Environment is everybody’s business. It has been observed that many individuals, who have the benefit of education
and are actively engaged in their professions, often have strong desire to educate themselves on environmental
matters. They also want to play a significant role in environmental management of their neighbourhood. Sometimes,
due to misinformation or availability of excessive information on a subject, these individuals despite their enlightened
background, are not in a position to appreciate significant environmental issues. They are also sometimes misled by
adverse propaganda. Owing to these reasons, the Appreciation Course on Environment has been developed by the
University in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India, as a non-
credit awareness course.
The objectives of this course are to:
 disseminate information on national and international environmental issues;
 create environmental consciousness among professionals, academicians and other members of society who can
play an active part in opinion making within the society so that corrective environmental action could be encouraged;
and
 facilitate development of environmental leadership among individuals who may organize/participate in environment
upgradation programmes.

Graduation from a recognized University or equivalent qualification

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