About the Programme

B.Sc. Environmental Science is a four-year undergraduate programme divided into 8semesters. This program aims to give students the competence in the methods and techniques of environmental science and understand fundamental concepts, principles and processes underlying the field of environmental science, its interdisciplinary nature demonstrates an understanding of a wide range of Environmental techniques (e.g. basic water and soil analysis, environmental microbiological methods and instruments). This program aims to develop critical thinking for shaping strategies (scientific, social, economic, administrative, and legal) for environmental protection, conservation of biodiversity, environmental equity, and sustainable development in students.

The program aims to address the growing need for competent professionals in society for applying most effective management practices drawn from various disciplines to create innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

This programme will make graduates ready to take up higher studies in environmental sciences and to take up careers in the fields of environmental research and learning.

This course is for individuals who...

This program is for students who aims to develop value-based holistic and comprehensive learning by integrating traditional and innovative learning practices to match the highest quality standards and become effective leaders in their chosen fields and career

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The students taking this programme will have opportunity to take both industry as well as academics (pursue PhD programme) as their career choice. Several job opportunities are available in different sectors which include EIA consultancies, Environmental Labs. Industries, Pollution Control Boards and other government, non-government and private sectors.

Course Fee

1st Year 132870

2nd Year 136856

3rd Year 140962

1st Sem 67935	3rd Sem 69928	5th Sem 71981
2nd Sem 67935	4th Sem 69928	6th Sem 71981

For International Students

Fee Per Semester	Fee Per Year
NA	3800*

Programme Structure

Semester 1

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31668	BEN101	Fundamentals of Environmental Science	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
2	31669	BEN102	Ecology and Ecosystems	3	0	0	3	Core	DSE
3		CMS102	Descriptive Statistics	3	0	0	3	Minor/Elective	OE
4	31670	VAC103/VAC	Environmental Management / Any VAC	3	0	0	3	Co-Requisite	VAC
5	16254	ARP101	Communicative English -1	1	0	2	2	Co Requisite	AEC
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31671	VOE101	Environmental data presentation: Step forward from Laboratory to Industry-I	0	0	6	3	Co Requisite	SEC
2	31672	BEN151	Fundamentals of Environmental Science Lab	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
3	31673	BEN152	Ecology and Ecosystems Lab	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	DSE
TOTAL CREDITS							20

Semester 2

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31674	BEN103	Water Resources	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
2	31675	BEN104	Biodiversity and Conservation	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
3	31700	CMS132	Mathematical Expectations and Probability Distribution	3	0	0	3	Minor/Elective	OE
4	31701	VAC110/VAC	Yoga for Holistic health / Any VAC	0	1	4	3	Co-Requisite	VAC
5	16342	ARP102	Communicative English -2	1	0	2	2	Co Requisite	AEC
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31676	VOE102	Environmental data presentation: Step forward from Laboratory to Industry-II	0	0	6	3	Co Requisite	SEC
2	31677	BEN153	Water Resource Lab	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
3	31678	BEN154	Biodiversity and Conservation Lab	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
TOTAL CREDITS							20

Semester 3

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC

1	31679	BEN201	Atmosphere and Global Climate Change	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
2	31680	BEN202	Analytical Techniques	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
3	31681	BEN203	Environmental Microbiology	3	0	0	3	Minor/Elective	OE
4	31702	BDA217	Data Preparation and Data Cleaning	3	0	0	3	Minor/Elective	OE
5	16977	ARP207	Logical Skills Building & Soft Skills	0	1	2	2	Co Requisite	AEC

1	31682	VOE201	Environmental data presentation: Step forward from Laboratory to Industry-III	0	0	6	3	Co Requisite	SEC
2	31683	BEN251	Atmosphere and Global Climate Change Lab	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
3	31662	BEN252	Analytical Lab I	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
4	31684	BEN253	Environmental Microbiology Lab	0	0	2	1	Minor/Elective	OE
5	31350	RBL001	Research Based Learning -1 (RBL1)	0	0	4	0	Co Requisite	DSE
TOTAL CREDITS							21

Semester 4

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31685	BEN204	Green Technologies	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
2	31686	BEN205	Air Pollution and Technologies	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
3	31687	BEN206	Foundations and Perspectives of Sustainable development	5	0	0	5	Minor/Elective	OE
4	31703	BDA218	Data Warehousing & Data Mining	3	0	0	3	Minor/Elective	OE
5	17035	ARP306	Campus to Corporate	0	1	2	2	Co Requisite	AEC
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31688	BEN254	Analytical Lab II	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
2	31689	BEN255	Air Pollution and Technologies Lab	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	CC
3	31456	RBL002	Research Based Learning (RBL2)	0	0	4	0	Co Requisite	DSE
TOTAL CREDITS							19

