Wildlife Courses in India Wildlife Institute of India Admissions

Wildlife Courses in India Wildlife Institute of India Admissions

 

Wildlife Institute of India.
(An Autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India)

WII Offers Wildlife Courses Training in India.

Admission Notification into Wild Life Courses in India.

1. MSc in Wildlife Science
2. Master’s Degree Course in Heritage Conservation & Management 
3. Post Graduate Diploma in Wildlife Advanced Wildlife (10 months)
4. Certificate Course in Wildlife Management

Short Term Courses in Wildlife:-

1. One-week course in Wildlife Management for IFS officers - Vertically integrated course for IFS officers To provide orientation in wildlife conservation imperatives
   
   
2. Two-week course in Wildlife Management for IFS officers
   
    
3. Three-week course in Wildlife Management for IFS officers For PA Managers To provide orientation in wildlife conservation and management to officers posted in PAs but who do not have formal training in PA management.
   
    
4. Two-week course in Interpretation and Conservation Education for forest officers For PA and Zoo Managers, NGOs., Defense Personnel and others. To impart skills and techniques of conservation education, wildlife interpretation and communication.
   
    
5. One-week course for AIS and Central Service officers For senior AIS and Group 'A' Service officers To provide orientation in wildlife conservation and land-use aspects of environmental security.
   
    
6. One-week workshop in Environment and Nature Conservation. For Army Officers Orientation to nature conservation and role of Army.   
   
    
7. Capsule course in Zoo Management For senior and middle level zoo professionals To formulate improved management strategy for captive wildlife  

Details of courses:-

The UNESCO C2C is introducing a 2-year residential Master’s Degree Course in Heritage Conservation and Management  beginning 01stJuly, 2019.
The course is presently affiliated with the Saurashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat) which has been Accredited ‘Grade A’ by NAAC.

The M.Sc. course in Wildlife Science of the Institute is widely acclaimed both nationally and internationally.
This 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 presently affiliated with the Saurashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat) which has been Accredited ‘Grade A’ by NAAC. 

M.Sc. Wildlife course;-
The first one came in the form of an all India symposium on “The Role of University Teaching in Wildlife” hosted by the WII and the Aligarh Muslim University at Aligarh in early 1986.
This symposium provided a platform for wildlife biologists and foresters to discuss and plan a post graduate course in wildlife science at WII.

The two-year 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 served as a model for developing higher education elsewhere in the country.

Master's in Wildlife Science Objectives;-
The M.Sc. course in Wildlife Science has been developed to impart training in the field of wildlife science and to further the cause of wildlife conservation in India and elsewhere. The management plans for Protected Areas in India require a strong scientific basis for their successful implementation. Further, management practices, wildlife habitat and species populations need constant monitoring if conservation efforts are to be effective. All this require trained personnel. This course aims to create trained wildlife biologists who will effectively tackle these issues and challenges.

Landscape ecology, remote sensing and conservation genetics are relatively new subjects in any university in India. Universities traditionally offer only few specialized papers at the M.Sc. level, but very few courses integrate ecology with a variety of related subjects to form a single discipline. This course at the Wildlife Institute of India attempts to integrate scientific disciplines and therefore, serves as a “model course” to train wildlife biologists in the country.

MSc Wildlife Course Structure
The M.Sc. course in wildlife science is a two year full time curriculum offered in the form of Choice-based Credit System organised in four semesters of 24 credits each.
Each semester is structured into theory papers, assignments, field practicals, tour journal and lab practical papers which will be evaluated during the semester. The first three semesters have three theory papers with five credits each and one assignment topic based on any of the theory papers with 3 credits respectively. In addition, the three semesters will also have a tour journal assignment, field and laboratory practical of 2 credits each. Each theory paper is sub-divided into modules which will be administered by Module Coordinators. The assignment and practical exercises will also be administered separately by coordinators. In the third semester two of the three theory papers offered will be in the form of specialised papers in select thematic areas. The students need to choose one of the thematic areas offered. The number of students for a particular thematic area should not be less than three. Third semester will also have one specialised module on research design and for developing pre-proposal for dissertation. The fourth semester is a six month dissertation programme (four months field/lab work and two months for data analysis and writing).

An important activity during the course is critical review of published research. The students are expected to read and discuss original research papers as background to lectures and seminars. In order to inculcate the attitude and imbibe knowledge required to become a competent field biologist, critical review and seminar based discussions of research papers will form a major part of the course. In the assignments and presentations the student is expected to provide an overview, synthesis of work done in the past and critical evaluation based on the information that has been gathered.

Wildlife Field Tours:-
In all there will be six field tours namely the Orientation tour, Techniques tour, National Park tour, Wetland field tour, High Altitude Techniques tour, and Conservation Practice and Management tour. These tours are compulsory and part of the curriculum and will be conducted during the first three semesters. The students will be required to prepare tour journals and these will be evaluated during the respective semester. 


PG Diploma in Wildlife Course Background:-
Conservation of biological diversity through establishment and management of Protected Areas (PAs) is globally recognized. It is also important that such PAs are managed as component of the landscape complex in which they are located. Management of protected area network therefore requires personnel with appropriate knowledge and skills in managing the wilderness areas along with all associated external factors operating on it. With a view to develop a pool of professionals with requisite ability to manage protected area system, a Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Advanced Wildlife Management was started in the year 1977. Thirty eight such courses have been completed till date and the course is near completion.