Division of Agricultural Engineering, ICAR-IARI Pusa New Delhi
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Farm Machinery and Power [M.Tech(FMPE)]
Major Courses (Requirement: 20 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
FMPE 501* DESIGN OF FARM POWER AND MACHINERY SYSTEMS 2+1 I
FMPE 502* Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Equipment 2+1 II
FMPE 503* Ergonomics and Safety in Farm Operations 2+1 I
FMPE 504 Design of Tractor systems 2+1 I
FMPE 505 Design of Farm Machinery-I 2+1 I
FMPE 506 Design of Farm Machinery-II 1+1 II
FMPE 507* Management of Farm Power and Machinery System 2+1 I
FMPE 511 Principles of Automation and Control 2+1 I
FMPE 512 Principles of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems 2+1 I
FMPE 513 Applied Instrumentation in Farm Machinery 2+1 I
FMPE 514 Systems Simulation and Computer Aided Problem 1+1 Solving in Engineering 1+1 I
FMPE 515 Computer Aided Design of Machinery 0+2 I
FMPE 516 Advance Manufacturing Technologies 2+0 I
FMPE 517 Machinery for Precision Agriculture 2+1 I
FMPE 518 Machinery for Horticulture and Protected Agriculture 2+0 I
Minor Courses (Requirement: 08 Credits)
ME 501 Mechatronics and Robotics in Agriculture 2+0 I
PFE 511 Engineering Properties of Biological Materials 2+1 I
ME-504 Vibrations 2+1 I
ME-507 Fatigue Design 2+1 I
ME-515 Computer Aided Design 2+1 I
REE 503 Biomass Energy Conversion Technologies 2+1 I
REE 516 Agro Energy Audit and Management 2+1 I
CE 501 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude 1+1 I
CE 510 Experimental Stress Analysis 2+1 I
MATHS 501 Finite Element Methods 1+1 I
MATHS 502 Numerical Methods for Engineers 2+0 I
CSE 501 Big Data Analytics 2+1 I
CSE 502 Artificial Intelligence 2+1 I
CSE 505 Database Management System 2+1 I
Supporting Courses (Requirement: 06 Credits)
*STAT 501 Statistical Methods for Research Works 2+1 I
Common Courses (Requirement: 05 Credits)
*PGS 501 Library and Information Services 0+1 I
*PGS 502 Technical Writing and Communications Skills 0+1 I
*PGS 503 Intellectual Property and its management in Agriculture 0+1 I
*PGS 504 Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques 0+1 I
*PGS 505 Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural 0+1 Development Programmes 0+1 I
Essential
FMPE 591 Masters’ Seminar 0+1 II
FMPE 599 Masters’ Research 0+30 III

Processing and Food Engineering [M.Tech(PFE)]
Major Courses (Requirement: 20 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
PFE 501* TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN FOOD PROCESSING 2+1 I
*PFE 502 Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering 2+1 I
*PFE 503 Field Crops Process Engineering 2+1 I
*PFE 504 Horticultural Crops Process Engineering 2+1 I
PFE 505 Storage Engineering and Handling of Agricultural Produce 2+1 I
PFE 506 Food Package Engineering 1+1 I
PFE 507 Instrumentation and Sensors in Food Processing 2+1 I
PFE 508 Application of Engineering Properties in Food Processing 2+1 I
PFE 509 Food Quality and Safety 2+1 I
PFE 510 Food Processing Technologies 2+1 I
PFE 511 Food Processing Equipment and Plant Design 1+1 I
PFE 512 Seed Process Engineering 1+1 I
PFE 513 Agri-Project Planning and Management 2+1 I
PFE 514 Farm Structures and Environmental Control 2+1 I
PFE 515 Dairy Product Processing 2+1 I
PFE 516 Processing of Meat, Poultry and Fish 2+1 I
PFE 517 Design of Aquacultural Structures 2+1 I
PFE 518 Thermal Environmental Engineering for Agricultural Processing 2+1 I
Minor Courses (Requirement: 08 Credits)
ME 501 Mechatronics and Robotics in Agriculture 2+0 I
CSE 501 Big Data Analytics 2+0 I
CSE 502 Artificial Intelligence 2+0 I
CE 501 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude 1+1 I
MATHS 501 Finite Elements Method 1+1 I
MATHS 502 Numerical Methods for Engineers 2+1 I
Supporting Courses (Requirement: 06 Credits)
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Common Courses (Requirement: 05 Credits)
*PGS 502 Technical Writing and Communications Skills 0+1 I
*PGS 503 Intellectual Property and its management in Agriculture 0+1 I
