How to become a Waste Management Expert?
New Delhi, June 16 - WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Environmental engineers and postgraduates in environmental science design sites and processes and do lab-based analysis work, respectively. Students from other disciplines, such as chemical, civil, microbiology and biotechnology, are involved in different aspects of waste management
CLOCK WORK
An average day of an environmental engineer working with a company converting waste into resources:
10 am: Reach office. Ask team about the status of weekly/ biweekly projects. Meeting with my team, work on project proposals, collect details on competitors' technology
1.30 pm: Lunch
2 pm: Back to work, more of the same thing, talk in or participate in the weekly masti ki paathshala, internal lectures series on topics of professional interest
4 pm: Visit the project or work site
6 pm: Back home
Most of the days, I also work from home searching for new ideas, technologies and information about competitors
THE PAYOFF
About Rs 12,000 to 15,000 or more a month, depending on your aptitude, expertise, and place of employment
SKILLS
- Willingness to get your hands dirty
- Resourcefulness
- A constructive approach
- An interest in and concern for the environment
HOW DO I GET THERE?
Take up science at the plus-two level. After this, go for a Bachelor's in environmental, civil, chemical or mechanical engineering, microbiology, or even biotechnology. Admission to these is through competitive exams. You may pursue a Master's in environmental engineering as well. Else, you could also do a BSc programme and follow it up with a Master's (MA/MSc) in environmental studies
INSTITUTES & URLS
- Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Bachelor's in EE
- Indian Institutes of Technology, multiple locations, various programmes
- University of Delhi
MA/MSc in environmental studies, MSc in environmental biology
PROS & CONS
- Huge potential in the waste management sector
- Technological job
- Not well-paying initially
- Stigma attached to working with trash
Source: HT Horizons
Date: 18th June, 2010
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