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कृषि तथा वन विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय

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उपप्राध्यापक पदको खुला प्रतियोगितात्मक लिखित परिक्षा

२०७८/०६/०४

समय: २ घण्टा ३० मिनेट                                                                               पूर्णांक: ४०

बिषय: Agri-Engineering

Answer the following questions in separate answer sheets for each section,

Section-A

Write Short Answer (8×2.5=20)

1.       What are the key differences in the primary and secondary tillage tools?

2.       In what ways land levelling and grading integrated with land consolidation would help improving efficiency opportunity for farm mechanization in Nepal?

3.       How does crop-livestock-forestry inter-linkages in Nepal’s hill farming system produce symbiotic relationship?

4.       What are meaning and significances of erosivity, erodibility and soil loss tolerance?

5.       What is farmstead planning? What are the key considerations in the planning of commercial farms?

6.       How is improvement in water application efficiency crucial to improving overall. Efficiency in the irrigation projects in Nepal?

7.       What are active and passive uses of solar energy in agriculture? How does a solar crop dryer work?

8.       What are the key reasons for lower water application efficiency in Nepal’s irrigated agricultural system?

 

Write Long Answer (2×5=10)

9.       What strategy of agricultural mechanization would be worth pursuing in Nepal to modernize agriculture considering smaller landholding size of large section of farmer producers, their subsistence agricultural practices, country’s physiographic diversity and current trend of feminization of farm operations due to migration of youths in search of jobs outside the country?

 

10.   How would investment in groundwater irrigation catalyse year round irrigation development in Nepal’s Terai region? What are key advantages of investment on promoting conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in large surface irrigation systems in the country?

 

Section-B

Write Long Answer (2×5-10)

11.   How is integration of teaching, research and technology transfer valued in agricultural education in Agricultural and Forestry University? How are these three functions integrated into the functioning of the university?

12.   कृषि तथा वन विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालयमा बिषय समितिको गठन कसरी हुन्छ ? गठन बिधि उल्लेख गर्दै यसका कार्यहरू लेख्नुहोस्

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Date: 2079/08/21
Time: 3hrs 
Full marks: 100
Subject: Technical Subject
Write the answer of following questions on the sectionwise separate sheet. 

Section -A
1. What is Land levelling? Why is it important in lowland rice cultivation? How can you get the agricultural land levelled? [10]

2. Find the normal depth of flow in rectangular channel having side slopes of 2H:1V with bottom width of 3m and discharge of 12m³/sec consider the bed slope of 1:200 and manning's coefficient of 0.013. [10]

Section - B
3. What are the common types of nozzles used in a Knap sack sprayer? Describe the spraypatterns of each nozzle type and its application. [5]

4. What is a reaper? Name various types of reapers. [5]

5. List the inspection points and maintenance that to be carried out daily before operation of the power teller. Similarly list the maintenance in included in periodic maintenance. [5+5=10]

6. Describe the different type of seed and fertilizer metering mechanism in a drill. Write the procedure for calibrating seed cum fertilizer drill. [4+3+3=10]

Section - C
7. What are the difference between thin layer drying and deep bed drying of grains? [10]

8. What is difference between Refrigeration and air conditioning? Write the principle of cold storage design. [4+6=10]

Section - D
9. Explain in detailed about the different types of dairy ban with functional components and equipment involved. [10]

10. Define green roads. Draw plan and elevation of a typical septic tank of a farm house having a family of four members. [2+8=10]

11. Put your opinion how, Green Road Approach is a sustainable way of construction rural roads that considers both environment and economic aspects. Explain what type of water supply system is more suitable for rural community? [3+2=5]

12. What are the selection criteria of electric motor in the farm? Write the operating principle of AC motor in brief. [3+2=5]

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EXPERTS REQUIRED/ TEAM COMPOSITION
1. Agriculture Engineer:
• Required number: 2
• Qualification & experience: At Least Bachelor Degree in Agriculture Engineering

2 Agriculture Engineer (Mechanization Expert):
• Required number: 1
• Qualification & experience: At Least Bachelor Degree in Agriculture Engineering or related subject with minimum three years of related experience.

