Department of Agricultural Engineering, Nagaland University came into existence in the year 1978 which was also the year of beginning of SASRD as a college of Agriculture under North-Eastern Hill University. Initially, the Department offered the courses in the disciplines of Physics, Mathematics and Agricultural Engineering to the students of PU(Agri.) and B.Sc (Agri.). In the past some minor courses were also taught by teachers of the department to the M.Sc (Agri.) students of soil convervation. The Department was given the post graduate status when its Board of Post Graduate Studies was formed Vide Nagaland University, consequent on the transfer of SASRD to Nagaland University from NEHU.