The graduate level course in Environmental Engineering is a well liked course and is chosen by many students today. The eligibility requirement to join this course is a pass in class 12 in the discipline of science. Aspirants need to pass an admission test that is held by the institution they wish to join. The career prospects available for students who have accomplished this field of study are many today. More about the career prospects to be had for aspirants of environmental engineering in India is given below.

These are some of the institutions in India that offer students courses in environmental engineering at the graduate and postgraduate levels:

• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• Andhra University, Waltair
• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
• Birla institute of Technology
• Center for Environment Education, Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad
• Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
• College of Engineering and Technology (Anna University)
• Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
• Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Madras
• IIT, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Environment Management (SIES), Mumbai
• Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)
• Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• National Institutes of Technology
• Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (MP)
• University of Chennai, Chennai
• University of Delhi, Delhi
• University of Mumbai
• University of Mysore, Mysore
• University of Pune, Pune
• UP Technical University (Institute of Engineering and Technology) Lucknow
• Visvesvaraya Technological University

Where is environmental engineering applied?

Environmental pollution has increased in a big rate within the last few decades. This is mainly due to the poisonous gases that are released into the atmosphere by industries and automobiles etc.  Besides this, toxic wastes are being dumped in areas where harmful repercussions are happening to animal and plant life. Environmental engineers find out efficient and simple methods for the disposal of these wastes and they try to find out innovative methods reduce the pollution of the environment.

What are the career prospects available?

The increased consciousness about environmental protection has increased the employment opportunities for aspirants of this field. Career opportunities for graduates of environmental engineering could be found in many areas. Private and public sector firms, consultancies, R&D organizations etc take in B.Tech students of Environmental Engineering. Besides this, they can also find jobswith private businesses or major corporations. These graduates can also work with mines and chemical manufacturing units etc.

A few other areas where environmental scientists can get jobs comprise of:

• Distilleries
• Fertilizer plants
• Food processing industries
• Media (environment journalists)
• Mines
• Refineries
• Textile mills
• Waste treatment industries

Aspirants can also consider teaching or become professional society worker.

All the aforementioned facts point out the career prospects for graduates of Environmental Engineering in India.