About CAET

The College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (CAET), the only Govt. Agricultural Engineering College of the State, was established under OUAT in the year 1966. Well acclaimed as one of the leading colleges under SAU-ICAR system, CAET-Bhubaneswar is imparting education, research and extension in the field of Agricultural Engineering since more than five decades. It provides highly qualified technical as well as managerial human resources to the public and industrial sector through its B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. Programmes.

The college is well equipped with modern laboratory facilities to enable the students to meet the challenges and the need of the Govt. and Industries. The UG students undergo 6 months vocational training in various leading industries and training institutes as a part of the curriculum. The students undertake a project work in their final year as partial fulfilment of their requirement for the degree. They also present technical seminars in their concerned projects. In the Post Graduate level, the students conduct research work on a specific topic, often in collaboration with other departments and institutes. The College has research collaborations/ linkages with Govt. departments and Corporations, ICAR institutes, MNRES, DST, Govt. of India, ISRO, BPCL and local farm machinery industries.

Four All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs) are operating in the College. Besides, the projects/ facilities available in the College include the Farm Implements Design Unit, Farm Machinery testing Centre and a Central Instrumentation facility. Several externally funded projects are also operating in the College, which have been contributing to the education, research and infrastructure development.  

The College also conducts training and demonstration programmes for the farmers/ entrepreneurs at the University headquarters and different locations in the state. Many skill development/ entrepreneurship developments have also been organised in the recent past for the benefit of the entrepreneurs and students. The programmes conducted by the college are also covered through mass media for a wider reach.

The College also conducts different programmes as seminars, workshops and lectures to enhance the communication skill/ personality of students. The students also take active part in sports, cultural and other extracurricular activities. Two units of NSS are operating in the College. 

We at CAET, work with team spirit, dedication, sincerity and enthusiasm to build the next generation agricultural engineers and the society as a whole.

 

 

Dean

Sanjaya K. Dash, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
Bhubaneswar

 

Contact Details

College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology,
Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,
Bhubaneswar - 751003
Phone: +91674-2562360 (Office); +91 9437205952 (Mobile)
Email: deancaet[at]ouat[dot]nic[dot]in
 

 

DEANS OFFICE, CAET, OUAT, BHUBANESWAR

SL No.	EMPLOYEE NAME	DESIGNATION	Email Id
1.	Dr.Sanjaya Ku. Dash	Dean	deancaet[at]ouat[dot]nic[dot]in
2.	Sri Harekrushna Mandal	Sr.Steno
3.	Sri Narahari Naik	Jr. Typist
4.	Sri Prasant Ku. Parida	Jr. Diarist
5.	Sri Satyajit Kar	Jr. Typist
6.	Sri Rajesh Ku. Das	Peon
7.	Sri Suresh Ku. Mohanty	Peon
8.	Sri Santosh Ku. Samantaray	Watchman
9.	Sri Kanhu Charan Samal	Peon

 

 

Academic Programs

Programmes		Duration
U.G	B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)	4 years
P.G	M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.)	2 years
Ph.D	Ph.D. (Agril. Engg.)	3 years

 

B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering)

It is a four year degree programme designed to cater to the needs of agriculture requiring engineering applications like farm mechanization, soil and water conservation, irrigation and drainage, micro-irrigation, post-harvest technologies and processing of agricultural and horticultural products for storage, grading and value addition, dairy and food engineering, applications of wind and solar energy, agricultural structures for soil and water conservation, irrigation and drainage and for storage and processing of food grains. Admissions to the UG programme is based on the candidate's performance in OUAT entrance examination conducted by OUAT every year as well as marks obtained in 10^th and 12^th examinations. Fifteen per cent seats are reserved for candidates from other states under ICAR quota. Candidates having Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at +2 Science level are eligible for B.Tech. (Agril Engg) degree programme.

M.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering)

The M. Tech. programme is available in the following three specializations. These programmes deal with the advanced aspects in agricultural engineering.

1. Farm Machinery and Power
2. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
3. Processing & Food Engineering

There are 10 seats in each specialisation, which includes three seats in each for candidates selected through All India ICAR PG entrance examination. The remaining seats in M. Tech. programme are filled though the OUAT-PG entrance examination.  B.Tech/ B.E (Agricultural Engineering) from a recognized university is the eligibility for admission into the M. Tech. programmes (subject to fulfilment of other criteria). 

 

Ph.D. (Agricultural Engineering)

The Ph.D. programmes in the following three specializations have been started since 2012-13. These programmes deal with the advanced aspects of research in agricultural engineering.

1. Farm Machinery and Power
2. Soil and Water Engineering
3. Processing & Food Engineering

Two seats in each specialization are available, one for regular and the other for in-service candidates. Admission to the Ph.D. programme for regular candidates is based on the candidate's performance in the entrance examination conducted by the University. M.Tech/ M.E (Agricultural Engineering) from a recognized university is the minimum qualification for admission into the Ph.D. programmes (subject to fulfilment of other criteria). 

The details of the scholarships available to students and the detailed eligibility and admission procedure are available in the Admission prospectus of OUAT.

 

Departments and other facilities

The College has five major departments as follows.

1. Department of Farm Machinery and Power

2. Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

3. Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering

4. Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

5. Department of Agricultural Structures, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Besides, there are four All India Coordinated Research Projects operating under the College, as follows.

1. AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery
2. AICRP on Ergonomics and Safety in Agriculture
3. AICRP on Utilisation of Animal Energy
4. AICRP on Post Harvest Engineering and Technology

The following other facilities are also operating in the College.

1. Farm Implements Design Unit
2. Farm Machinery testing Centre
3. Central Instrumentation Facility

 

Departments

DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY AND POWER

The Department of Farm Machinery and Power conducts teaching, research and extension activities in the field of farm machinery and allied subjects.  The faculty members are specialized in farm machinery, farm power, design of farm equipment and implements, management of farm machinery and farm mechanization planning, renewable energy and system engineering.

