Research & Development Team
Dean, Research and Development
Dr. Avik Mukherjee
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar-783370
E-mail: dean.rd@cit.ac.in
Institute Ethical Committee (IEC)
CIT Kokrajhar “Institute Ethical Committee” is formed to look after following sub-committee
• Human Ethical Committee
• Animal Ethical Committee
• Bio-ethical Committee
The composition of IEC is as following:
• Animal Ethical Committee
• Bio-ethical Committee
| 1. Chairperson | Dr. Anuj Kumar Baruah, Chief Medical Officer, IIT Guwahati |
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| 2. Member-Secretary | Dean R&D, CIT Kokrajhar |
| 3. Legal Expert | Ms Madhumita Kothari, Advocate Supreme Court |
| 4. Two Scientists / Professors | a) Prof. (Dr.) Tapan Kumat Maiti (Professor of Instrumentation Engineering, CIT Kokrajhar) b) Dr. Subhajit Ray (Associate Professor of Food Engineering and Technology, CIT Kokrajhar) |
| 5. Clinicians | Chief Medical Officer (ex officio), CIT K Hospital |
| 6. Faculty from the Humanities and Social Sciences | Dr. Pradip Brahmachary, Associate Professor of HSS, CIT Kokrajhar |
| 7. Safety Officer | Dr. Pranjal Kalita, Associate Professor of Chemistry, CIT Kokrajhar |
| 8. One person from the local community | Village Headman |
International and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research (IICR) Cell
International and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research (IICR) Cell at CIT Kokrajhar is keen to promote research work and output for faculty and students. Apart from the program requirements of dissertation and seminar, faculty, staff and students would engage in intensive interdisciplinary research work through the R&D Section for national / international R&D / Consultancy Projects and Special Research / Exchange Programs.
IICR Cell at CIT Kokrajhar, comprise following members:
| 1. Dean (R&D) | Coordinator from CITK (Deemed-to-be University) |
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| 2. Prof. Monomoy Goswami | Nominated Expert – Water Resource Management, CITK |
| 2. Dr Amitava Nag | Nominated Expert – CSE & IT Domain. CITK |
| 3. Dr Abhijit Deka | Nominated Expert –Civil Engg Domain. CITK |
| 4. Dr Santosh Kumar | Nominated Expert –Food Engg Domain. CITK |
| 5. Dr Bihung Brahma | Nominated Expert – HSS Domain. CITK |
| 6. Prof Bharat Dahiya, Director, Research Center for Integrated Sustainable Development, Thammasat University, Bangkok Thailand |
International Invited Member from Sustainable Development Domain |
Institute Seminar Series (ISS)
List of Speakers for “Institute Seminar Series”:
| ISS No. | Name of the speaker | Department | Designation | Topic of Talk | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Abhijit Deka | Dept of Civil Engg | Assistant Professor | Utilization of Waste Material in MSW Landfill Project and its Geotechnical Aspects | 11.04.2018 |
| 2 | Dr Pankaj Pratap Singh | Dept of Computer Science and Engg | Assistant Professor | Satellite Image Processing with various aspects | 18.04.2018 |
| 3 | Dr Arindum Mukherjee | Dept of Electronics and Communication Engg | Assistant Professor | An introduction to computer algebra system (CAS) using MATHCAD | 25.04.2018 |
| 4 | Dr Santosh Kumar | Dept of Food Engineering and Technology | Assistant Professor | Environment friendly synthesis of metal nanoparticles and their applications in food processing and packaging | 02.05.2018 |
| 5 | Dr Tanushree Nayak | Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences | Assistant Professor | Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace | 09.05.2018 |
| 6 | Dr Amitava Nag | Dept of Information Technology | Associate Professor | Secret Sharing Schemes and Its Applications | 16.05.2018 |