Semester 5

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31690	BEN301	Environmental Pollution and Human Health	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
2	31691	BEN302	Natural Resource Management and Sustainability	5	0	0	5	Core	CC
3	31692	BEN303	Environmental Legislation and Policy	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
4	31693	BEN304	Land and Soil Conservation	3	0	0	3	Core	DSE
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31694	BEN351	Environmental Pollution and Human Health Lab	0	0	4	2	Co Requisite	CC
2	31426	RBL003	Research Based Learning (RBL3) Project	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	DSE
3	31552	INC001	Industrial Connect	0	0	4	2	Co Requisite	VAC
TOTAL CREDITS							20

Semester 6

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31695	BEN305	Energy and Environment	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
2	31696	BEN306	Water Conservation	5	0	0	5	Core	CC
3	31697	BEN307	Urban Ecosystems	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
4	31704	BDA323	Multivariate Data Analysis	3	0	0	3	Minor/Elective	OE
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31698	BEN353	Energy and Environment Lab	0	0	4	2	Co Requisite	CC
2		CCU	Community Connect	0	0	4	2	Co Requisite	VAC
3	31472	RBL004	Research Based Learning (RBL4) Project	0	0	2	1	Co Requisite	DSE
TOTAL CREDITS							20

Semester 7

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31705	BEN401	Natural Hazards and Disaster Management	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
2	31706	BEN402	Remote Sensing and GIS	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
3	31707	BEN403	Bioinstrumentation	4	0	0	4	Core	DSE
4	31708	BEN404	Solid Waste Management	4	0	0	4	Core	DSE
5	31709	MDA111	Non-Parametric Statistical Inference	4	0	0	4	Minor/Elective	OE
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31710	BEN451	Remote Sensing and GIS Lab	0	0	4	2	Co Requisite	CC
TOTAL CREDITS							20

Semester 7 B

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31705	BEN401	Natural Hazards and Disaster Management	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
2	31706	BEN402	Remote Sensing and GIS	3	0	0	3	Core	CC
3	31707	BEN403	Bioinstrumentation	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
4	31708	BEN404	Solid Waste Management	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
5	31709	MDA111	Non-Parametric Statistical Inference	4	0	0	4	Minor/Elective	OE
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1	31710	BEN451	Remote Sensing and GIS Lab	0	0	4	2	Co Requisite	CC
2		BEN452	Research Project	0	0	6	3	Co Requisite	VAC
TOTAL CREDITS							23

Semester 8

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31711	BEN405	Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment	4	0	0	4	Core	DSE
2	31712	BEN406	Environmental Biotechnology	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
3	31713	BEN407	Environmental Toxicology	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
4	31714	BEN408	Renewable Energy Resources	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
5	31645	BDA214	Sampling Theory	4	0	0	4	Minor/Elective	OE
TOTAL CREDITS							20

Semester 8 B

S.No.	Paper ID	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requeste/Co Requisite	Type of Course
				Teaching Load					1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
				L	T	P			1. CC 2. AEC 3. SEC 4. DSE 5.VAC
Theory Subject
1	31711	BEN405	Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment	4	0	0	4	Core	CC
2	31645	BDA214	Sampling Theory	4	0	0	4	Minor/Elective	OE
Practical/Viva-Voice/Jury
1		BEN453	Research Project	0	0	18	9	Co Requisite	VAC
TOTAL CREDITS							17
Total credits of the 04-year UG Programme: 160							1st Year	40	160
							2nd Year	80
							3rd Year	120
							4th Year	160

Eligibility Criteria

For National Students	Sr. Secondary (10+2) with PCB and with minimum 55% marks.
For International Students	The eligibility criterion for all programs for international applicants is minimum 50% in the qualifying examination and having studied the pre-requisite subjects for admission in to the desired program.

Career path you can choose after the course

Environmental Consultant
Environmental Manager
Nature Conservation Officer
Sustainability Consultant
Waste Management Officer
Environmental Education Officer
Environmental Journalist
NGOs
Water quality scientist
Product Manager - Environmental Health & Safety
Environmental Monitoring Organizations

For Students

For Employees

B.Sc. Environmental science