Admission 2011

The M. Tech Programme in Sustainable Environment is a two-year programme, divided into four semesters, totalling up to 100 credits. Dissertation and Summer Internship are an integral part of Masters Programme along with other integrated fieldwork and studios. The Post Graduate Diploma in Climate Change & Sustainable Development is a one-year programme, with two semesters of six months each. The Diploma programme has a total of 50-60 credits. Candidates will also have to write a research paper to complete their diploma. The application forms can be downloaded from www.cept.ac.in from April 15th 2011 onwards. Completed applications should be submitted on or before June 21th 2011, along with an application fee of Rs. 1000/- for Indian candidates and USD 30 for International candidates. The admission test will be held in Delhi on July 5, 2011, Bangalore on July 6, 2011, Pune on July 07, 2011 and in Ahmedabad on July 11, 2011. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the written test, group discussion and a personal interview. The merit list will be based on the academic grades, prior work experience and performance in the admission process. The foreign applicants will be judged upon their application and two reference letters, to be submitted along with the application. For any inquiries please write to Tapan Parmar at tapan.parmar@cept.ac.in

Facilities
Campus : CEPT University has its own campus situated near Gujarat University , Navrangpura area. Hostels : Accommodation is available for full time male students of the school at the CEPT hostel. Limited accommodation for full time female students is arranged in the Professors Quarters/Ladies Hostel run by the Ahmedabad Education Society.

Career Opportunities and Placements

As all development agencies, industries and financial institutions incorporate climate change and sustainable development in their activities, the participants of the Masters and the Diploma Programmes will have potential career opportunities in sectors such as: Urban & Local bodies, Banks and other Finance Institutes, Construction Industry, Research Organisations, National and International Funding & Implementing Agencies. CEPT University has a longstanding reputation of providing successful placements for its students, both for its summer training programme and for the graduates. The university has a vibrant and active placement cell and many firms and organisations, national as well as international, visit the campus annually to take in our students.

ADMISSIONS 2011
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
M.TECH / PG DIPLOMA IN

Faculty Profile
Dr. R.N. Vakil, Director, CEPT University Dr. S.K. Acharya, Dean, FOSECC Prof. U. Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Planning & Public Policy Prof. S. Bandyopadhyay, Programme Head

website : https://sites.google.com/site/feccssp/home

Eligibility
The minimum education requirement for the course is 10+2+4 for professional course graduates and 10+2+5 for arts and humanities graduates. For candidates from India and other SAR countries, a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for the general category and 45% aggregate marks for SC/ ST/ OBC categories, in B.E. / B.Tech / B.Arch /B. Plan., or MA / M.Sc. in Geography / Economics / Sociology / Law / Environmental Science / Physics / Atmospheric Sciences or MBA. For candidates from countries other than SAR, a bachelors degree in physical sciences, engineering, social sciences, or planning and policy studies is required. Relevant work experience in above fields is desirable.

Advisory Faculty
Dr. R. Gopichandran, PhD. (Economics), L.L.B. Dr. Akshay Bhargava (Ex-Member Secretary, RPCB) Prof. C.K. Koshy, IAS, (Retd) Dr. Vikram Mehta, Executive Director, CERES, U.S.A. Dr. Mandaben Parikh, I.S.C.E. Dr. Mahesh Rajasekar (Senior Consultant, TARU)

Core Faculty
Dr. A.K.A Rathi, PhD ( Chemical Engg ) Prof. Anjana Vyas M.A. (Eco), PG.Dip.Planning, PG.Dip. Human Settlement Dr. C.N. Ray M.A. (Soc), PhD Prof. Pratyush Shankar PG. Dip. Planning (CEPT) Prof. Rajan Rawal Dip. In Architecture Dr. R. Parthasarathy M.A. (Eco), PhD Dr. Anil Roy Dip. Planning, Master of Geography, PhD Dr. Harini Mittal, M.B.A. (Finance), PhD (Management) Prof. Talat Munshi Dip Const Tech,,MTech Planning, M.Sc (Urban Infrastructure Management)), PhD(pursuing) Prof. Subhrangsu Goswami BE (Env), M. Plan (EP) Dr. Seema Khanwalkar, PhD (Linguistics)

Sponsored Candidates
The Faculty has made provisions to admit a limited number of industry/organisation-sponsored candidates. The candidate should have worked for at least two years full-time with the sponsoring organisation. A separate fee structure will be applicable to the sponsored candidates.

