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4 Years

Duration
Program Overview

Become an Innovation Leader
with Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

Our Vision

To create a platform for quality teaching-learning process where, the students are not only taught various subjects as per framed syllabus, but also exposed to the topic beyond it with an emphasis on blending of knowledge and skill and relevance of a topic or subject with the real-life situation so that one can adapt to the industrial requirements

Our Mission

To create qualified and proficient technocrats Contemporary skills through outcome-based and self learning strategies To encourage innovation-oriented and problem-based research capabilities through higher studies Strong ethical values and good professional behaviour
HOD's Message

From the Department Head

Dr. Amit Biswas

Dr. Amit Biswas

Associate Professor
9153017084

Agricultural Engineering is an applied engineering discipline. All agricultural engineering students should focus on basic agriculture, engineering principles, industrial applications and innovative thinking for sustainable future.

amitmbiswas@gmail.com
Curriculum

Program Curriculum

Degree Offered

B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering

MAKAUT-AICTE

4 Years 30 Seats

Infrastructure

Department Laboratories

Soil and Water Engineering Lab
Capacity: 30
Key Equipment:
Evaporimeter Soil moisture sensor Water level indicator Double ring infiltrometer Liquid limit apparatus Soil permeability measurement apparatus Raingauge
Agri Machinery Lab
Capacity: 30
Key Equipment:
Current meter Shear test apparatus Consolidation apparatus Triaxial testing machine Parshall flume Auger
Research

Research Focus Areas

Soil quality and textural analysis
Water quality analysis
Crop irrigation estimation
Food quality analysis
Design of farm machinery
Crop modelling
Application of IoT in agriculture
Design of farm implements
Innovative indoor farming techniques
Food preservation and self life extension
Novel Food Preservation Technique
Refrigeration and cold storage design for fruits, vegetable and perishable food
Different Drying technique for post harvest operation
Statistical analysis of weather parameter
Department Events

Events & Activities

Upcoming
06 May 2026 — 07 May 2026
BIONEXUS
Seminar Hall, SASH
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World Agriculture and Water Science Day
Past
20 Mar 2026
World Agriculture and Water Science Day
Department of Agricultural Engineering and Edusat Lab
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Admission Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

For Indian Students

  • Mandatory Courses Physics, Chemistry or Agriculture Stream at 10+2 level Other Relevant Courses Maths/Biology/Biotechnology/Agriculture/ Agriculture stream
Our Team

Expert Faculty

CategoryCountCategoryCount
Total Faculty4Professors0
Associate Professors1Assistant Professors3
Faculty with Ph.D.4With B.Tech/B.E.0
Achievements

Department Achievements

Ranit Mondal, Final year student, Gold with Top 2% in NPTEL
Ranit Mondal, Final year student, Silver with Top 2% in NPTEL
Dr. Amit Biswas, Associate Professor and HOD, Excellence in Teaching award, IGKV Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Dr. Amit Biswas, Associate Professor and HOD, Young Scientist award, ISASTR, New Delhi
Dr. Amit Biswas, Reviewing Editor, Springer Nature
Dr. Amit Biswas, Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Water Science and Engineering

American Journal of Water Science and Engineering

Dr. Amit Biswas, Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Environmental Chemistry

International Journal of Environmental Chemistry

Dr. Amit Biswas, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 

Dr. Amit Biswas, Reviewer, Springer Nature

Springer Nature 

Dr. Amit Biswas, Reviewer, IWA Publisher
Dr. Amit Biswas, Invited Speaker, The Neotia University
Dr. Amit Biswas, Invited Technical Program Committee member of Prestigious IEEE International Conference

Dr. Amit Biswas 
Invited as Technical Program Committee member of Prestigious IEEE International Conference on Hydraulic Engineering Calculation and Simulation Technology 
Organized at Sanghai, China  
2025

Dr. Amit Biswas, Reviewer, AICTE sponsored IEEE International Conference

AICTE sponsored IEEE International Conference on Networks, Multimedia and Information Technology

Dr. Amit Biswas, Reviewer, Bentham Science Publisher

Reviewer, Bentham Science Publisher 

Student Internship, IIT Bombay

Final year student (2022-2026) Ranju Chowdhury got summer internship at IIT Bombay 

Mr. Nimai Das Bairagya, Assistant Professor, YOUNG ACADEMICIAN AWARD

Agro-Environmental Education & Farmers Welfare Society (AEEFWS) & Conference Award Screening Committee. APRIL, 2025 at VIVEKANANDA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR (ICAR accredited).

