M.E.M. Course
Objectives of the Course:
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To provide in-depth knowledge to the students in respect of current environmental problems faced by human society and to develop among students scientific attitude based on interdisciplinary approach to enable them to take holistic view in decision taking. |
2. |
To provide students a typical problem-oriented situations in environmental protection, development and management. |
3. |
To develop managerial competence among students in managing environmental development programs sponsored by the Government. |
Eligibility: B.A. / B. Com. / B.Sc. / B.E. or any other degree holder are eligible for admission to the course.
Intake: 60 per year (Seats will be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes as per the Government circular).
Structure of M.E.M. Course:
The M.E.M. course is of two years duration and is divided into four semesters. Semester I and II is being taught in the first year of the course and Semester III and IV during the second year of the course.
Nature of the Entrance Examination
1. M.E.M.– I
Selection Procedure: All eligible applicants will be required to be present themselves at the Institute for the Written Test, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) at their own cost. The final selection of students will be on merit on the basis of -
Basic Degree |
100 marks |
Written Test |
50 marks |
Group Discussion Test |
25 marks |
Personal Interview |
25 marks
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Total: |
200 marks |
Written Test: The written test will be of one paper of 3 hours duration having 3 sections viz.
a) |
English |
30 Questions |
30 marks |
b) |
General knowledge & Intellectual Test |
40 Questions |
40 marks |
c) |
Elementary Mathematics |
30 Questions |
30 marks |
| Total |
100 Questions |
*100 marks |
*(These marks shall be converted out of 50)
On the basis of marks at the degree level and the performance at the written test, the candidate will be selected for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
The Written test: The written test will be held by the Institute after the last degree examination is held, which is one of the qualifications for admission.
The Interview:
The interview will consist of Group Discussion and Personal Interview to be held by the selection committee.
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The topics for Group Discussion will be notified and a batch of 10 to 12 candidates will be discussing one topic given by the members of the committee. The discussion will take place under strict supervision and the students ability to express, to understand the problem, to think clearly and to present systematically will be assessed.
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At the time of interview the selection committee will take into consideration normally the candidates academic qualifications as well as personal qualities, aptitude, interest, general knowledge and work experience in the field of management.
- The final selection will be strictly done on merit.
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The committee after conduct of the group discussion and personal interview will prepare the final list of selected candidates.
FIRST YEAR
Semester – I |
101 |
Introduction to Ecology and Environment |
102 |
Statistical Methods and Energy Studies |
103 |
Natural Resources |
104 |
Air and Noise Pollution |
105 |
Practical – I: Based on 101 & 104
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Semester – II |
201 |
Water and Soil Pollution |
202 |
Principles and Practices of Management |
203 |
Computer Applications and Geographical Information System |
204 |
Land and Water Management |
205 |
Practical – II: Based on 201 & 204 |
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SECOND YEAR
Semester – III |
301 |
Project Work |
302 |
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environment Management System |
303 |
Industrial Safety, Health Hazards and Environment |
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Optional Papers (Two : Either 304 & 305 or 306 & 307 ) |
304 |
Finance and Accounting |
305 |
Pollution Trading and Marketing |
306 |
Environmental Microbiology, Biotechnology and Toxicology |
307 |
Practical – III: Based on 302 to 303,306) |
Semester – IV |
401 |
Environmental Education, Policy and Legislation |
402 |
Disaster Management |
403 |
Management of Industrial and Civic Wastes |
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Optional Papers (Two : Either 404 & 405 or 406 & 407 ) |
404 |
Organizational Behavior and Executive Communication |
405 |
Environmental Economics |
406 |
Environment Engineering and Design |
407 |
Practical – IV: Based on 401, 402, 403 and 406 |
2. P.G.D.E.M. Course:
Objectives:
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To appraise the students about the latest technological development in the field of environmental pollution control and safety. |
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To impart intensive need-based practical training programme on inter-disciplinary approach. |
3. |
To create environmental awareness. |
4. |
To make available human-resource needed to meet the growing demand of experts in the field of environmental science, management and technology to give solution to the local / regional / national / global problems. |
Eligibility and Intake:
Post Graduate in any discipline or Graduate in any subject with 5 years of industrial experience in related field / teaching.