Company profile, TOR and Application procedure are given below. 

Company Profile

1.INTRODUCTION
Mishrima Engineering works Pvt. Ltd. Is Private Limited company having incorporated it on the
13 day of April, 2017 Pursuant to sub –section (1) of section 5 of the Companies Act, 2006. Works in providing engineering services for private and government offices for the Production increment, Mechanization, Commercialization, and Marketing of agriculture and livestock products; changes in agricultural practices to uplift the living standard of farmers and for the agriculture development inside the Province 1. Improving of crop production commercialization and competitiveness in agricultural practices aids in national, regional and competition of agriculture market.

 2.OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the company is to provide engineering services within Province no. 1 Engineering services include the design, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and reporting of high-tech technologies such as high-tech green houses, screen houses, agriculture market centers, godown structures, cold storage, agriculture machineries, agricultural product processing machineries, and other related works as needed.

3. SCOPE OF THE WORK
The Engineer shall provide high quality professional services for the proposed job. The scope of the work to be carried out by the consultant shall include but may not be limited to the following task:
a) Preparation of design, estimation, work schedule and work completion report of infrastructure construction works like agricultural farm building compound wall, green house , cold storage etcetera
b) Preparation and verification of specifications of Agricultural Machines, diary equipment’s, meat and meat processing slaughterhouse equipment’s, Tea producing machines, fish hatchery, livestock and poultry shed, Transport Vehicles etcetera as per the requirement instructions from an organization.
c) Prepare detailed engineering drawings for different components of the plan including architectural design buildings, layout plan of proposed buildings and layout of road alignment to the proposed site etc.


Terms of References (ToR) of Individual Experts

1. Terms of References (TOR) of Agricultural Engineer

Position: Agricultural Engineer
Duration: Kartik 2079 to Asar 2080
 Number of Position: Two
Duty Station: Biratnagar with frequent visit district of province no. 1
General scope of the position: Agricultural engineer is responsible for overall technical support for detail design, construction, supervision and quality control of the infrastructures including building, compound wall, green house, cold room, cold chamber, market shed, grain dryer, slaughter house and other tasks as per requirement of consulting organization. He/She shall ensure the quality of the constructed infrastructures are fully adequate and meet the requirements to attain the objective set out by the program. The agricultural engineers are expected to undertake site visits, follow up technically with the authorities to prepare a proper design and tender documents also.

Main tasks and Responsibilities:
1. Prepare detail technical specification and cost estimate of farm machineries, irrigation system equipment’s, Laboratory equipment’s to be procured by the Ministry and sub ordinate offices.
2. Assist Ministry and sub ordinate offices in planning, designing, estimating, monitoring and supervision of Custom Hiring Centre (CHC), Post-Harvest Centre (PHC), Rustic Store, Hightech greenhouse techniques, semi high tech and plastic tunnel system, Fish Hatchery tanks, Livestock and poultry Sheds, other agricultural products processing units machineries, Seed processing units, grain storage godown, organic fertilizer processing units and machineries, Vermicomposting, Laboratory establishment.
3.Monitor and evaluate the field activities relating to agriculture, livestock and fisheries, and submit progress report regularly
4. Use of ArcGIS System to make a map as required.
5.To assist in carrying out research and study in establishment of agricultural mechanizations, production, commercialized processing and storage center.
6. Attend and participate the project technical meetings, submit progress report and recommend for payment as per progress work.
7. Accomplish other tasks sunder the guidance of senior
8. To follow and practice code and conduct of Nepal Engineering Council Act 2055 strictly.
9. To provide quality, transparency, efficacy and sustainability of work and services.

Qualification, Experience and Competency:
➢ Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering with Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) registration,
➢ Sound knowledge in design drawings in Auto CAD format, Bill of Quantities in Excel and reports and specifications in Word;
➢ Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and facilitate the working of other team members;
➢ Excellent communication skills, spoken and written, both in English and Nepali and possess good report writing skills;
➢ Creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving, well-organized and well oriented to details.
➢ Preferably with two wheel driving license.