FACULTY OF SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Course coordinator
Tapan Parmar (tapan.parmar@cept.ac.in )

T U N I V E R S I T Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009. Gujarat , India Phone: +91-79-26302470 Fax: +91-79-26302075 www.cept.ac.in

FOSECC

About Institute
CEPT University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in the areas of natural and built environment and allied disciplines. The university aspires not only to train competent technocrats but also in increasing students sensitivity to the emotional, spiritual and aesthetic dimensions.
CEPT University offers three Bachelors Programmes of five years duration: Architecture, Technology (Civil-Construction) and Interior Design. CEPT University also offers Masters Programmes in Urban and Regional Planning, Housing, Environmental Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Industrial area Planning & Management, Urban Transport Planning & Management, Rural Planning & Management, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Theory and Design, Architectural Settlement & Conversation, Construction and Project Management, Structural Design, Infrastructure Engineering & Management, Interior Architecture and Design, Geomatics & Space Applications, Art and Communication, Arts Journalism, Climate Change and Sustainable Development. The University has a doctoral programme in the areas of Architecture, Design, Planning, Technology, Management, Social Sciences, Art & Humanities. The cost for the form is 1000/- for PG and 500/- for UG.

Programme Structure
Semester I: An introduction to Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Change

SEMESTER I 4 subjects + Studio

SEMESTER I 4 subjects + Studio

Urbanization, Development & Environment Environmental Systems, Human Intervention and Climate Change Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Energy and Built Environment
Studio: Sustainable Habitat Planning Semester II: Climate Change Analysis and Environment Management Techniques Cyber Culture, Society & Space Climate Change and Transportation Remote Sensing and GIS for Climate Sensitive Systems Art of Climate Change Analysis EIA & EMP Studio: City Vulnerability and Resilience Project Summer Internship (Two Months): To enable students achieve practical exposure in varied institutional setups making them aware of the challenges they might have to face once done with the programme. Semester III: Interventions, Innovations and Environment Responsive Development Planning for Climate Resilient Infrastructure Climate Change Technology & Innovations Sustainable Development Practices Urban Disaster Risk Management Specialisation on any of the following topics: Renewable Energy / Energy Efficiency Sustainable Habitat Climate Change & Communities Infrastructure Carbon Financing Green Building Technologies & Green Certifications Studio: Infrastructure Planning and Climate Change Semester IV: Global Initiatives in Climate Change International & National Policies Mainstreaming Climate Change Climate Change & Local Governance International Environmental & Climate Legislations

SEMESTER II 5 subjects + Studio + summer internship

SEMESTER II 5 subjects + Studio

SEMESTER III 4 subjects + 1 elective + Studio

internship or research paper

FOSECC
The Faculty of Sustainable Environment & Climate Change at CEPT University was established in 2010 to strengthen the multi-disciplinary expertise among professionals to address the emerging environmental and societal concerns. The Faculty will conduct educational programmes, training and capacity building exercises, undertake research and publication, and carry out networking and institutional cooperation. A specialised Centre for Climate Change Studies is also being established under the FOSECC.

SEMESTER IV 3 subjects + dissertation

Post Graduate Diploma In Climate Change And Sustainable Development

Programmes Offered
Masters Programme In Climate Change And Sustainable Development Two year programme , totaling up to 100 Credits The Post Graduate Diploma In Climate Change And Sustainable Development One year programme , with a total of 50 60 credits

MTech In Climate Change And Sustainable Development

The Programme
The programme uniquely focuses on the issues pertaining to climate change, environmental problems and human settlements. It intends to equip the candidates with state-of-art tools and techniques for understanding, analysing and interpreting the impacts of climate change on human settlements, their constituent sectors like: infrastructure, transport, housing etc. and ways to adapt to the perceived climate changes and manage them. The course is targeted at development professionals, decision-makers, private-sector practitioners and students, mainly from the SAR countries who wish to enhance their knowledge sets by acquiring the basic understanding on climate change, its impacts and adaptation tools and techniques.

Pedagogy
The programme is divided into four semesters of six months each. Each semester has focussed subjects on different aspects of Environment, Sustainable Developments, Climate Change, impacts and their management. The curriculum is highly interactive. Emphasis is laid on seminars, discussions and self-reading. Studio culture is encouraged and is also given substantial weightage, which emphasises not just on the theory but also on the practical application involving field visits and holistic analysis. Summer internship is a two month, mandatory exercise for all candidates of the Masters programme which enables the student to get professional exposure by working on live projects in various institutional setups. Dissertation is a part of the fourth semester curriculum.

Dissertation