The document contains the schedule for topics to be covered from January 16th to April 15th. It is divided into two papers, with Paper I covering topics such as post-harvest processing, drying, evaporation, processing of cereals and other crops, design of processing equipment, farm machinery, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Paper II covers topics like hydraulics, fluid mechanics, surveying, soil and water conservation engineering, irrigation pumps, and irrigation and drainage engineering. Each topic is scheduled to be discussed over multiple dates, with the document providing a detailed outline of the material to be covered during this time period.
The document contains the schedule for topics to be covered from January 16th to April 15th. It is divided into two papers, with Paper I covering topics such as post-harvest processing, drying, evaporation, processing of cereals and other crops, design of processing equipment, farm machinery, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Paper II covers topics like hydraulics, fluid mechanics, surveying, soil and water conservation engineering, irrigation pumps, and irrigation and drainage engineering. Each topic is scheduled to be discussed over multiple dates, with the document providing a detailed outline of the material to be covered during this time period.
The document contains the schedule for topics to be covered from January 16th to April 15th. It is divided into two papers, with Paper I covering topics such as post-harvest processing, drying, evaporation, processing of cereals and other crops, design of processing equipment, farm machinery, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Paper II covers topics like hydraulics, fluid mechanics, surveying, soil and water conservation engineering, irrigation pumps, and irrigation and drainage engineering. Each topic is scheduled to be discussed over multiple dates, with the document providing a detailed outline of the material to be covered during this time period.
The document contains the schedule for topics to be covered from January 16th to April 15th. It is divided into two papers, with Paper I covering topics such as post-harvest processing, drying, evaporation, processing of cereals and other crops, design of processing equipment, farm machinery, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Paper II covers topics like hydraulics, fluid mechanics, surveying, soil and water conservation engineering, irrigation pumps, and irrigation and drainage engineering. Each topic is scheduled to be discussed over multiple dates, with the document providing a detailed outline of the material to be covered during this time period.
E Process and Food Engineering 1 Unit operations in post harvest processing (cleaning, grading,) 16.01.2020 2 Drying, size reduction 17.01.2020 3 Evaporation, pasteurization, distillation etc 18.01.2020 4 Processing of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, 19.01.2020 5 Processing of cereals fruits & vegetables, 20.01.2020 6 Processing of cereals animal feed, spices, 21.01.2020 7 Processing of cereals dairy products, meat etc.; 22.01.2020 8 Design of processing equipment and systems, 23.01.2020 9 Milking machines. 24.01.2020 A Farm Machinery 1 Design, construction, operation of tillage tools 25.01.2020 2 Repair and maintenance of tillage tools 26.01.2020 3 Implements and equipment viz. mould board and disk plough; 27.01.2020 4 harrows, cultivators, rotary tiller, 28.01.2020 5 Seeding and planting machines, hoe, weeders, sprayers and dusters; 29.01.2020 6 Harvester, threshers and combines; 30.01.2020 Soil and crop factors influencing machine performance and energy 7 requirements; 31.01.2020 8 Selection of farm machines, economics of agricultural mechanization. 01.02.2020 9 Earth moving machineries. 02.02.2020 B Farm Power 1 Sources and status of power in India; 03.02.2020 2 Farm power and agricultural productivity relationship; 04.02.2020 3 Construction and operational features of IC engines, 05.02.2020 4 Various system of IC engine namely carburetion, 06.02.2020 5 Ignition,cooling,lubrication; 07.02.2020 6 Valves and valve timing, 08.02.2020 7 Special features of diesel engines, 09.02.2020 8 Tractors and their classification, 10.02.2020 9 Power transimission,repair and maintenance; 11.02.2020 10 Tractor testing,and tractor economics; 12.02.2020 11 Power tillers – their economics and suitability, 13.02.2020 12 Energy in Agriculture. 14.02.2020 B Thermodynamics and Heat Engines 1 Concept of energy, 15.02.2020 2 Temperature and heat equations; 16.02.2020 3 Laws of thermodynamics, 17.02.2020 4 Pure substances and their properties; 18.02.2020 5 Entropy, Rankine 19.02.2020 6 Air standard Otto, 20.02.2020 7 Diesel and Joule cycles; 21.02.2020 8 Indicator diagrams. 