Inaugurated on May 9th, 2008 by the Honourable
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi, College of Agricultural
Engineering & Technology is a dream project for the tribal people of
Panchmahal District and also for the field of agricultural engineering. The
college is working for the development of technology and machinery related
to all the aspects of agriculture from ploughing to consumption of
agricultural products. Various technologies and machineries will be
developed for conventional and non-conventional energy sources to utilise
the sources to its maximum will be the prime goal of this institute.
To provide agricultural engineering inputs and trained manpower at this
tribal area. As well as well as to make farming progressive by
efficiently using natural resources like water, land and energy of this
area.
To prepare highly skilled and sound manpower by starting academic
programmes like Bachelor and Master of Agricultural Engineering &
Technology which can be utilized for agricultural industries and other
agencies related to this field.
To spread the knowledge of latest researches, recommendation and divert
it towards farmers and different related agencies.
To provide consultancy and advisory services to different agricultural
industries, government and non – government enterprises, voluntary
organisations, rural banks, etc.
Panchmahal District is a developing tribal area. In this area due to
Kadana and Panam Dams availability of water is quite good. Even though
it’s a mountainous area, the land is highly fertile and the local
inhabitants are too entrepreneurs and hardworking. But due to poor
knowledge of technology, they are having trivial income from
Agriculture. Industries and business dependent on agricultural aspects
are also very few at this place. If trained manpower can be prepared in
this area, then by efficiently using natural resources available in this
area, production of agricultural products can be increased.
For all kind of works regarding agriculture, for example,
from ploughing to storing of agricultural products and to solve the
difficulties experienced during different processes, the application of
Engineering principle, rules and technological knowledge is termed as
Agricultural Engineering.
For the enormous growth of the tribal inhabitants of this
area, the Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi has
sanctioned, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology (CAET)
under “VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA” at Godhra of Panchmahal District.
Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Department
:Under
this department, students will be given an exposure for using,
handling and managing all machineries related to farm like plough,
harrow, cultivator, thresher, combine harvester and power sources
like tractor, power tiller, oil engine etc. Besides these, research
works for agricultural machineries, hand tools, power sources etc.
will also be a part of this department.
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Department:
Theoretical and practical knowledge of all techniques to avoid soil
erosion, development of unused land, storage of rain water, well
recharging, development of new equipments to store water, to use
latest methods for irrigation like drip and sprinkler, methods to
remove excessive water from the farm (drainage system) and to make
efficient usage of soil and water will be explored in this
department. In addition to this latest researches will be carried
out under this department for above mentioned areas.
Agricultural Process Engineering Department:
Under this department, development and research activities for
technology related to all the processes of agricultural products
after harvesting of crops, design structures for storage, to develop
technology for value addition of crops to design structures for good
packaging and transporting, as well as to develop and research and
technologies related to agricultural products will be focussed.
Renewable Energy Engineering Department:
To develop machineries and instruments for renewable energy sources
like solar, bio mass, bio diesel, wind which are natural and
everlasting and non polluted. Efforts will also be made for
development of technology for best energy usages for farming work
will be the thrust area of this department.
Agricultural Engineering Extension Department:
This department will work for expanding research activities related
to agriculture engineering field to the farmers and to trained
farmers for appropriate use of farm machinery, tractor, power
tiller, maximum use of sprinkler and drip irrigation sets and bio
gas plants and technologies to develop value added products.
Counselling and training programme will also be organized for tribal
inhabitants of this area to make them completely independent.
Basic Engineering Department:
Basic engineering courses like civil, mechanical, electrical as well
as engineering physics, engineering chemistry and engineering
mathematics will be covered under department.
Candidates will be called for counselling by the Admission Committee
as specified
here in above and also for verification of physical fitness,
original mark sheet, certificates etc. before provisional admission
and registration. These candidates shall
be required to produce a medical certificate of physical fitness in
the form prescribed
by the Universities from a Registered Medical Officer with the
application form and
if needed they will also be examined by the concerned University
Medical Officer.
