Lab Gallery 01 of 26  |  Vocational Education in Schools series

Mud on the boots, seed trays on the bench and a knapsack sprayer waiting by the door: an agriculture lab is where farming stops being a textbook chapter and becomes daily practice.

This lab supports students training for roles such as paddy farmer, gardener, micro-irrigation technician and dairy worker. It combines a small field plot with indoor benches, so learners can prepare soil, raise seedlings, test seed and service irrigation equipment. Agriculture teachers use it for practical periods, and it often doubles as the base for school garden and nursery projects. This gallery shows all 411 tools, equipment and machines from the PSSCIVE curriculum, arranged job role by job role.

How the lab is organised

Most school agriculture labs split into an outdoor field strip and an indoor work room. The field strip holds the heavy implements: a tractor-drawn plough, disc harrow and rigid tillers, along with pump sets for irrigation practice. Nearer the plots, a hand-tool rack keeps hoes, long handle hoes, spades, garden rakes and trowels within reach. Indoors, one bench is set aside for seed work, with seed treating equipment, a weighing machine, a thermometer and measuring cylinders. A separate corner holds the knapsack sprayer and power sprayer, kept well away from food and seed. Pruning tools such as the secateur and pruning knife hang near the nursery beds.

Job roles in this gallery

Most common across roles

These tools & equipment show up in several job roles, so one purchase can serve more than one course:

Hoe	Knapsack Sprayer	Trowels
Secateur	Disc Harrow	Tractor

Solar Pump Technician

AGR/6701 | Class XI-XII | 52 new tools & equipment in this section

A complete unit of Solar photovoltaic system	Solar power meter (pyranometer)	Solar photovoltaic inverter
Solar water pump	Battery	Tool kit
Electrician knife	Water leveller	PVC mallet
Fuse puller	Tong tester AC/DC	Multi meter
Water testing instrument (TDS meter)	Soldering iron	Phase sequence meter
Inclinometer	Clamp meter	Earth tester
Drill machine	Torque wrench	Compass
Spirit level/water level	Double ended flat and ring spanner	Combination plier
Side cutting plier	Nose pliers	Wire stripper
Hacksaw frame with blade	Screw driver	Measuring tape
Line dori	Plumb bob	Vernier caliper
Allen key set	Charge controller	Load (AC/DC)
Centre punch	Standard wire gauge	Cable cutter
Screw driver set	Solar conversion kits	Solar panels
Solar home lighting system	Solar lantern	Solar torch
Solar water heater	Solar cooker	Solar power bank
Solar street light	Solar e-rickshaw	Solar charging station
Cleaning equipment

Paddy Farmer

AGR/Q0101 | Class IX-X | 32 new tools & equipment in this section

Auger	Disc Harrow	Digging Spade
Hoe	Knapsack Sprayer	Levellers
Long Handle Hoes	Paddy Thresher	Plastics Baskets
Plough	Pump sets	Rigid Tillers
Rotary Tiller	Seed Treating Equipment	Seed-cum-Fertilizer Drill
Straw Reaper	Tractor	Trowels
Soil testing kit	Measuring cylinder	Paddy rotrivator
Paddy drum seeder	Paddy transplanter	Power tiller
Power sprayer	Cono weeder	Improved paddy biasi plough
Paddy cultivator & puddler	Paddy combiner (small)	Paddy reaper
Weighing machine	Moisture meter

Cereal Crop Grower

AGR/Q0105 | Class IX-X | 1 new tools & equipment in this section

Levelers

Mango Grower

AGR/Q0302 | Class IX-X | 46 new tools & equipment in this section

Kodali	Pronged hoes	Spade
Fork	Hoe-cum-rack	Shovel
Garden Rake	Hand Leveller	Crow –Bar
Cultivator	Axe	Budding Knife
Grafting knife	Budding and grafting knife	Pruning knife
Secateur	Pruning Saw	Hedge Shear
Tree Pruner	Lopping Shear	Grass Shear
Khurpi	Weeding Hook	Straight Blade Hand Hoe
Hand Cultivator	Rocker Sprayer	Foot Sprayer
Hand Sprayer	Hand rotary duster	Sickle
Hedge cutter	Hydrometer	Cutting knife
Peeling knife	Coring knife	Can sealer
Can opener	Dehydrator	Crown corking machine
Hand rotary sieve	Forking machine	Hand Refractometer
Screw type juice extractor	A compact spreader	Hand tools like; shovels, rakes, scythes, picks
Sorting machines

