How are the placements of B.Tech in Agricultural and Food Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur?

Do mention the highest salary package, top placement companies and percentage of batch placed.

7.9K Views|Posted 8 years ago
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Deepak Singhanwal
8 years ago
Again, B.Tech in agricultural and food engineering is not the first choice of the students when they fill the choices for disciplines. But this doesn't make it inferior in any sense, please check the facts before judging anything. IIT-Kharagpur, the name you know says very much about itself. It is t

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archit kumar
8 years ago
Hi, Agriculture and food engineering design machines and equipment for land preparation, planting and harvesting. They work on incorporation of automation, precision and smart technologies to existing equipment. They aim at reducing crop loss from field damage at the time of handling, sorting, pack

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8 years ago
Hi, Placements at IIT, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur solely depends on your CGPA. If you have a low CGPA, it is going to be tough for you to get jobs, so keep your CGPA over 8.0 if possible. CGPA of 7 is a must for a placement as the people below 7 had a tough time getting placed. Let

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Dr  Swastik Sahu
8 years ago
IIT-Kharagpur invites the best recruiters in the market during the placement season covering various sectors such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consulting, Automobiles, PSUs, etc. The sheer diversity of recruiters across all domains and the extensive participation of overseas companies is an epi

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8 years ago
IIT Kharagpur is only the IIT that provides B.Tech in agriculture and Food Engineering. So, there is also less competition for jobs in this field. Advantages of going in agriculture and food Unconventional engineering branch Exclusive seats for agriculture graduates at IIM through CAT Disadvantages

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