Background
Climate Change will be one of the most challenging problems of the 21st century. The Nobel committee recognized this and hence awarded the Nobel peace prize to the organization concerned with creating awareness about climate change. Would you like to be a part of the community of scientists and engineers who explore Earth's climate variability and find ways to decelerate rapid climate change? You should then consider joining a new M Tech degree program in Climate Science at Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Indian Institute of Science starting in August 2008.

Course Content

This program is designed for students with bachelor's degree from any branch of Engineering or Master of Science in Physical Sciences. Addressing the science of climate change requires a sound understanding of the fundamental principles that govern the climate and its evolution along with skills in observational, computational and data analysis techniques. This M Tech programme is precisely designed to achieve this by exposing the students to a variety of courses covering topics like atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, ocean dynamics, clouds, radiative heat transfer and climate, earth system, observational techniques, satellite meteorology, parallel computing, numerical modeling of climate, statistical techniques, simulation and data interpretation.

Career Opportunities

The area is multi-disciplinary, intellectually exciting and addresses issues directly relevant to our society and future. We welcome you to be a part of this new and exciting area.Students who graduate from this program can continue for Ph.D in Climate Science or pursue careers in climate science in Government and industry. A new ministry called "Ministry of Earth Sciences" (MoES) has been created recently by the Government of India to tackle challenging problems in atmospheric, oceanic and earth sciences related to climate change. Various Organizations under MoES, namely, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System Hyderabad, Climate Change Centre at Pune (newly established), National Centre for Medium Weather Forecasts New Delhi, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa along with other organizations such as Indian Space Research Organization and National Institute of Oceanography, are looking for scientists and engineers trained in Climate Science. There are several new private companies in the area of wind, solar energy development and environment related problems who are looking for people trained in climate science.

Admission Procedure

Selection is through GATE scores and interview.
Candidates with BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline (with Gate Paper in Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Sciences) or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical Sciences (with Gate Paper in Geology & Geophysics, Physics) can apply.Candidates will be called for an interview during 21-23 April 2008 based on their GATE scores. They will be selected based on their performance in the interview.

Important Dates:

Issue of Application forms	4 February -19 March 2008
Last date for receipt of completed application forms	24 March 2008
Interview at IISc	21-23 April 2008

Course Structure

The proposed M. Tech. programme is designed to give a broad foundation to work in atmosphere, ocean and climate related problems. The core courses, consisting of 21 credits, will cover basics of atmosphere, ocean and earth system covering both theoretical and observational aspects. Electives, a minimum of 15 credits, will enable specialization. The project work carries 28 credits, and expected to give further depth in the area of specialization.

Total Credits	64
Project	28
Core	21
Elective	15

I. Core courses: 21 credits

• Introduction to Earth System
• Atmospheric Thermodynamics
• Atmospheric Dynamics
• Ocean Dynamics
• Atmospheric Radiation and Climate
• Mathematics (CAOS/SERC/Mathematics/CHE)
• Observational Techniques