| 7 | Dr Kaushik Chandra Deva Sarma | Dept of Instrumentation Engineering | Assistant Professor | Junctionless Field Effect Transistor – A Promising Candidate for Future VLSI Design and Power Electronics | 23.05.2018 |
| 8 | Dr Sandeep Kumar Srivastava | Dept of Physics | Associate Professor | Bit Patterned Media for Hard Disk Drive Application | 13.02.2019 |
| 9 | Dr Sahalad Borgoyary | Dept of Mathematics | Assistant Professor | Comparison of Fuzzy and Imprecise concept in the construction of unsharp Boundary Set | 20.02.2019 |
| 10 | Dr Bhaskar Saha | Dept of Multimedia Communication and Design | Assistant Professor | 3D Animation Production Design in Current Scenario | 27.02.2019 |
| 11 | Prof. Monomoy Goswami | Department of Civil Engineering | Professor and Head | Innovations and prospects in hydropower project planning | 06.03.2019 |
| 12 | Dr Apurbalal Senapati | Department of Computer Science and Engineering | Assistant Professor | Machine learning – Tools and techniques | 13.03.2019 |
| 13 | Dr. Arunendu Mondal | Department of Chemistry | Associate Professor | Recent advancement of metal-organic frameworks and its applications | 27.03.2019 |
Research seminar day (RSD)
RESEARCH SEMINAR DAY 2018
The Research Seminar Day (RSD) was proposed, supported and subsequently approved by the competent authority as a day-long
program dedicated to showcase the activities of the faculty fraternity of CIT Kokrajhar exclusively. The RSD 2018 was organized by
Dr Sandeep Kr Srivastava (Dean i/c, R&D and the Head, Department of Physics) and Dr Abhirup Chatterjee (Research
Establishment Officer / REO) along with the team consisting of Mr Bodosa Brahma, Mr BishnuNarzary, Mr Rafikul, Mr Anowar and
Ms Banamita on 20.03.2018 from 09:15 h onwards in the Seminar Hall, CIT Kokrajhar under the aegis of Prof Debkumar
Chakrabarti (the Director) and Mrs Chaitali Brahma (the Registrar). The well-appraised designs of the banners (flex) and
PowerPoint home-screen, as well as the Logo of RSD was done by Mr Bhaskar Saha (Asst Prof, Department of Multimedia
Communication & Design). The event was bejeweled by the eminence of Prof Sukumar Nandi, Prof, Department of CSE and the
Head, CLST, IIT Guwahati as a Special Invited Speaker in presence of Dean i/c (Student Affairs), Dean (Academics) and 60
faculties of CIT Kokrajhar. The entire program was coordinated by Mr A AlbisBasumatary, Assoc Prof, Department of Mathematics,
CITK.
RESEARCH SEMINAR DAY 2019
The Research Seminar Day (RSD) 2019 was premeditated and subsequently approved by the competent authority as a day-long
program dedicated to showcase the R & D activities of various departments of CIT Kokrajhar.
The RSD 2019 was jointly organized by R & D Section, CIT Kokrajhar (Team comprising Dr Sandeep Srivastava, Dean i/c,
R&D and the Head, Department of Physics and Dr Abhirup Chatterjee, Research Establishment Officer / REO along with Mr
Bodosa Brahma, Mr Swgwmsar Swrang Boro, Ms Deepa Rani Basumatary, Ms Bandana Narzary, Mr Bishnu Narzary, Mr Rafikul,
Mr Anowar and Ms Banamita) and Springer Nature (Team comprising Mr Aninda Bose, Mr Soumya Chakraborty, Mr Ashutosh
Sharma and Mr Biplab Ghosh) on 04.04.2019 from 09:15 h onwards in the Padmashree Madaram Brahma Seminar Hall, CIT
Kokrajhar under the aegis of Prof Debkumar Chakrabarti (the Director) and Mrs Chaitali Brahma (the Registrar). The well-appraised
designs of the banners (flex) as well as the Logo of RSD was done by Mr Bhaskar Saha (Asst Prof and Head, Department of
Multimedia Communication & Design). The entire program was coordinated by Ms Susmita Roy, Asst Prof, Department of
Multimedia Communication & Design, CIT Kokrajhar.
