Bachelor Of Technology in Climate Change

4-year, full-time, undergraduate programme

The unique B.Tech. degree at Anant is a specialised engineering programme specifically for innovating in climate technologies. It is the only undergraduate degree programme in India offering students to specialise in climate technologies and thus be part of the $23 trillion climate economy globally.

Students learn to use engineering tools and design thinking principles with practical application-oriented learning at Anant’s Climate Lab, within industry, government, research laboratories for creating technology solutions for climate change.

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Do you recognize yourself in this? Please apply to join the Bachelor Of Technology specialising in Climate Change!

Anant National University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 in 2016. The Bachelor of Technology with a specialisation in Climate Change programme follows all the norms and regulations as prescribed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Programme Highlights

India’s 1st undergraduate
programme in climate

Leveraging design thinking for creating technology solutions

Emphasis on industry experience

Climate Lab

Scholarships

Assured placements

International immersions

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA

All students of the B.Tech. programme will be members of MIT Solv[ED]. An initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, MIT Solve is an invite-only community chosen to drive MIT Solve’s mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges. MIT Solv[ED] equips people under the age of 24 with knowledge, tools, and resources to practice problem identification and solution design. Solv[ED]’s approach prioritizes experiential learning, accessibility, and community-building among young problem-solvers. Check it out here https://solve.mit.edu/solv-ed.

Sustain Labs Paris, India /UAE/ New Zealand/ France

All students of the B.Tech. programme will avail of Sustain Labs Paris’s network of industry partners. Sustain Labs is an enterprise operational in India, UAE, New Zealand, France that partners with organisations to make them more environmentally and socially responsible as well as profitable. It works with large global companies as well as start ups, universities, and development projects on organisation transformation, infrastructure, sustainability reporting, and strategies to move towards net zero. Learn more about Sustain Labs Paris here https://www.sustainlabsparis.com.

The Villars Institute (Switzerland)

Located in the Swiss Alps, The Villars Institute is a platform for systemic change and intergenerational collaboration that aims to empower future global changemakers and create a new generation of systems leaders. Their mission is to accelerate the transition to a Net Zero economy, focusing on emerging technologies, energy transition and nature-based solutions.

Villars Institute has tie-ups with 50 academic institutions worldwide, and Anant National University is the only educational institute from India. Under the programme, Villars Fellows study courses around three key themes: How to transition to a net zero carbon emissions economy, how to develop nature-based solutions for people and planet, and how to use emerging technologies to create new growth opportunities.
https://villarsinstitute.org/

Meet the Director, Anant School for Climate Action

Admission

  • Eligibility
  • Minimum scores
  • Required documents
  • Selection process and deadlines
  • Scholarships

High school graduate, with at least 3 of the following subjects: computer sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology.

All Indian and international high school boards are accepted. There is no bar on the age of applicants.

  • Indian boards (CBSE, ICSE and State boards): 70% average of best of 4 subjects (40% marks for candidates belonging to reserved category)
  • Cambridge A levels and IGCSE: A, A*,B, AB, B (no C grade and below)
    IB: 30/42 (33/45)
  • International applicants: Please write to us if you have any doubt about your eligibility.

 

Please note that the above mentioned scores are the eligibility criteria of candidates and does not guarantee admission into the Bachelor of Technology specialising in Climate Change programme. Candidates will be selected based on the best combination of motivation, examination scores and JEE ranks.

  • Letter of motivation:  The letter should answer these questions: Why do you want to join the programme? What are your interests and experiences related to climate action, environment, sustainability?
  • CV: Your resume should help us know who you are outside the classroom as well Download sample CV
  • High school marks/grades of Classes X, XI and XII. If Class XII examination results are not out, results of 1st semester/ pre-board examination will be accepted. 
  • JEE rank (if applicable)
  • Submission of online application has started for batch 2023. 
  • Call for an online interview on a rolling basis.The interview will assess your motivation and the fit between your profile and the programme. 
  • The offer letter will be sent to successful candidates within 10 days of the interview. 
  • Candidates given an admission offer will need to block their seat by paying INR 30,000 within 10 days of receiving the offer. 

