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|Eligibility|Financial Assistance|Field Courses|Teaching
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|XI M.Sc. Course|Alumni|
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Many wildlife species and communities are endangered, and their conservation often requires scientific understanding, Preparing and implementing detailed management plans for nearly 500 protected areas requires a strong scientific foundation. Management inputs, habitat parameters and species populations need constant monitoring, if conservation efforts are to be effective. However, wildlife and animal ecology are relatively new subjects within the university systems in India. Some colleges offer a paper or two at the B.Sc. or M.Sc. levels but very few institutions integrate animal and plant ecology into a single discipline. Only two other institutions in the country offer a post-graduate degree in Wildlife Science. The two-year M.Sc. course in Wildlife Science at the Wildlife Institute of India, not only seeks to meet the increasing demand for research and monitoring of wildlife and their habitats, and provide trained biologists to further the cause of wildlife conservation, but also serves as a model for developing higher wildlife education elsewhere in the cou ntry. |
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Candidates desirous of joining this course should have completed 15 years of formal education and should have secured a minimum of 55% aggregate in Bachelor of Science degree with a biology major. Degrees in veterinary science, forestry , agriculture and environmental sciences are also acceptable. Professional foresters, not more than 35 years of age, with suitable biological background and aptitude for wildlife research may also join the course on an in-service basis. The course is at present being offered in collaboration with the Saurashtra University(Rajkot,Gujarat), which awards the degree while all teaching is done at WII in Dehradun and at various field sites around the country. The programme normally begins from July, every alternate year. Applications are invited through advertisement in the national press and through WII's web site. The course admits 8 Indian & 2 foreign students. The number of seats may be increased as per the extant Govt. of India reservation policy as applicable to the Institute. There is a vigorous selection process including a national level entrance examination and an interview. Foreign candidates who wish to join this course must have completed 15 years of formal education and bachelor's degree they possess should be recognized by the University Forests commission of India as equivalent to B.Sc. degree awarded by Indian Universities. Indian candidates (who have a B.Sc. degree from foreign university) may apply for this recognition certificate from the Association of Indian Universities, A.I.U. House,16 Kotla Marg, New Delhi-110002.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS The existing course costs Rs.2,30,000/- (rupees two lakhs and thirty thousand only) - for Indian students and US $ 10,000 for foreign students likely to be revised periodically. Presently, eight Indian students are completely funded by WII fellowships besides a monthly stipend amounting to Rs.1800/-. |
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The following field courses and tours will be undertaken in association with the course unit programme prescribed above:
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The course is organized into four semesters as follows :
The first three semesters are used for lectures, seminars and field practicals. The fourth semester is utilized for specified fieldwork followed by writing a thesis based on it. Teaching is done in 45 units of "core" or compulsory courses and 5 units of optional courses (each unit consisting of 10 lectures), associated laboratory classes and seminars. The optional courses are taught in the third semester depending on the student's choice and the availability of faculty expertise at the time. Frequent critical reviews are conducted of published research during lectures and seminars. Students will be expected to read and discuss original research papers (not merely textbooks) as background to lectures and seminars. In order to foster a mature attitude to acquiring knowledge and conducting its critical appraisal, seminar-type discussions are a major teaching method. Students are required to complete three elective papers comprising tutorial and directed reading sessions leading to an in-depth analysis and write-up of selected topics. |
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Assessment is made on the basis of a written examination, field dissertation and viva voce. |
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M.Sc. in Wildlife Science Examination Scheme and Teaching Programme. Click to download the syllabus : |
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The
Wildlife Institute of India is affiliated to Saurashtra University for the award
of the Master's degree in Wildlife Science. The degree will be awarded by the Saurashtra University but the centre of study will be Wildlife Institute of
India in Dehradun. Saurashtra University at Rajkot, Gujarat was established in
1965, and has been recognized as a seat of learning under the University Grants
Commission. The Department of Biosciences is a
full-fledged department within the Faculty of Science.
The Board of Studies constituted by the Saurashtra University controls the M.Sc. programme and determines the eligibility for the course and reviews the scheduling of course activities. Details of this syllabus and of the regulations governing the M.Sc. degree are subject to change by the appropriate authorities within the Wildlife Institute of India and the Saurashtra University. |
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List of the Students Undergoing the XI M.Sc Course
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WII's M.Sc. course was initiated in 1988 and so far nine batches have been completed. In total, 76 students (72 Indian & 4 foreign) have passed out. The X batch (2005-2007) is currently in progress . Amongst the students who had completed M.Sc. degree at WII, 24 have worked towards higher degrees of which 12 have been in universities abroad which includes Yale University, University of California-San Diego, Arizona State University, Florida University, James Cook University, Princeton State University and Cambridge University So far, six of our old students have been awarded Ph.D degrees (2 foreign), for two (1 foreign) it is awaited; and for 13 (7 foreign) the Ph.D research/course work is in progress. |
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X. M.Sc. Batch
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Past Year Papers Year 2003:
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