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The College of Agricultural Engineering was established in the year 1964 with the objective of catering to the needs of the State of Punjab in the discipline of Agricultural Engineering. The college has excellent training facilities in the field of undergraduate and postgraduate education. The College has made notable contributions through its six departments and supporting units. The departments are: Farm Power & Machinery, Soil and Water Engineering, Processing & Agricultural Structures, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering.
During the last three decades of its existence, the College has developed several new technologies which have been adopted by the farmers and entrepreneurs of the State. In addition to imparting the education, the College has also played a leading role in solving the problems of the farmers and industry by undertaking problem-oriented research and speedy technology transfer. In recognition of its outstanding contributions, the college was recognized at the National level through the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Award in 1975. Also the Center of Advanced Studies in Postgraduate Teaching and Research in Agricultural Engineering was established in the College by United Nations Development Program and ICAR in 1974. Recently the Center for Advanced Studies in Agricultural Engineering (Farm Power & Machinery) has been established in the College. The College is a residential institution and offers the following programs of
study: School of Energy Studies for AgricultureThe School of Energy Studies for Agriculture was established in July 1982. A Center of Advanced Studies on Energy Management in Agriculture was established in 1983 with the support of ICAR, FAO and UNESCO for advanced training of faculty and to strengthen Postgraduate teaching and research. The school offers Ph.D. programs in Energy Science and Technology in the areas/disciplines of Engineering, Economics, Microbiology and Biochemistry. |
