The energy requirement in soybean and cotton + pigeonpea cropping system and various tillage practices were studied for Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. The study was undertaken during the kharif season at Agronomy Farm of Dr. PDKV, Akola. Energy has been an invaluable prerequisite for anticipated consequential outcome. For performing various agricultural operations in the cultivation process of crops selected for the study, different sources of energy such as mechanical energy, human energy and animal energy were tapped. It was calculated to examine means of reducing energy inputs and securing greater efficiency in energy use. It is necessary not to reduce profitability. Energy was calculated from the unit operations involved and the various types of machinery used, fertilizers, chemicals and other inputs and output used with appropriate energy equivalents. Total input energy requirements was calculated in soybean and cotton + pigeonpea and cotton + black gram cropping system and it was highest in subsoiling tillage system (CvT+SS) 10952 MJ/ha, 7563 MJ/ha and 7562.55 MJ/ha. The highest input energy (10952 MJ/ha) was required in treatment 'CvT+SS' under soybean cropping system and lowest input energy (7510 MJ/ha) was found in treatment 'STB'. The similar trade was observed by cotton + pigenpea cropping system. Maximum output energy was obtained in treatment 'CvT+SS' which was followed by treatment 'CvT' under soybean cropping system. The lowest output energy was delivered by treatment 'CnT' (55276 MJ/ha). Both the shallow tillage treatments (STT and STB) were found to be intermediate while delivering output energy. The energy requirement of various tillage treatments includes input energy, output energy, energy balance, energy ratio and Energy productivity.