Stthomas College

Department profile

The Agriculture Engineering Department is a dynamic and interdisciplinary branch of engineering dedicated to addressing the challenges of modern agriculture. It combines principles of engineering, technology, and biological sciences to innovate and improve agricultural practices, ensuring food security, sustainability, and efficiency in farming operations.

The Agriculture Engineering Department is at the forefront of addressing the challenges facing modern agriculture. Through a combination of education, research, and outreach, the department aims to develop innovative solutions that enhance agricultural productivity, sustainability, and efficiency. Our commitment to excellence ensures that we are preparing the next generation of agricultural engineers to make significant contributions to global food security and environmental sustainability.

The Agriculture Engineering Department collaborates with industry partners, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to ensure that research findings are translated into practical applications. Outreach efforts include:

The department is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and resources to support education, research, and outreach activities. Key facilities include:

Why STC AG

We believe in delivering a state of the agriculture engineering experience to every student undertaking our programmes.

To emerge as a Department of Excellence in Agriculture Engineering & Technology through technical education and research and stand out in its commitment for exceptional education, pioneering innovation and meaningful societal impact in the field of Agriculture Engineering.

M1:
To generate and disseminate new knowledge with unwavering commitment to excellence in education, shaping future leaders through transformative learning experiences in Agriculture Engineering.

M2:
To bring out innovative Agriculture Engineering solutions through cutting edge research and state-of-the art technology, crossing boundaries to address global challenges and drive sustainable progress in farming.

M3:

To create impactful solutions in Agriculture Engineering through academia-industry collaboration, enhancing food security, sustainability and societal well-being through innovation and education.

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To emerge as a distinguished institution, celebrated for its commitment to outstanding education, pioneering innovation, and meaningful societal impact in the field of Agriculture Engineering.

M1: Commit to excellence in education, shaping future leaders through transformative learning experiences in agricultural engineering.

M2: Innovate agricultural engineering solutions, pushing boundaries to address global challenges and drive sustainable progress in farming.

M3: Create impactful solutions in agricultural engineering, enhancing food security, sustainability, and societal well-being through innovation and education.

Dr. Raneesh K Y
Head of the Department
drraneesh@stthomascollege.ac.in

Message from the HoD

The Department of Agriculture Engineering was established in the year 2021 with an intake of 30 students in the under-graduate level. The intake was increased to 60 students from 2022 onwards with approval from AICTE. Our department with highly qualified dedicated faculty, well equipped laboratories and infrastructure facilities goes the extra mile in ensuring quality education. We are committed in moulding the students into excellent engineering professionals by exposing them to new innovations and developments in the field of Agriculture Engineering.
We are actively involved in organizing various technical activities, Site/ Industrial visits and Internship training to nurture the skills of students. The Department focuses on in-house research projects and innovative start-ups where research activities are executed. We also develop entrepreneurial skills in students to drive the spirit of growth of our economy.

PEO1: Professional Practice

Gain fundamental knowledge necessary for industries related to micro irrigation, tractor manufacturing, agricultural machinery manufacturing, food processing and water management.

PEO2: Entrepreneurial Skills

Acquire thorough knowledge of emerging trends like IT, IoT, and ICT to effectively apply it in robotics, automation, and smart farming systems, thereby enhancing crop productivity and imbibing practical skills to enable them to become entrepreneurs.

PEO3: Lifelong Learning

Develop confidence for appearing in various competitive examinations such as UPSC, KPSC and banks examinations so that the students become technocrats and administrators.

PSO1: Professional Skills:

Ensure access to education that fosters an understanding of agricultural engineering solutions within a global and social context, aiming to enhance agricultural practices.

PSO2: Problem Solving Skills :

Develop the capacity to tackle intricate challenges concerning farm mechanization, soil and water conservation, post-harvest technology, renewable and non-renewable resource technologies, landscape architecture, and modern irrigation techniques.

PO1: Engineering knowledge:

Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

PO2: Problem analysis:

Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.

PO3: Design/development of solutions:

Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

PO4: Conduct investigations of complex problems:

Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.

PO5: Modern tool usage:

Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.

PO6: The engineer and society:

Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.

PO7: Environment and sustainability:

Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.

PO8: Ethics:

Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.

PO9: Individual and team work:

Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

PO10: Communication:

Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

PO11: Project management and finance:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

PO12: Life-long learning:

Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.