Intake: 30 per year
Structure of P.G.D.E.M. Course:
Semester – I |
101 |
Ecology and Natural Resources |
102 |
Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management System |
103 |
Air & Water Pollution |
104 |
Elective Subjects (Any one of the following subjects is to be selected by a student)
1. Forest and Wildlife Conservation
2. Geographical Information System(GIS),Remote Sensing and Natural Resource management
3. Environmental Toxicology
4. Agro-chemicals and Pest Management
5. Disaster Management |
105 |
Practical based on Paper 101 to 103 and Field and/or Industrial Visits |
106 |
Practical based on Elective Subject (i.e. Paper 104) |
Semester – II |
201 |
Environmental Engineering and Design |
202 |
Solid Waste Management Technology |
203 |
Environmental Legislation and Policy |
204 |
Elective Subjects (Any one of the following subjects is to be selected by a student)
1. Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology
2. Industrial Ecology, Health and Occupational Hazards
3. Water Management
4. Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
5. Soil and Land Management |
205 |
Practical based on Paper 201 to 203 and Field and/or Industrial Visits |
206 |
Practical based on Elective Subject (i.e. Paper 204) |
Library facilities: The central library has rich collection of more than 55,000 standard Indian and Foreign text-books/manuals worth of about Rs. 1,50,00,000/-. Of this, about 3000 books (worth of about Rs. 25,00,000/-) are in the field of Environmental Science, Management, Engineering and Technology. The library also subscribes about 30 national and international research journals of repute related to Environmental Sciences.
Laboratory facilities: The PG Department of Environment Management has four well-equipped, sophisticated and spacious laboratories. The dimensions and the area of each laboratory are shown in Table 1. This includes a separate sophisticated instrumentation laboratory and a separate computer laboratory. The Environmental Laboratory has instruments/equipments worth of more than Rs. 40,00,000/-. Table 2 shows the list of sophisticated instruments/equipments available in the DEM.
Table 1: Laboratories and their dimensions
| Laboratory No. |
Dimensions (m) (Length x Breadth) |
Area (m2) |
1 |
12.2 x 7.62 |
92.96 |
2 |
7.62 x 6.10 |
46.48 |
3 |
5.92 x 8.41 |
49.78 |
4 |
5.92 x 8.41 |
49.78 |
5
(Gas Storage) |
2.10 x 4.20 |
8.82 |
6
(Store Room) |
3 x 7.62 |
22.86 |
Total Area (Sq. m.) |
270.68 |
The laboratory was duly recognized by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board as a Standard Laboratory under Section 17(2) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The PG Department of Environmental Management is empanelled with Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for conducting projects on Environmental Studies since January 2005. The Department has applied to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi, for recognition of Environmental Laboratory as Grade ‘A’ Laboratory under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Table 2: List of Sophisticated Instruments/Equipments
Sr. No. |
Name of Equipment |
Make & Model |
Qty.
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Cost (Rs.) |
1. |
Digital Flame Photometer |
Elico Model CL-22D |
1 |
15450.00 |
2. |
Spectronic |
Systronics 20 D |
1 |
31000.00 |
3. |
Nephelometer |
Elico, Model CL-52-22/0405 |
1 |
5904.00 |
4. |
Stack Monitoring Kit |
Netel, St. 209 |
1 |
42500.00 |
5. |
High Volume Sampler |
Netel St. 366 |
4 |
74,000.00 |
6. |
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer PC- Based |
Systronics, Model 119 |
1 |
119000.00 |
7. |
Polarograph (Recording) |
Systronics |
1 |
37200.00 |
8. |
UV Software Interface |
Systronics, 119 SF |
1 |
8000.00 |
9. |
Binocular Research
Microscope METZ-778 |
Metzer |
1 |
7870.00 |
10. |
Mirror Stereoscope with 3 x Binocular |
National Instruments Ltd. |
2 |
40455.15 |
11. |
Parallax Bar for N
Mirror Stereoscope |
National Instruments Ltd. |
2 |
12. |
Digital Flame Photometer |
Elico |
1 |
20,358.00 |
13. |
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer |
Systronics |
1 |
435600.00 |
14. |
Portable Digital Audiometer |
Elcon EDA3N3 |
1 |
29,978.00 |
15. |
LCD |
Toshiba TLP-261 |
1 |
1,89,000.00 |
16. |
Micro Centrifuge |
Remi, RM 12/C |
1 |
10,140.00 |
17. |
Computer and Printer (HP 3550) With Speaker |
HCL |
1 |
29,500.00 |
18. |
Incubator |
Lap-Hosp |
1 |
6,830.00 |
19. |
COD Digestion Apparatus |
Spectra Lab |
1 |
41427.00 |
20. |
Total Organic Carbon Analyzer |
SGE (Anatoc- Series-II) |
1 |
9,22,092.00 |
21. |
Gas Chromatography |
Chemito |
1 |
4,97,000.00 |
22. |
Ion Meter |
Elico |
1 |
47,109.00 |
23. |
Balance (0.0001 g) |
Shimadzu |
1 |
1,22,000.00 |
24. |
Shaker Incubator |
Remi |
1 |
1,12,458.00 |
25. |
Reverse Osmosis System |
Sartorius |
1 |
4,60,000.00 |
26. |
Computers (15 No) |
IBM |
15 |
4,50,000.00 |
27. |
Compound Microscope |
Metzer-38 |
12 |
48,000.00 |
28. |
Trinocular Research Microscope with camera |
Metzer-779 |
1 |
37,000.00 |
29. |
Laminar Air Flow |
Microfilt, India |
1 |
60,075.00 |
Research and Development Activities: The staff members of PG Department of Environment Management are engaged in research activities related to Environmental Sciences. Apart from this, the Department is also undertaking sponsored projects for testing of water and wastewater, air, noise, etc. for various industries such as sugar, textile and mining. The Department also undertakes preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reports for mining industries. One such project entitled Environmental Impact Assessment for Mogalgad Bauxite Mine, Tq. Chandgad, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra State, has been approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi.
