(Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 vide Notification No. F.9-19/95-U-3 dated 5 October 1999 of the Government of India)

Masters in sustainable DevelopMent practice

MA (SDP)

PlAceMent Brochure 2012

chairmanDr R K PachauriChancellor

MembersDr Leena SrivastavaVice Chancellor

nominee of the chairperson uGcProf V K BhallaProfessor, Faculty of Management, University of Delhi

nominee of Government of indiaMr Sunil Kumar, Additional Secretary, University & Higher Education, Ministry of HRD

DeansDr Arabinda Mishra, Dean, Faculty of Policy and PlanningDr Prateek Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences

nominees of the chancellorMr Rajeev Talwar, Group Executive Director, DLF Universal Ltd.Mr Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor, Azim Premji University

Mr Arun Seth, Chairman, BT India Pvt. Ltd.Mr Deepak Puri, Managing Director, Moser Baer India Ltd.Mr Shri Prakash, Former Chairman, Standing High Power Committee Ministry of RailwaysMr Kiran Karnik, President, India Habitat CentreMr Ajay Shankar, Former-Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

teachersProf Vinod Tewari,TERI UniversityProf S Sundar, Professor TERI University, Distinguished Fellow TERI Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERIVice Chancellor, TERI University

co-opted MembersMr Prabir Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow and Member, Advisory Board, TERIDr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI

Board of Management

contents

About TERI University 4

Chancellor’s message 5

Infrastructure 6

MA (SDP) programme philosophy 8

From the Desk of Vice-Chancellor 10

From the Desk of Dean 11

Global network of Masters in Development Practice 12

Partner Institutions 13

MA (SDP) Selection process 13

Students’ Background : MA (SDP) Batch of 2010-2012 13

MA (SDP) Programme Outline 14

Programme Details 14

Programme Highlights 15

Faculty Profile of MA (SDP) 18

Student Profile of MA (SDP), 2010-2012 20

Recent Achievements of MA (SDP) Students 29

Placement procedure and Guidelines for recruiters 30

Contact Details 32

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The University was established on 19th August 1998 and was granted ‘Deemed-to-be University’ status on 5th October 1999 by the University Grants Commission and Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Education, Government of India. The genesis of TERI University is rooted in the comprehensive research, consultancy, and outreach activities of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute); a not for profit independent research institute established in 1974, recognized globally for its contribution to scientific and policy research in the realms of energy, environment, and sustainable development.

Over the past decade, TERI University has been committed to achieve academic excellence in an environment that encourages both personal and intellectual growth through teaching, creating and sharing knowledge. The University today operates through six major departments/centres namely: Department of Policy Studies and Centre for Regulatory and Policy Research under Faculty of Policy and Planning; Department of Natural Resources, Centre for Bio-resources and Bio-technology, Department of Energy and Environment and Department of Bio-technology under Faculty of Applied Sciences. Through different departments and schools the University offers opportunities for higher learning, with various programmes leading to Ph.D. and master’s level degrees. It also runs short-term executive development programmes

The Master’s in Sustainable Development Practice (MA-SDP), offered by Department of Policy Studies, is one of TERI University’s unique multi-disciplinary programme that aims to provide rigorous post-graduate training to a new generation of development practitioners who can understand the language and practices of disciplines spanning across management, health sciences, natural sciences and social sciences. Other master-level courses offered at the University are - M.A. (Public Policy and Sustainable Development), M.B.A. (Business Sustainability), M.B.A. (Infrastructure), M.B.A (Urban Management), M.Sc. (Climate Science and Policy), M.Sc. (Economics), M.Sc. (Environmental Studies), M.Sc. (Geoinformatics), M.Sc. (Natural Resources Management), M.Sc. (Plant Biotechnology), M.Sc. (Water Resources Management) and M.Tech (Renewable Energy Engineering and Management).

The University uses modern pedagogical tools, which are richly supplemented by field visits, live industry projects and hands-on applications. TERI University offers not just world-class education, but also an environment that enables its students to develop fresh perspective on a range of subjects by facilitating regular interactions with researchers, scientists, policy makers and development practitioners.

For Further Information: http://www.teriuniversity.ac.in/

About terI university

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“One major obstacle to advancing on the path of sustainable development is the lack of a cadre of development professionals, who are trained to recognize the interrelated challenges that global society faces today. Issues of poverty, disease, climate change and biodiversity are complex and interwoven and so is their relationship with maintaining the health of natural resources. The need of the hour is to promote understanding of interrelationships across sectors. To address the gaps in the current training for development professionals, TERI University is offering a multi-disciplinary master’s programme, which would provide understanding across the fields of natural and social sciences, health sciences and management. Global society in the future would benefit immensely from practical policies and well-managed programmes that would be designed and shaped by professionals trained in sustainable development practice”

R K Pachauri Chancellor, TERI University

Message from chancellor

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campus:

In 2008, TERI University started functioning from the new 'green campus', located in Vasant Kunj - a prestigious institutional area in New Delhi. Spread on a plot of two acres, the 80,000 sq ft university campus comprises an administrative block, an office block and a hostel block. The University boasts of an aesthetically designed, green campus with features such as thermal mass storage, energy-efficiency, water and waste management systems.

classroom:

The green building has 10 classrooms, each having a capacity for 32 students and 3 lecture halls with capacity for 60 people. There is also a well-stocked conference hall, along with an auditorium having capacity to accommodate 80 to 100 people.

laboratories:The University harnesses the best of modern technology to support the intellectual curiosity of its students and faculty. Laboratories have advanced equipment and facilities to aid and stimulate research. TERI University has ten well-equipped laboratories to complement cutting edge research in Environmental Monitoring, Geoinformatics and Biotechnology, to name a few.

