Environmental Engineering Courses in India

Environmental Engineering is a field of Engineering which utilises the knowledge of science and engineering principles to safeguard and improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources). Environmental Engineering in India is of great significance as there is a great need to provide healthy water, air, and land for habitation of both Humans and for other organisms. With increased use of chemicals in industry and agricultural, the environment has become severely polluted. Earlier water treatment, supply of potable water, disposal of human excreta, design of septic tanks, sewerage systems used to be the only focus of environmental engineering. But now the field has widened considerably including air pollution, nuclear pollution, oil pollution, noise pollution, chemical contamination etc. A Professional in this field is known as Environmental Engineer. They are concerned with local and worldwide environmental issues. They study and attempt to minimize the effects of acid rain, global warming, automobile emissions, and ozone depletion. They are also are involved in the protection of wildlife.

Some of its specialized fields are -

1. Air Pollution Control
2. Industrial Hygiene
3. Radiation Protection
4. Hazardous Waste Management
5. Toxic Materials Control
6. Wastewater Management
7. Solid Waste Disposal
8. Public Health
9. Land Management
10. Geo-Environmental Engineering
11. Design And Construction Of Landfills

Content

The study of this field includes all or few of these –

• Applied Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology
• Adv. Computational
• Reuse-Recycle Technology
• Environment Planning & Management
• Operation & Maintenance of Environmental Facilities
• Surveying

Objectives

1. To effectively safeguard the environment and spread awareness about it
2. To provide environment friendly sustainable development.
3. To innovate new technology and techniques to stop and reduce pollution

Basic Requirements

The basic eligibility criteria for a BE / B Tech in Environmental Engineering is 10+2 or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Environmental Engineering Colleges in India

• IIT, Delhi
• IIT, Kanpur
• IIT, Kharagpur
• Delhi College of Engineering
• Kolhapur Institute of Technology
• Vikram University, Ujjain (Institute of Environment Management and Plant Sciences)
• University of Pune (School of Environmental Sciences)

Job Perspectives

Today, there is a great deal of emphasis on preventing problems rather than controlling those that already exist and also safeguard public health. This has increased the demand for environmental engineers. Environment Engineers get employed in private as well as government agencies and organizations and NGOs. Sometimes they might be marketing and installing pollution control machinery / technology. They also work as researchers, designers, planners, operators of pollution control facilities, professors, government regulatory agency officials, managers of programs, society workers etc. environmental engineering jobs in India are available in government sector of all types (federal, state and local), or all types of major corporations and private businesses. They are employed in wide range of industries like utilities, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturing companies. And many other businesses need specialists and engineers to meet environmental protection requirements.

Some Job Types

• Marine Mammal Observer
• Lead Project Engineer
• Technical Engineering Manager
• Superyacht Housekeeper
• Senior ROV Technician
• Seismic Acquisition Consultant
• Drilling Personnel
• Sr. Reservoir Engineer

Some Employment Areas

1. Consulting Engineering Firms
2. Universities
3. Private Research Firms
4. Testing Laboratories
5. Hospitals
6. Municipal Corporations
7. Public Health Organizations
8. Energy Industry
9. Chemical Industry
10. Waste Disposal Agencies
11. Mines