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CENTRE OF STUDIES IN RESOURCES ENGINEERING (NR)
(Natural Resources Engineering)

Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering at IIT Bombay offers an M.Tech programme in Natural Resources Engineering which is multidisciplinary in nature. The emphasis of the programme is on the use of modern techniques and tools such as Satellite Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems etc. for natural resources studies. The course provides a balanced coverage on natural resources exploration and management as well as on the topical areas of interest such as Agro-Informatics & Rural Development, Atmospheric Studies including Ozone Depletion, Coastal and Marine Environment, Digital Image Processing, Digital Photogrammetry, Natural Hazard Assessment and Disaster Mitigation, Snow, Avalanche and Glacial Studies, Terrain Evaluation, Water Resoruces (Surface and Ground water) Studies etc.

(A proposal for renaming the M.Tech. Programme in Natural Resources Engineering as 'GEOINFORMATICS AND NATURAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING' is under consideration)

Eligibility for Admission

Candidates with first class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in Bachelor degree in Engineering/ Masters degree in Science with valid GATE score in any of the following papers are eligible for admission to this programme.

Engineering & Science discipline

Agricultural Engg. AG
Civil Engg. CE
Computer Science & Engg. CS
Electronics & Communication Engg. EC
Electrical Engg. EE
Environmental Engineering EV
Geology & Geophysics GG
Information Technology IT
Mathematics MA
Mining Engg. MN
Physics PH

Engineering Sciences (XE) with qualifying papers in (a) Computational Science (b) Electrical Sciences ( c) Environmental Sciences
* Mathematics at 10+2 level is essential.

Courses Available

Due to multidisciplinary nature of the subject of Natural Resources Engineering, emphasis of this programme is to train the students with an integrated approach to various issues pertaining to natural resources exploration and scientific management using the most modern tools and techniques. The courses offered cover fundamentals to advanced topics in the use of Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS to natural resources of Land, Earth and Atmosphere as well as natural hazards and disasters.

Areas of Research

Remote Sensing and GIS applications, Surface and ground water resources, Terrain evaluation, Land use planning, Sustainable rural development, Mineral and hydrocarbon exploration, Snow and avalanche studies, Hazards of landslide, Drought and desertification, Marine and coastal environmental studies, Atmospheric remote sensing, Development of tools and techniques of spatial data processing, Digital Image processing, Stereo image analysis and digital cartography, Microwave remote sensing etc.