Benefits and Remuneration:
Salary and Benefits:
➢ The monthly salary of the candidate’s will be NPR 43,000/ (Tax is deductible according to NoG)

2. Terms of References (TOR) of Agricultural Engineer/ Mechanization Expert
Position: Agricultural Engineer / Mechanization Expert
Duration: 1 year from date of contract signed with possibilities of extension
 Number of Position: one
Duty Station: Itahari with frequent field visit General scope of the position:
An agricultural engineer is responsible for overall technical support and management of farm machinery also detail design, construction, supervision and quality control of the infrastructures including building, compound wall, green house, cold room, cold chamber, market shed, grain dryer, slaughter house and other tasks as per requirement of consulting organization.. He/She shall ensure the quality of the constructed infrastructures are fully adequate and meet the requirements to attain the objective set out by the program. The agricultural engineers are expected to undertake site visits, follow up technically with the authorities to prepare a proper design and tender documents also. 

Main tasks and Responsibilities:
1. Prepare detail technical specification and cost estimate of farm machineries, irrigation system equipment’s, Laboratory equipment’s
2. planning, designing, estimating, monitoring and supervision of Custom Hiring Centre (CHC), Post-Harvest Centre (PHC), Rustic Store, High-tech greenhouse techniques, semi high tech and plastic tunnel system, Fish Hatchery tanks, Livestock and poultry Sheds, other agricultural products processing units machineries, Seed processing units, grain storage godown, organic fertilizer processing units and machineries, Vermicomposting, Laboratory establishment.
3. Attend and participate the project technical meetings, submit progress report and recommend for payment as per progress work.
4. Accomplish other tasks sunder the guidance of senior officials
5. To follow and practice code and conduct of Nepal Engineering Council Act 2055 strictly.
6. To provide quality, transparency, efficacy and sustainability of work and services.

Qualification, Experience and Competency:
➢ Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering with Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) registration, with at least 3 years of experience
➢ Sound knowledge in design drawings in Auto CAD format, Bill of Quantities in Excel and reports and specifications in Word;
➢ Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and facilitate the working of other team members;
➢ Excellent communication skills, spoken and written, both in English and Nepali and possess good report writing skills;
➢ Creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving, well-organized and well oriented to details.
➢ Preferably with two-wheel driving license.

Benefits and Remuneration:
Salary and Benefits:
➢ The monthly salary of the candidate’s will be NPR 45,000/ to NPR 70,000/ depend upon Experience (Tax is deductible according to NoG)

Candidates are requested to send CV ,NEC Certificate copy, experience letter at mishrimaworks@gmail.com , within 30𝑡ℎ September 2020, (aasoj 14).

 

Institute of Engineering (IOE) of Tribhuvan University, Nepal Published the notice for the MSC entrance examination 2078. Find more details about the notice through the IOE 's website . Here we have summarized the notice and entrance guide for candidate who graduated with bachelor of Agricultural Engineering.

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Entrance fee: NRS 2,000/-

Detailed Schedule for Entrance Examination of Masters Programs-2078

Time and Date for Online Application: From 10 AM, 3 Mangsir 2078 (19th November 2021) to 3 PM, 17th Mangsir 2078 (3rd December 2021)
Admit card can be downloaded from: 23rd Mangsir 2078 (9th December 2021) from website: https://entrance.ipe.edu.np/
Entrance Examination will be held at ICTC, IOF, Pulchowk: From 26th Mangsir 2078 (12nd December 2021)
Publication of Result: 2nd Poush 2078 (17th December 2021)

Master program for graduate of Agricultural Engineering in IOE, TU

The graduate of Agricultural Engineering or equivalent can admit in two constituent campus of IOE in following specific master programs

A. Pulchowk Campus (http://pcampus.edu.np/)

In different 12 programs offered by different departments. as shown in following table I. 

B. Purwanchal campus (http://ioepc.edu.np/)

Land and water Engineering or in Sanitation Engineering offered by the department of Civil and Agricultural Engineering.