The department also has number of sponsored research projects. Three All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs), namely, AICRP on Ergonomics and Safety in Agriculture, AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery and the AICRP on Utilisation of Animal Energy, are operating under this department. One Professor Chair has been established in the department with funding from the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for conducting research on Bio-fuels. The other centres/ facilities include the Farm Machinery Testing Centre and the Farm Implement Design Unit. 

The laboratories are fully equipped with sophisticated equipment and instruments to update the knowledge of the students through different practical classes. The department also has a completely mechanized farm and students are trained to operate agricultural machinery on the farm under the supervision of the trained staff. In addition, the M.Tech. and Ph.D. students are often attached with industries for their project work. 

Thrust areas of research

• Mechanization of horticultural crops and selective small and marginal farm holdings, Mechanization in conservation agriculture (Zero tillage, Minimum tillage, residue management, combination tillage), 
• Mechanization of hill agriculture
• Selective mechanization of pulses and  oilseeds (pulse and oilseed harvester and thresher)
• Automation in agriculture
• Precision and protected agriculture
• Design and development of women friendly farm machinery and tools
• Studies on occupational health hazard in agriculture and allied activities
• Development of small scale bio-refinery unit, enhancement of renewable energy application in agriculture
• Decision support system for machinery and power selection

 

DEPARTMENT OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING

The Department, in addition to teaching, also conducts research and extension activities in the field of soil & water conservation engineering, irrigation water management, pressurized irrigation methods, watershed management, groundwater management plans, well hydraulics and pump technology, etc. The department is bestowed with highly qualified faculty members having specialization in Soil & Water Conservation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Irrigation Water Management, Watershed Development and Management and Ground Water Engineering. 

The department offers B. Tech., M. Tech. and Ph.D. programmes and is equipped with good laboratories. A RKVY funded project on “Establishment of Geospatial Technology Centre for Multipurpose Agricultural Use” is running under the department. A well equipped GIS lab, developed under the centre, is extending technical support to the research scholars and scientists from different colleges of OUAT and other institutes for carrying out advanced research work on applications of geospatial technology in agriculture and allied sectors. In addition to that the centre is organising short and long duration hands-on training programmes for the students, faculty members and other officials on basics of RS and GIS, applications of geospatial technology in agriculture, use of Geomedia Professional and ERDAS IMAGINE,  ArcGIS, ENVI and QGIS. 

The department has three fully equipped advanced laboratories with sophisticated instrumentation for conducting practical classes and inculcating hands-on experience to the students. The major equipments available are as follows.

Name of the laboratory	Equipment available
Hydraulics Laboratory	Weirs and notches, tilting flume and venturies with pump and sump arrangements, cut models of pumps
Soil & Water Conservation Engineering	Permeameter, water testing kits, pH meter, digital current meter, digital planimeter
Geospatial Technology Centre	High end computers, workstation, application server installed with remote sensing and GIS hardware and software and online back-up facilities.

 

The department has a strong collaboration with international/ national/ state level agencies like Watershed Mission, Govt. of Odisha, ICAR- Indian Institute of Water management, IIT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa Space Application Centre (ORSAC), Bhubaneswar, NRSC, Hyderabad, Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad and many other institutes, Govt. departments and industries.

Under the ambit of MoU signed between OUAT and NRSC, Hyderabad and also with SAC (ISRO), Ahmedabad, the faculty members and students of OUAT are getting the opportunity of undergoing in-plant and need based trainings in these national organisations for learning advanced satellite technologies and their applications in the field of agriculture and watershed development. The scientists from NRSC and SAC are acting as guide/co-guide of the students of OUAT in their PG and Ph.D. research works.

Thrust areas of research

• Irrigation water management
• Application of remote sensing and GIS in agriculture
• Watershed planning and management
• Groundwater flow dynamics
• Pressurised irrigation technology
• Drought mitigation strategy
• Effect Climate change on water resources
• Enhancing water use efficiency
• Groundwater recharging techniques 
• Feasibility of sub-surface irrigation practices
• Reclamation of salt afflicted soils
• Groundwater quality assessment
• Farm pond technology
• Double cropping in rainfed regions

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING AND FOOD ENGINEERING

The Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering conducts teaching, research and extension activities in the field of food processing and allied subjects. The faculty members are specialized in food engineering, food technology, value addition, storage engineering, dairy engineering and food packaging, etc

The department offers B. Tech., M. Tech. and Ph.D. programmes and is equipped with modern laboratories. The department is also actively engaged in research and has one ‘All India Coordinated research project’ (AICRP) on Post-harvest Engineering and Technology. The laboratories are equipped with sophisticated equipment and instruments to update the knowledge of the students through different practical classes and to carry out research experiments. The major laboratories in the department and the major equipment available are as follows.

Name of the laboratory	Equipment available
Food Engineering laboratory	Satake laboratory model of paddy sheller, rice polisher and indented cylinder, fluidised bed dryer, vacuum dryer, freeze dryer, MA packaging system, Pouch and bottle sealing machine. Cold room, canning equipments, packaging material testing machines etc
Food Analysis laboratory	Texture Analyser, Spectrophotometer, Incubator, etc
Experiential Learning Facility on Agro-Processing	Twin screw extruder, Autoclave, hot air dryer, hot air dryer, Pulper, Screw press, Hammer mill, etc
Grain processing lab and workshop	Paddy sheller, polisher, cleaner-cum-grader, Akola dal mill, IIPR mini dal mill, millets processing machines (destoner, dehuller and cleaner-cum-grader), , etc
Engineering properties lab	Facilities for measurement of engineering properties of agricultural produce.

The students are trained to design and operate processing machinery and to analyse various quality components of food under the supervision of the trained staff. In addition, the M. Tech. and doctoral students are often attached with industries and other research institutes for specialised training and their project work. 

