A Library with reasonable collections of 3321 including Text, Technical books and Reference Books, Test Report, 491 nos. BIS Codes, 60 nos. Parts Catalogue, about 30 nos. Periodicals/ Journals and Newsletters on various Technical Fields and Mechanized farming and related subject, Magazine on English & Hindi Literatures besides 10 National, Regional and Local Newspapers (Daily) are being procured in the Institute Library for the use of Trainees and Employees. The Exiting library is shifted from Testing Building to a new Library room attached to the Administrative wing on 01.01.2010, to give easy access and utilization of Library/information service for its users/readers.
The training section of this Institute is outfitted with following laboratories to impart the practical training to the trainees under various training programmes.
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The Audio Visual section is operational with TV, DVD, VCR, LCD projector, Intractive Flat Panels(LCD Smart Board) and about 123 technical films in shape of VCDs and Cassettes, charts paintings, posters etc. to supplement “On-the-job” training under different training program. The institute is planning to upgrade the existing lab with modern equipments, sound systems, etc.
The Institute Hostel is set up with reasonable amenities to accommodate 80 trainees at a time. A four bedded rest/guest house with moderate facilities for the visitors has also been made in Hostel..
As per restructured training program, the stipend of the trainees, selected under User level course has pay Rs.200 per day. Besides this, the trainees selected under user level course are paid “to and from” traveling expenses by sleeper class of rail or by ordinary bus from their home-town or the applicant actually residing to Biswanath Chariali at the end of training program.
The Institute is in possession of 45 ha land and break-up of utilization of land is as below:
| # | Particulars | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area under Non-Residential and Residential Buildings | 9.37 ha |
| 2 | Area for farming | 9.55 ha |
| 3 | Area marked for Training and Testing (for different field operation & practices) | 7.34 ha |
| 4 | Area under Coconut orchard | 1.40 ha |
| 5 | Area under Teak Plantation | 2.00 ha |
| 6 | Area under Titasapa | 0.40 ha |
| 7 | Area under tea plantation | 3.00 ha |
| 8 | Area under newly developed tea plantation | 1.18 ha |
| 9 | Area under farm and security roads | 2.95 ha |
| 10 | Area under security roads (Parallel to the boundary wall) | 4.11 ha |
| 11 | Area under Bamboo Plantation | 0.50 ha |
| 12 | Area under Misc. Horticulture Crops | 2.18 ha |
| 13 | Area under areca-nut orchard | 1.02 ha |
To show the live demonstration of the micro systems and its impacts on the Tea and fruit crops as well to have a regular flow of revenue, the Institute has completed the plantation of Tea, Coconut and Supari. The coconut has been planted in pockets of land, where-as, supari has been planted as a mixed plantation with Teeta-chappa along the both sides of all farm roads. The Tea plantation has been increased to get even better farm revenue. This Institute has also planted forest trees like teak and Teeta-chappa (Hawlong) and other plants like Neem, Gulmohor, Nahar, Silver oak, Kadam etc. The progress of such horticulture plantation is as under:
| Sl. No. | Name of the plant | Progressive Total | Remarks |
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| 1 | Teak Plants | 1081 | Planted behind Testing building & around pond near Main tank and land behind security barrack. |
| 2 | TeetaSappa | 1345 | Planted in both sides of farm roads and behind hostel. |
| 3 | Nahar | 06 | Planted nearby main road towards parking shed. |
| 4 | Bamboo | 800 | Planted at eastern part parallel to boundary wall near pond. But near boundary wall plants were rooted out since roots are damaging the wall. |
| 5 | Coconut | 282 | Planted in front of testing building, backside of Admn. Building and in farm area at back side of Type-D qtr/nearby tea garden. |
| 6 | Arecanut (Supari) | 1351 | Planted in the farm area. |
| 7 | Kathal (Jack fruit) | 09 | Planted at different places in the Institute. |
| 8 | KajuBadam, Khilikha, Bhomura, Amla, Agaru | 29 | Planted nearby boundary wall (East side of tea garden). |
| 9 | Sapota | 41 | Planted Sapota& Litchi in the area of orchard of the Institute. |
| 10 | Lemon & Khasi Mandarin | 23 | Planted at nearby residential quarters in the litchi orchard and parallel to the coconut orchard in front of trainee’s hostel. |
| 11 | Litchi | 160 | Planted at Sapota& Litchi orchard. |
| 12 | Dalchini | 10 | Planted nearby residential quarters. |
| 13 | Neem, Golmohar (Red & Pink), Silver Oak, AshokaPendula,Sisso, Gomari,Arjun,Siris,Sonaru, Moorpankhi, Musanda | 472 | Planted around Administration, testing, Training, Hostel & colony buildings. Ashoka trees have been planted in and around training wing. |
| 14 | Bottle Palm Plants | 36 | Planting on both sides of colony road. |
| 15 | Tea Plantation | 51868 | The in two different tea gardens. |
| 16 | Gold Crest | 24 | Planted in front of administrative building and guest house. |
| 17 | Foxtail Palm | 10 | Planted in frontof training building and at the periphery of threshing floor. |
| 18 | Jamun (Indian Blackberry) | 50 | Planted nearby playground and opposite of old tea garden. |
| 19 | Mango | 01 | Planted in front of Guest House. |