March 2015


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Advt. No. WII/ACD/2015-17/004/Advt. for XV M.Sc 

The Wildlife Institute of India (www.wii.gov.in) is a premier national institute for training and research in the field of wildlife conservation and management. The Institute’s idyllic ambience, state of the art infrastructure, scientific faculty of repute and diverse professionals provide a vibrant academic atmosphere for scholarly work. The Institute constantly strives to provide an enriching learning experience to its students. The M.Sc. course in Wildlife Science is a flagship course of the Institute and is widely acclaimed both nationally and internationally. The course aims to impart theoretical knowledge on concepts, principles, approaches; analytical skills and field techniques in Wildlife Science. Students of high calibre, motivation and having passion for Wildlife and Conservation are selected for the residential course every alternate year.  The course is affiliated with the Saurashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat) which has been Accredited Grade B by NAAC (CGPA 2.93). The details of the University can be found at http://www.saurashtrauniversity.edu/. The degree on successful completion of the course will be awarded by the Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Indian and foreign nationals are admitted to the course. Applications are invited for admission to this 2 year course (four semesters) in M.Sc. Wildlife Science commencing June, 2015 at this Institute. Twenty meritorious students will be admitted to this course, which includes 15 Indian and 05 foreign nationals. The break-up of seats (15) for Indian nationals will be as follows: General Candidates - 08; SC Candidates - 02; ST Candidate - 01; OBC Candidates – 04. In case 05 foreign candidates are not selected, these seats will be offered to Indian candidates and the reservation policy of Government of India will be made applicable for these seats..

COURSE FEE: The Course Fee for the entire course is: Indian Nationals - INR 5,32, 800; SAARC Nationals - US $ 13,200; Other Nationals - US $ 14,400. The Institute provides full scholarship to eight Indian students based on their selection merit. The scholarship covers academic fee, hostel accommodation fee and a monthly stipend. The breakup of the scholarships for Indian nationals will be: General - 04; SC - 01; ST – 01 and OBC - 02. Other candidates (Indian and Foreign) selected will be treated as self-sponsored. The self sponsored students would be required to pay the course fee in four equal instalments prior to commencement of each semester.

ELIGIBILITY:

(a) Bachelor’s degree in Science, Medical Science, Engineering, Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Forestry, Pharmacy, Social Science, Computer Science and Computer Applications or degrees recognized as equivalent thereof (should have studied in Science stream at Higher Secondary Education Board or other equivalent board).

(b) Minimum of 15 years of formal education (either 10+2+3 or 11+2+2).

(c) Minimum of 55% aggregate marks in Bachelor’s degree.

Candidates must produce result along with mark sheet of their Graduation at the time of their Personality and Aptitude Test (PAT), failing which their candidature will be treated as cancelled. The OBC candidates who belong to “Creamy Layer” are not entitled for concessions admissible to OBC category and such candidates have to indicate their category as”General”. The OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) candidates are required to submit requisite certificate in prescribed format (Annexure I) of Government of India, from a Competent Authority issued in the current year. The name of the caste and community indicated in the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate must appear in the Central list of Other Backward Classes which can be found at http://ncbc.nic.in/Centrallistifobc.html. Further, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates will have to give a self-undertaking indicating that they belong to OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category also at the time of written test/interview, if called for.  

Candidates with Bachelor’s Degree from Universities outside India should obtain certificates of equivalence from the Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities, AIU House 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002 (Website: www.aiuweb.org/Contact/contact.asp), email to administration [at] aiuweb [dot] org, (Ph: + 91-11-23230059; 23232429; 23232305, Fax : + 91-11- 23232131).

In case of Foreign nationals who do not have English as their native language should provide evidence of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL Score) for admission to this course. The TOEFL or IELTS score reports should not be more than two years since taking the Test to submission of the application. A minimum TOEFL Score of 213 (computer based), 550 (paper based), or 79 (internet based), or minimum of 6.0 IELTS score is required.

AGE LIMIT: The age limit is 25 years as on July 01, 2015 with relaxation of 5 years for reserved category  candidates.  For the in-service candidates working in Forest and Wildlife Departments, the age limit is 35 years as on July 01, 2015.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. Director Wildlife Institute of India (WII) reserves the right to re-schedule the  NET/PAT/interview in case of foreign nationals and/or change the test centre at its sole discretion, without assigning any reasons thereof, and as warranted by the circumstances.

  2. Director, WII reserves the exclusive right to reject any application without assigning any reasons thereof.

  3. SC/ST candidates called for the PAT (Personality and Aptitude test) will be paid to and fro train ticket fare (III Tier Sleeper) by shortest route from their place of residence to Dehra Dun.

  4. Candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC category should submit a caste certificate from the competent authority at the time of PAT failing which they will not be allowed to appear the interview.

  5. All selected students (Indian as well as foreign nationals) will arrive at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India on 29 June, 2015 and report at the Institute in Office hours (0900-1730 hrs).

