COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

The Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (KCAET) is the only Agricultural Engineering college in Kerala, situated at Tavanur in Malappuram district, and is part of the Kerala Agricultural University. It was originally established in 1963 as the Rural Institute, Tavanur, under the National Council for Rural Higher Education, offering diplomas in Rural Science, Civil and Rural Engineering, Agriculture, and Sanitary Engineering. In 1975, the Kerala Government handed over the campus to Kerala Agricultural University, establishing the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, known as the Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT). On October 2, 1985, IAT was renamed Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology (KCAET) after its founder, Shri K. Kelappan. Agricultural Engineering courses began in 1985, and Food Technology courses started in 2011. The college offers B.Tech. programs in Agricultural Engineering and Food Engineering, M.Tech. programs in Farm Power, Machinery and Energy; Land and Water Resources Conservation Engineering; and Post Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, along with corresponding Ph.D. programs. Admissions to B.Tech. programs are through the Kerala Engineering Agriculture Medical (KEAM) Examination, while M.Tech. admissions are based on entrance tests conducted by Kerala Agricultural University. The college has departments including Food and Agricultural Process Engineering, Land and Water Resources Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, and Farm Power, Machinery and Energy.