The Department has successfully completed the World Bank assisted “Jalswarajya Project” (100% testing of Public Drinking Water Sources) of Sindhudurg District, funded by the Govt. of Maharashtra. The detailed list of sponsored projects is given in the following Table.
Table 3: List of Sponsored Projects
Sr.No. |
Title of the Projects |
Investigators |
Sponsored by |
1. |
Quality of drinking water in Kolhapur city (2000-2002) |
Dr. A.R. Kulkarni |
UGC |
2. |
Eco-Physiological study of lake Rankala, Kolhapur (2000-2002) |
Dr. S.D. Kadam |
UGC |
3. |
Use of earthworms for tannery effluent treatment (1999-2001) |
Dr. V. Somanath |
UGC |
4. |
Noise induced hearing loss among Powerloom workers at Ichalkaranji (2002-2004) |
Dr. V. Somanath |
UGC |
5. |
Zero pollution in distillery using acti-zyme technology and aerobic composting (2000-2002) |
Er. D. S. Mali |
UGC |
6. |
Development of a process for biodetoxification of thiocyanate (SCN-) containing industrial effluents (2002-2004) |
Dr. Y.B. Patil |
UGC |
7. |
Biosorption of toxic and precious anionic metal species from aqueous solutions using fungal biomass (2005-2007) |
Dr. Y.B. Patil |
UGC |
8. |
Removal of gold- and silver-cyanide from aqueous solutions using low-cost biosorbents: A novel approach for resource recovery |
Dr. Y.B. Patil |
IFS, Sweden |
9. |
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for Mogalgad Bauxite Deposit (1996-1997) |
Dr. A.R. Kulkarni,
Dr. S.D. Kadam,
Dr. V. Somanath & Er. D.S. Mali |
INDAL, Kolhapur |
10. |
Environmental monitoring for Industries such as Mining, Sugar, Textile and Tannery, etc. (1996 onwards) |
-do- |
Respective Industries |
11. |
Environmental Management Plan for Sonshi Iron Ore Mine, Goa (1997-1998) |
-do- |
M/s. V.G. Quenim, Goa |
12. |
Environmental Management Plan for Matta and Dando Iron Ore Mine, Goa, approved by Indian Bureau of Mines (1998-1999) |
-do- |
M/s. D.B. Bandodkar & Sons, Goa |
13. |
Environmental Management Plan for Natrolium Iron Ore Mines, Goa (1998-1999) |
-do- |
M/s. Orient Goa Ltd., Goa |
14. |
Environmental Management Plan for Nanus Iron Ore Mines, Goa (1998-1999) |
-do- |
M/s. Orient Goa Ltd., Goa |
15. |
Environmental Management Plan for Udgiri Bauxite Mines, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (1999-2000) |
-do- |
M/s. Swati Minerals, Kolhapur |
16. |
Testing of 100% Public Drinking Water Sources of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra. |
Dr. A.R. Kulkarni,
Dr. S.D. Kadam,
Dr. V. Somanath, Er. D.S. Mali,
Dr. Y.B. Patil,
Dr. V.B. Patil &
Dr. S.S. Nikam |
World Bank assisted through Govt. of Maharashtra. |
Extension Activities:
Since 1997 the P.G. Department of Environmental Management has been organizing National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC) sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The main objective of this campaign is to create awareness among the school students, teachers, farmers, mid-level managers and workers from the industries and layman on environmental pollution and control measures.