The department has collaboration/ linkage with ICAR institutes like NRRI, Cuttack, CHES and CTCRI, Bhubaneswar, CIPHET Ludhiana; CIAE Bhopal, CIFA, Bhubaneswar, IIMR Hyderabad, IIFPT, Tanjavur, CIPET, Bhubaneswar, AIBTM, New Delhi, IED (MSME), Bhubaneswar, Govt. departments and food industries.

Thrust areas of research

• Value addition of lesser utilized crops,  
• Development of low cost farmers’ friendly post-harvest equipments.
• Development of nutraceutical and functional food, 
• Post-harvest preservation and storage of agricultural commodities.

 

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

The Department offers courses on Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Engineering to the B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) students of the college with a pool of qualified faculty. The department has well equipped laboratories and workshop, which houses various shops like carpentry, welding, machine and fitting. Each shop is equipped with a number of machines for student’s hand-on training in a well ventilated space. Apart from the workshop, the department is also having specialized laboratories like Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Electrical Machines and Electronics and Instrumentation.with trained technical man power to cater the need of the students and research. The workshop of the department is the nodal center for the fabrication of various types of research models and prototypes as a part of student project and research works. 

Thrust Areas of Research

• Application of Sensors in Agriculture
• Renewable Energy Application in Agriculture
• Natural Fibre Composite

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

The Department of ASCEE conducts teaching and research activities in the field of various agricultural structures like farm buildings, storage structures, threshing floors, farm fencing, protected structures and farm roads etc. The faculty members have received advanced degrees and training from reputed institutions in India and abroad. The department caters the need of teaching the basic engineering courses to the students of Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture and Forestry students of the university. In addition, the faculty also take classes for M. Tech. and Ph.D. programmes offered by other branches. The department is equipped with good laboratories; one UTM Laboratory and the Material Testing Centre is operating under this department. All the materials used in building construction, green houses, protected structures are tested in the laboratory. The Material Testing Centre is the authorised testing centre of the Directorate of Horticulture, Govt. of Odisha.

The laboratories are fully equipped with equipments and instruments for conducting practical classes and updating the knowledge of the students. The department has three major laboratories and the major equipments available are as follows.

Name of the laboratory	Equipment available
Structure & Surveying Lab	Dumpy Level, Theodolite, GPS and various survey equipments Concrete mixer, vibrator, polisher and compacting machine
Soil Mechanics Lab	Direct and Tri-axial Test, Consolidation Test, Standard Proctor Test, Permeability test, Cassagrande apparatus, Hydrometer, Sieves
UTM Lab	UTM, Flexure Test, Tensile strength and Compressive strength Testing machine

 

Thrust areas of research

1. Low cost Building Materials for construction
2. Utilization of Agricultural wastes in construction sector
3. Fly ash utilization
4. Environmental Control in Buildings
5. Design and development of Green house

 

AICRP ON FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY (FIM)

AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery has been operating in the College since January, 1987.  The mandate of the project is to identify the mechanization gaps and future needs of improved farm equipment and machinery for different agro-climatic regions, crops and operations, and to conduct research and development, feasibility testing, front line demonstration and promote custom hiring of farm equipment and machinery to bridge identified mechanization gaps. 

Major activities under the project include:

1. Mechanization studies to identify crops and operations for which improved machines are required;
2. Identifications of designs of farm implements and machinery which can be adopted to fill the identified mechanization gaps;
3. Procurement and feasibility testing of identified equipment on farmers’ fields and their adaptation under local agro-climatic conditions;
4. Popularization of adapted farm implements and machinery among farmers and promoting their manufacturing by involving local manufacturers

Thrust areas of research 

• Mechanization study and database development for agricultural machinery and manufacturers
• Development and evaluation of package of equipments for pulse crops
• Feasibility testing of farm implements and machinery for mechanization of 
  
  • Horticultural crops
  • Root crops harvesting
  • Straw and crop residue management (collection, handling, mulching etc.)
  • Oil-seeds and pulses

The OUAT center of AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery has developed a number of farm equipments for small and marginal land holding of the state such as:

1. Power tiller operated post hole auger digger
2. Power tiller operated brush cutter 
3. Self propelled pre-germinated paddy seeder 
4. Power tiller operated inclined plate planter 
5. Power tiller operated auto feed potato planter, 
6. Power tiller operated plastic mulch laying machine

 

The centre has also introduced and popularized a number of farm machinery in the state like:

1. Tractor drawn rotary tiller
2. Tractor/Power tiller drawn multi-crop planter
3. Tractor drawn zero till drill
4. Self propelled rice transplanter 
5. Tractor operated multi-row weeder
6. Power weeder for low land rice
7. Self propelled combine harvester 
8. Tractor operated axial flow thresher 
9. Tractor/Power tiller drawn multi-crop thresher
10. Tractor operated groundnut digger shaker
11. Tractor operated groundnut thresher
12. Tractor operated maize dehusker cum sheller

The laboratory of AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery, in addition to different farm machinery and tractors, power tillers, etc. is also equipped with the facilities for fabrication of equipment as welding, cutting, machining, sheet bending, drilling, grinding machinery

 

AICRP on Ergonomics and Safety in Agriculture.

  

Thrust areas of research

• Low cost farm mechanisation
• Women friendly tools and equipment
• Accident minimization Programmes
• Integrating of ergonomics principles in design of agricultural implements.

 

The Project has a strong collaboration with ICAR- Central Institute of Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, Vigyan Prasar, DST, Govt of India, ICAR- Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Bhubaneswar, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, Watershed Mission, Govt of Odisha and other line departments of Government.

 

AICRP on Utilization of Animal Energy (UAE)

The AICRP on Utilization of Animal Energy (UAE) is operating in OUAYT since July, 2001. The major objectives of the project are as follows.

