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Faculties

Faculty of Engg. & Architecture
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural and Food Engineering
- Architecture and Regional Planning
- Centre for Computational and Data Sciences
- Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Electrical Communication Engg.
- Energy Science and Engineering
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- G.S Sanyal School of Telecommunication
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- M. N. Faruqi Centre for Innovation
- Ocean Engg and Naval Architecture
- Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Mngt.
- Rubber Technology
- School of Water Resources
- Steel Technology Centre
- Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability
Faculty of Biotechnology & Biosciences
- Bio Science
- Biotechnology
- P.K. Sinha Centre for Bioenergy and Renewables
- School of Medical Science and Technology
Faculty of Sciences
- Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL)
- Chemistry
- Geology and Geophysics
- Mathematics
- Physics
Faculty of Humanities, Social & Economic Sciences
- Centre for Rural Development and Innovative Sustainable Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness
Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sciences & Engineering
- Academy of Classical and Folk Arts
- Advanced Technology Development Centre
- Centre For Theoretical Studies
- Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge System
- Centre of Excellence on Safety Engineering & Analytics (COE-SEA)
- Cryogenic Engineering
- Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science Centre
- Nano Science and Technology
- Partha Ghosh Academy of Leadership
- Rajendra Mishra School of Engg Entrepreneurship
School of Management
- Vinod Gupta School of Management
School of Law
- Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law

Centre for Rural Development and Innovative Sustainable Technology

Faculty Members

Daya Shankar Pandey

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Research Areas

Bio-energy & Development of Relevant Materials

Process Simulation, Optimization & Control

Low-carbon energy conversion processes

Waste management and sustainability

Resource recovery from agri-waste

Piyush Kumar Singh

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Research Areas

AgriValue Chain Financing and Management

Agricultural Marketing and Price Risk

Performance Management of MFIs

Public Finance and Rural Development

ImpactAssessment of Development Projects

Rintu Banerjee

Professor
Head, Center for Rural Development and Innovative Sustainable Technology
Head, Agricultural and Food Engineering
Coordinator, RuTAG
Nodal Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand for SPARC
Nodal Coordinator for Specific Subject, AGFE, PMRF

Research Areas

Enzymology

Bioenergy

Protein Chemistry

Somnath Ghosal

Ph.D., University of Nottingham, UK

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Research Areas

Rural Development and Regional Planning

Ethnographic and Qualitative Research

Aboriginal Culture, Believes & Practices

Biodiversity and Environment

Community Forestry