Funded Research

Research Projects

Sl NoFinancial YearProject TitleFunding AgencyFromToAmountStatus
1 IOT-enable smart water health monitoring and control system using LORAWAN communication for pisciculture Five star logistics ltd. 21-07-2023 30-11--0001 Ongoing
Academic Research

Publications

S.No.MonthAuthor(s)TitleJournalTypeIF
1 April Ankita Banerjee, Rupashree Pramanik Role of Nanotechnology in Advancing Renewable Energy Technologies: A Comprehensive Review
DOI: https://doi.org/10.65525/jaar.v2i1.28
Journal of Advance Agricultural Research Journal
2 Pal G., Biswas A., Das Bairagya N., Banerjee A., Roy T., Kumar Jha R. Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Smart and Sustainable Systems Climate Change and Environmental Degradation - Challenges and Concerns for Sustainable Development Book chapter
3 Patel, T., Pal, G., Ningthoujam, B., & Basu, S. Evaluating the Impact of Simulated Climate Change on Physical Work Capacity of Agricultural Workers Exposed to Heat Stress.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2026631.1995
Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India), 63(1). Journal
4 Swarnajit Bhattacharya, Amit Biswas Decentralized Swarm Aware Internet of Things (IOT) protocol for real time crop quality prediction by Intelligent Autonomous Mobile Robots (IAMRs) Discover Robotics Journal
5 Pal, G., Roy, S., Bag, J.K., & Pranav, P.K. (2026). A comprehensive review of ML and optimization techniques in agricultural system modeling: a cybernetics perspective. 241, 111188.
DOI: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2026CEAgr.24111188P/doi:10.1016/j.compag.2025.111188
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Journal 9.000
6 Pal, G., & Patel, T.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815251365918
Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation Journal 2.000
7 Pal, G. and P. Chattopadhyay Development and Testing of a Power Tiller Operated Single Row Potato Planter with Bucket Elevator type Metering Mechanism.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2020572.1707
Journal
8 Sk Aftab Hossain, Amit Biswas Wastewater Irrigation in Agriculture: Health Risks and Nutrient Benefits ACMS Journal
9 Pal, G., Biswas, A., Bairagya, N. D., & Banerjee, A. A holistic approach to hand tool and machinery development: Physiology and psychology integration. In 15th International Istanbul Scientific Research Congress on Life, Engineering, and Applied Sciences Proceedings Book. BZT ACADEMY PUBLISHING HOUSE. In 15th International Istanbul Scientific Research Congress on Life, Engineering, and Applied Sciences Proceedings Book. BZT ACADEMY PUBLISHING HOUSE. (ISBN 978-625-6879-40-9). Journal
S.No.MonthAuthor(s)TitleJournalTypeIF
1 Swarnajit Bhattacharya, Asit Kumar Nayek, Biswajit Mandal, Amit Biswas, Mrinmoy Sen, Asim Halder, Lipika Das Samanta An Advanced Internet of Things-based Water Quality Monitoring Architecture for Sustainable Aquaculture Leveraging Long Range Wide Area Network Communication Protocol ES General Journal
2 April Banerjee, A., Basu, P. Conservation Agriculture for Smallholders: Strategies for Sustainable Farming in developing nations. Exploring Recent Innovations in Agriculture and Allied Science Conference
3 Amit Biswas Horticulture under Smart Greenhouse B R Nahata Smriti Sansthan Agricultural Extension Journal (AEXTJ) Journal
4 April Nimai Das Bairagya, Dr. Manoj Kumar Chourasia Performance evaluation of Plane pipe, Finned pipe and Air-cooling unit type evaporator for Potato cold storage. 10th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry: Pathways, Extension Strategies & Approaches (ICAHESA- 2025) Conference
5 Amit Biswas Solar Energy for Agriculture B R Nahata Smriti Sansthan Agricultural Extension Journal (AEXTJ) Journal
6 Amit Biswas, Moulina Maiti, Sankalpa Mal, Moinak Chandra, Ranit Mondal, Anushree Ghosh, Subhajit Manna Digitalization in Food Safety Goya Journal Journal
7 M Chandra, A Biswas Modern innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies and Bio Sustainabilty (ICREBTS 2025) Journal
8 A Biswas, S Duary, S Hansda Renewable energy for sustainable agriculture and environment 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies and Bio Sustainability Journal
9 Amit Biswas, Damodhara Rao Mailapalli Future Projection of Rice Water Footprints at Farm Level International Conference On Global Research Initiatives for Agriculture, Science and Technology Journal
10 Anurag M. Bhargav, R. Suresh, Utsav Pansuriya, Amit Biswas Hydrogeological simulation of groundwater flow in the industrial periphery of narol within the Sabarmati basin Elsevier Journal
S.No.MonthAuthor(s)TitleJournalTypeIF
1 August Banerjee, A., Das Bairagya, N., Pal, G., Biswas, A., Mandal, R. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: Revolutionizing Farming Practices. Agriculture & Food: E- Newsletter Other
2 January Das Bairagya, N., Banerjee, A., Biswas, A. and Pal, G. Innovations in Agriculture: The Advantages of Vaccum Drying Systems. The Agriculture Magazine. Agriculture & Food: E- Newsletter Other