The event was adorned by the eminence of Prof Gopal Das, Prof, Dept of Chemistry and Dean, Research and Development,
IIT Guwahati as a Special Invited Speaker in presence of Dean i/c (Student Affairs), Dean (Academics) and around 95 faculties,
staff and research scholars of CIT Kokrajhar and the Springer Nature Team.
The RSD started with formal inaugural ceremony having the events in sequence of Felicitation of Dignitaries, Plantation and
Watering of CIT RSD 2019 Tree by the Invited Speaker, the Director, the Registrar and the Deans, Inaugural Speech by the
Director, Introduction to Institute by the Registrar and Introduction to the R&D Section by the Dean i/c, R&D. After the inauguration
concluded, Dean i/c, R&D introduced Prof Gopal das, as the Special Invited Speaker. Prof Das through his interactive discourse
inspired the faculties in the thoroughfare of R & D – the technical and strategic manoeuvres towards a proficient R & D profile. His
fervent communication encouraged and aided both the young and experienced faculties of CIT Kokrajhar in their R & D
endeavours. The program in continuation thereafter consisted of lectures from various departments of CIT Kokrajhar viz. Civil
Engg, Computer Science & Engg, Electronics & Communication Engg, Food Engg & Technology, Information Technology,
Multimedia Communication & Design and Physics.
For the first time in CIT Kokrajhar, an award bearing the name ‘Springer-Nature Emerging Researcher Award’ was proposed for
award during RSD 2019, and subsequently the award had been agreed to be sponsored by Springer Nature. The awardees were
1. Dr Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, Dept of Physics.
2. Dr Prakash Kumar Nayak, Dept of Food Engg & Technology.
3. Dr Amitava Nag, Dept of Information Technology. The RSD 2019, for the first time again in the Institute, was decorated by a Springer Nature Author Workshop (post-Lunch session), an interactive platform addressing details (ethics, codes, tracks, dos & don’ts etc.) relevant to techno-scientific publication conducted by Mr Aninda Bose from Springer Nature. Mr Bose is the Senior Publishing Editor, a part of the Global Acquisition Team at Springer Nature and responsible for acquisition of scientific content across the globe. He is responsible for acquisition of content in Interdisciplinary Applied Sciences. He has more than 24 years of industrial experience in marketing and different fields of publishing. Mr. Bose has delivered more than 90 invited talks on Scientific Writing and Publishing Ethics in reputed Universities, International Conferences and Author Workshops. The concluding session of RSD started (after Tea) with Concluding Remarks by Mr Soumya Chakraborty from Springer Nature Team Officials. The RSD 2018 was concluded with the Vote of Thanks from the REO.
1. Dr Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, Dept of Physics.
2. Dr Prakash Kumar Nayak, Dept of Food Engg & Technology.
3. Dr Amitava Nag, Dept of Information Technology. The RSD 2019, for the first time again in the Institute, was decorated by a Springer Nature Author Workshop (post-Lunch session), an interactive platform addressing details (ethics, codes, tracks, dos & don’ts etc.) relevant to techno-scientific publication conducted by Mr Aninda Bose from Springer Nature. Mr Bose is the Senior Publishing Editor, a part of the Global Acquisition Team at Springer Nature and responsible for acquisition of scientific content across the globe. He is responsible for acquisition of content in Interdisciplinary Applied Sciences. He has more than 24 years of industrial experience in marketing and different fields of publishing. Mr. Bose has delivered more than 90 invited talks on Scientific Writing and Publishing Ethics in reputed Universities, International Conferences and Author Workshops. The concluding session of RSD started (after Tea) with Concluding Remarks by Mr Soumya Chakraborty from Springer Nature Team Officials. The RSD 2018 was concluded with the Vote of Thanks from the REO.
