Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies JTSDS · Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies student and faculty interventions during Latur, Assam Riots and Uttarakhand Floods are a

JTSDS

Jamsetji Tata Schoolof Disaster Studies

M.A/M.Sc IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

PLACEMENT BROCHURE

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Director’s Message

Dean’s Message

Placement - Coordinator’sMessage

About TISS

About JTSDS

School Faculty

Course Structure

Why Us

Batch Composition &Batch 2016-2018

Students Prole

Alumni Messages

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JTSDS PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2016-18 1

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As soon as the Nepal earthquake happened,

our students and faculty were able

to quickly move in and be a part of the relief and

rehabilitation framework.

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TISS has been involved in addressing disasters since the 1947 partition. The

Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies student and faculty interventions during Latur,

Assam Riots and Uttarakhand Floods are a demonstration of our interest in understanding the

ground realities of society.

Our Masters programme in Disaster Management is the rst of its kind in the country. This is offered as a Master of Science as well as Master of Arts programme so that students from various disciplines can join the course. The faculty hails from various disciplines and admits about 40 students every academic year.

Recently the school was involved in organizing a disaster preparedness work in Delhi as well as looking at how to address disasters across the border in Nepal. This was quite helpful because as soon as the Nepal earthquake happened, our students and faculty were able to quickly move in and be a part of the relief and rehabilitation framework. We are also continuing the work in Phase two reconstruction.

Our students of Disaster Management have always shown interest in working with various Government agencies/authorities, Multilateral agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Corporates. The batch of 2016-18 will graduate in early May 2018, and we are proud to present graduates for placement in your organization.

S.ParasuramanProfessor and Director,

Tata Institute of Social Sciences


The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) was conceived in 2006 and was established with a generous grant from the Jamsetji Tata Trust, consolidating six decades of TISS 's extensive work on post disaster interventions, social development, research and teaching. The Masters' programme in Disaster Management is offered since 2007 along with several other certicate and diploma programmes. The courses are multidisciplinary and the curriculum is a unique blend of science and technology and their intersection with human societies and cultures. The programme offers several concentrations- disaster logistics, conict, GIS, and so on. Students are expected to choose any one. Field education over 3 semesters, prepares students for the world of work.Intersectionalities between development processes, climate change and disasters constitute the broad framework for the Masters' programme.

Values of social and environmental justice have been central to the work of the School and the Masters' programme is located within these very values. Much of our work is concerned with people's experiences of marginalization and distress both in pre and post disaster situations.

As the School completes 10 years of its establishment the decade long journey has seen rich contributions and collective learning. In the Masters' programme students learn that the very idea of disaster lends itself to multiple interpretations. Actors operate with diverse orientations and aligning these can pose operational challenges. Issues of governance and context need to be grappled with in disaster response and recovery. Since domain knowledge is expanding exponentially, it is not possible to include all of it within a two years Masters' programme. However, we are condent that our students will be quick learners since they are procient in “learning to learn”! We do hope that the graduating students, as they get selected, will become a valuable resource to your organization.

The Masters Programme enrolls students from diverse disciplines and from various parts of the country and has also had international students from Greece, Mexico, Ireland, Germany and on. Our students will evince mutual respect, team work and many of them would become future leaders in the eld of disaster studies.

We welcome you to our campus to choose those who may be best suited for your organization and also look forward to your feedback and experience as we forge a meaningful relationship with each passing year.

Janki Andharia, Ph.D.Professor and Dean,

Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies,TISS, Mumbai

Email: [email protected]

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Dear Recruiter,

Warm greetings from the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. We are glad to present to you our decadal batch. As the focus in Disaster

Management i s changing f rom response centric to resilience building,

the need for professionals who understand the linkage between disasters and inclusive

thsustainable development is high. Our 10 graduating batch, we can condently say are

mou lded w i t h t h i s n i che unde r s t and i ngAt our school, students and faculty come from

multidisciplinary backgrounds, thus making it a vibrant learning and teaching experience. Our students’ exposure to disaster management stems from the diverse faculty and their research areas. We are proud to say that our alumni are well recognised and appreciated in the eld of disaster management and are placed in government, international and national agencies and reputed academic and research institutions.

While enabling an understanding of disasters from a vantage point of science and technology in prediction, mitigation, response and recovery, the programme also fosters a critical and reective appreciation of current debates in Disaster Management within the framework of social and environmental justice, state and civil society dynamics, development, conict and globalization. Here, student learning is enriched through classroom teaching, eldwork, internship, public lectures, training programmes, conferences, skill based workshops and guest lectures. Cross learning is also encouraged by choice based credit system, wherein our students benet by exposure to various courses in other programmes within the Institute. Apart from the theoretical and experiential component, the course also offers a strong research base to students in the form of research dissertation.

