Dr. Annasaheb Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra

Course Offered


Sr. No. Course No Course Title Credits
1. PFE-11 Thermodynamics 1+1=2
2. PFE-12 Heat and Mass Transfer 1+1=2
3. PFE-23 Engineering Properties of Agricultural Produce 1+1=2
4. PFE-24 Post Harvest Engineering of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seed 2+1=3
5. PFE-35 Dairy and Food Engineering 2+1=3
6. PFE-36 Post Harvest Engineering of Horticulture Crop 1+1=2
7. PFE-36 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 1+1=2
8. ELE-PFE-48 Food Quality and Control 2+1=3
9. ELE-PFE-48 Process Equipment Design 2+1=3
10. ELE-PFE-48 Food Packaging 2+1=3
11. GAE-PFE-475- Processing of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seed 0+10=10
12. GAE-PFE-475- Bakery Product 0+10=10
13 GAE-PFE-475- Cashew Nut Processing 0+10=10
14. GAE-PFE-475- Fruits and Vegetable Processing 0+10=10
Sr. No. Subject Mater's Programme
1 Major Courses 20
2 Minor Courses 09
3 Supporting Courses 05
4 Seminar 01
5 Research 20
Total 55
Non-credit compulsory courses 06


A) Major Subjects (Min. 20 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 501* Transport Phenomena in Food Processing 3(2+1)
2 PFE 502* Engineering Properties of Food Materials 3(2+1)
3 PFE 503* Advanced Food Process Engineering 3(2+1)
4 PFE 504* Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering 2(1+1)
5 PFE 506 Processing of Cereals 2(1+1)
6 PFE 508 Fruits and Vegetables Process Engineering 3(2+1)
7 PFE 511 Food Quality and Safety Engineering 3(2+1)
8 PFE 513 Storage Engineering and Handling of Agricultural Products 2(1+1)
9 PFE 519 Processing of Pulses and Oilseeds 2(1+1)
10 PFE 509 Meat Processing 3(2+1)
11 PFE 516 Design of Bins and Silos 2(2+0)
12 PFE 518 Food Plant Design And Layout 2(1+1)
13 PFE 592* Special Problem 1(0+1)
14 PFE 595# Industry/Institute Training NC


B) Minor Subjects (Min. 09 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 507 Food Process and Material Handling Equipment Design 3(2+1)
2 PFE 510 Food Packaging 3(2+1)
3 PFE 512 Farm Structures and Environmental Control 2(2+0)
4 PFE 514 Seed Drying, Processing and Storage 3(2+1)
5 PFE 515 Biochemical and Process Engineering 3(2+1)
6 RES 506 Design and Analysis of Renewable Energy Conversion Systems 3(3+0)
7 RES 507 Agricultural Waste and By-Products Utilization 3(2+1)
8 RES 521 Energy Management in Food Processing Industries 3(1+2)
9 FMPE 510 Ergonomics and Safety in Farm Operations 3(2+1)


C) Supporting Subjects (Min. 05 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 STAT 501 Statistical Methods 3(2+1)
2 MATH 502 Methods of Numerical Analysis 2(1+1)
3 FMPE 505 Instrumentation Stress Analysis 3(2+1)
4 AE 502 Simulation and Modeling 3(3+0)
5 FMPE 521 Computer Aided System Design 2(0+2)
6 PFE 520 Applied Food Chemistry 2(1+1)
7 PFE 521 Applied Food Microbiology 2(1+1)


D) Seminar (01 credit)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 591 Masters Seminar 0+1


E) Master's Research (20 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 599 Masters Research 20


F) Non Credit Compulsory Courses
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PGS 501 Library and Information Services 0+1
2 PGS 502 Technical Writing and Communications Skills 0+1
3 PGS 503(e-Course) Intellectual Property and Its Management In Agriculture 1+0
4 PGS 504 Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques 0+1
5 PGS 505(e-Course) Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes 1+0
6 PGS 506 (e-Course) Disaster Management 1+0
Sr. No. Subject Doctoral  Programme
1 Major Courses 15
2 Minor Courses 08
3 Supporting Courses 05
4 Seminar 02
5 Research 45
Total 75
Non-credit compulsory courses* 06
* exempted, if completed in Master’s degree

A) Major Subjects (Min. 15 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 601* Textural & Rheological Characteristics of Food Materials 3(2+1)
2 PFE 602 * Advances in Food Processing 3(3+0)
3 PFE 603 Mathematical Models in Food Processing 2(2+0)
4 PFE 604 Advances in Drying of Food Materials 3(2+1)
5 PFE 605 Waste and By –Products Utilization 3(2+1)
6 PFE 606 Food Quality Systems and Management 3(2+1)
7 PFE 607 Nutraceuticals and Health Foods 3(2+1)
8 PFE 608 Enzymes in Food Processing 3(2+1)
9 PFE 609 Plant Utilities and Plant Safety 3(2+1)
10 PFE 615 Food Supply Chain Management 2(1+1)
11 PFE 693* Special Problem 1(0+1)
12 PFE 694 Case Study 1(0+1)
* Compulsory

B) Minor Subjects (Min. 8 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 610 Techniques in Food Analysis 3(1+2)
2 PFE 611 Bakery and Confectionary Technology 3(2+1)
3 PFE 612 Sensory Evaluation 2(1+1)
4 PFE 613 Automation in Food Processing 3(2+1)
5 PFE 614 Cold Chain Management 2(2+0)
6 PFE 617 Industrial Pollution and Control 3(2+1)
7 PFE 618 Solid-Fluid Operations 2(1+1)
8 RES 605 Fuels and Combustion 3(2+1)
9 RES 623 Energy Management and Planning 3(2+1)


C) Supporting Subjects (Min. 5 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 620 Computer Applications in Food Industry 3(1+2)
2 PFE 621 Current Topics in Food Processing 2(2+0)
3 STAT 531 Data Analysis using Statistical Packages 3(2+1)
4 STAT 609 Operations Research 3(2+1)
5 STAT 612 Regression Analysis 3(2+1)


D) Seminars (2 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1. PFE 691 Doctoral Seminar I 1(0+1)
2. PFE 692 Doctoral Seminar Ii 1(0+1)


E) Doctoral Research (45 credits)
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PFE 699 Doctoral Research 45


F) Non Credit Compulsory Courses*
Sr. No. Course No. Course Title Credits
1 PGS 501 Library and Information Services 1(0+1)
2 PGS 502 Technical Writing and Communications Skills 1(0+1)
3 PGS 503(e-Course) Intellectual Property and Its Management In Agriculture 1(1+0)
4 PGS 504 Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques 1(0+1)
5 PGS 505(e-Course) Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes 1(1+0)
6 PGS 506(e-Course) Disaster Management 1(1+0)
* exempted if completed in Masters degree


Dr.Annasaheb Shinde College of
Agricultural Engineering and Technology,
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra.
   
Central Campus,
M.P.K.V, Rahuri, Dist-Ahemednagar,
Maharashtra, India - 413722.
 02426-243232
 adcae.mpkv@gmail.com