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The Department is involved in teaching to both undergraduate and post-graduate students. For undergraduate students; it is offering 14 courses including 5courses for the students of College of Agriculture. Sixteen courses are offered to the M-Tech students while 5 courses are designed for Ph-D students of the Department. In addition, 1 seminar for M-Tech and 2 for Ph D students are offered. Since 1969-70, keeping in mind the needs of the state, Department has offered four M-Tech. Degree programmes viz. M-Tech in Processing and Agricultural Structures, Agro Industrial Processing, Sugar Engineering and Processing and Food Engineering (Current). The PG faculty of the Department has been guiding the research programmes of Master and Doctorate students. The department is very popular among the undergraduate students and every year first 11 undergraduate students opt for their project work. There are 12 M-Tech and 4 Ph D seats including 2 seats for ICAR nominees for admission to Masters and 1 for Ph D programmes respectively. One additional seat is reserved for foreigner student in Ph D. So far 180 M-Tech and 39 Ph D scholars have completed their post graduation from the Department. The department has 9 well equipped laboratories and a library. There are 4 pilot plants and a workshop. Majority of faculty is having Ph D qualification and are members of various professional societies like

  • Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • Association of Food Scientists and Technologists
  • Indian Society of Technical Education
  • Institution of Engineers etc.

Teaching Assignments (2022-23)

Course No.

Title of course

Cr. Hrs.

Semester I

Undergraduate Courses

PFE 304

Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control

3(2+1)

PFE 305

Post Harvest Engg. of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds

3(2+1)

PFE 201

Unit Operations of Food Processing-I

3(2+1)

PFE 301

Food Process Equipment Design

3(2+1)

PFE 302

Food Storage Engineering

3(2+1)

ELP 491

Experiential learning program in Agricultural Engineering

10(0+10)

ME 201

Heat & Mass Transfer in Food Processing

3(2+1)

PFE 51

Elementary Agro Processing

2(1+1)

Postgraduate Courses

PFE-501

Transport Phenomena in Food Processing

3(2+1)

PFE-502

Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering

3(2+1)

PFE-503

Field Crops Process Engineering

3(2+1)

PFE-513

Agri-Project Planning and Management

3(2+1)

PFE-514

Farm Structures and Environmental Control

3(2+1)

PFE-591

Seminar

1 (0+1)

PFE 601

Textural and Rheological Characteristics of Food Materials

3(2+1)

PFE 604

Advances in Drying of Food Materials

3(2+1)

Semester II

Undergraduate Courses

PFE 204

Engineering Properties of Agricultural Produce

2(1+1)

PFE 306

Post Harvest Engineering of Horticultural Crops

3(2+1)

PFE 307

Dairy and Food Engineering

3(2+1)

PPR 491

Project Planning and Report Writing

10 (0+10)

PFE 102

Post Harvest Engineering

3(2+1)

PFE 202

Unit Operations of Food Processing-II

3(2+1)

PFE 203*

Food Refrigeration and Cold Chain

3(2+1)

PFE 303

Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture

2(1+1)

ME 106

Food Thermodynamics

3(1+2)

EE 304

Instrumentation & Process Control in Food Industry

3(2+1)

Elective Courses

PFE 403

Process Equipment Design

3 (2+1)

PFE 404

Food Plant Design and Management

3 (2+1)

PFE 405

Food Packaging Technology

3 (2+1)

Postgraduate Courses

PFE 508

Fruits and Vegetables Process Engineering

3 (2+1)

PFE-511

Food Processing Equipment and Plant Design

2 (1+1)

PFE-601

Advances in Food Process Engineering

3 (2+1)

PFE-604

Agricultural Waste and By-Products Utilization

3 (2+1)

PFE-692

Seminar-II

1 (1+0)

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