We thank you for giving our students this wonderful opportunity and assure you that they will be an asset to your organisation.

Ms. Priya JoshiAssistant Professor and Placement Coordinator

Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster StudiesTata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Email:[email protected]


About TISS

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, aimed to create human service professionals to work with and enable people overcome poverty, deprivation and unemployment. Ever since its inception, it has left no stone unturned when it comes to creating a niche in understanding, reframing and redefining social order. The continuous strive to pursue excellence by re-inventing academics made “TISS” India's second best university as per accreditation conferred by NAAC.

Presently, TISS offers innovative M.A. programmes that are highly relevant for government agencies and civil societies at large. These programmes provide a distinctive blend of theory, extensive field exposure with communities and training to the students.

TISS has always reached out to support people affected by natural and man-made crisis. The Institute's work is centred around relief management; psychosocial support to women, children and other vulnerable groups; assessment of loss and impact to lives, property, livelihoods, environment and infrastructure; rehabilitation and development needs; mobilization of human resources for relief and rehabilitation work; facilitating community participation in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process; policy and programme development support to government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs); coordination of civil society participation; training and capacity building of personnel engaged in relief and rehabilitation work; publication and documentation; and conflict resolution and peace building initiatives.

As another academic year is nearing its end, we are delighted to present before you, a cohort of young minds with a vision and mission to find solutions and involve realistically in the state building process.

REIMAGINING FUTURES


Disaster Studies is emerging globally as a full-fledged academic discipline and the decade long journey of JTSDS has pioneered disaster education in India. The field practice demands specialisation to meet the needs created by changing dynamics of the world and increasing frequency as well as magnitude of disaster events. The centre was established in 2006 and offered its first Full-Time Masters' Program in 2007. In 2015, it became a School with three Centres viz. Centre for Disasters and Development, Centre for Disaster Management & Centre for Geo Informatics.

JTSDS endeavours to cater to the trans-disciplinary demand of the field with a focus on community centred participatory approaches towards disaster risk reduction & management, disaster response & rehabilitation and disaster governance & policy making. JTSDS works in close coordination and collaboration with the state, civil society and like-minded private actors on issues of development, social justice, vulnerability, resilience building, inclusion, empowerment and community centred practices for its academic and real-time on ground engagements. The school has built several partnerships with the pioneers of disaster field such as IFRC, UNDP, UNISDR, NDMA etc. in national as well as international arena.

The school aims at contributing to the mainstreaming of the disaster discourse in developmental paradigm though its quality educational programmes, research and extension services based on values of social, economic and political justice. It further aims at fostering critical thinking in the field of disaster management through creation of dynamic professionals via its two-year Master's programme, who understands the social, cultural, economic, political and environmental nitty-gritties of the field.

About JTSDS

“JTSDS endeavours to cultivate ethical values, a strong multidisciplinary knowledgebase and essential skill set for intervention in various phases of disaster cycle.”


Interventions Made by TISS

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Kurukshetra Refugee Camps

Bangladesh War

Ahmednagar Drought

Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Jambhulpada Floods

Mumbai Blasts

Latur Earthquake

Orissa Super cyclone

Gujarat Earthquake

Indian Ocean Tsunami

Mumbai Floods

Post Tsunami – Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Kosi Floods & Mumbai Terror Attack

Cyclone Alia Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh Floods

Maharashtra Drought

Sikkim Earthquake, Mumbai Blasts, Leh Flood,Endosulphan Tragedy & AMRI Hospital Fire

Assam Conflict

Uttarakhand Floods, Cyclone Phailin & Muzzafarnagar Riots

Jammu & Kashmir Floods & Malin Landslide

Nepal Earthquake

Mandala Fire


School Faculty


Centre for Disaster and Development Centre for Disaster Management

Centre for Geo Informatics

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Janki Andharia, Professor and DeanM.A. (TISS), Ph.D. (University of East Anglia, UK)

Janki Andharia, Ph.D.Chairperson

Mahesh Kamble,Assistant ProfessorM.A. (TISS)

Mohammed Irshad,Assistant ProfessorM.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Kerala University)

Saumya Kumar,Assistant ProfessorLLB (Hons.), LLM,

Balamurugan Guru,Associate Professor and ChairpersonM.Tech (Bharathidasan University)Ph.D. (IIT, Mumbai)

Janki Andharia, Ph.D.Chairperson

Jacquleen Joseph,ProfessorM.S.W. (Bharatidasan University),M.Phil., Ph.D. (NIMHANS)

Shibu K. Mani,Assistant ProfessorM.Tech (IIT, Roorkee),Ph.D. (Northumbria University, UK)

Priya Joshi,Assistant ProfessorMasters of Planning (Housing)(CEPT University)

Ramesh Veerappan,Assistant ProfessorM.Sc, M.Tech, Ph.D. (Periyar University)