• To study the draughtability of animals in laboratory, test track and field to determine the draught capacity under sustained loading 
• To design, develop and evaluate the yoking and harnessing systems for different draught animals such as bullocks and he-buffaloes 
• To develop packages of improved animal drawn implements and machineries matching to the draught capacity of different types and breeds of draught animals of the state 
• To design, develop and evaluate animal transport system for Odisha, and 
• To design, develop and evaluate post harvest gadgets for different crops operated by animal power in rotary mode. 

 

Thrust areas of research

Bullock drawn implements for primary tillage, secondary tillage, line sowing of seeds under dry land and wet land conditions, post harvest gadgets for cereals, pulses, oilseeds, millets.

 

The centre has developed a good number of farm implements and machines operated by animal power. Most of these are commercially manufactured by the local SSI units and some are in the pipe line. Machines manufactured by SSI Units are OUAT bullock drawn mould board plough, OUAT bullock drawn single row multi crop seed cum fertilizer drill, OUAT Puddler, OUAT 8 row pre-germinated paddy seeder, OUAT ragi thresher cum pearler. Some machines in the pipeline include the OUAT bullock drawn weed remover, OUAT iron leveler, OUAT bullock operated rotary system, OUAT little millet thresher cum cleaner, OUAT black pepper thresher cum grader, OUAT sorghum thresher cum cleaner, OUAT sun flower thresher. These have already been developed and waiting for commercialization through SSI units.

 

The Centre conducts demonstration programmes throughout the state for popularisation of farm machineries specific to local needs, which include the bullock drawn five row multi crop seed cum fertilizer drill, CIAE three row seed drill for small seeds, groundnut decorticator, paddy thresher cum winnower, operated by bullock power in rotary mode. 

 

The laboratory of AICRP on UAE is equipped with equipment for welding, cutting, grinding  machinery for development of various farm implements and machines.

Farm Implement Design Unit (FIDU)

The Farm Implement Design Unit is operating in the Department of Farm Machinery and Power since 1985.  The objectives of the centre are as follows.

• To design and develop different need based farm equipment for the local farmers
• To procure suitable farm equipment and study their performances for adoption in the state  
• To demonstrate developed/procured farm equipment in farmers’ field to create awareness. 

 

Thrust areas of research

So far this centre has developed a good number of farm implements and machines, such as  power operated maize sheller,  power drum seeder, mini pulse reaper, manual-cum-power chaff cutter, sunflower threshing bench, power operated groundnut thresher, manually operated groundnut thresher, power tiller operated multi crop SCFD, manually operated cycle weeder, manually operated wheel weeder, kendu leaf stump dressing axe and  drum seeder for DSR, which are manufactured by SSI Units and Odisha Farm Machinery Research and Development Centre. Some machines namely power weeder, power pulse reaper and pedal operated maize sheller have already been developed and waiting for commercialization through SSI units.

 

The FIDU also conducts demonstration programmes throughout the state for introduction and popularisation of farm machines. Notable among them are tractor operated rotavator, self propelled rice transplanter, tractor mounted multi-crop seed-cum-fertiliser drill, power weeder for line transplanted rice, self propelled paddy reaper, axial flow thresher (power tiller/tractor operated), combine harvester, cycle weeder and tractor operated post hole digger.

 

The major fields on which the training programmes are conducted include operation and maintenance of Tractor, power tiller and rice transplanter including techniques for mat type nursery raising. Farmers field demonstration of Hi-Tech agricultural machines such as 6-row 4WD self propelled rice transplanter, mini combine harvester, whole straw thresher, whole straw combine harvester, groundnut digger shaker and maize corn harvester are required to create awareness among the farmers.

The laboratories of FIDU are equipped for development of various farm implements and machines. FIDU has following two laboratories as follows.

Name of the laboratory	Equipment available
FIDU lab	Welding, cutting, grinding  machinery
UTM lab	Universal Testing machine (5kN)

 

Farm Machinery Testing Centre (FMTC)

The Farm Machinery Testing Centre operating in the Department of Farm Machinery and Power of OUAT is one of the approved testing centre of Govt. of India (Vide F. No. 8-1/2004- My (I&P), Dt. 14^th Sept, 2010). This Centre looks after the testing and certifying various farm implements and machinery manufactured by SSI Units in the State of Odisha and in other states of the country. So far 407 numbers of different farm implements and machines have been tested by this centre. This centre also received an one time grant of Rs 150.00 lakhs from the DAC&FW, Govt. of India during 2017-18 for augmenting the facilities for testing, which has strengthened the centre with different testing equipment, tractors, power tillers, mobile hydra, 5 tonne capacity weigh bridge, etc. At present this centre is testing all non self-propelled machines and tractor and power tiller operated equipment except post-harvest machinery and plant protection equipment.

 

The laboratories of FMTC are fully equipped with sophisticated equipment and instruments for testing of various farm implements and machinery. The major laboratories of FMTC and the major equipment available are as follows.

Name of the laboratory	Equipment available
Material Testing lab	Optical emission spectrometer
FMTC lab	Brinnel hardness tester
Engine Testing Lab	Eddy current dynamometer, Optical emission spectrometer, tri axial accelerometer
Open Space	Weigh Bridge, Mobile hydra (Crane)

Central Instrumentation Lab

The central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) of OUAT is a specialized research facility which houses a number of sophisticated State- of- Art instruments with other supporting/ basic facilities.  It has been created with an objective of providing a central facility of latest and advanced analytical Instruments for research in the application areas of agricultural and allied interdisciplinary sciences. The CIF is widely used by undergraduate and post graduate students, research scholars, faculty members of OUAT and is also extended to external organizations mainly academic institutions in the region, on chargeable basis. The CIF facility is instrumental in capacity building and human resources development for the next generation instruments and its applications. This facility also creates a platform for collaborative research activity with neighboring institutes of repute.

