The Institute of Environmental Studies was established in 2006 under the self financing scheme under the able leadership of Prof. S. R. Gupta of Botany Department. The Institute is now being headed by Prof. Smita Chaudhry, (Director), an eminent ecologist and internationally known academician.
Library: The Institute library possesses about 800 books, magazines and necessary reference materials in emerging areas of Ecology, Environmental Management, Natural Resources, Environmental Monitoring, Pollution Control, Environmental Biotechnology, Energy Resources, Global Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Economics, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Modelling, Statistics, Remote Sensing & GIS and Encyclopedias.
Teaching Labs : For the practical and professional training of the students, the Institute of Environmental Studies has fully equipped experimental laboratories, computers and smart classrooms with Interactive Boards, Visualizer and LCD and OH Projectors.
Scholarship Facility
Students are also getting fellowships like SAWA Fellowship for further studies.
The students have got placement in Multinational Companies like GTZ (German Technical Corporation) ; Arabian Oil Company, Riyadh, UAE; Stat Oil International Company, USA; Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria; Punj Lloyd, Yangon, World Bank Hyd ropower Project, USA (C & C Construction Ltd, Gurgaon); Nepal Electricity Authority; Wildlife Watch Group, Kathmandu, Nepal as well as in National organizations/companies like MOEF, New Delhi; Shree Cement Ltd. Ajmer; Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Udaipur, BE Billimoria & Co. Ltd, New Delhi; Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. New Delhi; Biocon Pvt. Ltd. Banglore; NGPL, Dera bassi (Punjab) as Environmental Engineers, Energy Managers, Enviornmental Officer, Environmental Scientists, Environmental Consultants and Programme Associates and are getting salary packages ranging from 3-12 lacs per annum.Other students are pursuing higher studies and research at various renowned institutions like IISc, Banglore; BARC, Mumbai; IISER, Mohali; IITs, UPSRSA, Lucknow.