library:

TERI University library supports the academic and research programmes by meeting the information requirements of students, Ph.D. scholars, researchers, faculty, scientists, and institutions in India and across the world. Apart from print resources in the form of books and journals in various disciplines, it provides CD-ROM collections of bibliographic, statistical resources and access to scientific information and databases. The library’s services are offered electronically on users’ desktops, in an IT and wi-fi enabled campus. Faculty and students can access a large number of online journals and digital resources through the digital library maintained and subscribed by the university.

information technology (it):

All buildings, including the hostels, faculty block, academic block, computer centre, and the library, are connected through a fast ethernet-switched network. All classrooms are networked and are equipped with high resolution LCD projection systems. It has well-equipped geo-informatics lab, a high-definition video-conferencing system and media laboratory. For sharing data internally, centralized file, print and resource-sharing system are in place. Active IT helpdesk provides assistance and technical support to the students and faculty.

Hostel:

TERI University strives to create best possible hostel facilities for ladies at the Vasant Kunj campus. Hostel is spacious, well-furnished, provided with hygienic food, recreational facilities, which include a TV, indoor games, gym, etc. The hostel has its live-in warden, a member of the university staff, who administers the hostel. The university also has a cafeteria. Safety for hostellers is maintained with 24X7 security system well in place.

Infrastructure

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Masters in Sustainable Development Practice: MA (SDP)

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The MA (Sustainable Development Practice), launched at TERI University in July 2010, aims to develop an international cadre of development professionals, well-equipped to tackle beyond cultural boundaries and across sectoral divisions, the interwoven challenges of extreme poverty, disease, climate change issues and ecosystem vulnerability. Though a large number of institutions are currently engaged in providing short-term and sector specific professional training to development practitioners, masters-level programmes on multi-disciplinary education are offered by only a handful of institutes.

The MA (SDP) programme at TERI University is designed based upon the recommendations of the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice that executed a global situation analysis of development training programmes, during 2007-08. TERI University was one of the first ten universities chosen by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to receive seed funding to create the new master’s degree programme in Sustainable Development Practice. Presently twenty universities worldwide offer similar courses. Globally recognized as Master’s in Development Practice (MDP), this is a two-year full-time programme.

TERI University brings in strong cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral orientation and a practice focus based on unique curriculum using new pedagogical tools, having received inputs from national and international development organizations. It seeks to enhance knowledge and skills necessary to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals and promote best practice in the development sector. MA (SDP) draws on the teaching and research expertise of national and international leaders from numerous areas. To make the students of diverse backgrounds cope with the intensive coursework, the programme offers preparatory and midterm seminars and workshops on basic subjects like communication skills and advanced quantitative techniques. Furthermore, careful engagement with a network of development organizations, research institutes and corporate divisions committed to sustainable development provides an ever-expanding constituency of institutions willing to promote enabling environment for MA (SDP) graduates through instilling core competencies in sustainable development practice as well as offering rewarding career opportunities.

Completing the journey through an intensive multi-disciplinary curriculum for two-years since 2010, the first batch of MA (SDP) students will graduate in June, 2012. TERI University looks forward to a successful start of professional career of this pioneering cadre of ‘generalist development professionals’ prepared to better identify and address the challenges to sustainable development.

Programme Philosophy

By its very philosophy, the programme targets to fill the need for “generalist development professionals”, in the overhauling issues of sustainable development

encompassing four knowledge domains – natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences and management.

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From the Desk of Vice-Chancellor

terI university

The term “Sustainable Development” has become part of common parlance ever since the Brundtland report was published in 1987. But the principles of sustainable development, be it in the context of economic growth, environmental protection or social equity have often not been fully understood and implemented. We at TERI University, keeping in mind the present context, focus on the practice of sustainable development as a holistic approach to addressing the current and emerging challenges facing the world. There is clearly a dearth of trained professionals in the practice of sustainable development. Our unique Master’s Programme in Sustainable Development Practice was introduced in 2010, with the objective of addressing this lacuna that exists in the development sector. Our first batch of young talented students would graduate in June 2012, equipped within a range of skills and knowledge from the domains of social sciences, management, health sciences, and natural sciences.

TERI University is an ideal incubator for this new cadre of development practitioners. It provides a suitable environment to develop dynamic personalities that can play a crucial role in the design and implementation of integrated solutions that are needed to promote sustainable development. We expect these professionals to challenge policy makers and be the agents to bring about lasting change. We hope that you share our excitement and draw upon this resource base to help us all achieve our common goal of sustainability.

Dr Leena Srivastava

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From the Desk of Dean

terI university

I feel immense pride to see the first batch of MA(SDP) enter their final semester. These change-makers are entering the outside world, with cross-disciplinary problem solving skills, extremely important for addressing development issues that plague the South Asian region. TERI University’s MA in Sustainable Development Practice is a unique programme, seeking to create core competencies in natural and social sciences, project and programme management, research methods and so on, all relevant to the development sector.

The programme brings a strong practice focus in its curriculum and provides students with a range of real life opportunities to work on cross-sector development challenges. Being one of the handful of degree programmes launched globally with seed funding from the MacArthur Foundation, there are high expectations that the MA (SDP) graduates would be able to bring about a radical change in our approach to understanding and identifying solutions to the challenge of achieving sustainable development goals in diverse social and cultural contexts.

As development professionals in the public as well as private sector, these graduates can potentially play transformative roles not only within their own organizations but also for the society at large. I wish them all the best in realizing this potential within themselves.