Pradheeps Muthulingam,Assistant Professor, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pondicherry University)

K. M. Parivelan,Associate ProfessorM.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (JNU)

Rajani Mohan Konantambigi,ProfessorM.A. (Karnataka), Ph.D. (TISS)

P.K. Shajahan, ProfessorM.S.W., Ph.D. (Delhi University)

T. Jayaraman,Professor,Ph.D. (Madras)

Farrukh Faheem,Assistant ProfessorM.A. (AMU), M.Phil.,Ph.D. (Delhi University)

Geetanjoy Sahu,Assistant Professor.M.A. (Berhampur), M.Phil. (HCU),Ph.D. (ISEC, Bangalore)

Course Structure

DISTRIBUTION OF CREDIT HOURS

SR.NO DETAILS CREDIT HOURS

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CORE COURSES

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Founda on courses

Research Methodology

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CORE COURSESDisasters, Hazards and Extreme Events

Disasters, Vulnerability and Risk

Ecosystems and Habitat

Policy, Ins tu ons, Governance and Disaster Management

Research Methodology I

Introduc on to Remote Sensing and GIS

Field Work

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Disasters and Development

Disaster Risk Reduc on and Development Planning

Emergency Response and Management

Disaster Recovery

Research Methodology II

Introduc on to Conflict

Introduc on to Public Health and Mental Health in Disasters

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Internship I

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SEMESTER 3

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Economics of Disasters and Disaster Finance

Technical Skills

Transboundary Governance and Humanitarian Ac on

Project Management in Disaster ContextndConcentra on Courses 1 & 2

Internship II

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SEMESTER 4

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Research Disserta onrdConcentra on Course 3

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CONCENTRATION COURSES

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Digital Image Processing and Image Interpreta on

Techniques

Remote Sensing and GIS in Disaster Studies

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Concentration I:Remote Sensing and GIS (Geo-Informatics)

SEMESTER 4

2Geo-informa cs in Disaster Management

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Concentration II:Conflicts, Peace and Development

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Conflicts and Conflict Analysis

Conflicts and Humanitarian Crisis

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SEMESTER 4

2Self-Study: Conflicts, Peace and Development

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Concentration IV:Disaster Logistics

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Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management and Disaster Logis cs

Strategic Planning and Distribu on Networks in Disasters:

Transporta on, Warehousing and Inventory Management

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SEMESTER 4

2Self-Study: Humanitarian Logis cs

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S TISS offers one of the most dynamic Masters course in Disaster Management in India. The rigor and hard work requited to put in by students throughout the two years' duration trains them to meet the varied range of challenges from one end of spectrum to another. The conceptual clarity imparted through foundation course subjects, social and developmental needs oriented core subjects along with economics, governance & policy making, technical and disaster specic courses such as emergency response, recovery and rehabilitation, disaster risk reduction, disaster nance etc. makes the JTSDS students shine bright in professional world.

The learnings from responding to various disasters and conict situations ranging from 1948 Partition Refugee Camps, 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 1992 Mumbai Riots and the most recent 2013 Uttarakhand Floods, 2015 Nepal Earthquake to name a few translated directly into the Unique course producing outstanding Disaster Management Professionals.

The skills and competencies acquired by Disaster Management Master's Student are exhaustive and in line with needs of diverse sectors such as Government, Corporate & Private, Academic Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society and other International Institutions. Due to limit of space an indicative list is given below to summarise the essence:

§ Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (HRVC)§ District as well as Village Disaster Management Plan§ Environmental Impact Assessment§ Social Impact Assessment & Social Audits§ Crowd Management & Monitoring§ Emergency Response Designing and Facilitation§ Psychosocial and Mental Health Intervention Program Designing & Implementation§ Hazard and Vulnerability Mapping and Modelling using GIS§ Project Management, Implementation, Monitoring and Review. § Risk Assessment and Management§ Ecosystem and Community based Disaster Risk Reduction§ Resilient and Sustainable Development Planning§ Policy Formulation, Review, Facilitation and Advocacy § Business Continuity Planning§ Sustainable Supply Chain formulation and Management§ Participatory Rural Appraisal for Social and Resource Mapping§ Data Analysis using Excel, SPSS and ATLAS.ti§ Quantitative, Qualitative & Mixed Research- Designing, Data collection, Analysis,

Writing and Reporting.§ Report Writing and Documentation§ Basic First Aid


1. Theme: State level consultations for Children in Difcult Circumstances of Maharashtra and Goa state. Organiser: TISS(JTSDS), Plan International & Academy of Gandhian Studies.Location: TISS Mumbai

rdDate: 23 September,2016Take Away: Understanding of various issues such as child trafcking, sexual abuse, school enrolment issues etc. with focus on children in disaster situations, migration and hostile environment etc. Exposure to various laws and policies with respect to Children in India and framework for their protection and developments.