3 September Banerjee, A., Das Bairagya, N., Pal, G., Biswas, A., Pramanik, R. Advancing Renewable Energy through Nanotechnology. Conference
4 September Das Bairagya, N., Banerjee, A., Pal, G., Biswas, A., Jana, S. The Role of Nano Technology in Agro Food Processing and Preservation. Conference
5 September Basu, P., Biswas, A., Pal, G., Banerjee, A. and Das Bairagya, N. Application of Nano Technologies for Agricultural Waste Management. Conference
6 N D BAIRAGYA, A BANERJEE, G PAL, R MANDAL, A BISWAS THE ROLE OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING IN REDUCING POSTHARVEST LOSSES AND EXTENDING THE SELF LIFE OF FRESH PRODUCE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, FISH, AND POULTRY International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology(IJISRT) Journal
7 Anuska Raichoudhury, Radha Sankar Mal, Ranjay Kumar Thakur, Subhankar Mishra, Mukesh singh, Amit Biswas Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants for Sustainable Agriculture Wiley-Scrivener Publisher Journal
8 September Nimai Das Bairagya, Ankita Banerjee, Govinda Pala, Amit Biswas, Subhamay Jana The Role of Nano Technology in Agro Food Processing and Preservation. Conference
9 September Ankita Banerjee, Nimai Das Bairagya, Govinda Pal, Amit Biswas, Rupashree Pramanik Advancing Renewable Energy through Nanotechnology: A Comprehensive. Conference
10 September Pritthiraj Basu, Amit Biswas, Govinda Pal, Ankita Banerjee, Nimai Das Bairagya Application of Nano Technologies for Agricultural Waste Management. Conference
S.No.MonthAuthor(s)TitleJournalTypeIF
1 November Pal, G., Biswas, A., Das Bairagya, N., Banerjee, A. Smart Farm Mechanization: Revolutionizing Agriculture for a Sustainable Future. Agriculture & Food: E- Newsletter Other
2 November Biswas, A., Pal, G., Banerjee, A., Das Bairagya, N. Agriculture & Food: E- Newsletter Other
3 Pal, G., Biswas, A., Das Bairagya, N. and Banerjee, A. A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HAND TOOL AND MACHINERY DEVELOPMENT: PHYSIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY INTEGRATION. 15th International Istanbul Scientific Research Congress on Life, Engineering, and Applied Sciences Proceedings Book Journal
4 Rituparna Saha, Sudip Misra, Chandranath Chatterjee, Amit Biswas CNN-Based Rice Nitrogen Status Estimation Using UAV Integrated Multispectral Camera Images 2023 IEEE 3rd Applied Signal Processing Conference (ASPCON) Journal
5 November Nimai Das Bairagya, Ankita Banerjee, Amit Biswas, Govinda Pal agriculture & food e-newsletter Other
6 December Govinda Pal, Amit Biswas, Nimai Das Bairagya, Ankita Banerjee A holistic approach to hand tool and machinery development: physiology and physiology integration. 15th International Istanbul Scientific Research Congress on Life, Engineering and Applied Science Conference
7 November Govinda Pal, Amit Biswas, Nimai Das Bairagya, Ankita Banerjee Smart Farm Mechanization: Revolutionizing Agriculture for a Sustainable Future. agriculture & food e-newsletter Other
8 November Amit Biswas, Govinda Pal, Ankita Banerjee, Nimai Das Bairagya agriculture & food e-newsletter Other
9 Amit Biswas, Damodhara Rao Mailapalli Water-saving Irrigation Practice to reduce Rice Consumptive Water Footprints Civil Engineering Congress, Haldia Institute of Technology Journal
10 Amit Biswas Application of Treated Wastewater for Lettuce Farming 6th International Conference on Advances in Agriculture Technology and Allied Sciences (ICAATAS 2023) Journal
S.No.MonthAuthor(s)TitleJournalTypeIF
1 Amit Biswas, Arup kumar Das Modelling and Prediction of rainfall by ANN technique in Krishnanagar, Nadia, West Bengal, India Indian Journal of Natural Sciences Journal
2 Ritesh Kumar, Nihal R., N K Chaurasia, Amit Biswas Innovative approaches in Agriculture New Delhi Publisher Journal
S.No.MonthAuthor(s)TitleJournalTypeIF
1 AMIT BISWAS Pollution Research Journal
2 Anindita Roy, M Viswanath, Subhrajyoti Chatarjee, Amit Biswas Climate change crash on fruit crops and management approaches The Pharma Innovation Journal Journal
3 Gourabananda Moharana, Ritesh Kumar Biswal, Satyashree Pahi, Rashmi Bala Das, Mukesh Kumar Khemundu, Suman Sekhar Muduly, Amit Biswas Statistical analysis of rainfall and temperature of Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India Indian Journal of Natural Sciences Journal
Intellectual Property

Research Patents

Sl NoAcad YearInventorsPatent TitleAppl. No.Date FiledStatus
1 2025-2026 Mr. Nimai Das Bairagya, Mrs. Ankita Banerjee Weather- Monitored Farming Assistant Device 496882-001 30-03-2026 Filed
2 2025-26 B Mandal, S Bhattacharya, M Sen, A Halder, A K Nayak, A Biswas, S Mondal, S B Ku… IOT-enable smart water health monitoring and control system using LORAWAN communication for pisciculture 30-11--0001 Published
3 2024-25 S Bhardwaj, V K K Ravi, A Tonk, G C Sarode, Y K Sahu, A Biswas, S Ramteke, R. Ve… Intelligent Agricultural Decision Support System for Soil Classification and Fertilizer Optimization Using Machine Learning 30-11--0001 Published
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