Introduction
A solid grasp of Agricultural Engineering is crucial for aspirants preparing for the IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) exam. C4S Courses recommends focusing on the important key chapters to enhance your preparation.
Agricultural Engineering plays a crucial role in modernizing farming through efficient machinery, irrigation, soil conservation, and post-harvest processing. Understanding farm power, tillage, irrigation, drainage, and Agri-processing is essential for IBPS AFO aspirants. The following modules cover key topics with focus areas marked RED.
- Farm Power & Machinery:
- Farm Power Basics (Sources of farm power), Internal Combustion (IC) Engine: Petrol vs Diesel engine, Four-Stroke Cycle, Two-Stroke Cycle, terminologies related to engine power (IHP, BHP, & FHP)
- IC engine Systems:
- Cooling System, Fuel Supply System of IC engine, Ignition and power transmission system, lubrication system of IC engine
- Tractors:
- Types of Tractors, Selection Criteria, Operating Cost of Tractors
- Tillage & Land Preparation:
- Tillage:
- Types of furrows, tillage systems; Primary Tillage Implements: Mouldboard (MB) Plough, Disc Plough, Rotavator; Secondary Tillage Implements: Harrows, Cultivators
- Tillage:
- Sowing & Crop Establishment:
- Sowing Methods & Seed Drill: Components of Seed Drill, Seed Metering Mechanism, Types of Furrow Openers, Calibration of Seed Drill, Seed Cum Fertilizer Drill
- Inter-Cultivation & Plant Protection:
- Inter-Cultivation Implements: Hand tools, hoes, Plant Protection Equipment: Sprayers, Dusters
- Harvesting & Post-Harvest Machinery:
- Harvesting & Threshing Machinery, Agri Processing Engineering: Grain Dryers, Separators, Conveyors, Elevators
- Soil & Water Conservation Engineering:
- Surveying & Levelling, Runoff Estimation, Soil Erosion: Types, Soil Loss Equation, Erosion Control Measures,
- Irrigation & Drainage Engineering:
- Irrigation Systems:
- Irrigation Scheduling, Water Quality, Irrigation Efficiencies; Canal Irrigation; Aquifers: Types and importance, Pumps: Classification and working principles; Drainage: Types of drainage systems, Drainage coefficient
- Irrigation Systems:
- Unconventional Energy & Electrical Engineering:
- Renewable Energy Sources: Biogas, Photovoltaic (PV) Cells
- Farm Structures & Storage:
- Farmstead Planning, Storage Structures for Grains & Perishables, Greenhouse Technology: Types, Structure, and Applications
Weekly Test Schedule by C4S Courses
| Every Monday | Animal Science & Fishery, Sericulture | BLOCK I |
| Every Tuesday | Agronomy,Weed Sc, Soil Sc, Meteorology | BLOCK II |
| EveryWednesay | GPB,Pathology Physiology, Entomology | BLOCK III |
| Every Thursday | Hort & Food Sc | BLOCK IV |
| Every Friday | Eco, Ext, Eng &Irrigation | BLOCK V |
| Every Saturday | Current Agriculture | BLOCK VI |
| Every Sunday | Full Length Test along with QRE Test | BLOCK VII |
- Mastering these fundamental chapters in Agricultural Engineering will significantly enhance your ability to tackle related questions in the IBPS AFO exam. C4S Courses is committed to providing structured and detailed study materials, expert-led lectures, and practice tests to ensure you build a strong foundation in Agricultural Engineering, thereby boosting your confidence and performance in the examination.