Salient features of CIF

Well planned CIF building (Approx. 10,000 sq ft) with 10 Nos. of laboratory, faculty chamber, office Room, training hall, store, toilets etc.

Well-furnished laboratories with 24 X 7 power supply and back up facility, proper electrical earthing, humidity and temperature controlled labs with insulated floors, round the clock water supply and dust free environment.

The entire CIF is well protected by security personnel with CCTV surveillance and monitoring system.

The CIF is having adequate fire safety mechanisms with smoke detectors, fire alarms and fire extinguishers.

The Central Instrumentation Facility of OUAT maintains good laboratory practices (GLP) and follow standard operating procedures (SOP).

With a tag line of Techno Touch for Agro Search, the CIF is actively facilitating the researchers of OUAT to advanced instrumentation facilities for quality research output.

The externally funded/ self-financing projects operating in the College are as below. 

Project title and PI	Principal Investigator	Funding agency	Total outlay	Period (From To)
BPCL-OUAT Bio-fuel Project (BPCL Professor Chair established under the project)	Dr. M. K. Mohanty	Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.	Rs. 500 lakhs	2018-2023
Development and Evaluation of Straw Chopper cum Seeder for Small Holdings of Odisha	Dr. S. K. Swain	RKVY	Rs 285.36 lakhs	2017-2020
Strengthening of Infrastructure for Training and Demonstration of Hi-Tech Agricultural Machines	Dr. A. K. Goel	RKVY	Rs 576.90 lakhs	2017-2020
Farm Machinery       Testing Centre	Dr. A. K. Goel	Self-Financing	NA	Continuing since 2010
Tribological Analysis of a Direct Injection Tractor Engine using Biodiesel, Ethanol and Diesel Blends	Dr. P. K. Sahoo	SERB	Rs.35.95  lakhs	24. 03. 2017 to 28.12.2020
Solar based smart villages with focus on drinking water, agricultural operations and micro grid system	Dr. P. K. Sahoo	DST, Govt. of India	Rs.5.00  lakhs	22.04.2020 to 21.07.2020
Development of suitable technology for utilization of green coconut as an alternate domestic cooking fuel	Dr. M. K. Ghosal	DST, Govt. of Odisha	7.96 lakhs	April 2017 to March 2020
Establishment of Geospatial Technology Centre for Multipurpose Agricultural Use	Dr. B. C. Sahoo	RKVY	Rs.225 lakhs	2017 - 2020

Besides, Dr. S. K. Dash, Dean is the Co-Principal Investigator for the project on “Development of nutri-smart villages for combating malnutrition in tribal districts of Odisha” Funded under RKVY (2018-continuing)

Detail staff position

Department of Farm Machinery and Power
Sl.No.	Name	Designation	Area of Specialisation		Mail id
1	Dr. D.Behera	Professor & Head		FMP	debaraj1963[at]rediffmail[dot]com
2	Dr. B.K.Behera	Professor		FMP	biju1964[at]rediffmail[dot]com
3	Dr. R.C.Dash	Professor		FMP	ramadash[at]gmail[dot]com
4	Dr. M.K.Ghosal	Professor		FMP	mkghosal1[at]rediffmail[dot]com
5	Dr. M.Mahapatra	Assoc. Professor		FMP	mm[dot]caet[dot]ouat[at]gmail[dot]com
6	Sri Narahari Nayak	Jr. Assistant
7	Sri Ullas Ch. Das	Tractor Driver
8	Sri R. C. Samal	Lab. Attendant
9	Sri U. Purusottam	Lab. Attendant
10	Sri Amulya Ku. Patra	Tractor Helper
11	Smt. Sumati Behera	Peon
AICRP on Farm Implement Design Unit
12	Dr. Aswini Ku. Goel	Professor		FMP	aswinigoel[at]yahoo[dot]com
13	Dr. Mahendra Ku. Mohanty	Professor		FMP	mohanty65m[at]gmail[dot]com
14	Sri K. S. Das	Mechanic
AICRP on Utilisation of Animal Energy
15	Dr.S.K.Swain	Professor		FMP	swainsangram[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
16	Dr.A.K.Dash	Professor		FMP	ajayadash[at]yahoo[dot]com
17	Dr.A.K.Mohapatra	Professor		FMP	arun.1531[at]rediffmail[dot]com
18	Smt. Minati Das	Jr. Steno
19	Sri R. K. Pattnaik	Mechanic
20	Sri Ganeswar Swain	Mechanic
AICRP on Ergonomics and Safety in Agriculture
21	Dr. Santosh Ku. Mohanty	Professor		FMP	skmohantycaet[at]yahoo[dot]com
22	Dr. Jayanarayan Mishra	Professor		FMP	jnmishra64[at]gmail[dot]com
23	Sri H P Das (under suspension)	Senior Mechanic
24	Mrs. K. M. Nath	Jr. Typist-cum-Asst. computer programmer
AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery
25	Dr.Padma Lochan Pradhan	Professor and OIC		FMP	plp_ouat[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
26	Dr.P.K.Sahoo	Associate Professor		FMP	pksahoo.iitd[at]gmail[dot]com
27	Sri S. K. Pradhan	PT Operator
28	Mrs. Bharati Jena	Sr. Steno
29	Sri J. K. Senapati	Asst. Computer Operator

