General Informations

  • Join Date: 16/05/1997
  • College: College of Community Science
  • Department: Resource Management and Consumer Science
  • Office Email: mira.kalita[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1992
B. Sc. (Home Science)

AAU, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1995
M. Sc. (Home Science)

AAU, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
2015
Ph. D.

AAU, Jorhat

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
16-05-1997 - 30-06-2009
Research Associate in AICRP on Home Science. (FRM Component)

College of Home Science, AAU, Jorhat-785-013

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2009 - 04-11-2015
Senior Research Fellow

College of Home Science, AAU, Jorhat-785-013

 
 
 
 
 
05-11-2015 - Till date
Assistant professor

College of Home Science, AAU, Jorhat-785-013

Achievements
  • Ergonomically modified and redesigned women friendly technologies for drudgery reduction of rural women (AICRP team).
  • Practical Manual: Seven (9) numbers of Teaching Manual was prepared for under graduate and post graduate.

    Teaching Aid: Prepared a live Video on Anthropocentric Measurements.
  • Completed thesis work of five (6) M. Sc. students as Major Advisor.

    Guiding three (3) nos of Ph. D. students
  • Involvement in Ad-hoc Project:
    Co-Principal investigator of ad-hoc research project on “Efficiency Innovation for pounding of rice” funded by MHRD.
    • Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Ergonomics in Agriculture – a way to improve work performance of farm workers to enhance productivity and better health” funded by Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project.
    • Co-Principal Investigator of the project entitled “Drudgery reducing tools and techniques- an approach to foster scientific knowledge among rural women for better health and increase productivity” funded by department of Science and Technology.
  • NSS Programme Officer:
    Four years of service provided as Programme Officer of NSS, College of Community Science from 2016 to 2019.
  • Research Papers:
    More than 42 numbers of research papers were published in different NAAS rated journals .
  • Book Chapter:
    Eleven chapters was published in books.
  • Participation in National and International Seminar: Presented more than seventeen research papers in National and International Conferences.
  • Reviewer:
    Reviewed more than forty two (42) research articles, 2 nos of book chapters and 1 book for published in different national and International journals.
  • Technical Bulletin:
    Prepared thirty two numbers of research and extension Bulletins
  • External Examiner:
    Three (3) numbers of Master’s thesis evaluated as external Examiner:
  • Paper setter:
    Completed thirteen question paper as paper setter
  • Evaluator of answer script:
    Answer script evaluator of Home Science paper Course No. CT 1003, of 1st semester MA examination held on Dec. 2018 of Dibrugarh University, Assam.
  • Popular Article: More than seventeen number of Assamese articles published in news paper and Assamese magazines.
  • Electronic Media:

    CD (audio-visual) on ‘Preparation of mat nursery for drudgery reduction of farm woman in uprooting of seedlings’ in English and Assamese version (under AICRP on Home Science)
  • Content Creator: Content creator of two courses for Open Distance Learning (ODL)
  • Engagement as External Evaluator for Gunotsav - 22 and 23
  • Radio Programme: More than forty two (43) radio programme were broad-casted from All India Radio
  •  Convener: International Conference Next-Gen Preparedness for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability, November 22-24, 2023 (Celebrating 100 Glorious Years of AAU- Assam Rice Research Institute, Titabar)
  •  Organizing Secretary: Act as a Organizing secretary of two days National Seminar on “Upskilling Students with AI and Big Data Sciences in Education: Building Future Ready Innovators” held on 6th to 7th February, 2026 sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi.
Membership
  • The Home Science Association of India
    Life Member
  • Doctor's Krishi Evam Bagwani Vikas Sanstha
    Annual Member
    2024
Projects
  • Department of Science and Technology. sponsored project on "Drudgery reducing tools and techniques- an approach to foster scientific knowledge among rural women for better health and increase productivity", project cost Rs.22,35,000.00 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project sponsored project on "Ergonomics in Agriculture – a way to improve work performance of farm workers to enhance productivity and better health", project cost Rs.19,69,000.00 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • MHRD sponsored project on "Efficiency Innovation for Pounding of Rice", project cost Rs.5.7 Lakh implemented in 2016.