College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering / Thrust Areas
- To bridge civil engineering principles with agricultural applications, thereby equipping students with a multidisciplinary approach to solving real-world challenges in rural and agricultural infrastructure.
- Encouraging innovation in low-cost construction, sustainable materials and resource-efficient designs for rural applications.
- Promoting research on the use of agricultural and industrial waste in construction materials such as paddy straw ash, fly ash, etc.
- Designing and promoting low-cost biogas plant models that can be easily adopted in rural households and farms.
- Conducting research on the performance and optimization of biogas systems using agricultural waste (e.g., cattle dung, crop residues).