Principle Investigator

Dr. Ajoy Debbarma has been serving in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur since November 2018. He was appointed as Assistant Professor (Grade II) in 2018 and promoted to Assistant Professor (Grade I) in 2023. 

Assistant Professor (Grade I)

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 23 August 2023 – Present

Email: adebbarma@nith.ac.in

Dr. Ajoy Debbarma has held various administrative responsibilities at NIT Hamirpur, actively supporting institutional governance, academic administration, student activities, and the organization of national-level events. 

Faculty Incharge (Admission & Automation)

Organization: National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 05 September 2024 – Present

Nodal Officer – Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas & Constitution Day

Organization: National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 28 November 2023 – 24 November 2025 

Assistant Faculty In-Charge (AFI), NCC 

Organization: National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 07 March 2019 – 02 August 2020

Departmental Responsibilities

Dr. Ajoy Debbarma has actively contributed to the academic and administrative development of the Department of Mechanical Engineering by serving in several departmental leadership and coordination roles.  

Office In-Charge (OIC) – Steam Power Engineering Lab  

Organization: National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 05 September 2024 – Present

Office In-Charge (OIC) – Website 

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 08 January 2021 – Present 

Office In-Charge (OIC) – Training & Placement 

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 19 March 2020 – 17 January 2022 

Office In-Charge (OIC) – Time Table 

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 17 January 2022 – 08 January 2025

Member – Departmental Doctoral Programme Committee (DDPC) 

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 05 October 2021 – 05 October 2023

Duration: 2026 - 

Office In-Charge (OIC) – Accreditation 

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Duration: 08 January 2025 – Present

Dr. Ajoy Debbarma supervises Ph.D., M.Tech, and B.Tech research in thermal engineering. His research group focuses on heat transfer enhancement, battery thermal management, CFD, ferrofluids, phase-change heat transfer, and sustainable energy systems. He has successfully supervised one Ph.D. scholar, guided numerous M.Tech dissertations, and mentored several B.Tech final-year projects. 

Ph.D.

1. Sohan Lal Sharma

Reg. No.: 2K20-Ph.D.-ME-505

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

M.Tech. 

1. Jeeten Verma

Reg. No.: 25MME004

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Pursuing

2. Sumit Koundal

Reg. No.: 23MME001

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

3. Abhishek Srivastava

Reg. No.: 22MME003

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Co Supervisor

Status: Awarded

4. Shuchi Chaurasia

Reg. No.: 21MME007

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Co Supervisor

Status: Awarded

5. Akash Vikram

Reg. No.: 21MME001

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

6. Nitesh Kumar Jasyal

Reg. No.: 20MME009

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

7. Nitesh Kumar Jasyal

Reg. No.: 20MME009

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

8. Anuragh Dixit

Reg. No.: 20MME302

Specialization: Energy Technology

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

9. Supern Swapnil

Reg. No.: 20MME015

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

10. Himanshu Dwivedi

Reg. No.: 19M332

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

11. Kartik Kumar

Reg. No.: 19M326

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

12. Dharavath Lava Kishan

Reg. No.: 18M332

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Department & Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Role: Main Supervisor

Status: Awarded

B.Tech. (Major Project)