About Faculty at CAET
DEAN
Dean
College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
Bhubaneswar
Prof. Ambika Prasad Sahu obtained his B.Tech. in Agricultural Engineering in 1988 and M.Tech. in Agricultural Engineering in 1990 from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, in 2005. He has been serving at OUAT since 1990 and has been the Dean of the Faculty since June 2025. He also served as Dean of the College of Community Science, OUAT, holding additional charge from June to December 2025. Prior to his appointment as Dean, he served as a Professor in the Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering at OUAT for 12 years.
In addition to his academic and administrative responsibilities, Prof. Sahu has been entrusted with several key institutional assignments since June 2025. These include Dean, Industry and Academia Affairs; Nodal Officer of the OUAT Alumni Coordination Committee; Chief Nodal Officer of the World Bank-funded REWARD Project at OUAT; Nodal Officer for the State-Level Technical Institute under the PMFME scheme, Odisha; and Chairman-II of the NIRF Committee, OUAT.
He has guided four Ph.D. scholars and 14 M.Tech. students. His scholarly contributions include three books with ISBNs, ten book chapters, ten edited books, and 12 course manuals. He has also published more than 70 research papers in national and international journals and authored over 30 popular technical articles, reflecting his significant contributions to research, education, and knowledge dissemination.
Prof. Sahu has undertaken externally funded ITRA-Water project supported by the Government of India. He has served as a member of several important state-level committees and as a Member of the Board of Studies (BoS) at BPUT, Odisha.
Prof. Sahu has received awards in recognition of his research and professional contributions, including the International Engineering Applications Award from the World Bank. He has also received awards for research paper presentations from the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), the Institution of Engineers (India), and the Odisha Engineering Congress. He is a life member of several professional societies.
The academic staff comprises experienced faculty from diverse fields. The high calibre of the staff comes across through the composition of the faculty consisting of professionally qualified individuals. The college extracts several visiting faculties from the industry, thus incorporating their practical experience into teaching.
The college believes that teaching is the art of simplifying knowledge and information without diluting it. In accordance with this ideology, the college has been effectively developing innovative teaching methods such as:
- Presentations/discussions and classroom debates.
- Home assignments evaluated, by faculty members, and feedback given to the students.
- Reference websites details given to students for gathering additional information to supplement learning.
- Organizing guest lecturers for the benefit of the students.
- Additional coaching for students excelling in sports and also for students requiring remedial training.
- Encouraging students to solve past papers of different examinations like GATE,JRF, which are methodically assessed.
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Useful Links
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR)
- Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology
- Central Agricultural University,Imphal,Manipal
- Tamil Nadu agricultural University
- Kerala Agricultural University
- Punjab Agricultural University,Ludhiana
- Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University,Bikaner
- Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University,Hyderabad
- Orissa Agricultural Engineers' Service Association
- INDIA TOGETHER: AGRICULTURE
- Agricultural Implements 1
- Agricultural Implements 2
- e-Krishi Shiksha
Contact Details
College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology,Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,
Bhubaneswar - 751003
Phone: +91674-2562360 (Office);
+91 9437205952(Mobile)
E_mail: caetdean@gmail.com
Contact Hour:: Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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