Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering was established on Feb. 15, 1976 during the Fifth Five Year Plan to address research issues related to agricultural engineering.
Keeping with functional utility, the Divisions at the Institute were reorganized and two additional divisions namely Agro Industrial Extension and Instrumentation were created during VII plan. The Divisions were further reorganized and an additional division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering was created.
Institute has number of well equipped research laboratories in the areas of agricultural engineering and associated disciplines housed in five buildings, six laboratory sheds, a threshing yard for farm equipment testing and evaluation, a Model Agro-Processing Centre for demonstration of processing activities to farmers and entrepreneurs.
The Institute is located at Nabibagh, about 7 km from Bhopal Railway Station and 10 km from Bhopal Air Port on Bhopal-Berasia State Highway No. 23 in the north of Bhopal.
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