Dr. Arabinda Mishra

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P BRAC University, BangladeshP Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilP CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza), Costa Rica P Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), SenegalP Columbia University, New York, USA P University of Botswana, BotswanaP Emory University, Atlanta, USAP University of California, Berkeley, USAP James Cook University, Cairns, AustraliaP University of Florida, USA

P Sciences Po, Paris, FranceP University of Ibadan, NigeriaP Trinity College Dublin (TCD), IrelandP University College Dublin (UCD), IrelandP University of Minnesota, USAP TERI University, New Delhi, IndiaP University of Peradeniya, Sri LankaP Tsinghua University, ChinaP University of Waterloo, CanadaP Universidad de Los Andes, ColombiaP University of Winnipeg, Canada

MA (SDP) based at TERI University is linked to the Global Network of MDP Programs coordinated by the Global Secretariat of MDP based at Columbia University, USA. The Global Network includes various universities and a broad range of collaborating organizations around the world offering a Master’s in Development Practice (MDP). At present, the Global Network consists of 20 MDP programs, offered at universities in 16 countries on six continents, and more than 50 collaborating organizations ranging from local and regional governmental and non-governmental public and private organizations, to large, multi-national agencies. The MDP network of universities is further enriched by establishing linkages with diverse organizations working in areas of health, ecology, poverty-alleviation, management and multiple social institutions. This synergy proves mutually beneficial for the Global MDP network and the agencies, the first providing expertise in holistic approaches and the later providing an enabling living laboratory to prepare through opportunities of field site placement, internships, and finally by employing well-prepared development practitioners.

For further information: www.mdp.ei.columbia.edu

Global network of Master’s in Development Practice (MDP)

University of Winnipeg University of Waterloo

University of Minnesota

Columbia University,

University of Ibadan

University of Botswana

Tsinghua University

TERI University

BRAC

University of Peradeniya

James Cook University

Emory UniversityUC Berkeley

University of Florida

CATIE

Universidad De Los Andes

UFRRJ

TCD & UCD

Sciences PO

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MA (SDP) academic curriculum at TERI University gets regular support and assistance from its partner institutions, such as, North Carolina State University, USA; School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK; United Nations University- Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan; The Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi; and The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Spain.

MA (SDP) Selection ProcedureeligibilityThe eligibility criteria for admission to the programme are - possession of undergraduate degree in any field from a recognized university/institution. Proficiency in English language is a must. Candidates with prior work experience in the development sector are given preference.

selection criteriaCandidates are shortlisted for the MA (SDP) course based on assessment of their statement of purpose while seeking admission to the course, along with their past academic performance. Shortlisted candidates are subsequently called for the common entrance test and personal interview. The four layers of selection process help make the system rigorous to choose good quality students, committed towards contribution to sustainable development.

Students’ Background: MA (SDP) Batch of 2010-2012

The first batch enrolled for MA (SDP) programme at TERI University consists a total of 31 students having a mix of Indian and foreign nationals; coming from Bhutan, Nepal, and Kenya. While a large majority of the students (22) are fresh-graduates, the rest (9) possess 1-3 years of work experience prior to joining MA (SDP) at TERI University. The students come from diverse educational backgrounds ranging from Social Sciences (i.e., Sociology, Social Work, Development Studies, Political Sciences, and Psychology), Education, Economics, Health Sciences, Languages and Journalism to Natural sciences and Engineering.

Partner Institutions

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Year Semester Courses Credits Duration

1st Year 1st Semester 7 Core Courses 21 15 weeks

2nd Semester 7 Core Courses 17 15 weeks

Summer Internship 4 8 weeks

2nd Year 3rd Semester 6 Core courses 15 15 weeks

1 Elective course 3

4th Semester 3 Elective courses 9 8 weeks

Final Project 21 16 weeks

Total Credits 90

Semester (Year) / Courses Offered Credits Semester (Year) / Courses Offered Credits

Semester 1 (First Year) Semester 2 (First Year)

Intensive Pre - MA(SDP) Refresher Courses 0 Global Health 1 (North Carolina State University) 3

Exposure Field Visit Global Health 2 (Public Health Foundation of India) 3

Refresher In Statistics, Economics, Professional Writing And Communication Skills

Science and Technology for Global Sustainability (North Carolina State University)

1.5

Integrated Approaches To Sustainable Development

3 Law, Society And Sustainable Development (NCSU)

1.5

Basics In Environmental Science I 3 Challenges To Sustainable Development And Policy Making

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Basics In Environmental Science II 3 Project Design And Management Workshop 0

Research Methods 1: Needs Assessment And Project Design (University of East Anglia)

3 Finance, Accounting and Procurement for Development Practice

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Economic Analysis Of Public Policy 3 Key Concepts in Cultural and Political Ecology (University of East Anglia)

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Foundations Of Management And Management Information Systems

3 Summer Internship & Project Design 4

Group Practicum: Field Training in Local Needs Assessment

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Semester 3 (Second Year) Credits Semester 4 (Second Year) Credits

Quantitative Analysis for Development Practice

3 Electives (Any Three to be Opted) 9

Public Policy, Processes And Institutions 4 CLIMATE CHANGE

OB and HR for Development Organizations 3 Basics of Climate Change: Science and Policy

International Development – Organizations & Practices

1 Economics of Climate Change and Adaptation

Integrated Impact Assessment 2 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

Geographic Information System 2 Provision of Sustainable Urban Services

Elective (Any one of the following) 3 Good Governance for Sustainable Urban Development