Up to 100%* scholarships are offered to deserving candidates on the basis of merit as well as need. Once selected, the candidate can approach the Anant School for Climate Action for the scholarship form and submit the duly filled form along with required documents to support their application.

Scholarships are available for limited seats only. Candidates are advised to apply for the programme and scholarship well in advance of the admission deadline.

*% of scholarship will be calculated post the submission of form and documents

Please write to us at climatetech@anu.edu.in for any questions about the programme.

About the Programme

  • Programme Overview
  • Semester 1 and 2
  • Semester 3 and 4
  • Semester 5 and 6
  • Semester 7 and 8

The 4-year undergraduate engineering degree is a super-specialisation in climate technologies.

Students will learn to build technology solutions for mitigating or adapting to climate change, use specialised softwares for simulating climate impact and be part of live industry climate projects at the Climate Lab since day one of joining. They will have the chance to specialise in using climate technologies for business or policy, as well as a deeper specialisation in climate technology itself. The final semester is a mandatory industry immersion where students are placed within the USD 1 trillion climate industry co-guided by industry and an academic guide.

The curriculum is designed such that every semester 1 – 6 offers an incremental step across 8 climate technology streams as well as applied research in the Climate Lab. The final 2 semesters offer the opportunity to students to take courses they earlier might have not been able to pass or take, and focus on specialisation and then full industry immersion.

Students will be part of Foundation Year courses at Anant that introduce them to climate change and technical drawing. They will gain expertise in climate engineering tools and introduced to key concepts such as earth and space system evolution, biogeochemical cycles, basics of geo-engineering, climate finance asset management, climate and energy, amounting to course work of 20 credits.

4 credits are attributed to applied research projects in the Climate Lab.

Students will learn to apply the tools they have gained expertise in the previous semester. They will also gain understanding of meteorology and atmospheric sciences, pollution aquatic systems, solar-terrestrial relations, financial products origination, environmental policies. They will be introduced to behaviour sciences and will learn to leverage design thinking for innovative solutions in climate action.

While the aforementioned course work will amount to 20 credits, 4 credits continue to be attributed to applied research projects in the Climate Lab.

Equipped with tools and having learnt to apply them to climate solutions, students will now focus on creating technology solutions for climate change through courses amounting to 20 credits. They will learn how to make climate predictions, do space weather modelling, create and scale up clean energy technologies. They will be encouraged to understand the context of developing economies and create technology solutions especially adapted to these regions.

Continuing with the emphasis on industry experience, 4 credits are attributed to applied research projects in the Climate Lab during semester 5 and 6 as well.

In Semester 7, students will pursue 320 hours of specialisation training in any of the three: climate in business, climate law and policy, climate technologies.

In semester 8, every student will be placed on industry projects. They will work on live climate technology projects within external organisations, co-guided by an academic and industry partner. This will make for a smooth transition of the student from university to the surge of jobs within the $1 trillion climate industry.

About Anant Climate Lab

The Anant National University is India’s first school to offer this unique concept of Climate Lab to its students and faculty. The lab’s cutting-edge infrastructure includes a wide range of equipment as well as latest software solutions.:

  • Automated weather stations 
  • Cup anemometer and Vane anemometer
  • Piezometric sensor
  • Thermo-hygrometer with radiant screen sensors
  • Tipping bucket rain gauge
  • Thermoelectric pyrheliometer
  • Solar Radiation Measuring instrument 
  • Barograph
  • Hybrid microgrid laboratory
  • Atmospheric attenuation and electric field simulation
  • WAsP software for wind resource assessment 
  • TerrSet 
  • PVsyst
  • TerrSet – integrated geographic information system and remote sensing software
  • PVsyst – a PC software package for studying and simulating PV systems
  • Hybrid microgrid laboratory – A testing setup for a combined performance under variable load condition
  • HOMER Pro® microgrid software – Global standard for optimizing microgrid design. HOMER (Hybrid Optimization Model for Multiple Energy Resources) nests three powerful tools in one software product
  • SimaPRO Life Cycle Analysis software

