The Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization was established in July 1950. The Faculty trains mechanical engineers who are able to properly operate, carry out maintenance and diagnostics, and repair agricultural machinery. The training of engineers in the specialty of Electrification and Automation of Agriculture began in 1998.

The Faculty includes special divisions, which have research laboratories and student design bureaus.

There is target recruitment. It gives young rural people the opportunity to enter the Engineering Faculty and get education in two specialties Agroengineering and Electric Power and Electrical Engineering. For agricultural enterprises,this is a complete guarantee of replenishment of specialistpersonnel

The University has a contract with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Ryazan region. A special program of support for young professionals has been developed. These professionals receive an additional payment higher than their basic salary for the construction or purchaseof a house.