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PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana: Course Objectives

This document provides information about the course "Farm Power & Machinery" offered at PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana. The course is a 4th semester B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture course worth 1 credit that meets for 20 hours over the semester. The objectives of the course are to expose students to farm mechanization in India, the design of farm machinery, and developing skills to solve field problems and modify farm equipment. The syllabus covers the history of farm power in India, internal combustion engines, tractor systems, tillage and planting implements, harvesting equipment, and the cost of farm machinery operation. Student evaluation includes midterm exams, presentations, attendance, quizzes, and class participation

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PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana: Course Objectives

This document provides information about the course "Farm Power & Machinery" offered at PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana. The course is a 4th semester B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture course worth 1 credit that meets for 20 hours over the semester. The objectives of the course are to expose students to farm mechanization in India, the design of farm machinery, and developing skills to solve field problems and modify farm equipment. The syllabus covers the history of farm power in India, internal combustion engines, tractor systems, tillage and planting implements, harvesting equipment, and the cost of farm machinery operation. Student evaluation includes midterm exams, presentations, attendance, quizzes, and class participation

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PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana

Course : B.Sc. Hons. (Agriculture)


Semester : IV
Subject Name : Farm Power & Machinery
Subject Code : BSAG-408
Credit : 01
No. of Lectures/Practice/Lab. Hrs. : 20 (2 Contact Hrs per week)
Course Instructor : Dr. S.K. Gandhi

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To expose the student with the mechanization status in the country and management techniques for future requirements.
Farm machinery is utilizing different sources of power and mechanization achieved through the design, development, testing and adaptation of
farm implements and. Today farm labour is becoming scarce and expensive day by day. It is also necessary to reduce the cost of cultivation of
Different crops. Following are the broad objectives:
1. To identify the need of farm mechanization in India and evaluation of tillage, sowing in farming.
2. To abreast the students with mathematical, experimental and computational skills for solving
3. different field problems.
4. To develop skills in the students required to develop and modification of farm machineries.
5. To identify the need of earth moving equipment and their importance in farming.

PREREQUISITES
None

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COURSE OUTCOMES
After studying this Course, the Students will be able to understand:-
CO1: Various sources of farm power and their uses
CO2: about working of IC Engines and their uses in modern equipments
CO3: about various parts of tractors and their mechanism
CO4: the financial aspects of using farm power
CO5: the various implements used in agriculture farm for various purposes

SYLLABUS
Section-1
Historical perspective of farm power development in India, socio-economic implications of farm mechanization in India, internal combustion
(IC) engines and terminology; working principles of two stroke and four stroke engines
Section-2
Different systems of tractors- types and selection
Section-3

Primary and secondary tillage implements; implements for agricultural operations; seed drills, paddy translators- their calibrations
Section-4
Plant protection equipments; harvesting and threshing equipments; cost of operation of tractor and other farm machinery

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EVALUATION CRITERIA

PARAMETER MARKS To be scaled down to


Mid Semester Examination 1 60 15
Mid Semester Examination 2 60 15
Presentation 20 05
Attendance 20 05
Class Performance/Class Tests/Viva 40 10
Quiz 40 10
Total 240 60

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
It is compulsory for all the students to have 75% attendance in each subject at the end of the semester failing which the student will not be
allowed to write the final exam.

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