Course Curriculums

The Department of Climate Change is a multidisciplinary department that offers the following academic programs to train students in the scientific, engineering, and societal aspects of climate change: 2-year M.Tech (TA), 3-year M.Tech (RA), UG Minor and PhD programs .

Philosophy behind the course curriculum

The curriculum is designed as a balanced combination of core and elective courses. The core courses provide a strong foundation in the scientific, computational, and policy dimensions of climate change. Electives let students specialize in diverse areas, including climate science, climate change adaptation, climate modeling, weather forecasting, hydrometeorology, climate extremes, remote sensing, sustainability, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and data analysis.

Semester 1: Academic calendar | Timetable

Semester 2: Academic calendar | Timetable

Masters & PhD Handbook
Academic Handbook

2 Year M.Tech (TA) Curriculum

Semester 1

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC5320	Introduction to Climate Science and Climate Monitoring	3	Department Core
CC5140	Climate Governance	2	Department Core
CC5360	Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing for Climate Science	3	Department Core
—	Electives	6	Department Elective
Total Credits		14

Semester 2

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC5400	Climate Modeling	3	Department Core
CC5001	Climate Instrumentation Lab	1	Department Core
CC5220	Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation	2	Department Core
—	Electives	6	Department Elective
CC5160	Industry Lectures	1	Life skills
LA5180	English Communication	1	Soft skills
Total Credits		14

Semester 2 Summer

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC6005	MTech Thesis Stage-I	2	Thesis

Semester 3

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC6015	MTech Thesis Stage-II	10	Thesis

Semester 4

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC6025	MTech Thesis Stage-III	12	Thesis

Semester 1 Electives

Course Code	Course title	Credits
CC5200	RS, GIS and Climate Change	3
CC5370	Essentials of Meteorology	2
CC5380	Paleoclimatology: a peek into ancient climate change	1
CC5350	Translational Science for Collaborative Research	3
CE6501	Applied Computational Laboratory	2
CE6243	Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis	2
ME5480	Sustainable Energy Technology	3
ET5060	Bio-Energy	2
CH6870	Machine Learning for Process Systems Engineering	1

Semester 2 Electives

Course Code	Course title	Credits
CC5283	Climate Data Analysis and Methods	2
CC5390	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Climate Science	3
CC5300	Critical Reading of IPCC Report: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability	1
CC5310	Hydrometeorological Forecasting	2
CC5330	Climate Change and Health	2
CC5900	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change	2
CC6010	Research Methodology and Scientific Writing	1
SE5290	Recycling and Sustainability of Green Energy Materials	2

3 Year M.Tech (RA) Curriculum

Semester 1

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC5320	Introduction to Climate Science and Climate Monitoring	3	Department Core
CC5140	Climate Governance	2	Department Core
CC5360	Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing for Climate Science	3	Department Core
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-1	2	Thesis
Total Credits		10

Semester 2

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
CC5400	Climate Modeling	3	Department Core
CC5001	Climate Instrumentation Lab	1	Department Core
CC5220	Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation	2	Department Core
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-2	2	Thesis
CC5160	Industry Lectures	1	Life skills
LA5180	English Communication	1	Soft skills
Total Credits		10

Semester 2 Summer

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-3	2	Thesis

Semester 3

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
—	Electives	6	Department Elective
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-4	2	Thesis
Total Credits		8

Semester 4

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
—	Electives	6	Department Elective
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-5	2	Thesis
Total Credits		8

Semester 4 Summer

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-6	2	Thesis

Semester 5

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-7	6	Thesis

Semester 6

Course Code	Course title	Credits	course type
—	M.Tech RA Thesis Stage-8	6	Thesis

UG Minor Program Curriculum

Minor in Climate Change for B.Tech (Minimum Credit Requirement = 12)

Basket 1 - Core Courses (Choose minimum 5 credits)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Semester
CC1010	Introduction to Climate Change	1	odd
CC5320	Introduction to Climate Science and Climate Monitoring	3	odd
CC5140	Climate Governance	2	odd
CC5400	Climate Modeling	3	even
CC5220	Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation	2	even
CC5001	Climate Instrumentation Lab	1	even

Basket 2 - Elective Courses (Choose minimum 5 credits)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Semester
CC5200	RS, GIS and Climate Change	3	odd
CC5370	Essentials of Meteorology	2	odd
CC5380	Paleoclimatology: a peek into ancient climate change	1	odd
CC5283	Climate Data Analysis and Methods	2	even
CC5390	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Climate Science	3	even
CC5300	Critical Reading of IPCC Report: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability	1	even
CC5310	Hydrometeorological Forecasting	2	even
CC5330	Climate Change and Health	2	even
CC5900	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change	2	even

PhD Program Curriculum

All core and elective courses offered in the department are also available for PhD students. The credit requirements vary based on academic background and mode of admission. At least 50% of the requirement must be fulfilled by courses offered in the department, and the remaining credits may be optionally taken from other departments. Additionally, the following NPTEL courses are available exclusively for external PhD students.

Course Code	Course title	Credits
CC9010	An Introduction to Climate Dynamics, Variability and Monitoring	3
CC9020	Introduction to Machine Learning	3
CC9030	Machine Learning for Engineering and Science Applications	3