2. Theme: Disasters and Forced MigrationOrganiser: IFRC & TISS (JTSDS)Location: TISS, MumbaiDate: 24, October,2016Take Away: Socio-cultural needs of people in Forced Migration and Displacement and their acceptance, adaptation and contribution to the new environment.

3. Theme: Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR)Organiser: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India & UNISDRLocation: Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi

rd thDate: 3 to 5 November,2016Take Away: Extensive exposure to multiple stakeholders and actors from national and international community participating in the conference. Understanding of emerging challenges, difculties faced and newly emerging sectors in Disaster Management.

4. Theme: Global Migration Film FestivalOrganiser: IOM & TISS(JTSDS)Location: TISS, Mumbai

th thDate: 15 and 16 December, 2016Take Away: Understanding of various aspects of Refugees, National and International legal Framework for Refugees, National and Global Challenges associated with Refugees and Factors, Situations and Circumstances associated with migration and life in Relief camps and Refugee camps.

5. Theme: Annual Roundtable Conference on Water Governance and ManagementOrganiser: JTSDS TISSLocation: TISS, Mumbai

th stDate: 20 and 21 April, 2017Take Away: Understanding Water Governance, Conservation and Management from grass root views, Contemporary debates around the Water Governance discourse and successful case studies of determination and achieving results in Water Management.

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1. Theme: Conict ManagementOrganiser: JTSDS & ICRCLocation: TISS MumbaiDuration: 3 DaysLearnings: Concept building and understanding of different facets of Conict Management. Examining conict situations from a Third Person Perspective with limited emphasis on the practical complexities practitioners face on Ground.

2. Theme: Hazard Risk and Vulnerability AnalysisOrganiser: JTSDS with Guests invited from TARU Edge ltd. Location: TISS MumbaiDuration: 1 dayLearnings: Understanding various issues and difculties associated with carrying out on ground HRVA work. Concept building through Shimla HRVA case study conducted by TARU Edge ltd.

3. Theme: Creative Approach to spread Awareness regarding DisastersOrganiser: Japan Foundation & JTSDS Location: TISS MumbaiDuration: 2 dayLearnings: Understanding through various exercises regarding modifying locally available material and cultural games for spreading awareness among children regarding disasters. Also learned developing various products such as stretcher etc. easily available local material and risk mitigation.

4. Theme: DRR and Heritage Sites – Cultural and Natural Organiser: WII, NDMA & JTSDSLocation: TISS MumbaiDuration: 6 dayLearnings: Understanding Natural and Cultural heritage, associated risks, mitigation and prevention measures that can be applied through theoretical as well as practical exercises.

5. Theme: Basics of Geospatial Technology and its ApplicationOrganiser: National Resources Data Management System and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India & JTSDS.Location: TISS MumbaiDuration: 21 dayLearnings: Enhanced knowledge and skill set of participants through basic geospatial knowledge and hand on training using open software for various eld applications.

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Field Work: 1Semester 1 : 6 Days Location : Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Method of Training: Division into small groups accompanied by Instructor

Skills Learned and Practiced: Transect Walk, Community Group Discussions, Household Surveys, Critical Appraisal of Flood Resettlement Locations, Industrial setups and Government facilities.

Key Learnings: Hazard Risk Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Outcome Achieved: Revision of Dadra & Nagar Haveli Disaster Management Plan, Recommendations for Risk and Vulnerability Reduction in Coastal areas of Daman and forest areas of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

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Field Work: 2Semester 2: 28 DaysLocation: Placed in Different Drought affected Villages of Osmanabad, Maharashtra

Method of Training: Division into Group of 3 or 4 and stay in village with families.Level of Engagement : Three namely; 1. Village Community 2. Village Administrative Machinery and Facilities such as Gram Panchayat, Anganwadi, Primary Health Centres etc. 3. District and Block Administration.

Skills Learned and Practiced: Participatory Rural Appraisal – Social and Resource Mapping, Seasonal Mapping, Mock Drills for Government Schools and Awareness Campaign for Disasters, Focused Group Discussions with different groups such as women only, farmer only, elderly, mixed etc., Door to Door Survey, Conduction of Community Consultation in Presence of Gram Panchayat, Village Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, Evacuation Plan of Village, Critical appraisal of various developmental policies such as PDS, Swacch Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Gherkul Yojana etc., Meeting various government functionaries at district, block and taluka level such as District collector, District Disaster Management Ofcer, Sub Divisional Ofcer, Block Development Ofcer, Panchayat Samiti, Gram Sarpanch etc., Identication of Ecosystem Driven Traditional Resilience and Coping strategies of Villagers and Watershed Management.