Ongoing/completed Sponsered Project
| # | Faculty Name | Department | Title of project | Status | Funding Agency/Client | Approved Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sucharita Sen Maiti (PI) Dr. Susmitha Wils K. | FET | "Aptamer based electrochemical biosensor with field inspection capability for rapid detection of colistin antibiotic in animal flesh lbod and dairy product". | Ongoing (since April 2022) | Technology Development and Transfer (TDT) scheme, DST, Govt. of India | 45.65 lakh |
| 2 | Dr. Avik Mukherjee (PI) Dr. Santosh Kumar (Co-PI) | FET | Development of a biopolymer based smart packaging system indicating freshness of milk | Ongoing (since April 2022) | AICTE | 21.53 lakh |
| 3 | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Srivastava | PHY | Study of d0 ferromagnetism, dielectric, optical and transport properties of (Ag/A) co-doped SnO2 compounds (A=Mg, Sb) for Spintronics Application | Ongoing (since April 2022) | CRS Project funded by the UGC-DAE CSR | 2.13 lakh |
| 4 | Dr. B. N. Parida | PHY | MI-Shielding effectiveness of xGnP filled EVA/EOC immiscible blends and their microcellular foams | Ongoing | BRNS, India | 25.33 Lac |
| 5 | Dr. S. Kumar and Dr. A. Mukherjee | FET | Use of non-toxic nanoformulations for prolonging shelf life and reduction of postharvest loss of mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) of North East India | Ongoing (since February 2021) | DBT | 31.85 Lac |
| 6 | Mr. Pranjal Barman | CE | Utilisation of fly ash on geotechnical engineering applications | Ongoing (January 2019) | DST (PRG) funded (Monitored by ASTEC, Assam) | Rs 5.4 lacs |
| 7 | Mr. Pranjal Barman | CE | River bank filtration as a sustainable solution for drinking water supply at Kokrajhar | Completed (2016-2018) | Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC) | Rs. 2.8 lakhs |
| 8 | Dr. Gunajyoti Das | CH | Theoretical and experimental studies of the physicochemical properties of small amino acid sequences, their water-clusters, binary metallic and ternary metal-peptide-nucleobase complexes | Completed (23/03/2016 To 22/03/2019) | SERB-DST, New Delhi, India | Rs. 30,13,000 |
| 9 | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Srivastava | PHY | Study of Co/Ni multilayers and Co-Tb alloys based bit patterned media based on auto-assembled anodic alumina nanobump arrays for hard disk drive application | Ongoing (12-01-2017 to 11-01-2020) | DST-SERB | Rs. 37,63,530 |
| 10 | Dr. Pradip Brahmachary | HSS | Women Empowerment and Economic Development: A Study on Selected Urban Parts of Kokrajhar distirict of Assam | Ongoing (Duration-2 yrs.) Started on 10/01/2018 | ICSSR, New Delhi | Rs. 600000/ (Rupees Six Lakhs) |
| 11 | Prakash Kumar Nayak | FET | Dovelopment of low cost phase change material assited hybrid solar dryer for wide range of agricultural products | Completed | DBT, Govt of India (Monitored by IIT, Ghy) | 10.28 Lacs |
| 12 | Dr. Sucharita Sen Maiti and Prakash Kr Nayak | FET | Isolation and Identification of novel bacteriosin producing probiotc bactrria From NER India and uts application in Food Preservation | Ongoing | DBT, Govt of India | 62.67 Lacs |
| 13 | Prakash Kumar Nayak | FET | Nutritional Evaluation and shelf life study of value added products prepared from Ou-tenga : An Underutlized fruits of NER | Ongoing | DST, Govt of India ( Monitiored by ASTEC, ASSAM) | 5.20 Lacs |
| 14 | Dr. Santosh Kumar | FET | Development of new functional nanocomposite coating/spray formulation to prolong the postharvest life of whole pineapple fruit | Ongoing (April 29, 2019 - April 28, 2021) | Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India through NECBH Programme IIT Guwahati | 1125850.00 |
