Undoubtedly, the earth is finding itself difficult to sustain a growing human population. The issues concerned with the environment are many and are interconnected so much so that a holistic, scientific and sustainable environmental management strategy is the need of the hour. Master of Science (Environmental Science) Programme aims at generating skilled man power to tackle the growing environmental and developmental problems and changes arising from the transition to a sustainable society. This programme will give an insight into the socio-economic causes and the characteristics of pollution and degradation of the natural environment, including the effects on human beings, the atmosphere, ecosystem and the other organisms. The programme will provide learners with the necessary means to develop the capacity to carry out independent assessments on environmental issues. In addition, learners will be well equipped to analyze and assess environmental systems and problems; be able to propose sustainable solutions to environmental problems; and contribute to the development of policies and strategies for environmental planning. Being an interdisciplinary field of knowledge, environmental Science includes specializations with multidisciplinary scope in which the students will learn to address the challenges of maintenance of environmental integrity for sustainable development in relation to human activities.
Medium of Instruction
The medium of instruction for this programme is English.
Evaluation
Theory Courses
The evaluation of the performance of the students will be based on two aspects: (i) continuous evaluation through assignments with a weightage of 30% and (ii) term-end examination having a weightage of 70%. In order to successfully complete the course, a student is required to submit one assignment for each course.
Qualifying Marks: In order to successfully complete a theory course, the student must obtain at least ‘40%’ in the assignment and ‘40%’in the Term-End Examination (TEE) separately in each course.
Overall Grading: The final score for each course is computed by combining continuous evaluation score and term-end examination score.
Lab Courses
For the practical courses, evaluation comprises of twoaspects:
a) Continuous Evaluation: As part of continuous evaluation, the learner will have to perform guided experiments and the weightage for guided experiments is 70%.
b) Term-End Examination: Remaining 30% will be assigned for the unguided experiments to be performed by the student at the end of the Lab course.
The grading system depending on the percentage of marks secured by the candidatesin TEE.
Letter Grade
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Qualitative Level
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Grade Points
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Average Grade Point Range
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Percentage Equivalent
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A
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Excellent
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5
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4.50 & above
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80% and above
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B
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Very Good
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4
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3.50 to 4.49
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60% to 79.9%
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C
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Good
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3
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2.50 to 3.49
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50% to 59.9%
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D
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Satisfactory
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2
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1.50 to 2.49
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40% to 49.9%
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E
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Unsatisfactory
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1
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1.49 & below
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Below 40%
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