Department of Agril Processing and Food Engineering
Sl.No.	Name	Designation	Area of Specialisation	Mail id
1	Dr.Sanjay Ku. Dash	Professor & Head		sk_dash1006[at]hotmail[dot]com
2	Dr(Mrs.)Kalpana Rayaguru	Professor		rayagurukalpana[at]yahoo[dot]com
3	Sri R. K. Panda	Lab. Attendant
AICRP on Post Harvest Engineering and Technology
4	Dr.Manoj Kumar Panda	Professor		manoj[dot]ouat[at]gmail[dot]com
5	Dr.U.S.Pal	Professor		us_palcaet[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
6	Dr.C.K.Bakhra	Assoc.Professor		ckbbbsr[at]rediffmail[dot]com
7	Dr.Nihar Ranjan Sahoo	Professor		nr_s2002[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
8	Mrs.M.Mohapatra	Asst. Professor		minati[dot]agfe[at]gmail[dot]com
9	R.N.Nayak	Professor		nayakraghabananda[at]yahoo[dot]com
10	Lab Asst.			Mrs. J. Samantray
11	Sr. Asst.			Sri B K Mishra
12	Craftsman			Sri S. K. Sahoo
13	Driver			Sk. Abdul Rakib

 

Department of Soil and  Water Conservation Energy
Sl. No.	Name	Degignation	Area of Specialisation	Mail id
1	Dr..B.Panigrahi	Prof. and Head		kajal_bp[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
2	Dr.A.P.Sahu	Professor		aps_6000[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
3	Dr.B.C.Sahoo	Professor		bharatswce[at]gmail[dot]com
4	Dr.C.R.Subudhi,	Professor		rsubudhi5906[at]gmail[dot]com
5	Dr.N.Sahoo,	Professor		narayan_swce[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
6	Dr.J.C.Paul	Professor		jcpaul66[at]gmail[dot]com
7	Sri S. K.Behera	Mechanic
8	Sri K. C. Barik	Lab. Attendant
9	Sri B. S. S. Patra	Lab. Attendant
10	Sri R. N. Mallick	Peon

 

Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Area of Specialisation	Mail id
1	Dr. R.C.Dash	Professor & Head		ramadash[at]gmail[dot]com
2	Sri Subhrajit Ray	Asst. Professor		subhrajitmech[at]gmail[dot]com
3	Sri Prasanta Ku. Barik	Asst. Professor		prasantbarik05[at]gmail[dot]com
4	Mrs. Sonali Das	Asst. Professor		sonalidas80[at]gmail[dot]com
5	Sri L. D. Maharana	Foreman
6	Sri G. S. Acharya	Mechanic
7	Sri K. Sabar	Mechanic
8	Sri R C Jena (Electrician Gr B)	Mechanic
9	Sri K. C. Parida	Lab. Attendant
10	Sri P. C. Barik	Helper
11	Smt. T. P. Rao	Peon

 

Department of Agricultural Structure, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Area of Specialisation	Mail id
1	Dr. B.P. Behera	Prof. & Head		b_p_behera[at]rediffmail[dot]com
2	Dr. R.R.Pattnaik	Assoc. Prof.		rrp_clemson[at]yahoo[dot]com
3	Smt. Basanti Lata Swain	Lab. Attendant

 

 

Central Instrumentation Lab
Sl. No.	Name	Degignation	Area of Specialisation	Mail id
1	Dr. Sanjay Ku. Raul	Assoc.Prof		sanjaykraul[at]gmail[dot]com
2	Er. Sourjit Acharya	Asst.Prof.		jitu19652002[at]gmail[dot]com
3	Sri A. K. Roy	Foreman
4	Sri D. Pattnaik	Mechanic
5	Sri G. K. Panda	Lab. Attendant

 

Image of HODs

 

 

 Dr(Mrs.)Kalpana Rayaguru, HOD, Department of Agril Processing and Food Engineering

 

 

 

 Dr. R.C.Dash, HOD, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

 

 

  Dr. B.P. Behera, HOD, Department of Agricultural Structure, Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Dr. Balaram Panigrahi, HOD, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

 

 

Experiential learning programme

Experiential learning of the students for 10 weeks’ duration is conducted in the 7th semester. The students undertook experiential learning in three major disciplines of farm machinery and power, soil and water conservation engineering and agricultural processing and food engineering. Six number of students had experiential learning programme on preparation of value added products from fruits and vegetables. They prepared mango RTS and marketed within and nearby the university premises. They also learnt detailed project report preparation and prepared sample project reports individually on different product formulations.

 

Students preparing and labelling the products under ELP
Students with the products prepared under ELP

Experiential learning was also conducted on “Irrigation Planning and Management in a Command Area and Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting for Groundwater Recharge” and on the manufacture of small scale equipment for farm operations.

 

 

Recent Skill/ entrepreneurship development programmes for students

In addition to the regular courses, the following skill development/ entrepreneurship development programmes were conducted for the students

	Sl. No.	Topic	Source of funding/ Deptt./ Project	Place	Period
	1	Entrepreneurship development programme on Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements	IDP-NAHEP	CAET, Bhubaneswar	1.11.2019 to 28.11.2019
	2	Skill development programme on Food packaging technology (Supported by IDP-NAHEP)	IDP-NAHEP	CAET, Bhubaneswar	2.11.2019 to 9.11.2019
	3	Skill development programme on Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture (Supported by IDP-NAHEP)	IDP-NAHEP	CAET, Bhubaneswar	13.11.2019 to 28.11.2019
	4	Entrepreneurship development programme on Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements (Supported by IDP-NAHEP)	IDP-NAHEP	CAET, Bhubaneswar	2.12.2019 to 27.12.2019
	5	Skill development programme on Food packaging technology (Supported by IDP-NAHEP)	IDP-NAHEP	CAET, Bhubaneswar	3.12.2019 to 10.12.2019
	6	Skill development programme on Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture (Supported by IDP-NAHEP)	IDP-NAHEP	CAET, Bhubaneswar	11.12.2019 to 28.12.2019
	7	Training programme on “Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS”	RKVY funded project on Geospatial Technology Centre	CAET, Bhubaneswar	13.1.2020 to 19.1.2020
	8	Training programme on “Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS”	RKVY funded project on Geospatial Technology Centre	CAET, Bhubaneswar	25.02.2020 to 02.03.2020
Dr. P. K. Agrawal, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor inaugurated skill/ entrepreneurship development programmes under IDP-NAHEP

