General Informations

  • Join Date: 12/06/1985
  • College: College of Community Science
  • Department: Textiles and Apparel Designing
  • Office Email: binita.b.kalita[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1982
BSc( Home Science)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1984
MSc(Textiles and Clothing)

Avinashilingam institute of Home science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore-(Tamil Nadu)

 
 
 
 
 
2005
PhD(clothing and Textiles)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
12-06-1985 - 31-12-1987
Lecture, Dept. of TAD

Faculty of Community Science, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
01-01-1988 - 31-12-1997
Assistant Professor Dept. of TAD

Faculty of Community Science, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
14-10-1998 - 30-06-2007
Associate professor Dept. of TAD

Faculty of Community Science, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2007 - Till date
professor Dept. of TAD

Faculty of Community Science, AAU

Achivements
  • • Invited as a guest speaker for the international conference of 107th Indian Science Congress: Science and technology: Rural development -Women in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development on 5th of January 2020, organized by University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore. • Invited as a guest speaker to deliver a talk for Faculty development programme on "Entrepreneurship Development" Organized by Digboi Mahila Mahabidyalaya. Dept. of Home Science on 20th January 2020. sponsored by Dept of Science & Technology, Govt of India • Narayan Konwar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat, Assigned the work on various facets of fabric design considered essential for production and marketing aspects of different self-help Groups engaged in weaving of Jorhat District • Act as a Guest lecturer in the year 2016 and 2017 for Fashion Designing Courses of Dept. of Fashion Design, Assam Women’s University, Jorhat-04 • Chairperson for the technical session to UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Indigenous food of different communities of North -East India”, from 8.9.2017 to 9.9.2017, organized by Digboi Mahila Mahabidyalaya.Dept. of Home Science • Invited as a Resource person and deliver the keynote address on National Seminar on “Silk cultivation in North –East India with special reference to Assam”.Sponsored by UGC and organized by Dept of Home Science, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi from 17th - 18th August 2013 • Act as a resource person for a Short term course( Faculty development program) Organized by Digboi Mahila Mahabidyalaya.Dept from 05/09/2016 -09/09/2016 of Home Science sponsored by Dept of Science & Technology, Govt of India. • Act as a Guest lecturer in the year of 2009 for Fashion Designing Courses of Dept. of Fashion Design, Sikkim Manipal University, Chuladhara, Jorhat. • Selection committee member for the post of Asst. Prof. for the Dept of fashion designing at Assam Women's University, Jorhat . • Acted as member of the selection committee for the Associate professor for the Dept of Home science, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi. • Development of technology for Green composites board from Agricultural waste
Membership
  • 1. Home Science Association of India.
    Life Member
  • Assam Science Society
    Life Member
  • 3.The Textile Association of (India)Assam Guwahati
    Life Member
  • 4.Indian society for cotton Improvement
    Life Member
Projects
  • AAU sponsored project on "Sankari Yugar Brindavani Bastra Kala Samahar", project cost Rs.2.33 lakh Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Sankari Yugar Brindavani Bastra Kala Samahar", project cost Rs.2.33 lakh Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Effect of detergent on physical properties of silk and silk blended yarn.", implemented in 1990.
  • USAID, AIP sponsored project on "Development of green composites by utilizing agricultural waste for building, construction, furniture and other applications", project cost Rs.7.50440 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • ICAR sponsored project on "Diversification of Handloom products for entrepreneurial development (Tribal Sub Plan Project)", project cost Rs.7.25987 Lakh implemented in 2018.
  • USAID ,AIP sponsored project on "Development of Green composites by Utilizing Agricultural Waste for Building,Construction,furniture materials and Other Applications.", implemented in 2014.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Value addition of handloom fabric for product diversification and higher marketability", project cost Rs.5.35 Lakh implemented in 2010.