To qualify for admission to the M.Sc. programme, candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent degree/diploma (recognised from a University/Institute) with high second class, i.e., 55% for general candidates and 50% for reserved category, in any subject of knowledge.
For Indian Nationals, admission to the programme is through Seminar/Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Applications for admission are invited in November/December and shortlisted candidates are called for Interview/Seminar.
The selection procedure emphasises academic achievement of the applicant as well as his/her potential for becoming an able Natural Resource Manager. Consequently a multifactor selection model incorporating scholastic achievements, work experience, and performance in group discussion/seminar and personal interview is used for selecting participants for the programme.
The University has its origin in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College and Research Institute, Solan established in 1962 with its affiliation to Panjab University, Chandigarh. The College was raised to the status of Post-graduate College visitor medical insurance in 1965 when it introduced M.Sc.(Agriculture) programmes in some important subjects. With the establishment of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) in 1970, its affiliation changed to HPU and thereafter it became Agriculture Complex of HPU, Shimla in July, 1971.
Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi is an autonomous, non profit making institution constituted as a public charitable trust for teaching, research and consultancy visitor medical insurance in the areas of ecology and environment. The Institute has the appropriate technology for the transfer of knowledge in the areas of ecology and environment in general and environmental engineering, impact assessment, pollution monitoring and control, systems analysis, wildlife conservation, environmental communication, ecological education and environmental laws in particular.