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    • Dr. Agnimitra Biswas

    Dr.Agnimitra Biswas

    Information

    • Designation : Associate Professor
    • Email : agnibis@mech.nits.ac.in
    • Phone : 9435500659

    Research Group

    • Thermal Engineering Group, Renewable Energy Group.

    Key Notes

    • Journals: 116
    • Patents: 4
    • PhD: Guided: 13
    • Post Graduates: Guided: 30

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    116

    PUBLICATIONS

    13

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    4

    PATENTS

    7

    PROJECTS

    Introduction [Biosketch]

    • Dr. Agnimitra Biswas did his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Regional Engineering College Silchar, India in 2001, M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from National Institute of Technology Silchar in 2007, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Silchar in 2010. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Silchar since August 2022. He has more than 19 years of teaching and research experience. His current research areas include micro hydro-turbines, vertical axis wind turbines, hybrid renewable energy systems, solar thermal energy, and solar passive systems. He has published more than 120 research papers in various referred national/international journals and conferences and has 4 patents to his credit. He has also authored/co-authored 14 books/chapters and delivered 13 invited lectures in different technical forums. He has guided 13 PhD dissertations and 32 M.Tech projects so far. He is a regular reviewer of various Energy related web of science journals. He was also the principal investigator of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) Govt. of India sponsored solar regional test center. He had won Best Research award in Wind Energy for 2021, conferred by IREDA-NIWE, and Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021, Conferred by International Journal of Green Energy. He is an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Energy Research journal. He is an associate member of Institution of Engineers (India).

    Areas of Interest

    • Thermal Engineering, Renewable Energy

    Institution Year Degree
    Regional Engineering College Silchar 2001 B.E in Mechanical Engineering
    National Institute of Technology Silchar 2007 M.Tech in Thermal Engineering
    National Institute of Technology Silchar 2010 Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering

    Teaching Experience
    Associate Professor
    6 July 2022 - Present
    National Institute of Technology Silchar
    Assistant Professor, Grade-I
    26 June 2018 - 5 July 2022
    National Institute of Technology Silchar
    Assistant Professor, Grade-II
    7 November 2012 - 25 June 2018
    National Institute of Technology Silchar

    Ansari M.A., Meher P.K., Bisoi A., Biswas A, “An overview of the effective parameters of magnetorheological damper for controlling vibration in dynamic systems”, Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 2026, Indexed in SCIE, Quartile: Q2

    Bhuyan R., Biswas A., Mahanta J, “A Hybrid Intuitionistic Fuzzy Distance-based Framework for Sustainable Energy Transition in Northeast India”, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 350, 120970, 2026, Indexed in SCIE, Quartile: Q1

    Kumar Amit, Bhanja D., Biswas A., “Impact of phase change material placement and thickness on roof thermal inertia in the warm and humid climate of Northeast India”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-025-15183-8, Indexed in SCIE, Quartile: Q2

    Nath Biswajit, Biswas A., Das Biplab, Misra R.D., “Experimental and fluid-flow structure analysis of a Savonius-resembling hybrid water turbine at low stream-speeds.”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Volume 48, 99, 2026, https://10.1007/s40430-025-06060-4, Indexed in SCIE, Quartile: Q2

    Thochi Seb Rengma
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Dipankar Bhanja
    Academic Year : 2016-2017

    Ajitabh Bhaumick
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Darpahari Das
    Academic Year : 2016-2017

    Shymal Das
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : R.D. Misra
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2016-2017

    Monotosh Das
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2017-2018

    Sanjeet Kumar
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Academic Year : 2017-2018

    Ankur Srivastav
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Academic Year : 2017-2018

    Yogesh Kumar Dokwal
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2018-2019

    Raju Sah
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Krishna Murari Pandey
    Academic Year : 2018-2019

    Prayag Raj Chanda
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2019-2020

    Soumith Vodepalli
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Sujit Nath
    Academic Year : 2019-2020

    Govinda Koli
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2019-2020

    Biswajit Nath
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : A. Brusly Solomon
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2020-2021

    Ajay Pratap Singh
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2020-2021

    Alok Ranjan
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Academic Year : 2020-2021

    Sudhir Kumar Gupta
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2021-2022

    Raju Thota
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Academic Year : 2021-2022

    Satyam Gupta
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Tanmoy Malakar
    Academic Year : 2022-2023

    Kalpaayan Bhattacharjee
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2023-2024

    Manabendra Mali
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Dr. Ojing Siram
    Academic Year : 2024-2025

    Maisanam Anil Kr. Singh
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2013-2014

    Neelam Kumar Sarma
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : R.D. Misra
    Academic Year : 2012-2013

    Ms Shikha Bhuyan
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2014-2015

    Manash Pratim Borthakur
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2014-2015

    Sachin Gangwar
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Dipankar Bhanja
    Academic Year : 2014-2015

    Ms Mithinga Basumatary
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2015-2016

    Bishal Podder
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2014-2015

    Alok Kumar
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2015-2016

    Narendra Thakur
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Darpahari Das
    Academic Year : 2015-2016

    Kan Deka
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Ranjith G. Nair
    Academic Year : 2015-2016

    Sunay Dev Pushan
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2015-2016

    Prayag Raj Chanda
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2025-2026

    Voddepalli Soumith
    Supervisor : Dr. Sujit Nath
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2025-2026

