Environmental Science

B.Sc major

A science degree on how the environment works and how people affect it: ecology, environmental chemistry, air and water pollution, waste management, natural resources, environmental law and impact assessment, with lab and field work. It is often studied with Chemistry, Botany or Zoology. It leads to compliance, consultancy, lab and NGO roles, or an M.Sc.

3 years

Course length

4 years for Honours / Honours with Research under the UGC four-year UG framework (NEP 2020)

~19,1001

PG students in Environmental Science

M.Sc and other PG programmes; B.Sc-level figures are not published by subject

~2,1001

Ph.D. scholars in Environmental Science

After Environmental Science, you can

Government

Indian Forest Service
Pollution Control Boards
SSC exams

See all 4 options

Study further

Higher Education

Geoinformatics / Remote Sensing
M.Sc Environmental Science
Master's abroad

See all 5 options

Get a job

Job

Development Sector Associate
EHS Executive
Environmental Consultant

See all 5 roles

How you get in

Class 12 in the science stream (Physics, Chemistry with Biology or Mathematics). Central universities admit through CUET-UG; many state universities and colleges admit on Class 12 merit or a state test.

At a glance

Environmental studies is a compulsory course for all undergraduates; this is a full major, which is different.
Many consultancy and EIA roles prefer an M.Sc.
For the Indian Forest Service, the degree must include one of UPSC's listed subjects, such as Botany, Chemistry or Zoology.
Industry EHS, pollution-monitoring labs and NGOs are common first employers.

In numbers

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