KUMAUN UN N UNIVERSITY NAINITAL M.Sc. (REMOTE SENSING AND GIS) Centre of Excellence for Natural Resources Data Management System in Uttarakhand DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY Kumaun University, SS Campus Almora-263601 Uttarakhand, India
MESSAGE Prof. H.S. Dhami Vice Chancellor Kumaun University, Nainital I t is a matter of pleasure that the Kumaun University has inducted two year M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS course in higher education through its Center of Excellence for Natural Resource Data Management System in Uttarakhand in Department of Geography, Kumaun University. The Center of Excellence established by the University with the support of department of science and technology, Government of India, aims to build education and applied research capabilities in Remote Sensing and GIS for various stakeholders, viz., academia, governance, industry and civil society. Remote Sensing and GIS is a newly growing discipline which technologies, i.e., GPS, GIS, Remote Sensing and Computer Mapping has wide applications in governance, planning, management, monitoring, navigation, and in advanced research in physical/ social sciences and humanities. Considering the human resource requirement in government, private, academic and non-governmental sectors, the Kumaun University has done an excellent and a far-sighted work by offering Master s degree in Remote Sensing and GIS. I appreciate the efforts of the Director of the Centre who has worked very hard and ensured that the Centre reaches up to its logical culmination. I wish the success of the Centre and sincerely hope that it emerges as one of the top Centers of newly emerging hi-tech education and applied research in Remote Sensing and GIS. Date: 1 st February 2016 Nainital (Prof. H.S. Dhami) Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY Kumaun University SS Campus Almora Prof..S. Rawat (Fulbright Fellow) Director & Course Coordinator I t is a matter of pleasure for us that the Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand (established with the help of financial and technical support of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India) is presently working as a National Centre of higher education where 60 students from eight different states of our country are pursuing their Master s Degree in Remote Sensing and GIS - a newly inducted self employment/ employment oriented hi-tech programme. Presently our alumni are working in different highly prestigious National Research and Development Institutions, in different State Government Departments and in highly reputed Industries and GIS companies located in different parts of the our country. The objective of the Centre is to build hi-tech education and applied research compatibility in Remote Sensing and GIS for various stakeholders, viz., academia, governance, industry and civil society. I wish all the best to the researchers, students of the Centre with regard to its newly launched research programme on development of Uttarakhand Geoportal and education programme on Remote Sensing and GIS. Date: 1 st February 2016 Almora (Prof..S. Rawat) 02
ABOUT THE COURSE The Remote Sensing and GIS is a newly emerging discipline developing gradually worldwide. In view of its significance and importance in the activities of the academic community, governance, industry and civil society, it has been inducted in higher education by different Universities of the India and world to produce skilled human resources. The Kumaun University has started M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS Course in its Department of Geography at the SS Campus Almora with the high-tech equipments and laboratory support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi under its NRDMS Programme. M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS is a four semester course spread over two years, aims at imparting state-of-the-art knowledge in Remote Sensing and GIS to meet the emerging demands of geospatial knowledge in different sectors of development. The broad course modules include: ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION Candidates should not have less than 50% marks in aggregate in Bachelor Degree with Geography/Geology/Forestry/Botany/Mathematics/Computer Science/ Information Technology. SELECTION PROCEDURE Selection of candidates will be made through merit basis. