I want to make my career in wildlife conservation and biodiversity field/sector. What should I do?

Hi Yash, A career in wild life conservation has been attracting students off late. Students who are passionate about the rich wild life in India are willing to venture into the wild primarily to protect, manage and preserve it. The Wild life Institute of India, Dehradun, one of the premier institutes in wildlife conservation, offers M.Sc. In wild life research and management. Eligibility is for graduates in Science, agriculture, forestry, veterinary and life sciences. The eligible candidates have to write National Entrance Test (NET) in one of the 6 Centres (Bengaluru, Dehradun, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Guwahati). The NET which is of 2.5 hours, tests the candidates on GK, general Science, life sciences, forestry, agriculture Science, veterinary Science, geology, geography, sociology, economics and engineering. Shortlisted meritorious candidates based on NET screening will be called to take a personality and aptitude test PAT at Dehra Dun The National Centre of Biological Sciences is another premier institute in wildlife conservation. It offers M.Sc. In wildlife biology and conservation for graduates in any discipline. University of Kotak, Rajasthan offers M.Sc. In wild life sciences and graduates in botany, zoology, agriculture, nursing, forestry, biotechnology, veterinary and other equivalent Science degree are eligible for this course. Refer link: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.uok.ac.in/courses-offered-by-the-university.html" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://www.uok.ac.in/courses-offered-by-the-university.html</a> Amity Institute of wildlife sciences offers M.Sc. In wild life sciences, a graduate in Science subjects/engineering/ veterinary/ forestry/ agriculture/environmental studies is eligible to apply, Arid Forest Research Institute, Rajasthan Arid Forest Research Institute, situated at Jodhpur in Rajasthan (India), is one of the institutes of the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE) working under the Ministry of Environment & Forests, government. Of India. Saurashtra University at Rajkot, Gujarat (WII is affiliated to this university) offers a M.Sc. Wildlife Science and the eligible candidates have to write National Entrance Test (NET). Hope it helps.

0 Upvotes 0 Upvotes 0 Downvotes

• • Report Abuse
• Comment