Environment and climate: law and policy SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Design for sustainability Renewable energy Resources and Technologies

Governance and management of natural resources

Renewable Energy: Policy, Planning and Management

Environmental economics Final Project 21

Rural energy systems

Project management Total Credits 90

MA (SDP) Programme outline

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Organizations Visited for Exposure Field Visit

Organization/ Site Project Title

Lupin Foundation: Bharatpur, Rajasthan Rural Interventions For Sustainable Future: Lupin’s Initiative

TERI and Forest Department,Haryana: Yamunanagar and Sukhomajri

Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy in Shivalik Hills, Haryana;Integrated Natural Resource Management

Pradan: Dholpur, Rajasthan Impacting Livelihoods for Enabling Rural Communities

Programme highlightsField trainingA distinguishing element of TERI University’s MA (SDP) programme is the practical element spread across the four semesters. The aim of the training component is to introduce the students to complex challenges of sustainable development and subsequently provide them with opportunities to apply their knowledge, skills and competencies to deal effectively with these issues/challenges.

Field training objectivesUnderstanding that the challenges of sustainable development are unique but diverse in terms of scale and complexity; the field trainings are aimed at structured and guided immersion of students into the development experience. The trainings are aimed at triggering critical thinking and innovative problem solving skills in the students to deal with sustainable development challenges in rural and urban context. Working closely with skilled practitioners, community members and faculty mentors, the students undergo the field training to develop competencies that may be categorized into the following broad areas:

P Technical SkillsP Cross-Sectoral UnderstandingP Communication, Community Participation & Facilitation skillsP Project Proposal Design and Project Management P Social and Cultural SkillsP Public Policy Analysis

exposure Field visitThe introductory field visit is aimed at sensitizing/ orienting the students of diverse backgrounds to multi-dimensional development issues. This one-week long visit is held at the beginning of the first semester, whereby the students visit various sites in rural areas in collaboration with local partners and Non-Government Organizations. MA (SDP) batch of 2010-12 visited three organizations for exposure field visit, as mentioned below.

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Group practicum: Field training in local needs assessmentThe group practicum at the end of the 1st semester is aimed at amalgamating classroom learning with hands on experience of the development and management issues/challenges. The practicum is for a period of two-weeks during which students are expected to conduct needs assessment at the local community level. The practicum is preceded by training on research methods and participatory appraisal skills to conduct the assessment. MA (SDP) batch of 2010-12 visited six organizations for local needs assessment, as mentioned below.

Sites and details for Local Needs Assessment

Organization & Project Site Project Details

Care India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh The assessment looked at various challenges identified by the participating community in the Sure Start project of Care India. It also looked at various ways of addressing the problem in consultation of the communities.

Care India, Vododara, Gujarat The assessment included various aspects of well-being of the tribals in Chota Udepur in Gujarat. The areas of focus included socio-economic, health and livelihood aspects.

Lupin Foundation, Bharatpur, Rajasthan The assessment focused on key areas of community resources, livelihoods, education, health, gender and infrastructure. It looked at the current situation, problems and opportunities for growth in the rural areas of Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

Foundation for Ecological Security, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

The assessment was focused on identifying the felt needs of the community in Badanpura village in Bhilwara and suggesting a community development action plan based on identified needs.

Foundation for Ecological Security, Angul, Orissa The assessment focused on the livelihood aspects of the communities in Kusumdhara village of Orissa. It also looked at the activities and requirement under the watershed project in the area.

Seva Mandir, Udaipur, Rajasthan The assessment was focused on identifying the needs of the community with respect to education, health and livelihood aspects. The project was carried out in two groups in different villages of Udaipur

Pratham, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh The assessment focused on socio-economic and livelihood aspects in of the communities in Sitapur village, in Uttar Pradesh

Aarohi, Nainital, Uttarakhand The assessment focused on social infrastructure and livelihood aspects of the communities in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. It highlighted the vulnerabilities and suggested coping mechanisms for some.

summer- internshipSummer-Internship, scheduled at the end of the 2nd semester, is primarily student-driven and spans over a period of eight weeks. The students work with various organizations in their particular interest areas. This component aims at enhancing the student’s applied skills in conjunction with the courses taught to them in the first two semesters. It also targets to widen the students’ perspective by providing professional exposure to real life issues related to the technical, scientific, management, policy and other fields. MA (SDP) batch of 2010-12 ventured into twenty-four organizations for Summer-Internship, as mentioned below

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Organizations Ventured for Summer Internship

Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi World Health Organization, India

Indian Institute of Public Administration, Delhi UNESCO, New Delhi

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India WWF, New Delhi

Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd, Saifabad TERI, New Delhi

NASSCOM, Delhi UN-ESCAP, New Delhi

Husk Power System, Patna Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Chandigarh

Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, India Auroville, Tamil Nadu

PAN Himalayan Grassroots Foundation, Ranikhet, India Aarohi, Nainital

CRY, India College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan

SPWD, Bangalore, India Rural Livelihood Project, Helvetas, Bhutan

Chirag, India Tourism Development Endeavors (TUDE), Nepal

Final projectDuring the 4th Semester, the students of MA (SDP) are scheduled to undertake the final project for a period of three-months between March-June. Final project carries 21 credits out of the total 90 credits of MA (SDP) programme. At final-project, students are expected to be placed with any organization of their choice, working on different projects related to sustainable development issues. It provides them an opportunity to apply their skills for solving any sustainable development issue in an integrated manner. The selection of the organization and project is based on mutual match of the organization and the student’s interest area. The process of evaluation of the project includes designing of the project proposal, spelling out objectives and methodology, updating on monthly progress gained at every stage till the wrap-up of the project through Seminar Presentation and project report submission at the University. The primary objective of the Final-Project is to provide hands-on training to the students in terms of real-life project management, while gaining expertise from the affiliated organization and dealing with multiple challenges at work. Successful completion of the final-project is expected to boost confidence among the students, reassuring them of their capabilities prior to formal entry to the professional world.

