Overview

The objective of teaching and research in Disaster Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University is to understand how disasters affect development, national resources and human and nonhuman lives. It also highlights the need for ecologically sensitive land use policies through GIS mapping and demarcation of fragile ecological areas.

Key Features

The centre looks into the new areas of information and communication research(ICT) , Artificial Intelligence and preparedness to disasters, ecosystem and communities, smart cities and urban development.

The research would also define the parameters of scientific preparedness, technology of mitigation and institutional accountability.

Much of disaster prevention is about transparency, accountability, constitutional and environmental law which are helped through a basic understanding of geospatial sciences, Computational intelligence and community resilience.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Disaster Law, Politics and Implementation

Regional Geography of Hazards and Disasters in India

Early Warning Systems and Computational Intelligence

Disaster Challenges for Vulnerable Populations: Physical & Age Related

Disaster and Gender Concerns

Application of Geospatial to Disaster Risk Mapping and Monitoring

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-16 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Delhi, India

Disciplines

Social Work Emergency & Disaster Management View 13 other Masters in Social Work in India

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants to the this programme must have a Bachelor’s degree in any social sciences /natural sciences/ any other professional stream from any college in India or abroad which is duly recognized by UGC in India.

Government executives working in the field of disaster management would be encouraged to apply.

Admission will be based on the performance of the student in a written OMR based examination followed by a test of language, writing and communication skills. On qualifying in this two stage examination there would be an interview of candidates who obtain a minimum qualifying percentage of 50% in the written examination.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

3000 USD / year

≈ 3000 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6 USD / year

≈ 6 USD / year

Additional Details

National tuition: 216 RS per semester

Funding

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