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SEATS: 30 FEE STRUCTURE ` 42,000/- per annum (` 40,000/-Programme Fee, ` 2000/-Campus Fee. STUDENTS At present, 60 Students from 08 different states (i.e., Assam, Bihar, Delhi, harkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, and West Bengal) have been admitted in M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS Part I and Part-II during this academic year. The success of our students is our ultimate testimonial and our students are living testimony to our efforts which go into building the relationships with Stakeholders (around the world) of development planning, industry and society on the whole. INFRASTRUCTURE The NRDMS Division of the DST Government of India under its programme on Setting up Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand in the Department of Geography, Kumaun University SS Campus Almora provided equipment grant for establishing hi-tech Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratories. REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LAB The laboratory consists of the following hardware and software: Hardware - Server with Uttarakhand Geoportal-1, Workstations with LAN-20, UPS 5KVA, GPS-30, DGPS-1,LCD; Software - Arc-info, Arc GIS, Geomatica Prime 9, ERDAS Imagine 9.3 with LPS, Map Source, GRAM++, Vec-Viewer, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g Spatial, XML Spy, GML Viewer, Net Beans, DEGREE. REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LIBRARY The Remote Sensing and GIS Library consists of the following books, Reports, GIS Maps, ournal, News Letters and RS Data: Books- Two hundred books on GIS/GPS/Remote Sensing/ GI Science, Master s Degree Dissertations in Remote Sensing and GIS - 116. ournals- Asian ournal of Geo-Informatics, GIS Development, Location and News Letters - ESRI News Bulletin and RS Data- LANDSAT, MODIS, LISS-III, LISS-III PAN merged, CARTOSAT-1. ADMISSION: Admission Form (attached herewith or may be downloaded from http://www.coenrdmsalmora.org/downloads/admission%20form.doc) may be sent from une 15 onwards for admission. COURSE STRUCTURE Paper Details Class Semester Code Paper Number Paper Name External Marks Internal F REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LABORATORY RS/GIS 101 First Fundamentals of Spatial Mathematics and Geography RS/GIS 102 Second Principles of Aerial Photographs and Photogrammetry First RS/GIS 103 Third Principles of Satellite Remote Sensing RS/GIS 104 Fourth Digital Image Processing Practicals 100 - Part I RS/GIS 201 First Geographic Information System RS/GIS 202 Second Computer Cartography Second RS/GIS 203 RS/GIS 204 Third Fourth Earth s Positioning Systems Advanced Remote Sensing F LIBRARY Practicals 100 - RS/GIS 301 First Advanced GIS RS/GIS 302 Second Web GIS Third RS/GIS 303 Third Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS RS/GIS 304 Fourth Research Methodology and Project Management Part II Minor Project Work 100 - Synopsis Outline 100 - Fourth Project Oriented Dissertation Dissertation Report Presentation Viva Voce 200 100 100 - - - F CLASS ROOM 03
FACULTY Prof..S.Rawat, Course Coordinator Dr. Vikram Ranga, Lecturer Mr. Pawan Kumar, Lecturer SUPPORTING STAFF Mr. Tarun Rana, Technical Assistant Mr. M.L.Kanojia, Office Superintendent Mr. Manoj Bisht, Peon VISITING FACULTY Dr. Prathivish Nag, (Ex- Surveyor General of India) Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi-221002, U.P. Dr. P.S.Acharaya, Director, NRDMS Division, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi Sri. H.B. Madwal, (Ex-Director, Survey of India) 100/25, Mansarover Colony Baleepur, Dehradun Dr. D.N. Pant, (Retd. Professor IIRS), 209/01, Mansarover Colony Baleepur, Dehradun-248001. Dr. S.P.S Khuswaha, Scientist SG and Head, Forestry and Ecology Division, IIRS Dehradun Dr. C.S.Walia, Principal Scientist, National Bureau of Soil Science, ICAR, New Delhi. Dr. Ram Mohan Rao, Scientist, SE National Remote Sensing Agency, CRF Colony, Bala Nagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Afroj Ahmed, Director, Narmada Control Authority, Ministry of Water Resources, Indore (MP) Dr. R.C.S. Taragi, GIS Coordinator, Qatar (Middle East) Mr. C.M Adhikari, GIS Engineer, ESRI, New Delhi Prof. D.D. Chauniyal, Department of Geography, H.N.B. Garhwal, Srinagar Uttarakhand. Dr. M.M. Kimoti, Director, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, 93/II, Vasant Vihar Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Dr.Sadhana ain, Scientist SE, Urban and Regional Planning, IIRS Dehradun, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun Dr.Ashutosh Bhardwaj, scientist SE, Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Department,Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun-248001. Dr. R.S.Hooda, Chief