The students of MA (SDP) 2010-12 batch will start working on their final project in the beginning of March, 2012. They will complete their degree in July 2012 and are looking forward to opportunities for final project as well as placements.

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The MA (SDP) programme is run under aegis of the Department of Policy Studies at TERI University. Equipped with expertise and academic excellence across the disciplines of social sciences, law, management and governance, the Department emphasizes on influencing public policies and regulatory practice for efficient management through its research and advocacy. The Department has always maintained its focus on research and training in issues surrounding Sustainable Development, i.e., Ecosystem services, Agricultural and Ecological Economics, Energy, Transport, Health, Water, Climate Change, Poverty Alleviation, Human Development, Human Rights, Public Finance, Urban Governance, Women's empowerment and Child nutrition, Gender issues in Sustainable Development, to name a few. Faculty members of the Department of Policy Studies along with internal faculty from other departments functioning at TERI University, and external experts with relentless dedication are involved in course-curriculum development and teaching in MA (SDP).

core FacultyP Prof. Rajiv Seth, Registrar TERI University and ProfessorP Dr. Arabinda Mishra, Dean, Department of Policy & PlanningP Prof. S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow TERI and Professor TERI UniversityP Prof. Vinod TewariP Prof. Badal MukhopadhyayP Prof. P.K. JoshiP Prof. Manipadma DattaP Dr. Priya Bhagowalia, Associate ProfessorP Dr. Nandini Kumar, Associate ProfessorP Dr. Umesh Gulla, Associate ProfessorP Dr. Suresh Jain, Associate ProfessorP Dr. Arun Kansal, Associate ProfessorP Dr. Sapna Narula, Associate ProfessorP Dr. Joachim Schmerbeck, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Mala Narang Reddy, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Smriti Das, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Subir Sen, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Papiya Guha Mazumdar, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Poornima Varma, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Kamna Sachdeva, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. Bakim Chandra Oinam, Assistant ProfessorP Dr. C. K. Singh, Assistant Professor P Mr. M.V. Shiju, LecturerP Ms. Nimisha Jha, Lecturer

visiting FacultyP Prof. G. Krishnamurthi, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, Charotar University of Science and

Technology, AnandP Prof. Anand Venkatesh, Associate Professor, Institute of Rural Management AnandP Prof. Surender Kumar, Delhi UniversityP Dr. Vishal Narain, Associate Professor, Management Development Institute, New DelhiP Dr. Bhaskar Natrajan, Managing Director, C-Quest CapitalP Dr. Shilpa Jain Surana, Lecturer, Birla Institute of Management and Technology, New DelhiP Dr. Ajay G., Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiP Mr. Samir Bajpai, Consultant

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P Ms. Saloni Sinha, Assistant Professor, GNITP Prof. Mark Smith, Williams and Mary CollegeP Dr. Rajan Kotru, ICIMOD

Few eminent Guest lecturers/ speakersP Prof. Dinesh Mohan, Indian Institute of Technology DelhiP Prof. Om Prakash Mathur, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New DelhiP Prof. Patrick McNamara, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NebraskaP Prof. Bina Agarwal, Director and Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, New DelhiP Prof. Om Prakash Mathur, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New DelhiP Prof. Nandini Sundar, Delhi School of Economics, New DelhiP Prof. Kuldeep Mathur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiP Prof. Ambuj Sagar, Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiP Dr. Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERIP Dr. Ligia Noronha. Director, Resources, Regulation, and Global Security, TERIP Dr. Avanish Kumar, Associate Professor, Management Development Institute, GurgaonP Dr. M Govind Rao, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New DelhiP Dr. Shyama Chona, Educationist, Padma Bhushan Awardee 2008P Mr. Nitin Desai, Former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United

Nations & Distinguished Fellow, TERIP Dr. Seema Bathla, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiP Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Member, Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change & Distinguished Fellow,

TERIP Dr. Rajmohan Panda, Public Health Foundation of India, New DelhiP Dr. Rohan DSouza, Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiP Dr. Kiran B Chhokar, Program Director, Centre for Environment EducationP Dr. Tom Nicastro, Vice President and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer for the Louis Berger Group,

Inc., Washington DCP Mr. Patrick Mullen, Senior Health Specialist, World BankP Mr. Ashok Jaitly IAS(Retd.), former Chief Secretary of J&K State & Distinguished Fellow, TERIP Ms. Belinda Bennet- South Asia Regional Head-Christian AidP Ms. Vishaish Uppal, Head Sustainable Livelihoods & Governance, WWFP Prof. Ravi Rajan, UC Santa Cruz

Faculty from partner institutionsP Prof. David P. Gilmartin, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Nitya Rao, Senior Lecturer, University of East AngliaP Dr. Vasudha Chottray, Lecturer, University of East AngliaP Dr. Erin O’Sills, Associate Professor, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Vivek Fellner, Associate Professor, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Duarte B. Morais, Associate Professor, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Robert Moog, Associate Professor, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Vivek Fellner, Associate Professor, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Francis De Los Reyes III, Associate Professor, North Carolina State UniversityP Dr. Aruna Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi,

