Academics

Programme Offered

  • The Centre for Climate Studies has over 30 faculty participants drawn from 12 departments, across IIT Bombay, with expertise in climate science, technology assessment and policy. A substantial seed grant was awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, to establish a Centre for Excellence in Climate Studies (2012-2016).
  • The doctoral curriculum in the centre includes core courses in two broad tracks of climate science and climate policy, supplemented by elective courses on a broad range of theoretical and practical topics.
  • Teaching assistantships are available to doctoral students. Visiting fellowships are available to Indian and international experts in the field to give lecture series on special topics and to engage in collaborative work.

Programme Offered:

  • The Centre for Climate Studies has over 30 faculty participants drawn from 12 departments, across IIT Bombay, with expertise in climate science, technology assessment and policy. A substantial seed grant was awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, to establish a Centre for Excellence in Climate Studies (2012-2016).
  • The doctoral curriculum in the centre includes core courses in two broad tracks of climate science and climate policy, supplemented by elective courses on a broad range of theoretical and practical topics.
  • Teaching assistantships are available to doctoral students. Visiting fellowships are available to Indian and international experts in the field to give lecture series on special topics and to engage in collaborative work.
  • The centre offers a prestigious MTech programme in Climate and Sustainability, launched to address the pressing challenges of climate change through advanced technical education and innovation.
  • The MTech. curriculum in the centre includes four core courses and several advanced courses in the tracks of climate science, climate change impacts and adaptation, and climate policy, on a broad range of theoretical and practical topics.