Environmental Engineering: Career, Placements and Education Information

What is Environmental Engineering?

Environmental engineering was a branch of civil engineering and was variously called sanitary engineering and public health engineering. Environmental engineering is a multidisciplinary subject that borrows ideas from a number of different sciences as well as fields of engineering to understand environmental issues and engineer design solutions for these, for example, by creating a landfill or a waste water plant. A program in this discipline will include concepts from physics, chemistry, and biology as well as civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering. Apart from this, students will also learn about impact assessment, environmental management, and audit. However, most modules will be geared towards developing a comprehensive understanding of different forms of pollution, managing environmental resources and controlling waste.

Environmental Engineering is an emerging branch of study which has become one of the most sought after career options, due to the growing concern about unpredictability of the environment. It was only at the end of the twentieth century that this field was recognised as a separate engineering discipline. Environmental Engineering applies the knowledge of science and engineering principles to improve the environment to train technical experts to cope with environmental issues. The major task of environmental engineers is to protect public health by preserving and enhancing the environment.

Scope of Environmental Engineering?

• The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India also recruits environmental engineering professionals for various posts through UPSC.
• The professionals are recruited in central and state pollution control boards and several NGOs in every state who are up in arms against all forms of environmental pollution. They can work with air pollution control, greenhouse gases, ozone depletion, and side effects of pollution on human being, animals and plants, water quality management, land conservation, soil conservation and report on environmental impact of proposed construction projects.

Where to study?

• Kolhapur Institute of Technology College of Engineering, Kolhapur
• G.S. Institute of Technology, Indore
• University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
• Delhi University, Delhi
• Andhra University, Waltair.
• M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodra
• University of Cochin, Cochin
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Regional College of Engineering and Technology, Surat
• Jadavpur University, Calcutta
• Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
• Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
• University of Pune, Pune
• Indian Institute of Technology, (Chennai, Kharagpur, New Delhi)
• P.S.G. College, Coimbatore
• Vikram University, Ujjain
• Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
• University of Roorkee, Roorkee

Placements

• Dresser Rand India Pvt. Ltd
• Goodrich Corporation
• IDS Group
• Kalpan Hydro Company
• UEM Group