Environmentalist

Environmental Science is a field that involves the study which helps in understanding the systems of the earth along with the physical, chemical, and biological components. Environmental Environmentalists also focuses on the issues like global warming, pollution and other activities of the human that play a role in the degradation of the mother earth. It is the interdisciplinary field that draws upon the core scientific areas, while applying knowledge from other non-scientific studies like economics, law and social sciences. Physics is used to understand the effect of material and energy interaction for the development of mathematical models of environmental phenomena.

Key to Success

To be successful in environmental sciences you should have/ develop:

Stamina and physical fitness
Patience
Practicality
Love for nature

Scope and Opportunities

Environmental Science is a broad term that involves various activities aiming to protecting the environment, offering employment opportunities for environmental scientists, along with environmental biologists, environmental engineers, environmental modelers and environmental journalists. Environmental scientists are employed in mining, fertilizer making companies, textile and dying industry, food processing, etc. NGOs dealing with the environment protection are now increasing in number.

Lifestyle & Social Status

This is an outdoor profile with, a genuine interest in the preservation of the natural environment and habitat, inclination for research, curiosity, excellent skills of observation, interest in agriculture and geography.

Job Profile

There is wide scope in various fields related to the environment.

Industrial sector: Environmentalists work for maintaining an ecological balance, the biodiversity and waste management, and to preserve the natural resources. They mainly focus various ways to control pollution.

Research and development: Most of the education institutes and forest or environment sectors of the government are conducting Research to come up with new ways towards the protection of the environment. Their main focus is on developing studies in order to control environmental pollution.

Forest and wildlife management: The forests contribute play a vital role in maintaining the environmental balance. Trained professionals required for dealing with the sensitive issues of the forest and the wild life.

Social development: Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play an important role towards making the people aware on issues related pollution of the environment and thus to protect the environment from the same destruction. They also work towards spreading the information and in order to bring about changes in political policies effecting the environment.

Environmentalist: The main activities done by environmentalist at the primary level are the cleaning of the rivers and the forest as a measure to protect the environment. Planting of trees and taking care in order to avoid deforestation is one of the important activities of an environmentalist.

Environmental journalism: With much awareness of the environment among the public, writing on issues related to environment like pollution, deforestation, etc. has gained importance. People are interested in detailed news with regards to the environment, thus environmental journalist work towards providing that news.

Consultants: These are the freelancers who work as external consultants with the state and central board of pollution control. They offer advice on environment related issues.

Skill Sets

Decision Making Ability
Public relations Skills
Organizing ability
Scientific Temperament
Inclination for Research
Keen observation

Work Value

Interest in agriculture and geography
Spirit of Adventure
Independent Management
Wildlife education
Well known Personalities- Medha Patkar, Rajendra Pachouri

Current Job Scenario

Salaries in this field depend on the qualification and the area of work. The salary for fresher working in the NGOs ranges between Rs 5,000 to Rs 11,000 per month. In private sector the salary for a fresher range from Rs 7,500 to Rs 13,000 per month. The research scientists can expect a salary in the range from Rs 9,000 to Rs 12,000.

Top Recruiters

Wildlife research institutes
Forest research institutes
Government of India

Course Synopsis

Course Options	B.Sc Environment	M.sc Environment/ M.tech Environment
Academic Eligibility	Pass in 10 & +2Physics, Chemistry and Biology and Math for(B.E.)	B.sc, B.E. civil with environment, B.tech
Fees	Rs. 15K to Rs. 20K	Rs 80000 to 1,00,000 Per Annum
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1	Rs 2 lakhs to Rs 2.5 lakhs	Rs 2 lakhs to Rs 2.5 lakhs
Expenditure in Tier-2	Rs 1.75 lakhs to Rs 2 lakhs	Rs 1.75 lakhs to Rs 2 lakhs
Duration	3 Years/4 years	2 Years
Mode	Regular	Regular
Specialization
Approved	UGC ,AICTE	AICTE
Affiliation	Respective University
Entrance Exam	CET	CET
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