National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Bachchan Singh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Ghazipur, India on 4 July 1938. Educated at S.S.H.S. Nandganj, 1951-54; U.P. Collage Varanasi 1954-56; Govt. Agricultural College, Kanpur 1956-58; Allahabad Agricultural Institute 1958-61; University of Guelph, Canada, 1965-66; Michigan State University East-Lansing U.S.A. 1972-75, B.Sc. (Agri.) 1958, B.Sc. (Agri. Engg.), 1961, M.S. 1966, Ph.D. 1975.

Lecturer, Agriculture Engg., T.D. College Jaunpur & Govt Agricultural College Kanpur 1961-64; Pool Officer, 1966-67; Assistant Professor 1967-69, and Associate Professor 1969-83, GBPUAT, Pantnagar; Associate Professor, College of Agriculture Mosul, Iraq 1979-82; Professor & Head, Farm Machinery, 1983-87; Dean student welfare 1987-89; Professor F.M.P. 1983-99; and Dean College of Technology, 1995-98, GBPUAT, Pantnagar; Emeritus Fellow of A.I.C.T.E. 1999-2001; Director M.P.M.D. Institute of Technology and Management Gorakhpur, U.P. 2001-04.

Awards/Honours: ISAE Commendation medal 1987-88; ISAE Gold Medal, 2014; Vice President Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers 1991-92 & 1992-93; Maharshi Samman by Royal Association for Science-led Socio-cultural Advancement.

Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering, 1992-93; International Society for Noni Science, India, 2018.

Research Areas: Conservation tillage, zero till, ferti drill & threshing machineries

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