Public Health Foundation of IndiaP Dr. Sumit Malhotra, Assistant Professor – Indian Institute of Public Health, DelhiP Dr. Ranjana Singh, Senior Lecturer – Indian Institute of Public Health, DelhiP Mr. M. Sunil George, Senior Lecturer, Indian Institute of Public Health

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MA (SDP) terI university

Batch of 2010-2012

K. Aditya ReddyAcademic Background: B.A EconomicsGroup Practicum: Care India - Needs Assessment (U.P.), Four districts of RaebareliInternship Details: Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMR) Public Relations with respect to Urban transport, Study on When does a City need a Metro,Study on R&R Packages of Metro Networks in India & ThailandAreas of Interest: Urban Infrastructure • Urban Governance

Aman DewanAcademic Background: B.A Sociology (Honours)Group Practicum: Lupin Foundation - Needs Assessment, BharatpurInternship Details: Aarohi, Village Satoli, Nainital Education Volunteer to improve levels of education in English and Expansion of employment opportunities Areas of Interest: Stakeholder mediation and conflict resolution, equity-issues • Social entrepreneurship • Advocacy of development issues.

Anshu SinghAcademic Background: B.A EconomicsGroup Practicum: Foundation for Ecological Security - Needs Assessment, OrissaInternship Details: Centre for Public Policy and Research Evaluation of Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project and Feasibility study of Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS for KSUDP in Kochi, Kerala. Areas of Interest: Urban Infrastructure, Governance & Management

Arnab MandalAcademic Background: B.E. Information TechnologyWork Experience: Application Developer - IBM (13 months)Group Practicum: CARE, Gujarat - Project SamarthInternship Details: NASSCOM Corporate Action Plan on Climate Change; ICT as a Game changer Areas of Interest: ICT and Climate Change • E-Governance • ICT for Development • Corporate Sustainability • Good Governance • Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Growth

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Divya PandeyAcademic Background: BTech BiotechnologyGroup Practicum: CARE, Gujarat - Project SamarthInternship Details: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation Study on “Agricultural Crises in Uttarakhand and Organic Agriculture” Areas of Interest: Sustainable Agriculture and Food security • Public Policy and Governance • Corporate Social Responsibility

Elizabeth MathewAcademic Background: B.A PsychologyGroup Practicum: Pratham, Uttar Pradesh - Needs Assessment in Village SitapurInternship Details: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation Study on “Agricultural Crises in Uttarakhand and Organic Agriculture”Areas of Interest: Natural Resource Management • Food Security • Waste Management

Chandra Prakash KamanaAcademic Background: BTech MechanicalGroup Practicum: Seva Mandir - Needs Assessment, Village Dodawali, UdaipurInternship Details: APCTT-UNESCAP Case Studies on Biomass and Biofuels; looking into viability of SME’sAreas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Renewable Energy • Infrastructure • Green Buildings

Barkha BhatnagarAcademic Background: B.A Economics & PsychologyGroup Practicum: Seva Mandir - Needs Assessment, Village Dodawali, UdaipurInternship Details: UNESCO Bio-Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide at Kota Thermal Power StationAreas of Interest: • Public Policy and Governance • Environmental Law and Governance • Policy Research in Climate Change and Energy

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Maneesh ManjunathAcademic Background: B.E AutomobileWork Experience: Operations Engineer - Frig Crafters Pvt Ltd. (2 years)Group Practicum: Foundation of Ecological Security - Needs Assessment of Village Kusumdhara, OrissaInternship Details: Society for Promotion of Wasteland Development (SPWD), Bellary, Karnataka Study on Impact of Mining on People & EnvironmentAreas of Interest: Natural resource management • Policy and Governance Issues • Integrated Impact Assessment

Martand ShardulAcademic Background: BTech Computer ScienceWork Experience: Senior Software Developer - Appnetix Techno Pvt. Ltd. (1.5 years) Programmer Java - Compare Infobase Limited (1.5 years)Group Practicum: CARE India, Raebareli - SURE START ProjectInternship Details: Husk Power Systems (HPS) Needs Assessment for Skill Development in RE SectorAreas of Interest: Sustainability Design & Reporting • ICT for Development • Green IT & Renewable Energy

LachuMan MishraAcademic Background: B.A EducationWork Experience: Teacher & WFP Coordinator - Ministry of Education, Royal Government of BhutanGroup Practicum: Aarohi Community Needs AssessmentInternship Details: College of Natural Resources, Bhutan Gamalungma Sustainable Fodder Development ProgramAreas of Interest: Education • Agriculture and food Security and Inclusive Growth

Harmeet KaurAcademic Background: B.A Social WorkWork Experience: Education Officer - Hindustan Times Media Ltd. (10 months)Group Practicum: CARE, Raibareli - SURE START ProjectInternship Details: ICLIE, South Asia Case Study with respect to LA-21 for 2013 Sustainable Summit, Article on Water Supply created for Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon with Emphasis on Water ScarcityAreas of Interest: Business Sustainability • Sustainability Consulting

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Nimisha ShahAcademic Background: B.A. French & EnglishGroup Practicum: Foundation of Ecological Security - Needs Assessment in BhilwadaInternship Details: Centre for Scientific Research, Auroville Study on Vortex based Water Systems and Systems for Sustainable TownshipsAreas of Interest: Infrastructure • Urban Governance

Mitali SahniAcademic Background: B.A. Economics (Honours)Group Practicum: Pratham - Needs Assessment of the Village Sitapur, Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh.Internship Details: World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Sustainable Livelihoods Department - Village Dependency on ForestAreas of Interest: Natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods • Environmental Sustainability • Forestry and Rural Development • Impact Assessment of Development Initiatives

