggregate marks criteria provided by the examining authority of government, universities/institutes, etc.
- Relaxation of 5% is provided for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/Other Backward classes.
B.Tech Agriculture Entrance Exams
For admission in B.Tech Agriculture, almost every other institute or university in India select candidates according to the merit list prepared on the basis of entrance exam scores and ranks. Some institutes or universities accept the national level exams or state level exam ranks while some of them conduct their own entrance exam. Listed below are some of the popular B.Tech Agriculture exams in India:
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Exam (ICAR AIEEA) National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test (BHU UET) conducted by Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
- Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET) conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada
- Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET) conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
- CG PAT conducted by Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Raipur
- Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test (OUAT) conducted by Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)
- Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (BCECE) conducted by the state of Bihar
B.Tech Agriculture Top Colleges
- Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode
- Integral University, Lucknow
- Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore
- Aditya Engineering College, Surampalem
- GIET University, Gunupur
- College of Technology, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
- Sharda University, Greater Noida
- OPJS University, Rajgarh
- The Institutions of Engineers India, Kolkata
- Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
- Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti
- Vignan's Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Guntur
- Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai
- SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore
