In my point of view all the jobs are preferable for girls which makes them independent and helps them live their dreams and work out their passion. I am providing you some insight into the field and will leave it up to you to choose if it suits you.

There are various universities in India, offering the Agricultural engineering course. The students from any discipline of engineering in UG degree are eligible to get the admission in PG programme with Agricultural engineering.

In Agricultural engineering, the students are taught about the process and design of the equipment and machinery using in agriculture, energy, water and soil quality, conservation of material and energy, safety and environmental quality.

There are the following specializations in the field of Agricultural engineering.

• Irrigation and Drainage Systems
• Crop Production
• Agricultural Economics
• Dairy Management
• Post-Harvest Technology
• Poultry and Fish Processing
• Soil and Water Engineering
• Agricultural Waste Management
• Food Engineering
• Agricultural Machinery Design
• Process Control

The Prospects

Once done with the course it opens the jobs in the field of agricultural engineering s the following:

• Scientist
• Farm Manager
• Researcher
• Horticulturist
• Project Directors
• Head Green keeper
• Project Coordinators
• Directors of Institutes
• Product Design Engineer

Salary

The remuneration in the government sector is Rs. 15,000 – Rs. 25,000 per month. The agriculturist can earn the Rs. 25,000 – Rs. 35,000 per month in the private sector. A fresher can get the handsome salary in this field or he/she may open his/her own farm.

Top Colleges to pursue Agricultural Engineering are listed here:

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee
• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar
• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur
• College of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology (CAEPHT), Gangtok
• Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal

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