    Biswajit Nath
    Supervisor : Dr. Biplab Das
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2024-2025

    Hussain Mahamed Sahed Mostafa Mazarbhuiya
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Kaushal Kumar Sharma
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2020-2021

    Ms Mithinga Basumatary
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : R.D. Misra
    Academic Year : 2020-2021

    Maisanam Anil Kr. Singh
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Kaushal Kumar Sharma
    Academic Year : 2021-2022

    Bishal Podder
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2020-2021

    Ankur Gupta
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2022-2023

    Sujit Roy
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2022-2023

    Supreme Das
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Biplab Das
    Academic Year : 2023-2024

    Kanak Chandra Sarma
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : R.D. Misra
    Academic Year : 2024-2025

    Mahammed Anis Ansari
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Alfa Bisoi
    Co Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Academic Year : 2024-2025

    Anal Ranjan Sengupta
    Completed : 
    Supervisor : Agnimitra Biswas
    Co Supervisor : Rajat Gupta
    Academic Year : 2015-2016

    Awards And Honours

      • 1. NIWE-IREDA award for best research work in Wind Energy, 2021.
      • 2. Best Reviewer Award from International Journal of Green Energy for the year 2021.
      • 3. Associate Editor for Wind Energy, Frontiers in Energy Research Journal (SCIE).

    A system for investigating the performance of two-bladed double stage Savonius-akin hydrokinetic turbine at low flow velocity conditions

    “A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”

    Germany
    Patent Registration ID, 202023101859
    A system for investigating the performance of two-bladed double stage Savonius-akin hydrokinetic turbine at low flow velocity conditions, (**GRANTED**)

    A triple-bladed dual-stage Savonius-alike hydrokinetic turbine system.

    “A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”

    India
    Patent Registration ID, 546316
    A triple-bladed dual-stage Savonius-alike hydrokinetic turbine system., (**GRANTED**)

    Jet Impingement Nozzle-Array Solar Air Heating System

    “A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”

    India
    Patent Registration ID, 411006-001
    Jet Impingement Nozzle-Array Solar Air Heating System, (**GRANTED**)

    Jet Impingement Technique-Based Solar-Thermal Air Collector System for Energy and Exergy Analysis and A Method Thereof

    “A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”

    South Africa
    Patent Registration ID, 2024/02815
    Jet Impingement Technique-Based Solar-Thermal Air Collector System for Energy and Exergy Analysis and A Method Thereof, (**GRANTED**)

    Sl.No: 1

    Title Of Research Project: " Establishment of Regional Test Center (RTC) - Cum Technology Back Up Unit For Solar Thermal Devices at ME Department, NIT Silchar (Assam) "

    Sponsored By:

    Overall Budget: Rs 73.86

    Duration: Mar 26, 2013 - Mar 31, 2017 (4 years 5 days)

    Status: Completed

    Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas

    Co Principal Investigator: R.D. Misra

    Sl.No: 2

    Title Of Research Project: " Harvesting Pico-scale water power using zero-head modified Savonius water turbine "

    Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF

    Overall Budget: Rs 30.02

    Duration: Feb 25, 2022 - Mar 25, 2025 (3 years 1 month)

    Status: Completed

    Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas

    Co Principal Investigator: R.D. Misra

    Sl.No: 3

    Title Of Research Project: " Design and development of a hybrid photo voltaic thermal (PVT) system for rural application "

    Sponsored By: DST

    Overall Budget: Rs 14.60

    Duration: Apr 01, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020 (2 years 11 months 30 days)

    Status: Completed

    Principal Investigator: Biplab Das

    Co Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas

    Sl.No: 4

    Title Of Research Project: " Development and testing of hybrid solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) air system for the composite environment of North-East India for tea drying applications "

    Sponsored By: DST

    Overall Budget: Rs 30.3

    Duration: Mar 10, 2018 - Aug 31, 2021 (3 years 5 months 21 days)

    Status: Completed

    Principal Investigator: Biplab Das

    Co Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas

    Sl.No: 5

    Title Of Research Project: " Development of visible active multiphasic titania-metal oxide nano heterojunction photo catalyst with enhanced green hydrogen production capacity and test its utility in an indigenously fabricated prototype solar photocatalytic reactor for large scale app "

    Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF

    Overall Budget: Rs 46.42

    Duration: Jan 24, 2023 - Jan 24, 2026 (3 years)

    Status: Ongoing

    Principal Investigator: Ranjith G. Nair

    Co Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas and Siddhartha Shankar Dhar

    Sl.No: 6

    Title Of Research Project: " Design, Development, and Testing of Sediment Erosion- Resistive Micro Hydro Turbine for off-grid application "

    Sponsored By: TIH

    Overall Budget: Rs 8

    Duration: Feb 28, 2024 - Feb 28, 2026 (2 years)

    Status: Ongoing

    Principal Investigator: Biplab Das

    Co Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas and Ojing Siram

    Sl.No: 7

    Title Of Research Project: " Development of smart solar photovoltaic system having encapsulated phase change material with artificial intelligence based real-time condition monitoring "

    Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF

    Overall Budget: Rs 45

    Duration: Mar 18, 2024 - Mar 18, 2027 (3 years)

    Status: Ongoing

    Principal Investigator: Sudipta Halder

    Co Principal Investigator: Agnimitra Biswas, Kedar Nath Dash, and Sudarshan Sahu

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