*PGS 504 Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques 0+1 I
*PGS 505 Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural 0+1 Development Programmes 0+1 I
Essential
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Soil and Water Conservation Engineering [M.Tech(SWCE)]
Major Courses (Requirement: 20 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
*SWCE 501 Advanced Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 2+1 I
*SWCE 502 Applied Watershed Hydrology 2+1 I
SWCE 503 Soil and Water Conservation Structures 2+1 I
SWCE 504 Stochastic Hydrology 2+1 I
*SWCE 505 Watershed Management and Modeling 2+1 I
SWCE 506 Flow Through Porous Media 2+0 I
SWCE 507/IDE 507 Remote Sensing and GIS for Land and Water Resource Management 2+1 I
SWCE 508 Climate Change and Water Resources 3+0 I
SWCE 509 Numerical Methods in Hydrology 2+0 I
SWCE 510 Dryland Water Management Technologies 2+0 I
Minor Courses (Requirement: 08 Credits)
ME 501 Mechatronics and Robotics in Agriculture 2+0 I
Supporting Courses (Requirement: 06 Credits)
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Common Courses (Requirement: 05 Credits)
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Essential
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Farm Machinery and Power [Ph.D(FMPE)]
Major Courses (Requirement: 12 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
FMPE 601* Advances in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering 2+1 I
FMPE 602 Advances in Machinery for Precision Agriculture 2+1 I
FMPE 603 Energy Conservation and Management in Production Agriculture 3+0 I
FMPE 604 Mechanics of Tillage in Relation to Soil and Crop 2+1 I
FMPE 611 Mechanics of Traction and its Application 2+1 I
FMPE 612* Farm Machinery Management and Systems Engineering 2+1 I
FMPE 613 Machinery for Special Farm Operations 2+1 I
FMPE 614 Ergonomics in Working Environment 2+1 I
Minor Courses (Requirement: 06 Credits)
REE 615 Energy Planning Management and Economics 3+0 I
REE 602 Thermo-Chemical Conversion of Biomass 2+1 I
ME 507 Fatigue Design 2+1 I
ME 515 Computer Aided Design 2+1 I
CSE 506 Digital Image Processing 2+1 I
Supporting Courses (Requirement: 05 Credits)
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Essential
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Processing and Food Engineering [Ph.D(PFE)]
Major Courses (Requirement: 12 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
*PFE 601 Advances in Food Process Engineering 2+1 I
*PFE 602 Drying and Dehydration of Food Materials 2+1 I
PFE 603 Textural and Rheological Characteristics of Food Materials 2+1 I
PFE 604 Agricultural Waste and By-Products Utilization 2+1 I
PFE 605 Mathematical Modeling in Food Processing 3+0 I
PFE 606 Bioprocess Engineering 2+1 I
Minor Courses (Requirement: 06 Credits)
CSE 506 Digital Image Processing 2+1 I
ME 501 Mechatronics and Robotics in Agriculture 2+0 I
REE 616 Renewable Energy for Industrial Application 2+1 I
CE 501 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude 2+0 I
Supporting Courses (Requirement: 05 Credits)
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Essential
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Soil and Water Conservation Engineering [Ph.D(SWCE)]
Major Courses (Requirement: 12 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
*SWCE 601 Advances in Hydrology 2+1 I
*SWCE 602 Soil and Water Systems Simulation and Modeling 2+1 I
SWCE 603 Reservoir Operation and River Basin Modeling 2+1 I
SWCE 604 Modeling Soil Erosion Processes and Sedimentation 2+1 I
SWCE 605 Waste Water Treatment and Utilization 3+0 I
SWCE 606 Hydro-Chemical Modeling 2+0 I
Minor Courses (Requirement: 06 Credits)
IDE 603 Hydro-Mechanics and Ground Water Modeling 3+0 I
IDE 604 Soil-Water-Plant-Atmospheric Modeling 2+1 I
IDE 606 Multi Criteria Decision Making System 2+0 I
CSE 503 Neuro-Fuzzy Application in Engineering 2+1 I
CSE 506 Digital Image Processing 2+1 I
Supporting Courses (Requirement: 05 Credits)
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