Sr. No. |
Date |
Theme |
Target Group |
1. |
15 & 22 Mar. 1998 |
Environment & development |
High school teachers |
2. |
8 Mar. 1999 |
Importance, rational utilization & conservation of water resource |
Teachers & farmers |
3. |
1 & 8 Mar. 2000 |
Keep our environment clean & green |
Industrial workers, managers & engineers |
4. |
10-11 Apr. 2001 |
Air pollution: Causes & control measures |
Industry, NGOs & social workers |
5. |
22-23 Mar. 2002 |
Sustainable development – air, water pollution |
Teachers & general public |
6. |
27-28 Mar. 2003 |
Reducing pollution of water |
General public |
7. |
10 Sept. 2004 |
Reducing pollution of water |
General public |
8. |
1 Feb. 2005 |
Water pollution management |
College students |
9. |
21 Jan. 2006 |
Municipal solid waste management |
College students |
10. |
1 Apr. 2006 |
Decentralized wastewater treatment system |
Builders, developers, architects, civil engineers, NGOs & town planners |
11. |
27 Feb. 2007 |
Water pollution |
Zilla parishad high school teachers |
Name, designation and qualifications of staff
The Department has well-qualified, experienced and interdisciplinary teaching faculty.
Sr.No |
Name & Designation |
Qualifications |
Experience (years) |
Publications |
Teaching |
Research |
1. |
Dr. A.R. Kulkarni Professor & Head |
M.Sc. (Geology) Pune University
Ph.D. (Envt. Sci.) Shivaji University
MMEA, RQP |
21 |
21 |
10 |
2. |
Dr. S.D. Kadam Professor |
M.Sc. (Botany) Shivaji University
Ph.D. (Bot.-Poll.) Shivaji University |
20 |
24 |
15 |
3. |
Dr. V. Somanath Reader |
M.Sc. (Zoology) M.K. University
Ph.D. (Toxicology) M.K. University
ADCA (Adv. Dip. Comp. Admin.)
M.Sc. (Sub. Comm. in Env. Sc.) |
17 |
26 |
15 |
4. |
Er. D.S. Mali
Sel. Gr. Lecturer |
B.E. (Civil) Shivaji University
M.E. (Environment) Shivaji University |
16 |
16 |
12 |
5. |
Dr. Y.B. Patil Reader |
M.Sc. (Envt. Sci.) Pune University
Ph.D. (Envt. Sci.) Pune University
DIBM (Dip. Ind. & Buss. Mgt.)
NET |
9 |
15 |
16
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1 Patent |
6. |
Dr. V.B. Patil Lecturer |
M.Sc. (Biochem.) Shivaji University
Ph.D. (Biochem.) Shivaji University |
9 |
16 |
5 |
7. |
Mr. S.G. Chougule |
M.E.M., DCM Shivaji University |
17 |
- |
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8. |
Mr. S.S. Gaddi |
B.Sc., M.E.M., DCM Shivaji University |
15 |
- |
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9. |
Mr. R.B. Hunashal |
M.E.M., DIS Shivaji University |
6 |
- |
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10. |
Mr. K.A. Pujari |
S.S.C. |
19 |
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Placements of passed out students of M.E.M.:
Almost more than 300 M.E.M. students have passed out from the DEM in the span of last 20 years (1987-2007). The final placement of the students has been almost 100%. The students are engaged in service and associated with various industries, organizations and consultancies all over India and other parts of the world. Many of the students have gone abroad for their higher studies like MS and PhD’s. It is a matter of great pride for the DEM that till now five students have qualified either NET (National Eligibility Test) or SET (State Eligibility Test) during the course of their M.E.M. The list of NET/SET qualified students is as follows:
Sr. No. |
Year |
Name of Student |
Qualified |
1. |
2002 |
Varsha Bhamare |
SET |
2. |
2004 |
Sandeep Borge |
SET |
3. |
2004 |
Abhijeet Kadam |
SET |
4. |
2006 |
Shounak Mane |
NET |
5. |
2006 |
Reshmi Nedungadi |
NET |
6. |
2006 |
Deepali Joshi |
NET |
For further details contact:
Dr. S.D. Kadam
Professor
Department of Environment Management
SIBER, Kolhapur – 416 004
Phone: 0231-2535706 / 7
Mobile: 09420584207 |
Dr. A. R. Kulkarni
Professor & Head
Department of Environment Management
SIBER, Kolhapur – 416 004
Phone: 0231-2535706 / 7
Mobile: 09822094797
Email: drarkulkarni@siberindia.co.in
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