The M.Sc. course on Water Science and Policy was launched by C-PACT in 2017. It is anchored in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and is part of C-PACT’s multidisciplinary research on knowledge, governance and policy reforms on water. The course responds to the felt need for research that questions the nature of knowledge and policy ,and education that builds deeper and richer understanding of the meanings and processes of policies made by the state, farms and factories, and ordinary people. A unique course that combines fundamental theoretical and field level practical learning, this M.Sc. programme is today a timely and truly necessary knowledge engagement to build a cadre of water professionals with multi-disciplinary, historically and socially contextualised understanding of the complexity and multiple dimensions of water. Rigorous and incisive problem statements, multiple community based, national and international solutions, and appropriate polycentric decision making capacities are necessary for sustainable and just water futures in the 21st century.
Candidates with the MSc and PG Diploma degree in WSP are sought for placements by public and private water management organizations in India and abroad. Work choices on different dimensions of and issues in water, include higher education/research organizations, NGOs, donor agencies, State/Union government, and private firms/consultancies.
Eligibility
The SNU Water Science and Policy program is open to candidates within India and abroad. For the M.Sc. program, and the PG Diploma program, the minimum qualification required is a B.Sc/ BA /B.Tech. or equivalent under-graduate degree
The eligibility criteria mentioned above are minimum standards and applications not meeting the same will be summarily rejected. Short-listed candidates will be required to demonstrate their knowledge through an on-site written test. Selections will be based on performance in the written examination. Please note that not all candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria may be shortlisted.
Selection Process
After the screening of applications based on the minimum qualifications, all eligible candidates will be shortlisted. They will be invited to an interview to be held in SNU campus in July 2020.
International candidates will be interviewed over skype
Stage one involves screening of received applications for completeness, accuracy and authenticity. Screening is done to ensure that the applicant has met the minimum eligibility criteria for applying and that an application is complete in all respects, including the Statement of Purpose (SoP). Applications that are found to be incomplete are rejected at this stage.
Stage two consists of an interview. Those applicants whose applications pass the first stage are invited to appear before the C-PACT Selection Committee for an interview. The marked components are 20 marks for the SoP, and 30 marks for the interview.
Stage three involves evaluation of the SoP and interview performance, creation of a merit list, and declaration of result.
| Last day for applying to the program | 17th June, 2020 |
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| Intimation to shortlisted candidates | 30th June 2020 |
| Interview for shortlisted candidates | 10th July 2020 |
| Intimation to selected candidates | 15 July 2020 |
| Selected candidates to communicate acceptance of offer by | 22nd July 2020 |
| Coursework commencement | Late July / Early August 2020 |
Candidates may note that the University reserves the right to accept or reject any application based on its departmental screening criteria, hence all applicants may not be shortlisted for the interview. Therefore, no requests for refund of the application fee shall be entertained whether or not the candidates are called for the interview