General Informations

  • Join Date: 24/03/1987
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Plant Breeding & Genetics
  • Office Email: gobin.bora[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1985
B Sc (Agri)

College of Agriculture, AAU, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1987
M Sc (Agri)

College of Agriculture, AAU, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1995
Ph D

CCS Haryana Agril. University, Hisar

 
 
 
 
 
2007
Post Doctoral

IAC, Wageningen, Netherland

 
 
 
 
 
2013
Other Qualifications

International Conference of Genetics and Plant Breeding on Egg Plant and Capsicum, Turin, Italy

 
 
 
 
 
2022
Other Qualifications

International Plant Science Executive Meet, Netherland (Virtual)

 
 
 
 
 
2022
Other Qualifications

National conference on Plant Genetic Resource Management, NBPGR, New Delhi

 
 
 
 
 
2023
Other Qualifications

International Conference on Biodiversity, Food Security, Sustainability and Climate change at AAU, Jorhat..

 
 
 
 
 
2024
Other Qualifications

International Conference on Ecological Impact on Agriculture, business and Technology, AFU, Rampur, Nepal.

 
 
 
 
 
2025
Other Qualifications

International Conference on Sustainable Environment, for Agriculture, Biodiversity, Technology and Market for Next Generation(SEABTMG-2025) at HPU, Shimla

 
 
 
 
 
2025
Other Qualifications

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Agriculture for Sustainabl Development1st Biopesticide Summit, AAU, Jorhat

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
24-03-1987 - 07-04-1988
Technical Assistant/Junior Research Assistant

AICRP on Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agriculture University

 
 
 
 
 
08-04-1988 - 28-02-1995
Junior Vegetable Breeder

AICRP on Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agriculture University

 
 
 
 
 
01-03-1995 - 31-08-1996
Assistant Professor

Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-09-1996 - 10-01-1997
Junior/Assistant Breeder

Sugarcane Research Station, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
11-01-1997 - 30-06-2006
Senior Scientist

Sugarcane Research Station, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2006 - 30-11-2008
Principal Scientist / Professor

Sugarcane Research Station, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-12-2008 - 31-08-2014
Principal Scientist (PS) & PI

AICRP on Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-09-2014 - 31-01-2016
Principal Scientist (PS)

Regional Agricultural Research Station, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-02-2016 - Till date
Professor/Principal Scientist (PS)

Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Assam Agricultural University

Achievements
  • A. Research, teaching and extension achievements : Given in detail in Appendix-I. Teaching : Guided 2 Ph.D. students, 10 M.Sc. students as major adviser, 5 M.Sc. students and 2 Ph D students as advisory committee member ; more than 50 courses taught in UG & PG classes. Research : Around 35 vars developed and recommended, >100 research papers published. Extension : 60 trainings, 120 demonstrations, 16 exhibitions, 11 farmers’ fare, 33 radio programmes conducted. 5 books, 75 popular articles, 7 bulletins, 2 book chapters and 2 Prasar Patrikas published. Coordination : Associated in 3 Coordinated AICRPs (Sugarcane, Vegetable and Maize), Monitoring team (Sugarcane), associated in management of state ATMA programme. Management : Involved in management of seed production programmes, acted as external examiner of 7 Ph. D. students, 10 M. Sc. Students of outside the state Universities. B. Products including varieties, concepts, processes, technologies, patents (actually granted), books, manual etc. : 35 varieties developed out of which 6 notified, 9 released, others recommended. (i) Concepts, Processes and Patents 7 sugarcane and 15 vegetable varieties conserved at NBPGR, New Delhi ; IC nos. received. (ii) Products and Technologies 9 sugarcane and 27 vegetable varieties developed and recommended
  • 10. Awards and Recognitions: 10.1 Awards & honours (National and International Awards based on Scientific work, peer): Name of the Award/ Prize/ Recognition / Reviewer Awarding Organization (Place/Country) Year National/ International/ Institutional/ Professional Society Individual/ Collaborative ICAR’s Senior Research Fellowship ICAR, New Delhi (India) 1992: National Individual. Fellowship of the ISGPB, New Delhi (India) 1994: Professional Individual Member of the National level Monitoring team ICAR & AICRP on Sugarcane (India) 2004: National Individual Bharat Jyoti Award IIFS, New Delhi (India) 2006: Professional Individual Nuffic Fellowship Govt of Netherland,2007: International Individual Bharat Siksha Ratan Award GSHEG, New Delhi (India) 2008: International Individual Editorial Member DRJAFS, Africa 2015 : International Individual Valued Reviewer Bio Info Publication 2015, Science Domain 2025: International Individual Fellowship of SAP SAP, Kanpur (India) 2016: Professional Individual Research Excellence Award SVWS & BBAU (CU), Lucknow (India) 2017: National Individual Fellowship of ISVS ISVS, Varanasi(India) 2018: National Individual
  • Top 10 Professor Award by Kites Kraft Production under Global Education, 2022; Peer recognized by the Federal University, Brazil, 2022; Appreciation in IPSEM by PG College of Agril. Science, Maxico, 2022. Invited Speaker ICBFSSCC, 2023; Life Time Achievement Award conferred at ICEIABT, AFU, Rampur, Nepal; Lead Paper Presenter Award at ICEBIAT, AFU, Rampur, Nepal in 2024.
  • Chairman and Invited Speaker in International Conference on SEABTMG, 2025 in HPU, Shimla (Virtual); Agriculturist Achievement International Award, 2025.
  • A good amount of seeds of different varieties of vegetable crops have been produced as follows. Brinjal : ABU and BHUPENDRA, Tomato : MIRIKA BILAHI, Ridge Gourd : Jor RG 09-05, Amaranthus : SHYAMOLI and RODALI, Okra : SHAGUN and S-51, Lai patta : JOR MLG - 1 and JOR MLP -2.
Membership
  • ISGPB, 1989; SAP, 2009; ISVS, 1988; SISSTA,1999; HSHS, 1993; SIHS, 1992; ASSNEI, 1993 and SVWS, 2017; IPSEM, 2022; ISPGR, 2022.,WJUSMNG, 2023; WJBKS, 2024;JEF, 2025.
    Life Member
  • Maize Technologists’ Association of India (MTAI); India International Friendship Society (IIFS); EUCARPIA ; Global Society for Health and Educational Growth (GSHEG)
    Associate Member
    2013
  • Jorhat Environmental Forum (JEF), 2025
    Life Member
Projects
  • State Govt. sponsored project on "Amar Gaon Amar Gaurav Project", project cost Rs.1 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU, Jorhat sponsored project on "Seed Production of improved vegetable varieties", project cost Rs.1 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • State sponsored project on "1. Genetic improvement of brinjal under organic farming situation. 2. Protection of Plant varieties under PPVFR.", implemented in 2018.
  • State sponsored project on "1.Genetic improvement of brinjal under organic farming situation. 2. Protection of plant varieties under PPVFR.", implemented in 2018.