Solanaceous Crop Cultivator

AGR/Q0402 | Class IX-X | 20 new tools & equipment in this section

Garden Hand Tools	Garden Hoes	Garden Knife
Garden/Digging Fork	Garden/Digging Spade	Hand Screens/Sieves
Hori Hori Knife	Leaf Rake	Loppers or Pruning Saw
Pruners	Rabbiting Spade	Seed Cleaner
Shovels and Specialty Spades	Soil Scoop	Sprinkler Irrigation Unit
Drip Irrigation Unit	Dutch Hand Hoe	Water Hose
Watering Can	Wheelbarrow or Garden Cart

Floriculturist (Open Cultivation)

AGR/Q0701 | Class XI-XII | 32 new tools & equipment in this section

Cross staff	Tape	Rope
Pick axe	Kudali	Wheel hoe
Trenching hoe	Transplanting trowel	Dibbler
Planting board	Mixed budding and grafting knife	Garden hatchet
Looping shear	Water can	Sprinkler
Pegs	Ranging rod	Hand weeder
Weeding fork	Garden hoe	Digging fork
Bill hook	Dutch-hoe	Bonsai set
Bonsai Cutter	Small Trowel	Big Trowel
Rake	Trowels and rake	Sprayer
Duster	Garden tractor

Floriculturist - Protected Cultivation

AGR/Q0702 | Class XI-XII | 16 new tools & equipment in this section

Super cut	Thinning scissor	Temperature & humidity control system
Automatic shade system	Fogging and blackout	Irrigation system
Fan	Pad	Ventilator
Thermometer	Lux meter/Light meter	Misting
Digital electronic temperature indicator	Radiation measuring instrument	Hygrometer
Drip and sprinkler

Gardener

AGR/Q0801 | Class XI-XII | 2 new tools & equipment in this section

Hori Knife

Pruning Shears

Hydroponics Technician

AGR/Q0808 | Class XI-XII | 15 new tools & equipment in this section

Green house/ Hydroponics Unit	Growing chamber	Reservoir/ Water tank
EC meter	PH meter	Submersible pump
Delivery system	Simple timer	Nutrient pump/ Fertigation Unit
Air pumps	Grow lights	Seed boxes
Plastic applicators	Plastic recipients	Drip and sprinkler system

Micro-irrigation Technician

AGR/Q1002 | Class XI-XII | 1 new tools & equipment in this section

Micro-irrigation kit

Kisan Drone Operator

AGR/Q1006 | Class XI-XII | 37 new tools & equipment in this section

Commercial drone	Hexacopter	Plastic Hexacopter with Propulsion Kit
Quadcopter drone Combo with Pix hawk Kit for beginner	Micro Quadcopter kit	Fixed Wing UAV
Thrust Measuring Stand	Magnetic Propeller Balancer	Digital Calliper
Anemometer	Laser Tachometer	Electronic Hanging Balance
Magnetic Tray	Soldering Kits – Basic and Battery powered	Hand Driller Kit
Glue Gun	Cutting Mat	Knife Set
Plier Set	Hammers	Hacksaw
Motor	Electronic Speed Controller	LiPo Battery
Battery Charger	LiPo Battery Checker	Arducopter Flight Controller with GPS
Ardino Uno Micro Controller	Ultrasonic Sensor (upto 400 cm)	Inertia Measurement Unit
Inertial Sensors	Distance and Gesture Sensor Module	Raspberry Pi Kit
Humidity and Temperature Sensor	Gas Sensor	433 MHz Telemetry
RC Flight Simulator

Agriculture Machinery Operator

AGR/Q1103 | Class XI-XII | 34 new tools & equipment in this section

Open end spanner set	Ring end spanner set	Socket spanner set
Wrenches	Plier	Punches
File set	Combination set	Steel scale
Wheel jack	Tachometer	Stop watch
Oil cane	Grease gun	Tyre pressure gauge
Cell tester	Line tester	Soldering kit
Circlip pliers	Chain wrench	Pipe wrench
Pressure gauge	Chisel set	MB Plough
Disc plough	Rotavator	Seed cum fertilizer
Battery operated sprayer	Manual fertilizer broadcaster	Manual transplanter
Manual dibbler	Grass cutter	Hand hoe (Khurpi)
Manual weeder

Irrigation Service Technician

AGR/Q1104 | Class XI-XII | 19 new tools & equipment in this section

Spanner set	Drill machine with drill bits of different sizes	Hand drill guide
Screwdriver and pliers	Hacksaw blade with frame and one spare blade	Measuring tape and scale
Straight or ejecto punch	Hand punch	S-hose pump
Plier punch	Take-off tool	Pickaxe and spade
Mortar pan	Chisel and Hammer	Wooden hammer
Tensiometer	Oven	Water meter
Bucket

