TEACHING

  • To produce students to take care of Soil & Water conservation, Irrigation, drainage and natural resource management.

 

Teaching Assignments

Class

Total No. of Courses

 

I Sem.

II Sem.

Total

B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)

-

-

10

M.Tech. (SWCE)

6

3

9

Ph.D. (SWCE)

4

4

8

B.Sc. (Hons.) Foresty

1

2

3

B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture

1

0

1

 

Thesis and project work completed under Soil and Water Engineering - in last five years

Year

B.Tech.

M.Tech.

Ph.D.

2020-21

06

2

2

2021-22

08

8

3

2022-23

07

2

2

2023-24

10

2

1

2024-25

10

3

1

 

Eligibility Criteria (2025-26)

S.
No.

Programme

Duration
(semester)

Eligibility

Degree

Min. marks secured

%

OGPA in 10
point scale

OCGA in 4
point scale

I.

Master Degree [M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)]

 

 

 

 

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

4

B.Tech.(Agril. Engg.)

60

6.0

2.74

II.

Ph.D. Degree in Agril. Engg.

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

6

M.Tech.(Agril. Engg.)
in relevant subject *

65

6.50

3.0

 

 

6

M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)
in relevant subject **

60

6.0

2.74

Note: *5.50/10 or equivalent percentage of marks for SC/ST/PH category candidates for admission to Master Degree programmes. 6.00/10 or equivalent percentage of marks for SC/ST/PH category candidates for admission to Ph.D. Degree programmes.

** 6.00/10 or equivalent percentage of marks for candidates who were admitted in PG degree programme prior to 2009-10 are also eligible for admission to Ph.D. degree programme.

 

Availability of seats for Post Graduate / Ph.D. degree programmes – free seats (2025-26)

S.No.

Subject

M.Tech.

Ph.D.

F

P

F

P

1.

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

6

6

2

2

 

List of UG Courses (SWE Department):

S.N.

Code

Course Title

Credit

1.

AEC-111

 Introduction to Agricultural Engineering

4 (3+1)

2.

ACE-111

Surveying and Levelling

3 (1+2)

3.

AES-121

 Skill Enhancement SWE : Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Water Management

2 (0+2)

4.

SWC-211

 Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel Hydraulics

3 (2+1)

5.

SWC-222

 Watershed Hydrology

3 (2+1)

6.

SWC-223

 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

3 (2+1)

7.

IDE-311

 Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

4 (3+1)

8.

IDE-322

 Groundwater, Wells and Pumps

3 (2+1)

9.

SWC-414

 Watershed Planning and Management

3 (2+1)

10.

IDE-413

 Sprinkler & Micro Irrigation Systems

2 (1+1)

 

M.Tech. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering:

FIRST SEMESTER

S.N.

Name of Courses

Credit

1

SWCE 501

Advanced Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

3(2+1)

2

SWCE 502

Advanced Watershed Hydrology

3(2+1)

3

SWCE 503

Soil and Water Conservation Structures

3(2+1)

4

 SWCE 510

 Dryland Water Management Technologies

2(2+0)

5

IDE 510

Minor Irrigation

3(2+1)

6

IDE 513

Water Resources System Engineering

3(2+1)

7

STAT 502

Statistical Method for Applied Sciences

3(2+1)

8

PGS 501

Library and Information Services

1(0+1)

9

PGS 503

Intellectual Property and its Management Agriculture

1(1+0)

10

PGS 504

Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

1(0+1)

SECOND SEMESTER

S.N

Name of Courses

Credit

1

SWCE 502

Watershed Management and Modeling

3(2+1)

2

SWCE 508

Climate Change and Water Resources

3(3+0)

3

SWCE 507

Remote Sensing and GIS for Land and Water Resource Management

3(2+1)

4

CSE 501

Big Data Analysis

2(2+0)

5

Soil 502

Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use

3(2+1)

6

PGS 502

Technical Writing & Communication Skills

1(0+1)

7

PGS 505

Agricultural  Research,  Research  Ethics  and  Rural Development Programmes

1(1+0)

THIRD SEMESTER

S.N.

Name of Courses

Credit

1

SWCE 591

Master Seminar

1(0+1)

2

SWCE 599

Master Research

15(0+15)

FOURTH SEMESTER

S.N.

Name of Courses

Credit

1

SWCE 599

Master Research

15(0+15)

 

Ph.D. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering:

FIRST SEMESTER

S.N.

Name of Courses

Credit

1

SWCE 601

Advances in Hydrology

3(2+1)

2

SWCE 602

Soil & Water Systems Simulation and Modeling

3(2+1)

3

SWCE 604

Modeling Soil Erosion Processes and Sedimentation

3(2+1)

4

FMPE 517

Machinery for Precision Agriculture

3(2+1)

5

SWE 691

Doctoral Seminar - I

 1(0+1)

6

CPF-RPE

Research and Publication Ethics

2(1+1)

7

PGS 501

Library and Information Services

1(0+1)

8

PGS 503

Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture

1(1+0)

9

PGS 504

Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

1(0+1)

SECOND SEMESTER

S.N.

Name of Course

Credit

1

SWCE 603

Reservoir Operation and River Basing Modeling

3(2+1)

2

IDE 602

Advances in Drainage Engineering

3(2+1)

3

IDE 603

Hydro-Mechanics and Groundwater Modeling

3(3+0)

4

SWCE692

Doctoral Seminar - II

1(0+1)

5

PGS502

Technical Writing and Communications Skills

1(0+1)

6

PGS505

Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes

1(1+0)

7

HVE

Human Values & Professional Ethics

     2(1+1)

THIRD TO SIXTH SEMESTER

S.N.

Name of Courses

Credit

1

Oral Comprehensive Examination

 

2

SWCE 699

Doctoral Research

75(0+75)

 

Teaching Aids and Facilities:

  • Developed Practical manual - 03
  • Question bank - 05
  • Tech. Bulletin - 06
  • Atlas - 04

 

Laboratory facilities at the department

  • Water Flow Measurement facility for gravity and pressure flow
  • Remote Sensing (RS) and image analysis lab
  • Geographical Information System (GIS) lab for watershed and command area works
  • Water Quality testing
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Surveying 
  • Demonstration units for Land & Water Management Technology
  • Skill Development lab and hands on training centre under NAHEP