Navin SinghAcademic Background: B.A. Political Science (Public Administration)Group Practicum: CARE, Gujarat - Needs Assessment in Nana Katwa Village, VadodraInternship Details: Indian Institute of Public Administration Processes in CorruptionAreas of Interest: • Environmental Law and Policy • Urban Governance

Nida YaminAcademic Background: Bachelor of PhysiotherapyWork Experience: Volunteer Physiotherapist - Prerna & Jeevan RekhaGroup Practicum: CARE India, Uttar Pradesh - Project ParwarishInternship Details: Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) PG Diploma in Public Health NutritionAreas of Interest: Social entrepreneurship •Health system strengthening • Sustainable urban development • Mal-Nutrition •Public policy

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Pallavi DeshpandeAcademic Background: B.A. Journalism (Honours)Group Practicum: Seva Mandir, Udaipur - Needs Assessment, Chhali VillageInternship Details: Aarohi, Satoli, Uttarakhand Adolescence Education Workshop and Learning ModulesAreas of Interest: Social Entrepreneurship • Development Communication • Conflict Resolution • Rural Livelihoods • CSR

Paul Wambua NzueAcademic Background: B.A. SociologyGroup Practicum: Foundation of Ecological Security, Orissa – Needs Assessment of Village Kusumdhara, OrissaInternship Details: TERI - Department of Sustainable Habitat and Transport Systems Designing Sustainable Indicators for Urban AreasAreas of Interest: Coastal Cities’ Adaptation to Climate change • Sustainable Urban Transport • Urban Development and Governance

Nitya Rachel GeorgeAcademic Background: B.A. PsychologyGroup Practicum: CARE India, Gujarat - Needs Assessment of Nana Katwa Village, VadodraInternship Details: World Health Organization SEARO Social Marketing Technique and Family Planning in IndiaAreas of Interest: Health Promotion and Social Marketing • Family Planning / Welfare within the Urban Context • Social Marketing and Waste Management

Palak AggarwalAcademic Background: B.A. Economics (Honours)Group Practicum: Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation - Needs Assessment in Saman Village, BharatpurInternship Details: Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Chandigarh Reduction in Post-Harvest Losses through Value Addition in HorticultureAreas of Interest: Rural Development • Social Entrepreneurship

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Praniti MainiAcademic Background: B.A. Journalism (Honours)Group Practicum: Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation Needs Assessment in Saman Village, BharatpurInternship Details: Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Chandigarh Reduction in Post-Harvest Losses through Value Addition in HorticultureAreas of Interest: Social Entrepreneurship • Sustainable Livelihoods • Urban Environmental Management • Wildlife Conservation

Purna Prasad ChapagaiAcademic Background: B.Sc./B.Ed., Secondary Science, Biology and ChemistryWork Experience: Teacher - Ministry of Education, Royal Government of Bhutan (6 Years)Group Practicum: Aarohi, Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand – Needs Assessment in Nainital DistrictInternship Details: College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Gamalungma Sustainable Fodder Development ProgramAreas of Interest: Education •Community Based Natural Resource Management •Rural livelihood • Renewable energy • Agriculture and food security

Rajat KumarAcademic Background: B.A. Psychology (Honours)Work Experience: AFCME, Subroto Park - Assistant CounsellorGroup Practicum: Seva Mandir, Udaipur - Needs Assessment, Chhali VillageInternship Details: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation Assessing Empowerment in the Gagas River Basin: The Impact of SHG’s and Umang on Economic and Social UpliftmentAreas of Interest: Environmental Psychology • ICT & it’s role in Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces • International Environmental Law • Drug Abuse & Developing Countries • Geopolitics and Security

Puneet GuptaAcademic Background: B.A. Economics (Honours)Group Practicum: Pratham, Uttar Pradesh, India Needs Assessment in Village SitapurInternship Details: Aarohi, Satoli, Uttarakhand Backward Linkages in Herbs Production and analysis of Value Addition Chain in the Body Care Products under the Livelihoods Promotion ProgramAreas of Interest: Climate Change Economics and Policy • Integrated Impact Assessment • CSR • Urban Services

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Rozita SinghAcademic Background: B.A. Journalism (Honours)Group Practicum: Foundation for Ecological Security - Needs Assessment of BadanpuraInternship Details: TERI - Centre for Environmental Studies Division COINDS for Automobile Sector - CPCBAreas of Interest: Waste Management • Climate Change •Policy and Advocacy • Rural Energy systems

Salomi NautiyalAcademic Background: BTech Mechanical and Automation Volunteer Physiotherapist - Prerna & Jeevan RekhaGroup Practicum: Pratham, Moradabad - Needs Assessment in SitapurInternship Details: Aakar Innovations Pilot Project to set up a Sanitary Napkin Production UnitAreas of Interest: Urban Infrastructure & Governance • Technology Innovations for Sustainable Development • Climate Change Mitigation

Samrat KatwalAcademic Background: Bachelors in Development StudiesWork Experience: World Wildlife Fund, Nepal (WWF Nepal), DFID/CSO Youth Working Group, Northwest Youth Corps, Restless Development, YES Nepal (6 years)Group Practicum: Foundation for Ecological Security - Needs Assessment in Bhilwara, RajasthanInternship Details: Tourism Development Endeavors Community Based Eco-Tourism SurveyAreas of Interest: Social Entrepreneurship •Community Based Tourism • Development Ethics