Key Learnings: Conceptual and practical understanding of Village Ecosystem, Community Engagement and Consultation in Various Capacities and Practical understanding of functioning of Government Machinery and implementation issues of various policies at Grassroots level.

Outcomes Achieved: Formulation of Village Disaster Management & Evacuation Plan, Drought Mitigation Plan, Awareness creation at village level regarding various Disasters, School Safety Exercises and mock drills, Recommendations for exposure, vulnerability and risk reduction in Village Development Plan arrived through community participation and Inputs for Revision of District Disaster Management Plan.

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The students underwent six weeks internship in various organisations to serve different roles and responsibilities associated with disaster sector in professional world. The Internship was designed with purpose of providing exposure of professional world to the students. The Internship provided students an opportunity to test the understanding of their own role in the organization, its programs and relevance. Communicate and interact with people from different backgrounds – castes, cultures, genders etc. Learn to work with specic issue focusing on participatory approaches. It helped students learn the organization structure, decision making patterns, roles of different personnel in the organization, communication patterns and other administrative processes. Learn to work on documentation as per the organization's requirements such as minutes of meetings, organizational reports, proposals, activity plans, project reports, etc. to name a few. It also provided students a hand on planning, implementing and monitoring projects and programmes in various capacities as per organisational needs. Work discipline, sincerity, ability to learn, unlearn and relearn, innovation, openness to ideas and responsiveness are few of the ethical things expected from professionals. The internship helped students in acquiring and testing these abilities. Students were placed with various governmental as well as International Non-governmental organisations.

List of Internship Organisations Maharashtra SDMA

OXFAM, Odisha

Actionaid India

Save the Children, New Delhi

CARITAS, Assam

AIDMI- Raipur & Ahmedabad

NDMA, New Delhi

Sustainable Livelihood Institute, Auroville

Rapid Response, Puducherry

Water Aid, Delhi & Lucknow

Sikkim SDMA

Andhra Pradesh SDMA

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Batch Composition

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B. MASS COM

B. COM

B. SC

B. E

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Educational BackgroundTOTA

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1225EXPERIENCED FRESHERS

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Class Concentration

Conflicts,Developmentand Peace

Remote Sensing andGIS (Geo Informatics)

DisasterLogistics

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Batch 2016-2018

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-waghmare-6b457a134/

Akshay Waghmare Age - 22

B.A. Economics

Internship AIDMI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - District DisasterManagement Plan of Raipur & Women Centred DRR.

Dissertation Examining Disaster Risk Reduction and CommunityResilience: A Case of Lallubhai Compound

Concentration Conflict, Peace and Development

STU

DEN

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ROFI

LE Ashish Dangar

www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-ahir-4457b8134/

AIDMI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-Temple DisasterManagement Plan & Child Centred DRR

Study on Effect of Slow Onset Disasters on Livelihoodsof Maldhari Community with respect to EcologicalLandscape of Banni Region in Kutchh, Gujarat.

Remote Sensing and GIS (Geo Informatics)

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Age - 24

M.Sc. Geography

Deepika Chandra

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepika-chandra-508576114/

CARITAS, India - DRR for Resilient Livelihood in Assam

Supply Chain Risk and Farmers' Vulnerability in theApple Orchards of Uttarakhand

Disaster Logistics

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Age - 24

B.Sc. Agriculture


STU

DEN

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ROFI

LE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/divya-pandey-19292663/

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Divya PandeyAge - 22

B.A. (Hons.) English

OXFAM, India- DRR for WASH and CommunityBased DRR,Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre -Hazard Awareness

Critical Appraisal of Uttarakhand Tourism Policyfor Resilience Building and SustainableDevelopment: Pre and Post Floods 2013


https://www.linkedin.com/in/hareeshna/

Hareesh N AAge - 28

B.E., Computer Science and Engineering

Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services (4.2 years)

Sustainable Livelihood Institute, Auroville - Impactof Disaster on Rural Livelihoods & Food SupplyChain Management.

Analysis of Real Time Disaster Data on SocialMedia (Twitter) : Post Disaster Response (Floods)

Disaster Logistics, Remote Sensing and GIS(Geo Informatics) (Extra Credit)

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Harsh AdityaAge - 23

B.A. Programme

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsh-aditya-66113014a/

Water Aid, Delhi - Business & PartnershipDevelopment,Andhra Pradesh SDMA – SOPs & Drought Management Info System Development

Organising and Real time Governance of MassGathering Events: A Case from Krishna Pushkaralu

Disaster Logistics


https://www.linkedin.com/in/jekulin-saikia-277933119/

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Jekulin Lipi SaikiaAge - 23

B.A. (Hons.) History

NDMA, Delhi- Disaster Risk Management for CulturalHeritage & Precincts

Conservation of Deepor Beel Wetlands in Assam

Conflicts, Peace and Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kangkan-pegu-b71673124/

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Kangkan PeguAge - 24

B.Com (Hons.)