Scientist, HARSAC, Deptt. of Science & Technology, C.C.S.H.A.U, Campus, Hisar. Dr. P.K.Champati Ray, Scientist SG & Head, Geoscience & Geohazard Deptt., IIRS Dehradun, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun. BOARD OF STUDIES Chairman Vice Chancellor, Kumaun University, Nainital. Convener Prof..S.Rawat, Course Coordinator & Campus Head, Department of Geography, Kumaun University SS Campus Almora. Expert Members Prof. R.S.asrotia, Head, Remote Sensing and GIS & Professor in Geology, University of ammu. ( & K). Dr. D.N.Pant (Retd. Professor IIRS), 209/1 Mansarovar Calony, Ballupur, Dehradun. Prof. D.D. Chauniyal, Department of Geography, Garhwal University, Srinagar COE NRDMS CENTRE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY F DGPS PDA Members Dean, Faculty of Science, Kumaun University Nainital. OUR ALUMNI IN OB/RESEARCH WORK AT Institutions/departments under Central Governments Indian Metrological Department, New Delhi; Forest Survey of India, Dehradun; Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), DRDO, Chandigarh; Indian Agriculture Research Institute Delhi etc. Institutions/departments under state Governments Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Sikkim; Forest Department, Government of Sikkim; Sikkim, Land Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Sikkim; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, Shimla; Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Punjab etc. Leading Private firms PAN India Consultant Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon Haryana; ML Infomap Pvt Ltd., New Delhi; Exzeo Software Pvt. Ltd., Noida; RMSI, Noida, U.P.; Navteq India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon; SGS Infotech, Gurgoan, Haryana; Synergy Engineering and Environmental Solution, Maharashtra; Spatial Decision, Noida, Uttar Pradesh; SATPALDA Vaishali, Delhi; TCS Delhi etc. INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS (2014-16) 01) Mr. Amrit Kumar at National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad 02) Miss Avantika Latwal at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. 03) Mr. Chankya Gogoi at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. 04) Miss Parul at Regional Remote Sensing Centre, Bangluru. 05) Miss Preeti Kashmira at National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad. 06) Miss Kamana Pokharia at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. 07) Miss Kamal Bisht at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. 08) Mr. Kishor Kandpal at Indian Institute of Science, Bangluru. 09) Miss Radhika Narjinari at National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad. 10) Mr. Ramlakhan Yadav at Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Dehradun. 11) Mr. Ravi Kumar at Geo-spatial Delhi Limited, Delhi. 12) Miss Reetu Sharma at Haryana Space Application Centre, Hissar. 13) Miss Sehnoor Bano at Haryana Space Application Centre, Hissar. 14) Mr. Neeraj Kumar at National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad. 15) Miss Neetu Negi at National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad. 16) Mr. Saurabh Kaushik at Snow and Avalanche Study Est, DRDO, Chandigarh 17) Miss Sonia Sharma at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. 18) Mr. Vishal Drall at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. KUMAUN UNIVERSITY SS CAMPUS, ALMORA (Upper Campus) For more details contact to: Prof..S. Rawat, Course Coordinator, M.Sc. (Remote Sensing and GIS); and Professor in Department of Geography, & Director, Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand, Kumaun University, SS Campus, Almora, Contact No. 05962-235431, 7533983533 Email ID:coordinator.gisrs@gmail.com; Dr.Vikram Kumar Ranga, Lecturer, (M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS), Contact No. 7579067929, 09971867635 and Mr. Pawan Kumar, Lecturer, M.Sc. (Remote Sensing and GIS), Contact No. 09785879797.
Cost of Application Form Rs. 500/- Form No: KUMAUN UNIVERSITY Application Form for Admission to M.Sc. (Remote Sensing & GIS) SS CAMPUS, ALMORA-263601 FOR THE SESSION 2015-2016 Recent passport size photograph 1. Application Form Fee/Demand Draft Details Name of the Bank Amount D.D. No. Date of Issue 2. Name of the Applicant 3. Date of Birth: dd/mm/yyyy 4. Sex: Male Female 5. Category: General SC ST OBC OTHERS* 6. Father s Name 7. Mother s Name 8. Address for Correspondence 9. Permanent Address 10. Phone No: Landline with STD Code Mobile:.. 11.E-Mail ID:
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