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M.Tech.
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
With the emergence of mega-cities, and the
complex issues related to their hyper-growth
mere adherence to dated environmental laws and
regulations does not suffice any longer. The world
over, governments and the public now expect the
modern organisation to now become more
environmentally-responsible and consider
concepts such as “Sustainability” and “Life cycle
analysis”.
WHO SHOULD
The emergence of ISO standards for
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
APPLY?
furthers these new concepts, including a
requirement to evaluate the impacts of facility The programme is suited to the learning needs of
operations on the environment. In order to have professionals employed in government,
sustainable development, today’s environmental semi-government organisations/ departments,
engineer should be equipped to face unforeseen such as PWD, sewerage infrastructure
challenges regarding environmental issues that development corporation, municipal corporations
come in their way on day-to-day basis. In view of and administrations, sea ports, industrial
this, it is very important for an environmental development corporation, urban development
engineer to keep abreast with scientific and authorities, rural development authorities,
technological developments in the domain of pollution control boards, waste management
environmental engineering. authorities, water resources, and Ministry of
Drinking Water and Sanitation.
M.Tech. Environmental Engineering is designed
for working professionals to help enhance Professional working with other organisations
knowledge and build expertise in the area of such as NGOs, private industries, etc. should also
Environmental Management Systems with special consider applying to the programme.
emphasis on proactive measures to minimise the
pollution at the source and reactive measures to
control the pollution with best available
technologies.

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WHAT
ARE THE MAIN
HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE PROGRAMME?
 Lectures are delivered by BITS Pilani techniques learnt during the course work
faculty members through live via online to solve current environmental problems
classes, or at the organisation's premises,
 The programme uses a Continuous
and are designed to offer similar levels of
Evaluation System that assesses the
interactivity as regular classrooms at the
learners over convenient and regular
BITS Pilani campus
intervals. Such a system provides timely
 Lectures are delivered by BITS Pilani and frequent feedback and helps busy
faculty members and experienced industry working professionals to stay on course
professionals with the programme
 Comprehensive programme covering  Participants who successfully complete
Wastewater Systems, Solid Waste the programme will become members of
Management, Waste Treatment Plants, an elite & global community of the BITS
Environmental Remote Sensing, Pilani Alumni
Environmental Systems Modelling, Applied
Transport Phenomena, Air Pollution
Control Technologies, Environmental
Statistics and more
 The dissertation in the final semester
enables students to apply concepts and

Classes are conducted by a pool of faculty members comprising of academicians from BITS Pilani, and guest faculty who are experienced industry professionals.'

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WHAT ARE THE
PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVES?
Environmental engineers manage and The programme aims to:
evaluate sustainable solutions for the  Provide working professionals with a
economy, society and the environment. platform to enhance knowledge and
This program provides engineering broaden vision in the all- important area of
graduates with advanced knowledge of Environmental Engineering
the principles underpinning sustainable  Train working professionals in
development and the opportunity to Environmental Engineering with special
gain skills in environmental manage- emphasis on environmental laws and
regulations, waste and water management,
ment. air pollution control, environmental safety,
impact assessment studies, etc.
 Train working professionals to integrate the
knowledge gained with professional
practice, enabling career growth and
personal development

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WHAT
ARE THE
LEARNING
OUTCOMES?
Upon successful completion of the  Analyse and interpret data, in the areas of
progrmame, participants will be able to: air, water and solid waste management
 Use the techniques, skills, and modern
 Apply basic scientific and engineering
engineering tools necessary for best
principles at disciplinary and
practices in environmental engineering
multi-disciplinary levels to address
day-to-day problems in environmental  Plan, design, implement, monitor and
engineering enforce environmental management
systems
 Understand and design environmental
systems in terms of processes and
equipment

