This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Deep Learning Approaches for Early Detection of Crop Diseases” submitted by Aarav Mehta (Enrollment No. EN21CS301128) to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering is a bona fide record of the original research work carried out by the candidate during the academic session 2025–2026 under due supervision, and that the dissertation has reached the standard required for submission.

The contents of this dissertation, in full or in part, have not been submitted to any other institute or university for the award of any degree or diploma. The candidate has fulfilled all the prescribed academic requirements in respect of the dissertation work.

This is to certify that the work embodied in the dissertation entitled “Deep Learning Approaches for Early Detection of Crop Diseases” has been carried out by Aarav Mehta (Enrollment No. EN21CS301128) under my supervision and guidance, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering during the academic session 2025–2026.

To the best of my knowledge and belief, the dissertation embodies the candidate's own work, is a record of research completed to my satisfaction, and has not previously formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, associateship or fellowship of any other university or institution.

I recommend that the dissertation be accepted for evaluation and consider the candidate's conduct during the research period to have been sincere and diligent.

I, Aarav Mehta, Enrollment No. EN21CS301128, hereby declare that the dissertation entitled “Deep Learning Approaches for Early Detection of Crop Diseases”, submitted to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering, is my own original work carried out under the supervision of Dr. Priya Nair, Associate Professor.

I further declare that the work reported in this dissertation has not been submitted, either in part or in full, for the award of any other degree or diploma of this university or of any other university or institution. All sources of information and literature used in this work have been duly acknowledged and cited.

I understand that any violation of the above declaration will be treated as academic misconduct, and I shall be solely responsible for the consequences arising therefrom.