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Recruitments
Walk-in interview for the position of Technical Assistant under DBT-NECAB,AAU, Jorhat. Click here for details.08-03-24
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Application are invited for admission to Ten days Hands on training on “Production of Biofertilizers and Entrepreneurship development”07-03-24
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Applications are invited for GAT-B & BET exam 2024 under DBT.29-02-24
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Applications are invited for the admission into Two months Hands- on Training in Plant Tissue Culture techniques towards development of entrepreneurship29-02-24
Recruitments
Advertisement for the position of JRF and SRF for projects under DBT-NECAB, AAU06-02-24
Recruitments
Walk in interview for JRF position under the “DBT-NECAB”, Phase-III, Assam Agricultural University01-02-24
- Applications are invited for the post of JRF under TEA NETWORK PROGRAM, DBT-NECAB, AAU
View all15th June 2023
Events
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Educational Workshop organized for the benefits of freshly admitted Post-graduate students of the Assam Agricultural University
18-03-24
Celebrating Agricultural Education Day: A Talk on "Artificial Intelligence and its application: Special reference to Agriculture" by Dr. Bidyut Kumar Sarmah at AAU, Jorhat04-12-23
Celebrating Success at Next Gen Preparedness Conference!28-11-23
Director of DBT-NECAB Delivers Insightful Talk on Genome engineering for sustainable agriculture productivity: Initiatives at AAU28-11-23
Condolence Meeting organised on the demise of Professor Thomas Hohn at DBT, AAU, Jorhat14-11-23
Indian Horticulture Congress-202309-11-23
Condolence Program on the death of Dr. M. S. Swaminathan at DBT, AAU (29-09-2023)29-09-23
Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting, September 21st & 22nd, 202323-09-23
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Release of Training manual during the closing ceremony of the training on "Microbiological Techniques for mass production of Plant Beneficial Microbes"
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8th September, 2023
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Innaguration of Dynamic module of the DBTNECAB website by HOD Prof M. K. Modi.
31st August, 2023
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A Farewell program was organized on 31st August for HOD Prof M. K. Modi. Vice Chancellor, Registrar, and several other prominent personalities were present in the program.
31st August, 2023
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Format for Usage of Phytotron Facility under DBT - NECAB
4th July, 2022
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Phytotron
Format for Usage of Phytotron Facility under DBT - NECAB4th July, 2022
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AdaptNET
Goa hosts the final Conference of EU funded AdaptNET Project12th - 16th June, 2022
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WORKSHOP
Workshop cum training program on “Advanced Biotechnological Knowledge and Skills for Research and Innovation”4th - 8th April, 2022
Mission
Pursue innovative and exploratory research in agricultural biotechnology and crop husbandry through a public–public partnership between the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, to create competent human resources in the field and support agriculture industry in the NE region.
Core programmes of the Centre
Core Programme | Objectives |
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PROGRAMME I | Genetic improvement of rice for abiotic and biotic stress tolerance using molecular breeding,
especially drought, submergence and bacterial blight disease. SCIENTIFIC TEAM Dr M K Modi (PI) and Dr Sanjay Chetia (PI) Advisors: Dr N K Singh, NIPB and Dr Arvind Kumar, ICRISAT |
PROGRAMME II | Genetic improvement of chickpea using gene technology for resistance to insect pests SCIENTIFIC TEAM Dr Bidyut Kumar Sarmah (Programme leader), Dr Sumita Acharjee (PI), Dr A M Baruah (Co-PI), Dr Sarvjeet Singh, PAU, Ludhiana (Collaborator), Dr Ishwarappa S Katageri, UASD, Karnataka (Collaborator) Advisors: Dr T J V Higgins, CSIRO, Agriculture and Food, Canberra |
PROGRAMME III | Bioprospecting of soil microbes from NE region for acid tolerance genes SCIENTIFIC TEAM Dr Madhumita Barooah (PI) Dr Robin Chandra Boro (Co-PI) Advisors: Dr A Kumar, Dr M V Deshpande |
PROGRAMME IVA | Isolation of novel microbial strains to develop efficient biofertilizer SCIENTIFIC TEAM Dr Rajen Baruah Advisors: Dr M V Deshpande |
PROGRAMME IVB | Isolation of novel microbial strains to develop efficient biopesticides SCIENTIFIC TEAM Dr Popy Bora (PI), Dr P K Borah, Dr B C Nath Advisors: Dr M V Deshpande |
New Network Projects funded by DBT, GoI |
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