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TANCET syllabus 2025 is prescribed by Anna University for the programmes MBA, MCA, and MTech/ME/MPlan/MArch. Candidates preparing for the exam can check the detailed topic-wise TANCET 2025 syllabus on the page below.

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TANCET Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering Syllabus 2025

The TANCET agricultural and irrigation engineering syllabus is divided into three parts. Part 1 will have a syllabus from engineering mathematics, part 2 is from the basic engineering sciences syllabus, and part 3 is from the specialized subject syllabus, this depends on the choice taken by the candidate. Applicants can check the agricultural and irrigation engineering 2025 syllabus here.

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Unit Wise TANCET Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering Syllabus 2025

Here is a tabular representation of the TANCET Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering 2025 Syllabus. 

Units 

Topics in the Units 

Management of water resources 

  • Water management emerging issues 
  • Development of watershed % capacity building 
  • Water users association/Farmers Association
  • CADP
  • Watery delivering systems 

IT in agricultural system 

  • Expert systems and models of plant production in horticulture 
  • E-commerce, e-governance, e-business (systems and their applications)
  • Precision farming 
  • Crop production modeling 
  • Plant growth in greenhouse on line measurement 

System analysis 

  • Linear programming 
  • Irrigation water allocation 
  • Dynamic programming 
  • Irrigation management 
  • Application for irrigation scheduling 
  • Decision support systems 
  • Application to design & reservoirs operations 

Preservation of food 

  • Water activity 
  • Microbial death kinetics 
  • Sterilization/pasteurization of liquid foods and milk 
  • Cooling and freezing for preservation of food 
  • Desorption and sorption isotherms 

Storage systems 

  • Bins, godowns, and grains silos 
  • Modified and controlled atmosphere storage

Size reduction and conveying 

  • Grain cleaners effectiveness 
  • Grading and cleaning 
  • Solids, liquids, and gas centrifugal separation 
  • Size separation using screening 
  • Pneumatic, screw, bucket conveying 
  • Energy requirement & mechanics in reducing size of granular solids 
  • Comminuted solids particle size analysis 

Drying 

  • Evaporators, drum, tray, and spray dryers 
  • Hydrothermal treatment 
  • Milling and drying of pulses, cereals, and oilseeds 
  • Steady state heat transfer in radiation, convection, and conduction 
  • Psychrometry 
  • Concentration & drying of liquid foods

Wells and pumps 

  • Steady flow via wells 
  • Pumps classification 
  • Characteristics of pumps 
  • Selection and installation of pumps
  • Types of wells

Groundwater hydrology 

  • Groundwater occurrence 
  • Law by Darcy 
  • Confined and unconfined aquifers steady flow 
  • Groundwater recharge 
  • Aquifer properties evaluation 

Agricultural drainage 

  • Surface and subsurface drainage system design and layout 
  • Salinity control & leaching requirement 
  • Quality & reuse of drainage and irrigation water 
  • Drainage coefficient 

Irrigation engineering 

  • Underground pipelines and design of irrigation channels 
  • Irrigation scheduling 
  • Irrigation methods design and evaluation 
  • Irrigation efficiencies 
  • Sprinkler, surface, and micro irrigation methods 

Soil water plant relation 

  • Infiltration measurement 
  • Crops water requirement, consumptive use and evapotranspiration 
  • Soil moisture & irrigation water infiltration 

Erosion control 

  • Soil erosion mechanics 
  • Types of soil erosion 
  • Water/wind erosion 
  • Factors that affect erosion 
  • Control soil erosion with engineering and biological measures 
  • Estimation of soil loss 
  • Bunds and terraces 
  • Gully control structures 
  • Vegetative waterways 
  • Drop, drop inlet
  • Earthen dams 
  • Land use capability classification 
  • Structures for rainwater harvesting 
  • Farm ponds

Leveling and surveying 

  • Distance and area measurement 
  • Surveying and leveling instruments 
  • Chain surveying 
  • Traversing methods 
  • Angles and bearings measurement 
  • Plane table surveying 
  • Leveling types 
  • Theodolite traversing 
  • Contouring 
  • Computation of volume and area

Hydrology 

  • Hydrological cycle (its components)
  • Meteorological parameters (measurement, analysis of perception data, runoff estimation)
  • Hydrograph analysis, theory of unit hydrograph (its application)
  • Measurement of steam flow 
  • Flood routing 

Soil mechanics 

  • Soils engineering properties, relationships, and fundamental definitions 
  • Mohrโ€™s circle of stress 
  • Earth pressures active/passive 
  • Slopes stability 

Fluid mechanics 

  • Real/ideal fluids 
  • Fluids properties
  • Hydrostatic forces at curved and plane surface 
  • Equation of continuity 
  • Bernoulliโ€™s theorem 
  • Moodyโ€™s diagram 
  • Flow in open channels 

Tractors & power tillers 

  • Power tillers & tractors repair, maintenance, selection, type 
  • Brakes and clutches of tractor
  • Power transmission system 
  • Tractors chassis mechanics 
  • Hydraulic control and mechanics used in tractors

Farm power 

  • IC engine thermodynamics principles 
  • Components of engines 
  • Combustion and fuels 
  • Lubricants (its properties)
  • IC engine systems 

Farm machinery 

  • Hitch systems 
  • Soil tillage forces on tillage tool 
  • Principles of working, functions, construction, operation for tillage 
  • Performance parameters 
  • Implements & tractors cost analysis

Sources of power

  • Source of power on farm 
  • Bio fuels

Machine design 

  • Selection/design of machine elements 
  • Permanent and temporary joints 
  • Energy storing elements 

TANCET Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering Syllabus 2025 PDF

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TANCET Agriculture & Irrigation Engineering Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates going through the TANCET Agriculture & Irrigation Engineering Syllabus are advised to go through the TANCET exam pattern 2025 to get hold of the exam and understand the exam better. Check the TANCET Agriculture & Irrigation Engineering Exam Pattern below:

  • The TANCET Agriculture & Irrigation Engineering Exam will be conducted for a total of 115 questions and 100 marks
  • The TANCETAgriculture & Irrigation Engineering exam will be conducted for three subjects that are Basic Engineering & Science, Engineering Mathematics, and Specialisation Subjects. 
  • The Basic Engineering Sciences will comprise 35 questions for a total of 20 marks; the Engineering Mathematics section will have 20 questions for 20 marks, whereas the Specialisation subject will have 60 questions for a total of 60 marks
  • The TANCET exam does follow a negative marking scheme, and 1/4 marks will be deducted for incorrect answers. However, no deduction will be made for unanswered questions

Best Books for TANCET Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering Syllabus 2025 Preparation

Core Engineering Subjects:

  • Soil Mechanics: Braja Das
  • Fluid Mechanics: R.K. Bansal
  • Surveying: B.C. Punmia
  • Strength of Materials: Timoshenko and Gere

Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering Specifics:

  • Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering: H.M. Desai
  • Agricultural Engineering: D.S. Kumar
  • Soil and Water Conservation Engineering: G.V. Reddy

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