TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering) Syllabi (2007-11)

Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute

Kumulur

B.Tech (Agricutural Engineering) Distribution of courses

BASIC SCIENCES 1. MAT 121 Matrices, Analytical Geometry and Differential Calculus and Differential Equations 2. MAT 122 Multiple Integrals, Vector Calculus, Complex Analysis & Laplace Transforms 3. MAT 221 Partial Differential Equations, Fourier series, Boundary Value Problems, Fourier & Z Transforms 4. MAT 222 Numerical methods for engineering applications 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. MAT 321 Engineering statistics and operations research COM 121 COM 122 PHY121 FPE 121 New ENG 121 Programming in C and C++ Visual Basic & SQL Engineering Physics Applied Chemistry Nano Technology and its applications English speaking and writing skills (off class mode) Total AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 1. AGR 121 Crop Production Technology 2. 3. 4. SAC 201 AEX & ARM 301 Fundamentals of soil science Agricultural Marketing and Transfer of Technology (Team Teaching AEX & ARM) 2+1 2+1 8+4=12 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 0+1 0+1 18+12=30

ENG 122 Soft skills (off class mode)

2+1 2+1

ARM 302 Agri-Business Management I Total

SWC ENGINEERING AND AGRL. STRUCTURES 1. SWC 121 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics 2. 3. AST 121 SWC 221 Engineering Drawing Surveying, Levelling and Soil mechanics

2+1 0+1 2+1

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

AST 221 SWC 222 AST 222 SWC 322 SWC 421

Strength of materials Hydrology and Soil Conservation Building materials and farm structures Ground water hydrology and Drainage Engineering Design of surface and pressure irrigation systems Total

2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 14+8 = 22

FARM MACHINERY, POWER AND BIO ENERGY 1. FMP 121 Electrical Engineering 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. FMP 122 FMP 221 FMP 222 FMP 223 FMP 224 FMP 321 FMP 322 FMP 421 ERG 301 Thermal Engineering Design of Machine elements and computer aided Machine drawing Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Manufacturing Practices Theory of Machines & Design of Agricultural Machinery Farm Implements and Machinery I Farm Implements and Machinery II Tractor and its power units Bio-energy systems Engineering Total

2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 19+10=29

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PROCESS ENGINEERING 1. FPE 221 Heat transfer, Refrigeration and Air conditioning 2. 3. 4. 5. FPE 321 FPE 322 FPE 421 FPE421 Unit operations in Bio-processing Principles of Food Engineering Crop and Seed processing (Team Teaching SST & FPE) Food Plant Design, Food Safety and Management Total

2+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+0 9+4=13

Summary of distribution of credits B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering) Sl.No 1. Department FMP&ERG No. of Courses Theory Credits 10 19 Practical Credits 10 Total Credits 29