                

                            IX Annual Workshop of AICRP on ESA held on 10-12-2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An interaction session with the trainees during the Skill development training on Food packaging technology	Student trainees with faculty and resource persons during the Skill development training on Food packaging technology
Trainees during visits to Bharat Masala and CIPET, Bhubaneswar
Dr. Amiya Behera as resource person in IDP training programme on Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements	Visit of trainees to Ms Pragati Engg., Cuttack under IDP training programme on Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements
Er G R Mohanty, CEO, Kalinga Agro. & Precision Pvt. Ltd, Cuttack addressing trainees on Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements	Prof. S Mohapatra delivering lecture to the trainees on Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements
IDP Skill Development Programme on Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture
IDP Skill Development Programme on Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture	Training programme on “Basics of remote sensing and GIS” conducted under RKVY project on Geospatial Technology Centre
Group photo of participants during the IDP Skill development programmes

 

       

 

Technologies/ equipment developed during last 3 years

Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering

Power operated mahua stamen remover

 

• The preparation method of cashewnut butter was standardized. The optimum roasting condition was 130°C for 20 minutes which produced brown colour and pleasant cooked flavour for further processing. Optimum level of ingredients are 2% sunflower oil and 2% guar gum as stabilizer, 0.1% glycrol monostearate as emulsifier, 0.02% BHT as antioxidant.
• The foam mat drying of jamun was standardized. The foam mat drying of jamun pulp with maltodextrin 6.0%, soya protein isolate 0.5%, methyl cellulose 1.0% and CMC 0.5% gave good quality jamun powder with maximum retention of total phenolic content, DPPH antioxidant activity and anthocyanin content. Encapsulation of Jamun pomace and seed powder is possible with 3.0 % w/v sodium alginate and 5.0% CaCl2 with maximum retention of bio-active compounds.
•    A mobile reversible air flow flatbed dryer of 3T capacity has been developed for drying of high moisture paddy with arrangement of reversing the air direction during drying for uniform drying along the grain bed depth. Drying of paddy in the two ways reversible air flow dryer at 50^oC resulted in moisture content differential among different layers within 1 %.  
• Mixing of Silica Nano Particle @0.5 g/kg in raw rice resulted in 98 % mortality of rice weevil after 14 days of storage. Spraying of SNP emulsion at concentration of @1000 ppm on gunny bag can effectively control the infestation of rice weevil up to 2 months. Application of SNP by direct mixing with green gram @0.7 g /kg of grain controlled the pulse beetle infestation after 10 days of inoculation. 
•    Ripe jackfruit pulp heat treated at 90⁰C for 5 minutes and 0.05% citric acid, 150 ppm sodium benzoate treatment could be stored safely up to 6 months in laminated stand up pouches.

• Suitable packaging and storage method for shelf life enhancement and transportation of paddy straw mushroom has been developed.       Shelf life of paddy straw mushroom was extended up to 72 h by pre-cooling mushroom at 14°C for 2 h after harvest and packing in 75 µ HIPS punnet with 1.2% perforations and stored in cold storage at 15±1°C. An Expanded poly styrene (EPS) cabinet (57x45x38 cm) has been modified for transportation of HIPS punnet packed mushrooms (24 nos., 250 g/each) to distant market with 6 kg ice /6 kg mushroom.
• Mixing of Silver nano particle (SNP) @ 0.5 g/kg in raw rice resulted in 98 % mortality of rice weevil after 14 days of storage. SNP treated rice can be safely consumed as there is no residual SNP in the sample after at least one washing. Spraying of SNP @1000 ppm on gunny bag can effectively control the infestation of rice weevil.

• Paddy straw and oyster mushroom are recommended can be dried at 50°C in a hot air cabinet dryer to obtain an acceptable quality product. Dehydrated mushroom (both the types) flakes can be better stored in MPP packages whereas mushroom powder is suggested to be stored in PET bottles.

 

Farm Machinery & Power

• A solar powered battery operated vehicle (OMPSPV) has been developed and a maize dehusker cum sheller operated by 0.5 hp DC motor has been mounted on it. The vehicle is driven by 1.0 kW DC motor which can transport the maize dehusker cum sheller from place to place. Four solar PV panels have been placed on the roof of the vehicle which can fully recharge the batteries in 4 – 6 hours. The output of the maize dehusker cum sheller was observed to be 31 kg/h with a shelling efficiency of 96% at 11.23 % moisture content. This machine can also be used for operating different post-harvest gadgets and irrigation pumps. 
• A little millet (suan) thresher cum cleaner, operated by bullock power in rotary mode was developed with an average output of 54.2 kg/h, threshing efficiency of 95.20%, cleaning efficiency of 94.50 % and cost of operation of Rs 0.55/kg as compared to Rs 6.50/kg in conventional method.   

 

Performance evaluation of the little millet thresher cum cleaner

• Prototype feasibility testing of mechanical feeding system of tractor operated axial flow paddy thresher was conducted for threshing of rice. The threshing capacity of the thresher with and without mechanical feeding system was found to be 16.62 q/h and 10.15 q/h respectively. Threshing capacity of the thresher with mechanical feeding system increased by 63 % over the traditional thresher. There was a cost saving of 36 % and labour saving of 50 % over existing thresher by use of the feeding system. 
• A bullock drawn seed drill for small seeds has been developed and will be evaluated in different locations of the state under Odisha Millet Mission programme.
• A computer based model has been developed to select optimum size of power source and its matching implements for different size of farms for paddy-pulses crop rotation of Odisha. 
• Dust collecting chamber for the coir industries has been developed, which has been found to reduce respirable dust concentration in coir industries. 
• Hatchet type blade for use in power tiller has been developed for wetland condition.
• A power tiller operated plastic mulch laying machine has been developed. 