Meet the Team

  • Aditi Sharma
    Programme Coordinator, Anant Fellowship for Climate Action View profile
  • Joel Fernando R
    Multimedia Associate, Anant Centre for Sustainability View profile
  • Joseph Rajini Asir
    Creative Director, Sustain Labs Paris View profile
  • Praanjal Agarwal
    Associate Director Innovation for Impact, Sustain Labs Paris View profile
  • Sheik Mohamed Ishaq
    Associate Director Design, Sustain Labs Paris View profile
  • Sophie Collet
    Director, International strategy, Outreach, Sustain Labs Paris View profile
  • Gokulram
    Manager Operations & Applied Research, Anant School for Climate Action View profile
  • Siddharth Sheth
    Multimedia associate, Ananat school for climate action View profile
  • Jayraj Solanki
    Account executive, Ananat school for climate action View profile
  • Faraz Kazi
    Analyst , Sustain Lab Paris View profile
  • Niba T N
    Researcher, Anant school for climate action View profile

Meet the Faculty

  • Dr Miniya Chatterji
    Founding Director, Anant School for Climate Action;
    CEO, Sustain Labs Paris;

    Ph.D., SciencesPo
    View profile
  • Dr. C N Tripathi
    Professor and Academic Director, Anant School for Climate Action View profile
  • Dr Rohan Dutta
    School Director & Associate Professor, Anant School for Climate Action. View profile
  • Dr Diti Vyas
    Associate Professor;
    Ph.D. in English Literature, IIT Gandhinagar
    View profile
  • Dr. Naga Chaitanya Kavuri
    Assistant Professor, Anant School for Climate Action. View profile
  • Mr. Labanya Jena
    Visiting Faculty, Climate Finance View profile
  • Mr. Kaushal Gupta
    Visiting Faculty, Engineering Mathematics View profile
  • Mr. Daevesh Singh
    Visiting Faculty, Statistical Method for Data Analysis View profile

Internship opportunities

Our B Tech students have the possibility to intern within Indian and international organizations from the first year of the programme.

Commonwealth Secretariat (UK)

The Climate Change Programme at the Commonwealth Secretariat headquarters in London, UK, offers internships to selected students pursuing our B Tech in Climate Change programme. The work of the Climate Change Programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat focuses on building resilience against the negative impacts of climate change and developing a culture of environmental sustainability.

Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel offers internships to two selected students of the B Tech, focussing on the analysis of the state policies for renewable energy and cost of sourcing renewable energy and conducting Life Cycle Assessments.

String Bio

String Bio offers internships to two selected students of the B Tech working on two different projects. The first one focuses on an overview of a sustainable rice platform, and the second aims at identifying companies which could be a good fit for String Bio’s solutions in animal feed.

Careers in Climate Action

Programme Communication

From the Leadership


Mr Ajay Piramal
President, Anant National University
Chairman, Piramal Group

Dr Pramath Raj Sinha
Founding Provost, Anant National University
Founder and MD, Harappa Education and 9.9 Group
Founding Dean, ISB, India

Dr Miniya Chatterji
CEO, Sustain Labs Paris
Founding Director, Anant School for Climate Action

From the Industry Stalwarts

Meet the Students

Meet the ALUMNI

  Dr Arpita Bose  

An Anant Fellow of Climate Action, Dr Arpita is a reputed scientist and an assistant professor at the Department of Biology of Washington University in St. Louis. She is the Founder of the Bose Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. The Bose Lab studies microbial metabolisms and their influence on biogeochemical cycling using an interdisciplinary approach. View detailed bio here

The Bose Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. Photo courtesy: Sean Garcia of WUSTL

  Karthik Kumar, Entrepreneur and Alumni, Anant School for Climate Action

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For AY 2020 -21 :

Rs. 2,45,000/- per annum is the Tuition Fee for B.Des.
Rs. 88,000/- per annum is the Tuition fee for B.Arch.
Rs. 2,50,000/- per annum is the Tuition fee for M.Des.
Rs. 1,75,000/- per annum is the Hostel Fee which includes food expenses.

Tuition Fee & Hostel Charges are subject to revision

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