The Faculty of Agricultural Engineering (FAE) of Kerala Agricultural University was constituted in 1984. Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (KCAET) is the only college under this Faculty and is the only College in Kerala offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Agricultural Engineering. It was formally inaugurated on October 2, 1985 and the four-year B.Tech. (Agrl. Engg.) degree program started there a few months later. The Post Graduate program in Agricultural Engineering, started in 1979 under the Faculty of Agriculture, was also shifted to Tavanur campus from the main campus at Vellanikkara.. Today the College offers the undergraduate program leading to B. Tech. (Agrl. Engg.) Degree and Post Graduate Program leading to M. Tech. Degree in two disciplines, namely, Soil and Water Engineering and Farm Power and Machinery. About 250 Agricultural Engineers have so far graduated from the College and most of them serve the public and private sectors within the country or abroad.

The Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology consists of FIVE departments. They are:

• Department of Land and Water Resources and Conservation Engineering (LWRCE)
• Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (IDE)
• Department of Farm Power, Machinery and Energy (FPME)
• Department of Post Harvest Technology & Agricultural Processing (PHTAP)
• Department of Supportive and Allied Courses of Study (SAC)

The well established library of the college has a collection of above 18000 books, appreciable collection of past volumes of journals, current journals and periodicals. Theory is visualized practically through the well equipped laboratories in all fields. Experiments conducted here give opportunity for the students to encounter practical difficulties faced in the field. The institution has a computer centre with large number of personal computers and internet facility to get in touch with the latest developments taking place in the world. The central workshop facility of the college is a full fledged one. The college also maintains an instructional farm with around 80 acres.