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WHAT
IS THE
EDUCATION LECTURES DELIVERED ONLINE
DELIVERY AND ONSITE
METHODOLOGY? Lectures are delivered by BITS Pilani faculty
members through live via online classes, or at
the organisation's premises, and are designed
to offer similar levels of interactivity as regular
classrooms at the BITS Pilani campus.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
The programme emphasises on experiential DIGITAL LEARNING
learning that allows learners to apply concepts
learnt in the classroom, in simulated and real Learners can access engaging learning
work situations. materials at their own pace and convenience,
which includes recorded lectures from the
BITS Pilani faculty members, course handouts
Simulations and Lab Exercises: Virtual and recorded lab content.
laboratory exercises enables learners to use
software’s/modeling tools to carry out
simulations to obtain the result of a particular
experiment. Such exercises provide an
approximate version of the real-world
experiment.

Case Studies and Assignments: Carefully

chosen real-world cases & assignments are CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
both discussed and used as problem-solving
exercises during the programme. Continuous Assessment includes graded
assignments or quizzes, mid-semester exams,
Dissertation: Dissertation work in the fourth and comprehensive exams.
semester offers an opportunity for learners to
address environmental problems related to
either their own organisation or society, by
applying knowledge gained during the
programme. They are expected to demon-
strate the concepts learnt during their course
work while solving the environmental
problems.

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WHAT IS THE
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA?
Applicants must fulfill the following
minimum eligibility criteria:
To apply, candidates must possess one of the
following qualifications:
• Applicants must be employed
professionals holding B.E / B.Tech / M.Sc./
Integrated First Degree of BITS or its
equivalent in relevant disciplines such as
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Biology, Microbiology,
Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering,
with at least 60% aggregate marks
• Applicants must have adequate
preparation in Mathematics at the 10+2 or
Graduation level
• Applicants must have a minimum of one
year of work experience in domains related
to Environmental Science/Engineering or
allied areas

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SEMESTER-WISE
CURRICULUM

First Semester - ( 1 Year )

● Environmental Chemistry
● Environmental Management Systems
● Elective 1
● Elective 2

First Semester - ( 2 Year ) Electives

● Applied Transport Phenomena ● Physico – Chemical Treatment Principles
● Environmental Sampling and Analytical & Design for Wastewater Systems
Methods ● Biological Treatment Principles & Design
● Elective 6 for Wastewater Systems
● Elective 7 ● Environmental Statistics
Second Semester - ( 1 Year ) ● Energy Generation and Management in
Waste Treatment Plants
● Environmental Biotechnology
● Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS
● Elective 3
● Elective 4 ● Environmental Systems Modelling
● Elective 5 ● Air Pollution Control Technologies
● Solid Waste Management
● Environmental Process Engineering
Second Semester - ( 2 Year )
● Environmental Impact and Risk
● Dissertation Assessment

Choice of Electives is made available to enrolled students at the beginning of each semester.
Students' choice will be taken as one of the factors while deciding on the Electives offered. However, Electives finally offered will be at the discretion of the Institute.

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 DISCLAIMER
Ever since it was declared as a Deemed to be University in of work integration of the education is achieved, and thus the
1964, BITS Pilani has been offering higher education WILP are very distinct in philosophy and pedagogy from
programmes in science and technology, and has earned an open, distance learning programmes. Though it is incorrect
enviable reputation for its innovations in this sphere. The and improper, at times the WILP are compared to ODL
Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP) of BITS Pilani programmes. Accordingly, it has been our constant
constitutes a unique set of educational offerings for working endeavor to engage with the regulator, and provide all
professionals. These programmes, which BITS began to necessary information about these programmes.
offer in 1979, have, over the years, evolved along the lines
envisaged in the National Policy on Education, 1986. The WILP have been well received, and accepted by
industry, because of the high quality of the programmes in
The WILP are rigorous higher education programmes in terms of the curriculum and the instruction, and also
technology areas, designed keeping the evolving needs of because of the high degree of work integration, which results
industry in view, and meant for working professionals in their not only in up gradation of knowledge, but also in up skilling,
respective domains. The very intent is to deliver the and productivity increase.
education at the workplace, in order that the greatest degree

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