Maharashtra SDMA – Village Disaster Management Plan


Study of the Impact of the Communal Unrest on theLivelihood of the Affected Communities in Kokrajhar,Assam

Jyotirmoy Deb GoswamiAge - 21

B.A. Social Sciences

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

AIDMI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - District Disaster Management Plan

Fury of the old man river: Disasters, River BankErosion and Livelihoods

Conflicts Peace and Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyotirmoy-deb-goswami-273108124/

STU

DEN

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ROFI

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M.V. Girinath Reddy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/girinath-reddy-munagala-venkata-12135418/

B.Tech., Electronics and Communication EngineeringSenior Systems Engineer, Infosys Ltd. (4.2 years)

Disaster Logistics, Remote Sensing and GIS (Extra Credit)

Risk Perception and Disaster Resilience Pathway Analysis: Post 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal

Age - 27

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Andhra Pradesh SDMA - Chemical Disaster Management& Crowd Monitoring

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Mandrita TrivediAge - 22

B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography

Oxfam, India- DRR and Climate Change & BudgetAnalysis for Climate Change

Submergence of Islands Causing Loss of Livelihoodin Selected Islands of Sundarbans Region.

Remote Sensing and GIS (Geo Informatics),Disaster Logistics (Extra Credit)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandrita-trivedi-059113124/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manjinder-singh-5b5971134

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Manjinder SinghAge - 22

B.Com

Save the Children, New Delhi - Urban DRR &School Safety Initiative

Risk Perception in Heavy Metal Poisoning

Disaster Logistics, Conflicts, Peace andDevelopment (Extra Credit)

STU

DEN

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Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Mayank ShekharAge - 21

B.A. (Hons.) Geography

Maharashtra SDMA – Village Disaster Management Plan

Ganga River Pollution Due to Religious Activities andits Effect on the Livelihood of the Washermen(Varanasi).


https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayank-shekhar-590562122/

www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-lathwal-99312012b/

Action Aid, India - Flood Response & Relief work inSirohi and Barmer Districts of Rajasthan.

Drought and Emanating Crime: An Exploratory Studyfrom Perspective of Human Right Violations.

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Nidhi LathwalAge - 26

B.Tech., Information Technology

Conflicts, Peace and Development, Remote Sensingand GIS (Geo Informatics) (Extra Credit)

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Praveen S.Age - 23

B.Com (Hons.)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-s-a2ab0269/

Maharashtra SDMA – Village Disaster Management Plan,JTSDS - Facilitation of Legal Recovery Process inPuttingal Temple Fire.

Economic Vulnerability of the People Affected byCoastal Erosion in Eravipuram, Kollam, Kerala.

Disaster Logistics, Remote Sensing and GIS(Geo Informatics) (Extra Credit)

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Praveen Kumar. SAge - 23

B.A. Sociology

https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-kumar-s-297779124/

Rapid Response, Puducherry - Community ManagedDRR & Farmer Producer Company UNDP - GVMC, Visakhapatnam - Coastal Resilience

The Traditional Resistance to Erosion in the Shores ofVisakhapatnam


https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-samantha-pinto-65113284/

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Priyanka Samantha PintoAge - 24

Bachelors in Mass Media (Advertising)Sub-Editor, Deccan Chronicle (1.7 years)

Sikkim SDMA - Crowd Management Plan &School Safety

Risk Perception of Children Aged 13-16 living in theSlums of Dharavi


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Raka Matchisal A'gitok SangmaAge - 25

B.Sc. in Environmental ScienceVolunteer, Indian Youth Climate Network (2 years)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raka-agitok-3b7923128/

CARITAS, India - Eco-DRR & Capacity Building

An Ethnographical Study of the Indigenous DisasterManagement Practices in Building Resilience of theGaro Community, Meghalaya.


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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashmita-behera-01063214b/

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Rashmita Behera Age - 23

B.Com

Save the Children, New Delhi- Urban DRR & SchoolSafety Initiative

Costal Vulnerability and Adaptation

Disaster Logistics

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Renuka Poonia Age - 22

B.A. in Social SciencesRecord Manager, Living in Freedom Everyday (2 Years)

AIDMI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - District DisasterManagement Plan of Raipur District

Gender and Food Security in Drought Situationin Rajasthan

Remote sensing and GIS (Geo Informatics)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/renuka-poonia-76a21ba9/

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Rupkonwar Ray

Age - 23

B.A. in Geography

Andhra Pradesh SDMA- Early Warning System forLightning & Andhra Pradesh Disaster ManagementKnowledge Portal

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupkonwar-ray-3a3bb512a/

Social Vulnerability Analysis: A Case of Guwahati


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Russi Singh Age - 23

B.Com (Hons.)


