ANGRAU-College of Agricultural Engineering - Bapatla

College of Agricultural Engineering,Bapatla (CAE) popularly known as the Center for Academic Excellence is associated with Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
It is the oldest college of the state providing B.Tech & M.Tech degree in Agricultural Engineering and having a well qualified and highly educated faculty.
Students across all over the country are studying in the college.
CAE is running under the guidance of Dr.T.V.Satayanarayana who is the Dean of college as well as Dean of Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, ANGRAU.


1. General

a. Name of the College
College of Agricultural Engineering

b. Postal Address College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla – 522 101,
Guntur District

c. Telegraphic Address

d. Telephone No. with STD 08643 - 224068
e. Fax No. 08643 - 224068
f. E-mail caebpt@gmail.com

2. Year of Establishment of the College 1990
The B.Tech (Agril.Engg.) Programme was started in 1983

3. Objectives

Present day agriculture needs technological interventions to make rain fed, irrigated and dry land Agriculture more productive, sustainable and remunerative to farmers and to fulfill the objectives of several governmental schemes.
The next green revolution has to be achieved only through adoption of agricultural engineering principles and practices for the development and sustainability of agriculture. Some states in India and many states in advanced countries like USA and Germany have a strong base of “Agricultural Engineering” profession in Governmental Departments and in Universities to support the technological interventions for the Development and sustainability of Agriculture.
Hence, there is a need to develop trained manpower in agricultural engineering in the country to cater to the following needs of agriculture in general and the farmers in particular.


Mandate

1. Mechanization of Agriculture to reduce cost of cultivation and to perform all field operations including harvesting and threshing in time to increase net income to farmers.

2. Natural resources Management Technologies to cope up with water scarcity, water excess and salinity problems with efficient water management, micro irrigation and drainage systems to sustain agriculture

3. Value addition to agricultural products by efficient storage, handling and processing technologies to make agriculture more remunerative to farmer.


Objectives

1. To design efficient irrigation water management methods with surface and micro-irrigation methods to overcome water scarcity and inequitable water distribution situation to improve water use efficiency.

2. To reclaim waste lands and problematic lands to increase land productivity by adopting suitable drainage and water technologies

3. To design and manufacture suitable agricultural machinery and implements requited for different soils and crops in the state to reduce the labour requirement and the total cost of cultivation for the farmers and to perform all field operations in time according to the need.

4. To design and develop suitable post-harvest equipment and processed to give value addition to agricultural and horticultural produce to get more price

5. To design process equipment for milk and food products to meet the market requirements

6. To design soil and water conservation, irrigation and drainage structures to preserve the precious natural resources.To design the energy conserving technologies for applications in agriculture using solar, wind and other non-conventional energy sources


4. Programmes Offered

1. Post graduate –M.Tech. (Agril.Engg.)
(2 years) - November, 2006

2. Undergraduate –B.Tech (Agril. Engg.)
(4 years) - August, 1983


5. Name of the Dean Dr. T.V. SATYANARAYANA


Achievements Made in Academic Activities:-

* Students of this college secured outstanding ranks in GATE examinations held in the Years 2000 to 2005 which include 1st, 2nd and 4th ranks also in the years 1998 and 1999. This year (GATE- 2006), our students secured 7th, 14th, 25th, 89th, 101st and 136th ranks.

* Our students secured good ranks in JRF examinations conducted by ICAR every year which include 1st rank also in the year 1999.

* One of our students Mr. N.Ravi Babu (1993 batch) was selected in Civil Services 2005 and allotted to IRS. He is under training now.

* The Irrigation and CAD department of Government of AP recruited 39 students of our College as Assistant Executive Engineers in the last two years.

* The Department of Agriculture, Government of AP recruited 34 students of our college as Agricultural Officers (Soil Conservation) so far.

* About 20 students are working in tractor companies.

* About 22 of our students are working with Micro Irrigation Project of Government of AP

* Many students are working with irrigation equipment companies, software companies in India and Abroad and NGO organizations.

* About 25 students are working in ANGRAU as Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Teaching Assistants and Research Associates.

* Our students acquired PhD, M.Tech, MS (USA) and MBA degrees from different Universities in India and USA.