Academic Department
Agricultural Engineering
Constituent Department under College of Agriculture
The Department of Agricultural Engineering of Assam Agricultural University was established in the year 1948 as a part of the erstwhile agricultural college under government of Assam. Later on in the year 1969 it became a part of the Assam Agricultural University. At present, Department of Agricultural Engineering is a constituent department under the Faculty of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.
It caters to teaching undergraduate courses of Agriculture and Research mostly on network mode. Moreover, besides reasonable extension activities, the Department also involves itself with minor repair and maintenance activities of various departments, laboratories, farms, hostels etc. under both the faculties of agriculture and home science.
Agricultural Engineering: is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to production, processing, preservation and handling of food, feed and fibre. Agricultural engineering combines the disciplines of animal biology, plant biology, and mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical engineering principles in:
- Design of agricultural machinery, equipment, and agricultural structures
- Internal combustion engines as applied to agricultural machinery
- Agricultural/natural resource management (including land use and water use)
- Water management, conservation, and storage for crop irrigation and livestock production
- Soil management and conservation, including erosion and erosion control
- Seeding, tillage, harvesting, and processing of crops
- Waste management, including animal waste, agricultural residues, and fertilizer runoff
- Food engineering and the processing of agricultural products, bio resource engineering and rural energy
Vision: To make agriculture sustainable, profitable and competitive enterprise through engineering interventions of farm mechanization, value addition and energy management in production and post harvest operations in the state of Assam.
Mission: To develop and introduce need-based and region-specific engineering technologies to achieve sustainable enhanced productivity and profitability of different farming systems.
Mandate: To plan, coordinate, and monitor R & D programmes and serve as an information repository in Agricultural Engineering.
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Credit | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Ag Engg 212 * | Farm Machinery & Power | 2 (1+1) | — |
| 2 | 2. Ag Engg 222 * | Protected Cultivation & Secondary Agriculture | 2 (1+1) | — |
| 3 | 3. Ag Engg 313 * | Introductory Soil & Water Conservation Engineering | 3 (2+1) | — |
| 4 | 4. Ag Engg 322 * | Renewable Energy & Green Technology | 2 (1+1) | — |
| 5 | ELP Module-III | Post Harvest Technology & Value Addition | 0 (0+0) | — |
* indicates compulsory courses.
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Credit | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMPE 517 | Machinery for Precision Agriculture | 3 (2+1) | |
| 2 | IDE 505 | Design of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems | 3 (2+1) | |
| 3 | IDE 506 | Ground Water Engineering | 3 (2+1) | |
| 4 | IDE 510 | Minor Irrigation | 3 (2+1) | |
| 5 | IDE 513 | Water Resources Systems Engineering | 3 (2+1) | |
| 6 | REE 510 | Energy, Ecology and Environment | 3 (3+0) | |
| 7 | SWCE 501 * | Advanced Soil and Water Conservation Engineering | 3 (2+1) | |
| 8 | SWCE 502 * | Applied Watershed Hydrology | 3 (2+1) | |
| 9 | SWCE 503 | Soil and Water Conservation Structures | 3 (2+1) | |
| 10 | SWCE 504 | Stochastic Hydrology | 3 (2+1) | |
| 11 | SWCE 505 * | Watershed Management and Modeling | 3 (2+1) | |
| 12 | SWCE 506 | Flow Through Porous Media | 2 (2+0) | |
| 13 | SWCE 507/IDE 507 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Land and Water Resource Management | 3 (2+1) | |
| 14 | SWCE 508 | Climate Change and Water Resources | 3 (3+0) | |
| 15 | SWCE 509 | Numerical Methods in Hydrology | 2 (2+0) | |
| 16 | SWCE 510 | Dry land Water Management Technologies | 2 (2+0) |
* indicates compulsory courses.
Department Faculty Members
11 Faculty
Dr. Pankaj Barua
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Dr. Abhijit Borah
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Dr. Pulin Patgiri
Principal Scientist View Profile
Er. Amrita Teronpi
Assistant Professor View Profile
Dr. Manas Jyoti Barooah
Assistant Professor View Profile
Dr. Rejaul Hoque Bepary
Scientist View Profile
Er. Kabyasree Choudhury
Junior Scientist View Profile
Er. Ranjana Deka
Junior Scientist View Profile
Er. Kaushik Hazarika
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Er. Saurajyoti Baishya
Junior Scientist View ProfileAssociated Faculty
Research & Extension Projects
36 Total Projects
Ongoing Projects (25)
Oil Palm Cultivation and Its Future Prospects in Assam under National Mission on Edible Oils-oil Palm
Schedule Caste Sub Plan (SCSP)
Development of automated Til Pitha processing machine
"Development of Low-cost Transportable Pedal Operated Banana Pseudo-Stem Shredding Machine and Its utilization for Nano -Cellulose Extraction"(GTII)
Design and development of a solar energy based accelerated sprouter for pulses
Assessment of farm Mechanization status and Prospect of Custom Hiring in India
Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation
Design and development of an automated machine for processing of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.)
AICRP on PHET
Prototype feasibility testing on Tractor drawn zero till seed drill for line sowing of rapeseed/mustard
FLD on Self-propelled Reaper cum Binder
AI based robotic seed drill for small and hilly farms of North East India
Development of a Home Scale Millet Processing Machine
AICRP - FIM project "Feasibility of rice nursery enterprise model using mat nursery making machine" as Co. P.I
AICRP- FIM "Feasibility of reducing check dam lengths per unit paddy cropped area for better use of machines" as Co-P.I
AICRP-FIM "PFT of mulch laying machine" as Co-P.I
AICRP-FIM "Prototype feasibility of battery operated manual transplanter" as Co-PI
Mechanical weed management under different crop establishment methods in dry DSR under organic field conditions
Spinning Type Water Remover in Green Tea Manufacturing
Comparative study of a designed storage structure for the green gram and glutinous paddy for high moisture environment with IRRI super bag
Training on operation repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery
Sustainable management of tea waste to transform tea industry into carbon neutral and zero waste industry
Suitability classification for construction of rainwater harvesting system through application of RS and GIS for efficient water managemnt in Karbi-Anglong
AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery
AICRP on Post Harvest Engineering Technology (PHET)
Completed Projects (11)
Technology for the production of rice flakes from brown rice
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Er. Kaushik Hazarika)
Design and development of rice based instant wholesome food for elderly people by using linear programming.
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Er. Kaushik Hazarika)
Technology for production of dehydrated mushroom using cold plasma pre-treatment
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Er. Kaushik Hazarika)
Quality evaluation of SBD dried paddy stored as in normal FCI warehouse method & Drying kinetics of Green Gram, Black Pepper and Mustard Seed dried in SBD
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Abhijit Borah)
DBT, New Delhi sponsored project on "Developing bioactive compound-enriched functional food ingredients from Dillenia indica and valorization of pomac", . Co-PI of the project.
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Abhijit Borah)
Design Innovation Centre (DIC) project on- Design and development of a hand operated Assam lemon fruit harvester
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Barua)
Seed tape system for vegetable production in small and hilly farms of NE India
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Pankaj Barua)
“Development of a Natural draft gas fired tea dryer for small tea growers of Assam”.
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Abhijit Borah)
Entrepreneurship development of backward population of ginger growing areas of Assam Through PH management of ginger. Co-PI of the project
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Abhijit Borah)
Feasibility Study of Solid Waste Management and Utilization System for Jorhat City, Assam. Co=PI of the project
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Abhijit Borah)
National Agricultural Technology Project, “Improve Indigenous Technology for milling, drying and storage of rice”
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Abhijit Borah)
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