From HOD’s Desk

Dr. R. V. Powar 

Head of the Department 

Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering is a leading department of DYPCAET, Talsande. Department is enriched with Tractor & Farm Power Lab, Farm Machinery Lab, Workshop, Drawing Hall,  CAD Lab and Implement Shed. Department has come up with 03 recommendations for implements developed through student’s research projects.

Departmental team members delivering quality education to students pertaining to FMPE as well as involved in quality research by keeping pace with the changing needs of Agricultural education, Indian tractor, and other agricultural machinery as well as farm mechanization. Faculty members are well qualified, experienced, and has publications in reputed journals. The types of machinery developed under student’s research projects are commercialized and technologies are accepted by the farmers. Under this department, students will be given exposure for using, handling and managing all types of machinery related to farm like a plough, rotavator, cultivator, thresher, harvester, sprayers and power sources like a tractor, power tiller, oil engine etc. The study of Design, Testing, Operation, and Maintenance of all machines, implements and tools required from soil preparation to harvesting and transport of agricultural produce are covered in this department.