Dairy Farmer-Entrepreneur

AGR/Q4101 | Class XI-XII | 27 new tools & equipment in this section

Electric dehorner	Burdizzo castrator	Tagging set
Tattooing set	Branding numbers	Drenching bottles
Mouth gags	Muzzle	Hoof trimmer
Ropes	Metal chains	Bull nose ring
Bull nose punch	Bull leader	Animal awakener
Artificial insemination (AI) cylinder	AI gun	Hose pipe
Grooming brush	Measuring appliances	Milking bucket
Milk can	Milk strainer	Broom
Bull exerciser	Trocar and cannula	CMT Paddle

Small Poultry Farmer

AGR/Q4306 | Class XI-XII | 20 new tools & equipment in this section

Automatic Vaccinator	Beak Trimmer	Bell Type Automatic Waterer
Chick box	Circular Feeder	Egg candler
Egg Packing Machine	Egg Washer	Hatching egg trays
Incubator	Laying Boxes	Linear Feeder
Linear Waterer/Channel Type Waterer	Manual Drinker	Nest Boxes
Nipple Drinker	Pan and Jar Type Waterer	Reflectors/ Hovers
Water basins	Weighing Balances

Animal Health Worker

AGR/Q4804 | Class IX-X | 1 new tools & equipment in this section

CMT Paddle (for detection of mastitis)

Fish Seed Grower

AGR/Q4908 | Class XI-XII | 19 new tools & equipment in this section

Small fish rearing tanks	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) meter	Water testing kit
Weighing balance	Microscope	Measuring cylinders and beakers
Plastic or glass breeding tanks	Fish net	Feeding trays for fish fry
Hand net for transferring fish fry	Syringe and droppers	Hatchery jars
Mini water filtration unit	Light meter	Aquarium heater
Oxygenation system	Magnifying glass	Plastic syringes and hormone applicators
Basic tools for cleaning of tanks

Bamboo Grower

AGR/Q6101 | Class IX-X | 9 new tools & equipment in this section

Round Scrapping Knife	Scrapping Knife	Double edged cleaning knife
Chisel edged cleaning knife	Indian Foldable knife	Indian Splitting knife
Bow hand drill	Hand Drill	Powered Hand drill

Quality Seed Grower

AGR/Q7101 | Class XI-XII | 11 new tools & equipment in this section

Small-scale seed threshers	Hand sieves	Seed cleaning machines
Seed graders / seed separators	Winnowing fans	Seed germination chamber / incubator
Tetrazolium testing kit	Seed moisture tester	Seed counters
Seed drying trays / racks	Solar dryers

Plant Tissue Culture Technician

AGR/Q8101 | Class XI-XII | 17 new tools & equipment in this section

Weighing balance (electronic)	Hot plate/stirrer	Refrigerator and freezer
Laminar flow transfer hood	Glassware/ Beakers	Wash bottles
Brushes	Culture tubes	Culture tube racks
Forceps	Sterilizers, autoclave	Glass pipettes
Graduated cylinders	Vacuum Pump	Distillation Plant
Centrifuge	Aspiration pump (peristaltic or vaccum)

Safety first

• Wear gloves and a mask whenever mixing or spraying any pesticide or seed treatment.
• Carry hoes, spades and rakes with blades pointing down, never over the shoulder.
• Only trained adults should start the tractor, tiller or pump sets during demonstrations.
• Wash hands thoroughly with soap after handling soil, manure, chemicals or farm animals.

Looking after the equipment

Scrape soil off spades, hoes and trowels after every session and wipe the blades with a little oil to stop rust. Rinse sprayers with clean water and leave them upside down to drain. Keep chemicals in a locked, labelled cupboard away from seed stock. Store heavy machinery under a roof, and check tyres, belts and fuel lines before each term begins.

Questions schools ask

Does a school need farmland to run an agriculture lab?

A large farm is not essential. A modest plot, raised beds or even a terrace with containers can support most practicals for gardening, nursery and seed work. Training on heavy machinery can be arranged through visits to a nearby farm, Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture college when space on campus is limited.

Which agriculture tools should a school buy first?

Start with hand tools every student will use: hoes, spades, trowels, garden rakes, secateurs and a knapsack sprayer. Add a weighing machine, measuring cylinders and a thermometer for seed and soil work. Larger items like a tiller, pump set or tractor implements can follow once the plot and covered storage are ready.