Ongoing/completed Consultancy projectsl
| # | Faculty Name | Department | Title of project | Status | Funding Agency/Client | Approved Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. B. Saikia, Mr. K. Saloi and Mr. A. Das | CE | Testing of building materials | September 2020 - Present | Corrtech International Pvt. Ltd. | 65,000 |
| 2 | Dr. A. K. Dey, Mr. K. Saloi and Mr. A. Das | CE | Testing of building materials | February – December, 2020 | PGCIL, Salakati | 4 lakhs |
| 3 | Dr. M. Goswami, Dr. B. Saikia and Dr. Y. Omo | CE | Master layout plan of the plant residential complex | October 2020 - Present | NTPC Ltd., Bongaigaon | 6.02 lakhs |
| 4 | Prof. Monomoy Goswami | CE | Renovation & Modernization of Gumti Hydro Electric Project (3x5MW) – Consultancy services for Power Potential Study and Submission of Report thereof | Completed. Start date: 17-08-2017 End date: 16-09-2017) | Tripura State Electrcity Corporation Ltd., Generation Circle, Banamalipur, Agartala - 799001 | Rs. 70,000.00 |
| 5 | Prof. Monomoy Goswami | CE | Updation of Water Availability Series of Ranganadi Hydro Electrci Project (3x135 MW), Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh, India. | Ongoing. Draft report submitted. Start date: 18-02-2019 | North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. Office of the Executive Director (Design & Engineering), NEEPCO Bhawan, RG Baruah Road, Guwahati-781005 | Rs. 2,40,000.00 |
List of visitors
List of conferences/workshop conducted
Workshops
Workshop on Building planning and 3D modeling
Civil Engineering
Conferences
Will be updated soon.
MoU Signed
MoU signed with Mobius Foundation, New Delhi and CIT Kokrajhar
MoU Signed on: 31st May 2022
MoU signed with Mobius Foundation, New Delhi and CIT Kokrajhar
MoU signed between CIT Kokrajhar and Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
MoU Signed on: 14th May, 2022
MoU signed between CIT Kokrajhar and Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
Industry:
MoU Signed on:
1. IOCL Bongaigaon
2. NTPC Salakati
Foreign University:
MoU Signed on:
• UTP Malaysia
Indian Universities/Institutes
MoU Signed on:
• IIT Guwahati
• ICT Mumbai
• AASTU Guwahati
• Raffles University Rajasthan
Signing of MoU between UTP Malaysia and CIT Kokrajhar on 19th November 2019
MoU Signed on: 19-11-2019
Publications/Achievements
Department of Food Engineering and Technology, CIT Kokrajhar, has received a multi-institutional research grant worth almost Rs.3 crores
Dr. Santosh Kumar and Dr. Avik Mukherjee, Department of Food Engineering and Technology, CIT Kokrajhar, has received a multi-institutional research grant worth almost Rs.3 crores involving four (4) other collaborators –
1. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)
2. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)
3. North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST)
4. College of Horticulture and Forestry
CIT Kokrajhar collaborated with Dr. Smriti Priya, CSIR – Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) to bring a research grant worth almost Rs. 46 lakhs
Dr. Sucharita Sen Maiti, Department of Food Engineering and Technology, and D. Susmitha Wils K., Department of Instrumentation Engineering, CIT Kokrajhar collaborated with Dr. Smriti Priya, CSIR – Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) to bring a research grant worth almost Rs. 46 lakhs
More than 400 peer-reviewed publications having 4800 citations in the last four years
More than 400 peer-reviewed publications having 4800 citations in the last four years
Almost 600 peer-reviewed publications having more than 7000 citations
Almost 600 peer-reviewed publications having more than 7000 citations