  6. Candidates/Applicants will send all correspondence related to admission to the Course Director (Telephone: +91-135-2646286, Fax: + 91-135-2640117, E-mail: cdxvmsc [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in) with a copy marked to the Associate Course Director (Telephone: +91-135-2646284, Fax: + 91-135-2640117, E-mail:  acdxvmsc [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in)

  7. Incomplete applications or those not accompanied by supporting documents will be summarily rejected.

  8. If any candidate has been found at any stage to have furnished wrong information or deliberately suppressed any relevant information, his/her candidature/ admission will be rejected/ cancelled as soon as it comes to the notice of either WII or the University concerned.

(Course Director)
XV M.Sc. Course in Wildlife Science

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Developing Partnerships and Funding Conservation Initiatives under Corporate Social Responsibility

Ecosystems and their biological diversity underpin human well-being and provide vital “services,” essential to national economies. The increasing degradation of ecosystems and wildlife habitats and associated loss of biological diversity is becoming a national crisis. Protection of wildlife habitats and conservation of their floral and faunal values must therefore be also recognized as the country's greatest priority. Addressing this priority inter-alia requires inputs of specialized institutions to conceive, plan and implement the conservation agenda in a responsible and effective manner in close partnerships with a range of stakeholders. Crucial for driving the conservation actions towards successful outcomes, are the financial resources that are invariably adequate.

The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India established the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in 1982 with a mandate to support nature conservation and foster the development of wildlife science in the country (www.wii.gov.in). With operating budgets of both of Ministry of Environment & Forests and WII always being limited, the challenges of conservation and the resources needed to address them seem to be growing as much as the concerns of degradation of wildlife habitats.

The widening gap between the availability of natural resources from the wild and the rate of removal of natural capital is also constraining the human ability to combat disease, build resilient systems for climate proofing and reduce poverty. This grim reality becomes a constant reminder for conservation community to 'act fast and act right' before it becomes too late in time to reverse the ecological catastrophe of species decline or even extinction.

Managing terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitats, connecting fragmented landscapes for conserving species in the wild, maintaining healthy wildlife populations, recovering endangered species, restoring impaired ecosystems and arresting the natural resource crunch require substantial funds. Business groups need to realize that biodiversity and development are closely linked as biodiversity sustains development initiatives, and development pressures induce impact on biodiversity, that are seldom positive. Biodiversity conservation should therefore be as much a priority for business groups as generating profits.

The Government of India has enacted a Corporate Social Act and 'environmental sustainability' has been identified as one of activities to be covered under Corporate Social Responsibility.

Commitments to conserve biodiversity under Corporate Social Responsibility can go a long way in reversing the current loss of biodiversity and degradation of critical ecosystems and the services they deliver. At the same time, corporate contributions by way of funding recovery programmes and conservation of highly endangered species can also provide reputational benefits. These species include terrestrial species such as Bengal florican, lesser florican, great Indian bustard and Gyps vultures; fauna of specialized habitats including sangai, hangul and snow leopard; marine species such as dugong and whale shark; fresh water species such as mahseer and gharial.

Extending fund support to a range of proposals that are targeted towards managing and conserving highly endangered wildlife species and their habitats will not only help corporate groups compensate for their ecological footprints but would also provide them the reputational benefits.

The proposals will be implemented through active partnerships with State Forest Departments, Conservation Organisations, Corporate Groups and most importantly the local communities.

 Foreword (98 kb) | CSR Proposals at a Glance (2.3 mb) | Partnerships in Conservation (51 mb)

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2015 at WII

Great Backyard Bird Count

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a popular citizen science event which collects valuable information pertaining to distribution and abundance of birds across the globe. Events like these demonstrate the power of engaging citizens in learning about the natural world and monitoring how it is changing.

WII along with other 101 campuses (including research stations, government institutions, schools, colleges, universities and corporate offices etc.) across India participated in the count carried over 4 days from 13-16 February, 2015. As part of the count, birders in WII were grouped into 5 teams and they surveyed in and around the WII campus. In order to increase the efficiency of the coverage area the campus was divided into subareas like Nature trail, Faculty Residential colony, area between admin block and old hostel, Sal patch near WII and IIIrd block residential colony. A total number of 26 checklists were uploaded to the global listing website (http://ebird.org/) and a total of 96 species along with three unidentified species were recorded during the count days. Over all, 1593 individual birds were counted in the WII campus. Rose ringed parakeet, Himalayan bulbul and Large-billed Crow were the most seen birds during the count and birds like Indian cormorant, Eurasian Hoopoe, Black-winged cuckooshrike and Grey-winged blackbird were recorded only once.

Contributors to the count: Gopi G V, Manoj V Nair, Shubaranjan Sen, J. A. Johnson, Gautam Talukdar, Nisha Subba, K C Bhutia, J D Pati, Jaya Krishnan, Pankaj, Dimpi Patel, Monika Kaushik, Ashutosh Singh, Naitik Patel, Ridhima Solanki, Gokulakannan, Pritha Dey, Rahul Talegaonkar, Sumit Arya, Deepti Gupta, Tanveer Ahmed, Gaura Chandra Das, Shahid Dar, Suresh Rana, Vipin, Vandana Rajput, Prerna Sharma, Ankita Bhattacharya, Rutu Prajapati, Sudip Banerjee and Sougata Sadhukhan.

More information about the GBBC, Campus Bird Count, and other associated events can be found at www.birdcount.in, the website of the Bird Count India partnership. The global GBBC event is organized by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society.

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2015 at WII