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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing was established in the year 1966. It was formerly known as Indian Photo-interpretation Institute (IPI).  is a premier institute for research, higher education, and training in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management under the Indian Department of Space. The training and education programs conducted by the Institute include Post-graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing and GIS in eight disciplines, M.Tech. (RS & GIS) in eight disciplines conducted in collaboration with Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and M.Sc. and PG Diploma (PGD) in Geoinformatics conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente (UT), The Netherlands. The IIRS admission application process conducted by IIRS is online as well as offline.IIRS Dehradun one of the Top Universities in Dehradun.

The Institute has a strong, multi-disciplinary and solution-oriented research agenda that focuses on developing improved methods/ techniques for processing, visualization, and dissemination of EO data & Geo-information for various societal applications and a better understanding of Earth's system processes

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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Highlights:

The Institute's building at Kalidas Road, Dehradun was inaugurated on 27 May 1972. Since its founding, the Institute has been playing a key role in capacity building in remote sensing and geoinformatics technology and their applications for the benefit of the user community from India and abroad. Some of the highlights of the Institute are given below:

Year of Establishment 1966  
Location
4-Kalidas Road, Post Box No. 135, Dehradun – 248 001, Uttarakhand (India)
  
Director 
Dr.Prakash Chauhan   
Affiliations ISRO  
Programs Undergraduate, Postgraduate

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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Courses:

The training and education programs conducted by the Institute include Post-graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing and GIS in eight disciplines, M.Tech. (RS & GIS) in eight disciplines and M.Sc. and PG Diploma (PGD) in Geoinformatics. The detailed list is given in the table below:

Discipline  Course  Specialization 
Science PG Diploma  Agriculture and Soils 
Forest Resources and Ecosystem analysis
Geosciences 
Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 
Urban & Regional Studies 
Water Resources 
Satellite Image Analysis and Photogrammetry
 
Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Management
 
 M.Tech    Agriculture and soils 
Forest Resources and Ecosystem analysis
Geosciences 
Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 
Urban & Regional Studies 
Water Resources 
Satellite Image Analysis and Photogrammetry
 
Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Management
 
 M.Sc        

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Fees:

The fee structure of various courses offered by the IIRS is mentioned below:

  • The total fee for M.Tech is INR 164000
  • The fee for M.Sc is INR 120000 per year
  • The fee for Postgraduate Diploma is INR 60000
  • The fee for the Certificate course in GIS and remote sensing is INR 20000

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Infrastructure Facilities:

  • IIRS Library has a wide collection of documents in the form of Books, Proceedings, Theses, and Reports, etc. to meet the requirements of its users. Total books 15000, dictionaries 100
  • The institute also provides hostel facility
  • The institute also provides health care services to students and staff.
  • IIRS is equipped with state of the art Gymnasium facility for students, staff and their family members
  • IIRS is having state-of-art computer laboratories and IT infrastructure with advanced computation resources and services. Each department is having its own computer labs with desktop PCs and workstations for basic computation requirements.

IIRS FAQs:

  1. Which companies do the students if IIRS get placed?
    - ESRI-India, ERDAS India, RMSI, Rolta India, Satyam, Reliance Infosys, TCS, PCI India, ENVI, INCA, Datacore, many NGOs and private companies situated at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Pune, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Bhopal, etc.

  2. How do I apply at IIRS?
    - Eligible candidates can apply directly to any course after filling up the application form and sending it to Director, IIRS, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun. The online application is not supported. Government candidates have to send with proper sponsorship. Foreign candidates have to route through Indian Embassies in their country.

  3. Who should join courses at IIRS?
    - Government working professionals / NGOs / Academicians / private entrepreneurs / fresh postgraduate students desired to build their career in Geoinformatics can join IIRS courses.

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IIRS Eligibility Criteria:

The eligibility criteria for various courses offered by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is given in the table below:

Course  Eligibility Criteria
M.Tech/ M.Sc    
  •    B.E/B.Tech, B.Sc.(Engg.) in Civil, Electronics & Communication., Computer Science, IT, Electrical, Geoinformatics, Geomatics, Agricultural Geoscience., Petroleum., Mining, Forestry or equivalent.
  • The score in IIRS Entrance Test followed by the performance in the interview and academics.
   
 PG Diploma (Agriculture and Soils)          
  • 4-Year B.Sc. (Agri., Hort.) or B.E/ B.Tech in (Agril. Engg., Agri.
  • M.A/M.Sc. in Geography    
 Forest Resources & Ecosystem Analysis            
  • A 4-year B.Sc in Forestry, Biotech., Forest-Biotech., Bioinformatics.
           OR           
  • B.E/B.Tech. (Biotech., Forest. Biotech, Bioinformatics, Genetic Engineering)
    
 Geosciences        
  • B.Tech/B.E. in Civil Engg., Geosci., Petrol. Engg., Mining Engg., Mineral Processing
    
 Marine & Atmospheric Sciences        
  • Master in Geography with B.Sc. in Phy., Chem., Math, Geology, Env. Sci. , Marine Biology
    
 Urban & Regional Studies        
  • B. Plan., B.Arch Or B.E/B.Tech. (Civil, Comp. Engg., I.T.)
    
 Water Resources       
  • B.E/B.Tech. (Civil Engg., Agril. Engg., Water Resources Engg., Structural Engg.)
     
 Satellite Image Analysis & Photogrammetry        
  • B.E/B.Tech., B.Sc. Engg. (Civil, Electronics, Electrical, E.C.E., Comp. Sci., Comp. Engg., IT, Geomatics, Geoinform., Remote Sensing)
    
 Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk Management        
  •   B. Arch., B. Plan., M. Plan. Or M.A/M.Sc. in Geography OR B.E., B.Tech. (Civil, Agril., Env., Geosci., Geoexplor., GeoEngg., Earthquake Engg., I.T., Comp. Sci.)

IIRS Admission:

The application process conducted by IIRS is online as well as offline. Admission to the M.Sc and M.Tech programs. is based on the entrance exam, interview, and academic score. Admission in PG Diploma courses is based on merit with special preferences to Govt. sponsored candidates.

 

IIRS Hostel Details:

The college has five hostels known as (Ganga, Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Godavari, and Cauvery). All the hostels have modern amenities. Other IIRS facilities are mentioned below

  • All hostel rooms are well furnished and are allotted on single/double occupancy basis
  • The hostels and the campus are housed with lots of facilities for recreation, such as billiards, basketball, table tennis, lawn tennis, badminton, volleyball, party-hall, ultra-modern Gymnasium, etc.
  • Indian food is served in a common mess.

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Highlights

Institution Type Public
Website http://www.iirs.gov.in/

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Thunder Storm Batch 2016 M.Tech [Master of Technology]
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4.5 Academics
5 Fees
3.5 Placements
4.5 Infrastructure
5 Campus

Placements & Internships : We haven't got any internship yet but we are working on our research project. There are no placements available through college. We have to apply on our own. Nearly around average salar

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