College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla

The College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla traces its origins to the Agricultural College, Bapatla, founded on 11 July 1945 by the Government of Composite Madras State, India, and affiliated to Andhra University in the same year. In 1964, the Agricultural College became part of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University. In 1983, a 4-year B.Tech (Agril. Engineering) degree programme was started at the Agricultural College, Bapatla. This programme developed into an independent College of Agricultural Engineering in 1989. The parent institution is the oldest of the eight Agricultural Colleges that make up Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh. Around the same period, in 1983, a College of Home Science was also started. The broader Bapatla agricultural campus has a long history of academic development, including postgraduate programmes in various agricultural sciences and an Extension division added in 1984, as well as notable agricultural research achievements such as the development of rice varieties like BPT 5204 (Samba Mahsuri) by the Agricultural Research Station in Bapatla. No specific website or additional details about the College of Agricultural Engineering's administration are provided in the available text.