The Significance of Risk Management Tools for the Safetyand Health of the People

https://www.linkedin.com/in/russi-singh-612b0b94/

AIDMI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - District Disaster ManagementPlan & Hazard Mapping of Raipur District,Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand – Fire ProtectionSystem & Emergency Response.

Internship

Dissertation

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Sayantan RoyAge - 21


Maharashtra SDMA- Village Disaster Management Plan

Groundwater Drought and Problems of Fluorosis inWestern Bengal


https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayantan-roy-b6242411a/

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Sandeep KulluAge - 23

B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany

Oxfam India- WASH in DRR & Community Based DRR

Horticulture Farm Resilience Development- A CaseStudy of Mahabaleshwar


https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-kullu-b04326128/

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Shaily Jha Age - 22


Oxfam India- Community Based EWS & DRR,UNDP, DRR Portfolio of Energy and EnvironmentUnit - Disaster Recovery Interventions

Caste Based Exclusion in Post Disaster Reconstruction-A Case of Kosi Floods 2008


https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaily-jha-30019399

Internship

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Shantam JaiswalAge - 22

B. Com

Maharashtra SDMA-Village Disaster Management Plan

Coping Capacity of Boatmen during the AnnualMonsoon Floods on the Ghats of Varanasi

Disaster Logistics

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shantam-jaiswal-b67a28104/

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Simmy PatelAge - 22

B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry

Caritas India- DRR initiatives for building Resiliencein Lakhimpur, Assam.

Social Disruption leading to Distress among Adolescencedue to Displacement after Muzaffarnagar riots.


https://www.linkedin.com/in/simmy-patel-521052122/

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Sourav AdhikariAge - 26

M.Sc. Botany

Caritas India, Lakhimpur, Assam - GIS Hazard Mapping

GIS Based Urban Flood Inundation Modelling ofKolkata Metropolitan Area


https://www.linkedin.com/sourav-adhikari-204224130/

Internship

Dissertation

Concentration

Sri Varshini Kaliappan Age - 22

B.A. Sociology

Sustainable Livelihood Institute, Auroville - Impactof Disasters on Rural Livelihoods & Food SupplyChain Management

A study on Drought Mitigation through IndigenousSeed Varieties

Disaster Logistics

https://www.linkedin.com/in/varshini-kaliappan-334a82b7/

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Dissertation

Concentration

Sivakumar SAge - 22

B.E. Geoinformatics

NDMA- Multi Hazard Risk Assessment Mapping of Assam,AlphaMERS Ltd. - Innovative Solutions for Post NaturalDisaster Phase & Oil Spill Disaster Management.

Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Central Railwayas Critical Infrastructure

Disaster Logistics, Remote sensing and GIS(Geo Informatics) (Extra Credit)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-kumar-3a8aa027/

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Stanzin Yougzeng Age - 27

B.A. Programme

Coordinator, GYURJA TISS-LAHDC Development Support Programme (5 Years)

Sikkim SDMA- Crowd Management Plan & School Safety

People's Perception: Shift from Traditional to ModernHousing – A Case for Indigenous Construction forDisaster Resilience


https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanzin-yougzeng-a698742a/

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Dissertation

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Suresh L. BorkarAge - 22

B.E., Mechanical Engineering

AIDMI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - District Disaster Management Plan of Raipur.

Understanding the Process and Outcome of theRehabilitation: A Case Study of Malin (Pune District)Rehabilitation


www.linkedin.com/in/suresh-borkar-712409133/

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Tanmay GoundAge - 26

B.E., Chemical Engineering

Trainee Engineer, NOCIL Ltd. (1.3 years)

Oxfam India, Odisha- DRR initiatives in Balasore andPuri Districts,Andhra Pradesh SDMA - Drought Manual & Guidelines forSchool Bus Safety

Social Media as a Disaster Risk Reduction Tool

Disaster logistics

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanmay-gound-66791475/


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Tapabrata BiswasAge - 22

B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography

Save the Children, New Delhi- Urban DRR & SchoolSafety Initiative

Effect of Gorkhaland Conflict on the Livelihood of thepeople of Darjeeling


https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapabrata-biswas-1b7ba2133/

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Vaibhav RautAge - 26

B.E. Electronics

AIDMI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - District Disaster Management Plan,TSRDS - Improvisation in Current Education forUnderpriviliged Children

Vulnerability of Urban Denotified Tribes- A CaseStudy of Pardhis living in Mumbai.

Disaster logistics

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhav-raut-a7a06abb/

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Vaibhav Chaudhary Age - 27

B.Com. (Hons.)

