The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducts examinations for various positions, including those in Agricultural Engineering. The syllabus for the Agricultural Engineering (Degree Standard) exam is comprehensive, covering multiple units.
Unit I: Surveying and Hydrology
- Surveying instruments and methods
- Computation of area
- Triangulation, intersection, traversing, cross staff survey
- Plane table survey
- Earthwork computation
- Simpson’s trapezoidal rule
- Levelling: definitions, types of benchmarks, different types of levels
- Reduction of leveling data by rise and fall method and height of collimation method
- Contouring, profile surveying, cross-section survey
- Use of minor instruments
- Hydrology: measurement of rainfall, evaporation, and infiltration
- Estimation of runoff, factors affecting runoff
- Computation of volume of runoff and peak flow
- Unit hydrograph
- Occurrence of groundwater, hydraulics of wells, types of wells and their construction
- Well drilling techniques for different formations
- Well logging, types of well screens, design of well screens
- Well development, yield testing
Unit II: Soil Erosion and Conservation
- Types and causes of soil erosion
- Factors affecting erosion
- Soil loss estimation
- Biological and engineering control measures
- Gully control structures
- Stream bank erosion and control
- Wind erosion control
- Watershed management
Unit III: Watershed Development and Management
- Watershed characteristics
- Principles of watershed management
- Land capability classification
- Water harvesting techniques
- Check dams, percolation ponds, farm ponds
- Watershed development plan
- Participatory approach in watershed management
Unit IV: Irrigation and Drainage
- Soil-water-plant relationship
- Water requirement of crops
- Irrigation scheduling
- Methods of irrigation: surface, subsurface, sprinkler, drip
- Irrigation efficiencies
- Design of irrigation channels
- Drainage: necessity, methods, design of surface and subsurface drainage systems
Unit V: Farm Power and Machinery
- Sources of farm power: conventional and non-conventional
- Farm machinery: primary and secondary tillage implements, sowing and planting equipment, plant protection equipment, harvesting and threshing equipment
- Farm tractors: types, selection, maintenance
- Power tillers
- Farm mechanization and its scope
Unit VI: Agricultural Processing and Structures
- Post-harvest technology
- Processing of cereals, pulses, oilseeds
- Storage structures: design and construction
- Drying methods and equipment
- Milling, grinding, and extraction
- Quality control in food processing
Unit VII: Renewable Energy Sources
- Solar energy: devices and applications
- Wind energy
- Biogas production and utilization
- Biofuels
- Hydro power
- Energy conservation in agriculture
Unit VIII: Computer Applications in Agricultural Engineering
- Computer basics
- Programming languages
- Applications in design and analysis
- Simulation models
- Database management
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Unit IX: Remote Sensing and GIS Applications
- Principles of remote sensing
- Aerial photography and satellite imagery
- Image processing
- GIS: components and functions
- Applications in land use planning, soil mapping, and water resources
Unit X: Environmental Engineering
- Pollution: sources and types
- Water quality standards
- Waste management in agriculture
- Soil pollution and control measures
- Air pollution: causes and control
- Environmental impact assessment
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