Agricultural Engineering License Exam Preparation (AAgE)
Prepare for the NEC Agricultural Engineering (AAgE) license exam: Irrigation and Groundwater, Farm Power and Machinery, Farm Structures, Watershed Management and Food Engineering, chapter by chapter. Free on LicenseNepal.
Agricultural Engineering syllabus (AAgE)
Basic Civil Engineering
- Engineering materials
- Standards (NS & IS) and tests for civil engineering materials
- Building technology
- Geometric properties of sections
- Surveying and levelling
- Estimating, costing, and valuation
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
- Soil properties and laboratory tests
- Stresses on soil and seepage
- Shear strength of soil and stability of slopes
- Soil exploration, earth pressure and retaining structures
- Fundamentals of foundation
- Bearing capacity and foundation settlements
Basic Water Resources Engineering
- Fluids and their properties
- Hydrostatics
- Hydro-kinematics and hydro-dynamics
- Pipe flow
- Open channel flow
- Hydrology
Irrigation, Drainage, and Groundwater Development
- Water demand estimation
- Design of canals and diversion headworks
- River training works
- Regulating and cross-drainage structures
- Planning, management of irrigation system and on-farm water management
- Groundwater development
Farm Power Machine and Machinery
- Farm power sources
- Engine system
- Farm machinery
- Farm machines and equipment
- Tractor system and control
- Machine design
Design of Farm Structures
- RCC structures
- Farm structure
- Design of farm structure
- Elements of farm building
- Steel structures
- Timber and masonry structures
Crop, Soil, and Watershed Management
- Crop science
- Soil science
- Measurement of soil parameter
- Soil conservation
- Water induced disaster
- Watershed management
Dairy and Food Engineering
- Refrigeration and cold storage
- Bio-materials
- Post harvesting methods and equipment
- Post harvesting equipment
- Dairy engineering
- Food engineering
Rural Infrastructure and Energy for Rural Development
- Renewable energy and biomass
- Wind and hydroelectric system
- Rural road and bridges
- Water supply and sanitation
- Rural development and agricultural extension
- Climate change and adaptation
Project Planning, Design and Implementation
- Engineering drawings and its concepts
- Engineering Economics
- Project planning and scheduling
- Project management
- Engineering professional practice
- Engineering Regulatory Body