22.02.2020 D Heat and Mass Transfer 1 Thermal properties of materials; 23.02.2020 2 steady state and transient heat conduction, 24.02.2020 3 Natural and forced convection; boiling, condensation, 25.02.2020 4 thermal radiation exchange, Heat exchangers, 26.02.2020 5 heat and mass transfer analogy; 27.02.2020 6 Fick's laws of diffusion, psychrometrics; 28.02.2020 Analysis of heat and mass transfer processes, instrument and 7 measurement systems. 29.02.2020 F Storage and handling 1 Changes in stored products during storage; 01.03.2020 Storage of food grains and their products, perishables (vegetable, fruits, dairy product, meat and eggs) storage system- air tight ventilated, 2 refrigerated, 02.03.2020 3 Modified atmospheric and controlled atmospheric storages; 03.03.2020 4 Packaging; 04.03.2020 5 conveyors; 05.03.2020 6 Design and management of storage and handling systems. 06.03.2020 7 Reducing losses in storages and handling. 07.03.2020 Paper -II A Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics 1 Fluid properties,units and dimensions: 08.03.2020 2 Surface tension and capillarity, 09.03.2020 3 Equation of continuity, 10.03.2020 4 Bernoulli equation, 11.03.2020 5 Laminar and turbulent flow, Steady and unsteady flow, 12.03.2020 6 Flow of fluids in pipes and open channels, 13.03.2020 Design of open channels for non erosive and non silting velocities,Most 7 economical cross section, 14.03.2020 Measurement of irrigation water and other water measuring devices viz. 8 weirs, notches, orifices and flumes. 15.03.2020 B Surveying and Leveling 1 Linear measurements; 16.03.2020 2 Survey methods and devices used; 17.03.2020 3 Principle of leveling, simple, differential and profile leveling; 18.03.2020 Contouring and characteristics of contour lines; Land leveling and 4 grading, earth work estimation. 19.03.2020 C Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 1 Forms of precipitation; 20.03.2020 2 Hydrologic cycle; 21.03.2020 3 Point rainfall analysis,Frequency analysis, 22.03.2020 4 Agricultural watershed and its management; 23.03.2020 Water management in agri-horti-aquaculture system, Mechanics of water 5 and wind erosion; 24.03.2020 6 Rational method of prediction of peak runoff and its limitations; 25.03.2020 7 Concept of unit hydrograph and instantaneous hydrograph; 26.03.2020 8 Factors affecting erosion and runoff; 27.03.2020 9 Water erosion control measures – contour cultivation, 28.03.2020 10 Strip cropping,terracing, afforestation, pastures; 29.03.2020 11 Design of gully control structures – temporary and permanent; 30.03.2020 Stream bank erosion; flood routing; flood amelioration by upstream soil 12 water management; 31.03.2020 13 Wind erosion control measures and sand dunes stabilization. 01.04.2020 D Irrigation Pumps 1 Design, construction, performance characteristics, selection, installation, servicing and maintenance of different pumps (reciprocating, centrifugal, gear, turbine, submersible, propeller, jet); 02.04.2020 2 Hydraulic ram; 03.04.2020 3 Renewable and non-renewable power sources for pumping solar pumps. 04.04.2020 E Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 1 Water wealth and irrigation in India; Soil water plant relationship; 05.04.2020 2 Forms and occurrence of soil water; 06.04.2020 Methods and devices for soil moisture measurement; Water requirement 3 of crops; 07.04.2020 Irrigation scheduling; irrigation methods – their hydraulics and design 4 flood, 08.04.2020 5 Border, furrow, sprinkler and drip irrigation, 09.04.2020 6 Concept of irrigation efficiencies; Water conveyance and control; 10.04.2020 7 Design of canals.Lacey and Kennedy's theories. 11.04.2020 8 Drainage needs and its benefits; 12.04.2020 9 Darcy's Law, hydraulic conductivity; 13.04.2020 Drainage coefficient;drainage methods,surface drainage (drainage of flat 10 and sloping lands); 14.04.2020 11 Design of open ditches their alignment and construction; 15.04.2020 12 Designs and layout of subsurface drains; 16.04.2020 13 Depth and spacing of drains and drainage outlets; 17.04.2020 14 Drainage of salt affected areas.Installation of drains and drainage wells; 18.04.2020 F Ground Water Hydrology and Tube well Engineering 1 Occurrence and movement of ground water, 19.04.2020 2 Steady and transient flow into wells, Well interference, well drilling, 20.04.2020 Design of well assembly and gravel pack, installation of well screen, 3 Completion and development of wells. 21.04.2020 G Rural Engineering 1 Building materials and their properties; 22.04.2020 2 Farm stead planning, and design of dairy barns; 23.04.2020 3 Poultry, goat-sheep, and piggery housing; 24.04.2020 Selection of site, planning and design of rural houses, farm roads, village 4 drainage; 25.04.2020 Waste disposal and sanitary structures; cost estimates, green house 5 construction. 26.04.2020