BCKV was bifurcated in the year of 1996 and new Faculty of Agricultural Engineering was established along with the bifurcation for conducting the UG and Ph.D programmes in Agricultural Engineering. Dean Office was also established at the same time, i.e. in the year of 1996. The BCKV Act, 1974 was also amended in the year of 1996 accordingly.
This Faculty has four constituent departments, viz. i) Department of Farm Machinery and Power (ii) Department of Soil and Water Engineering (iii) Department of Post Harvest Engineering and (iv) Department of Food Engineering.
The agricultural engineering has been playing an important role since eighteenth century across the globe particularly in respect of farm mechanizations for tillage, sowing, inter-culturing, harvesting and threshing operations, soil conservation, pressurized and tickles irrigations, post harvesting and value additions, food processing and other peripheral activities. The discipline of agricultural engineering integrates engineering and agricultural science knowledge and skill to develop technology and/or processes to raise production and productivity of agriculture and other farm produces through efficient utilization of natural resources and conserving the same for future use. The specific activities include efficient utilization of agricultural inputs through improved implements and machinery ensuring timeliness in farming operations (mechanization), reducing drudgery in agriculture and improving quality of farm produce (processing and value addition). Farm mechanizations gradually replace the animal drawn implements and power in the field of agriculture and processing activities. The agricultural engineering education addresses issues relevant to social and technological development of the farmers.
Location, Different Sub-section of the Office and Details Job Profile.
Deans office is located in the new building of Faculty of Agricultural. Engineering at Mohanpur campus, Nadia along with its main campus.
Subsections: Deans Office; Workshop Unit, Instructional Farm and State farm machinery training and testing Institute. Office of the Faculty Council is also attached with the Deans office.
Official Contact:
Direct no. (03473)223657
EPABX: (03473)223258*252
Telefax: (03473)222657
List of Non-Teaching Staff of Deans Office:
| 1. | Mr. Amar Majumdar | Jr. Superintendent | To supervise and coordinate the work and assignments of the Dean’s office under the control of Dean |
| 2. | Mr. Shyamal Chandra Sarkar | Workshop Supervisor | To supervise and coordinate the work and assignments of the Workshop under the control of Dean and workshop In-Charge. |
| 3. | Mr.Bikram Sharma | Sr. Store Keeper | To maintain the records of Store under the control of Dean |
| 4. | Mr. Shantanu Deb | Jr. Assistant | To act as a Junior Assistant under the supervision of Office Superintendent and under the control of Dean. |
| 5. | Mr. Gunadhar Sarkar | Jr. Electrician | To act as an Electrician under the supervision of Workshop Supervisor. |
| 6. | Mr. Sukumar Sutradhar | Jr. Carpenter | To act as an workshop under the supervision of Workshop Supervisor. |
| 7. | Mr. Biswajit Majumder | F.W; Gr.-III | To act as field worker under the supervision of Jr. Superintendent and the control of the Dean |
| 8. | Mrs. Sulekha Das | F.W; Gr.-II | To act as field worker under the supervision of Jr. Superintendent and the control of the Dean |
| 9. | Mrs. Anju Bahadur Thapa | Jr. Peon | To act Peon under the supervision of Office Superintendent and the control of the Dean |
| 10. | Mr. Jagannath Patra | Jr. Cleaner | To act as Cleaner under the supervision of Office Superintendent and the control of the Dean |
| 11. | Mr. Ajit Mondal | F.W; Gr.-II | To act as field worker under the supervision of Jr. Superintendent and the control of the Dean |
| 12. | Mr. Dilip Singh | F.W; Gr.-II | To act as field worker under the supervision of Jr. Superintendent and the control of the Dean |
Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Under-Graduate Studies
Er. Prabhat Kumar Dhara; FIE(Mechanical)
Secretary, Faculty Council and Former Registrar.
Phone: (03473)223258*253
(03473)222269
Fax: (03473)222657
Mobile:9474337834
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Postal Address: Faculty of Agril. Engineering
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Mohanpur; Nadia
West Bengal – 741252(West Bengal)
Infrastructural Facilities:
- New Faculty Building ( Two storied)
- Nos. of Sheds: Seven (7). These sheds are used for accommodating workshops and Laboratories.
- One Academic Block (Two storied).
- One Instructional Farm ( About 2 hactares)
- One State-Level Farm machinery Training and Testing Institute
- One Seminar room
- One big size conference and meeting hall
- On big size engineering drawing hall
The following laboratories are presently available in the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering:
| Sl.No. | Name of the Laboratories | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soil and Water Engineering | 01 |
| 2 | Farm Machinery Laboratory | 01 |
| 3 | Farm Power Laboratory | 01 |
| 4 | Post Harvest Engineering Laboratory | 01 |
| 5 | Food Engineering Laboratory | 01 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineering Laboratory | 01 |
| 7 | Basic Electronics Laboratory | 01 |
| 8 | CAD/CAM Laboratory with Workstations (Newly established) | 01 |
| 9 | Farm Machinery Testing Lab{Soil Bin} | 01 |
| 10 | Computer Laboratories with internet facilities | 01 |
Workshops:
| Sl.No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lathe Machine ( 3 No.) |
| 2 | Milling machine |
| 3 | Shaping Machine |
| 4 | Welding Shop |
| 5 | Carpentry Shop |
| 6 | Grinding machines |
| 7 | CNC Lathe with Modern Workshop machineries |
| 8 | Store-cum-Office |
| 9 | Fittings shop |
| 10 | Agro-based Rice Processing Unit |
Future Plan of the Office:
To strengthen the infrastructural facilities and manpower for further improvement of the education and research in the field of agricultural engineering and its allied areas.
To create three new departments viz..(i) Dept. of Irrigation and Drainage engineering (ii) Dept. of Renewable Energy Engineering and (iii) Dept. of Basic Engineering & Applied Science as per the ICAR recommendations.
Details of Seminar hall: One [30’ X 20’]