Ravindra KumarAcademic Background: B.V.Sc. & A. H.Work Experience: Block Animal Husbandry Officer - Government of Bihar (6 months); Private Practice (3.5 years)Group Practicum: Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation - Needs Assessment of BhagalpurInternship Details: Indian Institute of Public Administration Processes in internal security (Literature review)Areas of Interest: Rural development • Public Policy and Governance • Animal Husbandry and Livestock Welfare

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Sudatta PatnaikAcademic Background: B.A. Sociology (Honours)Group Practicum: Foundation of Ecological Security, Orissa - Needs Assessment of Village Kusumdhara, OrissaInternship Details: Child Rights and You Reports on Missing Children for a Public HearingAreas of Interest: Human Rights (Child Rights and Women Rights) • Urban Governance

Saumitra NeupaneAcademic Background: Bachelors in Development Studies Programme Officer - Social Awareness and Helping Activities In Rural Areas (2 years)Group Practicum: Aarohi, Uttarakhand - Needs Assessment in NainitalInternship Details: Tourism Development Endeavors Community Based Eco- Tourism SurveyAreas of Interest: Natural Resource Governance • Sustainable livelihood and social entrepreneurship • Conflict and Migration • Integrated Impact Assessment • Tourism and Community Development

Sonam Tobgay BAcademic Background: B.A. Economics (Honours)Work Experience: District Council Secretary, Wangdue District - Department of Local Governance, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Thimphu,Bhutan ( 5 years)Group Practicum: Foundation for Ecological Security, Needs assessment in Bhilwara, RajasthanInternship Details: Rural Livelihood Project, Helvetas Renewable Natural Resources Data Analysis for Two DistrictsAreas of Interest: Climate change impact on mountain-community • Environmental governance and Climate change

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recent Achievements of MA (SDP) Students

2nd Place (National Category) in MIT Sloan School of Management’s Climate CoLab Contest 2011

Third prize in the prestigious 2011 san-kranti national student challenge organized by The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) in collaboration with Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & Democracy and Yale University

1st place in REinnovate, ideas contest for Greener planet during Retopia, national level competition organized by Department of Energy and Environment, TERI University

Scholarship for internship at Freie University, Berlin, 2011-12

3 SDP- University of Minnesota teams have qualified for the finals at Acara Challenge 2011, an international B-Plan contest

2 Green fellowships for INR 50,000 each under the INFLUENCE program of Swechha

Best Idea Award winner at Gov2.in, India’s first conference on Gov2.0 organized by Governance Now and Microsoft, in 2011

beyond academicsP Second runner’s-up trophy for Basketball

(men) event in the University Sports Fest, 2011 organized by the TERI University Sports Club

P Champions trophy for Basketball (women) event in the University Sports Fest, 2011 organized by the TERI University Sports Club

P Champions trophy for Football (men) event in the University Sports Fest, 2011 organized by the TERI University Sports Club

P Winners in Ad-Mad, on-the spot advertisement competition at Aahavaan 2011, annual festival of TERI University

upcoming event: ‘Synod 2012’MA (SDP) is all set to organize its upcoming flagship event Synod 2012 in February 2012. The event aims to bring together industry leaders, policy makers, academicians, researchers and students involved in the field of development to discuss the central theme - ‘Practicing Sustainability: From Utopia to Reality’.

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P The campus recruitment activity for MA (SDP) is undertaken to serve dual purpose of students’ formal job-recruitment on completion of the programme and the final project that they undertake in the fourth semester.

P The recruitment procedures are handled by the Placement Committee constituted by faculty coordinators, programme assistant and student coordinators of MA (SDP) at TERI University.w

P Organizations wishing to recruit MA(SDP) students from TERI University will have to express their interests by filling-up the Placement Form provided in the placement brochure, and send either by email to the Placement Committee or by postal mail to the specified address, latest by 15th February, 2012.

P The interested recruiters may prefer to give pre-placement presentation to the MA (SDP) students at TERI University, between 9th January to 27th February, 2012. The preferred dates for pre-placement presentation should be communicated to the placement committee, at-least a week in advance.

P Students can join the organization as employees upon completion of MA (SDP) programme in July 2012.

P The joining for final project will be on the 1st of March 2012, for a period of three months.

P Organizations are requested to provide prior information to the Placement Committee about selection procedure to be followed and certain introductory information about the recruitment team visiting the University for MA (SDP) Students’ Placement.

P Decision on the students’ selection should be communicated to the Placement Committee within 24 hours following the campus-visit made by the organization.

P All organizations are requested to prepare a waiting list, in addition to the list of students selected for recruitment, at the end of the selection process.

P Written confirmation of an offer will be sent by the selected candidates in short time following receipt of the offer letter.

P All communication regarding recruitment should be sent to the Placement Committee either at the email address or at the postal addressed specified in the contact information.

Placement Procedure and Guidelines for recruiters for Placement and Final Project

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MA (SDP) Batch of 2010-2012, terI university

contact information

Ms. Vrishali R Chaudhari, Programme Assistant, MA (SDP), TERI University,10, Institutional Area,

Vasant Kunj, New Delhi -110070, Tel: +91-11-26122222

Website: http://www.teriuniversity.ac.in/ Email: placement_masdp@teriuniversity.ac.in

For More information please log ontowww.teriuniversity.ac.in • http://globalmdp.org

Members, Ma (sDp) placement committee, 2012MA (SDP) Programme Coordinators

Dr. Mala Narang Reddy, Assistant ProfessorDr. Smriti Das, Assistant Professor

Dr. Papiya Guha Mazumdar, Assistant Professor

programme assistant Vrishali R Chaudhari

student representativesNida Yamin

Pallavi Deshpande Puneet Gupta Rajat Kumar

Ravindra Kumar