There will be total intake of 20 in each programs, among which 5 will be regular, 1 for IOE reserved, 6 for full fee and 8 for sponsored. But one seat in regular and one seat in full fee category are reserved for female candidate in each program. If there is no application for the IOE reserved or sponsored then these seat will be fulfilled as full fee category. And one fourth quota has been reserved for foreign students in each programs.

Table-I: MSc programs, Entrance streams and offering departments and campuses.

SN

Programs

Entrance stream

Offered by

A. Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur

1.

Water Resources Engineering

CA

Department of Civil Engineering

2.

Environmental Engineering

CA

3. 

Hydropower Engineering

CA

4.  

Construction Management

CA/PA

5.

Disaster Risk Management

CA/EE/EC/MI/ PA/GE/AS

6.

Renewable Energy Engineering

EE/CA/MI

Department of Mechanical Engineering

7.

Energy Systems Planning and Management

EE/CA/MI

8.

Technology and Innovation Management

CA/EE/EC/MI/ PA/GE/AS

9.

Climate Change and Development

CA/EE/EC/MI/ PA/GE/AS 

Department of Science and Humanities

10.

Material Science and Engineering

CA/EE/EC/MI/ PA/GE/AS

11. 

Applied Mathematics

CA/EE/EC/MI/ AM/GE

12.

Energy for Sustainable Social Development

PA/CA/MI

Department of Architecture

B. Purwanchal Campus, Dharan

13.  

Land and water Engineering

CA

Department of Civil and Agricultural Engineering

14.

Sanitation Engineering

CA

Mode of Entrance Examination

The candidate should appear in one of the streams (listed in Table-II) of entrance examination and qualify for admission in relevant Master Program at IOE.

Table-II: Entrance Streams and Code

S. No.

Entrance Stream

Entrance Code

1

Planning and Architecture

PA

2

Civil & Agriculture Engineering

CA

3

Electrical Engineering

EE

4

Electronics & Computer Engineering

EC

5

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

MI

6

Applied Science 

AS

7

Geomatics Engineering  

GE

8

Applied Mathematics

AM

 

Ø  Entrance examination will be of Computer Based Multiple Choice Type of 2 hours duration consisting of two sections. Section- A consists of 45 questions for 50 marks. While Section-B consists of stream specialized course with 50 numbers of questions of 1 mark each.

Ø  The Candidates have to secure minimum marks as prescribed by the Faculty Board of IOE.

Ø  All questions will be in English.

There will be 10% negative marking for wrong answer. Non programmable calculators are permitted. Exchange of calculators is strictly prohibited. Candidates have to bring their own calculators in the exam hall.


Selection procedure

The entrance examination board of IOE will publish the list of the successful candidates in the entrance examination notice board and via the website whereas the admission committee of constituent campuse will take care of admission procedure.

  • A Candidate who has passed the relevant bachelor degree and fulfills the program entry requirements will be selected for the admission on the basis of merit list based on the score of the entrance examination.
  • Admission committees of respective campuses will publish the list of admission as per its schedule. The candidates should contact the campus admission committee. All the selected candidates should follow the schedule published by the committee. Vacant seats due to the failure of any candidate to enroll in the prescribed time will be filled by admitting candidates from the consequent next list.

Admission

  • The successful candidate should pay required fee and complete the procedures within the time prescribed by the admission committee of the campuses. Candidates failing to do so will lose the opportunity to get the admission. The following documents should be presented at the time of admission:
    • Original and attested copies of transcripts of all academic records from SLC onwards to the latest approved degree (bachelor/masters).
    • Original copies of migration and provisional certificates, if applicable.
    • Original copy of Nepali citizenship certificate, passport for foreign students
  • In case of discrepancy on verification of the original certificates, or in case of inclusion of the candidate's name in the admission list by mistake of any kind, admission of such a candidate will be cancelled even after his/her formal admission.
  • To be eligible for master's entrance application, the candidate must have passed bachelor degree in relevant subjects with at least second division.

Books for entrance preparation:

  1. Objective book MSC entrance  Volume I & II for CIVIL and Agricultural Engineering (CA) written by Er. Hari Ram Pyakurel & Er. Laxman Lamsal
  2. Reference books from bachelor books