Executive, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (1.3 years)

Rapid Response, Puducherry - Community RiskManagement DRR & Community Based DRR

Mismanagement of Solid Waste Affecting the Healthand Livelihood of people living in Delhi

Conflict Peace and Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhav-chaudhary-a8344b112/

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Vishwajeet V. PatharkarAge - 23

B.A. Social Sciences

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishwajeet-patharkar-79b407115/

The Challenges Faced by Rohingyas in India: A DisasterManagement Perspective

Conflicts Peace and Development

Maharashtra SDMA- Village Disaster Management Plan

Alumni Messages

I owe a lot to this institution which shaped me into whatever I am. Our college notjust gave us a Master's degree, it moulded us as a responsible human being.Let's keep on “Re-imagining the future”.

Shubham TandonConsultant- Disaster Risk Reduction

United Nations Development Programme

JTSDS provides an enabling environmentto create endless ripple of thoughts and ideasin those eager minds, who really wants tocontribute to wellbeing of humanity”.

Shabaz Khan Project Officer-MDRR, Osmanabad.

Joint initiative by UNICEF,Govt of Maharashtra and RedR India

Yogesh R. JadhaoProject Management CoordinatorKPMG Advisory services Pvt Ltd.

T I S S p r o v e d a n i m m e n s e l e a r n i n gexperience especially the internships in Assam(Kokrajhar Humanitarian Crisis), Uttarakhanddisaster response and Gujarat ravine reclamation.

TISS has helped me bring theory and practicemuch closer and criticallyreflect on everyaction in the field. I am sure TISS continuesto do this and our graduates will do a great job!All the very best.

Emmanuel RajuAssistant Professor

University of Copenhagen;Member - UNISDR

A balanced exposure to the theories and practices as a part of the disaster managementpedagogy formed a base for my career in thefield of disaster management.

Ranit ChatterjeePh.D Student, Kyoto University, Japan

Disaster Managers are ushering a culture of preparedness and reducing vulnerabilities.The course with its diversities symbolize that nodevelopment is risk neutral. So, more disastermanagers are needed to shape the reducedrisk developments.

Vishal Vasvani Emergency Officer, UNICEF Chhattisgarh

Shreedutt Kamat State Project Officer, UNDP,Disaster Management Unit,Government of Maharashtra

The course is the Perfect blend of relevant theory with adequate field exposure which makes for competent Disaster Management Professionals.

JTSDS's highly intensive course work exposedme to multiple facets and trans-disciplinary natureof DM. The perfect combination of theory as wellas fieldwork not only made me a better person but abetter serviceman who can serve the Humanity.

Omkar KhareSDMP-DMU

Mantralaya, GoM, India

Ph.D, AIT, Bangkok;Research consultant, VHAI

The life changing experience at TISS helped meto understand and interact with different diversitiesexisting in India- regional, religious, ethnic, fieldof study related etc. alongside broadening mythinking and perspective about different issuesin India and abroad.

Aditi Madan

From Geneva to Bangui, values of humanitarianpractice, a social-centred perspective, and aninterdisciplinary outlook, built during JTSDS course,always guide me throughout the tasks given.My JTSDS experience will always stay with me.

Αlex TsakiridisProgramme Support Officer,

Concern Worldwide

Having worked with various Govt. Organizationsat Local, State and Regional level, I feel I wasfortunate to be the part of Multidisciplinary coursethat facilitated interaction of students belonging todiverse background geographically and academically

Sumedh PatilJr. Consultant,SAARC DMC


Contact


Jekulin Lipi Saikia+91 8587074709

Nidhi Lathwal(Student CPC Representative)+91 9821579694/7988858878

Praveen S.+91 8779430093Vaibhav Raut+91 8828477104

Pre-placementtalk/presentationsThe organizations, approached for recruitment, give a talk or a presentation. The presentation could cover the history and origins of the organization, type of work done, work opportunities they offer, expectations etc. Students put forth their queries to the recru i ter and a moderated discussion takes place .

Application/CV submission Based on individual interest and theorganizations criteria for accepting applications, the list of interested eligible students would be sent to the Organization. This step needs to be done in a specified time frame. After this the Organization would be given sufficient time to shortlist candidates for further screening and interviews. Selection ProcessA f t e r t h e s h o r t l i s t i n g o f candidates, the organization is expected to inform shortlisted students about the further recruitment process. After the final stage of selection, the organization is expected to confirm to selected cand i da te s w i t h i n 3 day s , otherwise the candidates would be free to sit for other placement opportunities

School Placement [email protected]

Institute Central Placement Cell (CPC)

[email protected] / [email protected]+ 022 25525906

In case of any clarifications the Deanmay be contacted.

Student Placement Committee

Leela Banerjee(Officer Training & Placements)

[email protected]

Past Recruiters

J T S D S

Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies

Documents

Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies JTSDS · Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies student and faculty interventions during Latur, Assam Riots and Uttarakhand Floods are a