• A ragi thresher cum pearler has been developed for simultaneous threshing and pearling operation of harvested and dried ragi fingers. The output of the machine is 90 kg/h with 92% threshing efficiency. The cost of the machine is around Rs 55,000/-. This machine is operated by a pair of bullocks in rotary mode or by 1.0 hp electric motor.

 

 

OUAT ragi thresher cum pearler

 

 

 

1. Output: 85-90 kg/h
2. Shelling efficiency: 95.2 – 97.6%
3. Breakage: 3.2 -6.8% 
4. Cost of shelling: Rs 0.90/kg

 

OUAT Pedal operated maize sheller

 

 

 

Single row power tiller operated potato planter 

 

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

• Measurement of runoff in a watershed requires sophisticated and costly instruments. Thus, a study was undertaken to simulate the runoff in Baitarani basin by SCS Curve number approach using HEC-HMS model. The model was calibrated and validated with observed data and found to work satisfactorily in estimation of runoff in watershed. 
• During rabi and summer season, the river lift irrigation projects encounter much difficulty due to receding river water below beds or changes of river water course from installation point and become defunct. To overcome this type of problems, shallow tube well was designed and installed at the river bed to tap the subsurface flow of the river bed at Ekdal Project of Ekdal village of Narasinghpur block of Cuttack district, Odisha. The project is both technically and economically feasible. The project worked satisfactorily with the available subsurface water during dry seasons. So it is recommended to install shallow tube wells in dry river beds of defunct river lift projects, where the river water recedes below the river bed or the river water changes its course.
• Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer (DSSAT) for sunflower module was used for simulating yield, water productivity and identifying the best MAD level under various deficit irrigation levels for sunflower. Calibration and validation results showed a quite good simulation capability under different levels of irrigation. Both the simulated (0.84 kg/m3) and observed (0.82 kg/m3) water productivity was found highest in 60% MAD level irrigation.

 

Research interventions in the field

• One hp DC solar pump in combination with drip irrigation is the most suitable method for higher net return from one-acre model of Okra cultivation during summer months. The payback period of the solar pumping system in combination with drip, micro sprinkler and controlled furrow irrigation methods for 1-acre okra crop cultivation is 17 months, 20 months and 23 months, respectively.
• Groundwater assessment and water resource planning of Ghumuda watershed of Sundergarh using remote sensing and GIS technique indicates the net annual ground water availability of 81 ha-m and 7 tube wells each with 8 ha.m discharge capacity are suggested to ensure 70% exploitation of net groundwater availability. Three nala bunds, 9 percolation tanks, 1 check dam and 2 water harvesting structures are recommended for erosion control and groundwater recharge.
• Sand based storm water filtration system for groundwater recharge structures was designed and evaluated and found that coarse sand bed having thickness of 75 cm and particle size (0.6 to 1.0 mm) and gravel size (8 to 20 mm) bed as 30 cm and pebbles (20 to 40 mm) bed of 25 cm thickness as supportive layers of the filter unit is preferred for field condition as it reduces the sediment level from 250–3000 mg/l to 50 mg/l with average filtration efficiency of 90 to 95%. 

• Construction of 15% size of unlined farm pond in low land of watersheds of West-Central Table Land Agro Climatic Zone of Odisha can supply 3 supplemental irrigations in kharif paddy and one pre-sowing irrigation in rabi mustard crop for sustaining yield in rainfed farming systems.
• Ginger-Ragi-wheat and ragi-horsegram crop sequence have been suggested for efficient and judicious use of land and water resources of Eastern Ghat region of Odisha, which reduce soil loss and give higher return.
• Construction of farm pond in 10% of farm area with 8 cm thick soil cement plaster lining (6:1) gives higher yield and net return for vegetable for North Eastern Ghat Zone Agro Climatic Zone of Odisha. Also the stored water in the farm pond can be used for growing rabi vegetable.
• Double inlet laterals connected to sub main drip irrigation system are hydraulically and economically more efficient than the single inlet lateral system resulting higher water productivity for vegetable crops.

 

Patents filed

 

Participation in International Yoga Day Celebration on 21.06.2019 at University level	Plantation programme during Van-Mahotsava on 05.7.2019 at CAET
CAET volunteers along with Hon’ble VC in Van-Mahotsava at University level on 06.07.2019	Campus cleaning of CAET by the NSS volunteers on 13.8.2019
Dean with the NSS volunteers at CAET during observation of NSS day on 24.9.2019	Observation of Poshan Day and placard march on 30.09.2019 at Sabara sahi
Observation of Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel Jayanti and Ekta Diwas at CAET on 31.10.2019	Observation of Gandhi Jayanti on 02.10.19
Campus cleaning work of Golden Jubilee Girls’ Hostel premises on 06.11.2019

 

 

 

College level competition for Krushi Odisha 2020

 

Participation of students in folk dance competition in Krushi Odisha 2020

Awardees in Krushi Odisha 2020

Awardees in Krushi Odisha 2020

Participation of students in the Krushi Odisha 2020 event and exhibition

 

Essay Competition	Debate Competition
Dean, CAET addressing the gathering	Jury member addressing the students
Winners students of ASIIE at OUAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebration of Agricultural Education Day by the College

 

Students being felicitated by Dr. Arun Kumar Sahoo, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture and farmers’ empowerment, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dr. P. K. Agrawal, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, OUAT

Students during the training at IRRI, Philippines

 

 

 

Welcome to 1^st year students

 

 

Viswakarma Puja celebrations in the college

Students with Madam Vice-Chancellor and other invited dignitaries

 

 

Cultural programme during the Viswakarma Puja celebration in the College

 

Annual athletic meet of the College

 

Students visiting KAU, Kerala	Students visiting ICRISAT, Hyderabad