COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (KCAET) is situated at Tavanur in Malappuram district, Kerala, and is named after freedom fighter and social reformer Sri K. Kelappan. It originated as the Rural Institute, Tavanur, established in 1963 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 transferred 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). The university began Agricultural Engineering courses in 1985 and Food Technology in 2011. KCAET 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. Admission to B.Tech programs is through the Kerala Engineering Agriculture Medical (KEAM) Examination, while M.Tech admissions are based on entrance tests conducted by Kerala Agricultural University, with some seats reserved for ICAR-qualified candidates. 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.