PREAMBLE
The Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) was set up at the Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi, in the year 1979. Subsequently, the Ministry of Education, Government of India,
funded the Centre under the Sixth Five year plan. The Centre was initially co-sponsored by
the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for nearly two decades. The Centre has 11 core
faculty members and one Sir Gilbert Walker MoES Chair Professor with expertise in diverse
disciplines such as meteorology, oceanography, air pollution and climate modeling, and about
50 or more research scientists/assistants/scholars working in various multidisciplinary
projects.

The major activities in this Centre are: Research & Development, Teaching and Research
Supervision and Continuing Education. Research activities in the Centre are oriented towards
advancing our understanding of the fundamentals of the atmospheric and oceanic processes
occurring in the tropics with particular emphasis on real-world issues such as weather
forecasting, the Indian summer monsoon, tropical cyclones and associated surges, air quality
modeling and impacts on health, fog prediction, heat island modeling, measurements and
mitigation strategies, renewable energy meteorology, climate model development and climate
change impact. The Centre provides one of the best environments in the country for higher
studies in the emerging sciences of the Earth System. The M.Tech program in "Atmospheric-
Oceanic Science and Technology" of the Centre is supported by the Ministry of Earth Science,
Govt. of India.

The Centre's faculty members have received various prestigious awards, chairs and
fellowships. Significant among them are: Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize; Fellow, Indian
National Science Academy; Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences; Fellow, National Academy
of Sciences, India; Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society; Fellow, Indian Institute of
Environmental Engineers; Member, National Academy of Sciences; Member, National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering; JC
Bose Fellow, INSA Young Scientist Medal.

COLLABORATIONS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Abdus Salam International Centre for Centre for Climate Research, Singapore
Theoretical Physics, Italy
Delft University of Technology, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Netherlands (GFDL), USA
Harvard University, USA Imperial College, UK
Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA, USA Max Plank Institutes, Germany
National Center for Atmospheric Research National Institute of Resources and
(NCAR), USA Environment, JAPAN
North Carolina State University, USA Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL),
USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Princeton University, USA
USA
Pukyong National University, South Korea Sandia National Laboratory, USA

University of Cambridge, UK University of California Los Angeles, USA

University of Colorado Boulder, USA University of East Anglia, UK

  
 
University of Illinois at Urbana- University of Maryland at College Park,
Champaign, USA USA
University of Reading, UK University of Edinburgh, UK
University of Leicester, UK University of Evry, France
New York University University of Queensland, Australia
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan University of California Berkeley
King Abdullah University of Science and Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science
Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Centre for Mathematical Modelling and
Computer Simulation (C-MMACS)
Indian Air Force (IAF) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
(IITM)
Indian Navy (IN) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atmospheric
Research (IGCAR)
National Centre for Medium Range National Environmental Engineering
Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) Research Institute (NEERI)
National Centre for Ocean Information National Institute of Ocean Technology
Services (INCOIS) (NIOT)

National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Space Applications Centre (SAC)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Indian Institute of Space Science and
Research, Pune Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
India Meteorological Department

RESEARCH AREAS

MESOSCALE MODELLING
• Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere
• Tropical Meteorology and Indian Monsoon
• Land-Surface Process Modeling
• Land-Atmosphere Interaction
• Renewable Energy Meteorology
• Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting
OCEAN MODELLING
• Ocean Circulation Modeling
• Coastal Ocean Processes
• Simulation of Ocean Surface and Internal Waves
• Storm Surges and Inundation
CLIMATE MODELLING
• Climate Dynamics
• Climate Variability and Changes
• Climate Change Detection & Attribution
• Global and Regional Climate Modeling
• Climate Projections
• Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Events, Health, Agriculture, Water Resources
and Energy
• Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
AIR POLLUTION MODELLING
• Urban Meteorology
• Chemical Transport Modeling
  
 
• Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution
• Heat Island Measurements and Modeling
• Fog Prediction
• Air Pollution Exposure Modeling

INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES

The Centre for Atmospheric Science has the following Laboratories:

Computing Server Lab Mesoscale Modeling Lab Climate Modeling Lab

Remote Sensing Lab Air Quality Modeling Lab Ocean State Forecasting
Lab
Atmospheric Measurement Lab

The following 2 High-Performance Computing clusters are available for conducting

numerical modeling research:
• Chandra, a 15 node FUJITSU Primary CPU cluster located in the Centre's High
Performance Computing Laboratory.
• Padum, a 422 node Petaflop-scale High Performance Computing cluster, one of
India’s fastest supercomputers, located in the IIT Delhi Computer Services Centre.

The computing laboratories at the Centre are equipped with state-of-the-art desktop
workstations for data analysis and visualization with softwares such as ERDAS imagine and
ArcGIS.

The following equipment are available for atmospheric pollution and related observations:
• Automatic Weather Station
• PM10, PM2.5, Ozone, CO and NOx analysers
• Microtops Radiometer
• Aethalometer
• Albedometer

TEACHING

TEACHING PROGRAMMES

• B.Tech Minor Area in Atmospheric Sciences (Only for IIT Delhi Undergrads)
• M.Tech in Atmospheric-Oceanic Science & Technology
• Ph.D. in Atmospheric & Oceanic Science (Ph.D. student’s need to complete 6 or more
credits depending on their background)

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: UG students opting for Minor Area (total 20 credits)

need to complete at least two of the following UG courses. They can choose the remaining
courses either from this list or from the list of PG courses.

Fundamentals of Weather and Climate Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and

(Credit - 3) – ASL340 Mitigation (Credit - 4) – ASL320
Introduction to Oceanography (Credit - 3) – The Earth’s Atmosphere: Physical
ASL350 Principles (Credit - 3) – ASL360
Indian Monsoon, Global Warming and Climate Modeling (Credit - 3) – ASL380
Climate Change (Credit - 3) –ASL370
B.Tech Mini Area Project (Credit - 5) –ASD390
  
 

POST-GRADUATE COURSES (M.Tech Only):

CORE COURSES:

Introduction to Weather, Climate and Air Data Analysis Methods for Atmospheric and
Pollution (Credit - 1) - ASL730 Oceanic Sciences (Credit - 2) - ASP731
Mathematical and Computational Methods Physics of the Atmosphere (Credit - 3) -
for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences ASL733
(Credit - 3) - ASL732
Dynamics of the Atmosphere (Credit - 3) - Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution
ASL734 (Credit - 3) - ASL735
Science of Climate Change (Credit - 3) - Physical and Dynamical Oceanography
ASL736 (Credit - 3) - ASL737
Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Advanced Data Analysis for Weather and
Ocean (Credit - 3) - ASL738 Climate (Credit - 3) - ASP820
Project-I (Credit - 6) - ASD881

ELECTIVE COURSES (all courses except Project – II are of 3 Credits)

Boundary Layer Meteorology - ASL750 Dispersion of Air Pollutants - ASL751

Mesoscale Meteorology - ASL752 Atmospheric Aerosols - ASL753
Cloud Physics - ASL754 Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and
Ocean - ASL755
Synoptic Meteorology - ASL756 Tropical Weather and Climate - ASL757
General Circulation of the Atmosphere - Land-Atmosphere Interactions - ASL759
ASL758
Renewable Energy Meteorology - ASL760 Earth System Modeling - ASL761
Air-Sea Interaction - ASL762 Coastal Ocean and Estuarine Processes -
ASL763
Independent Study - ASS800 Advanced Dynamic Meteorology - ASL821
Climate Variability - ASL822 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics - ASL823
Parameterization of Physical Processes - Mesoscale Modeling - ASP825
ASL824
Ocean Modeling - ASL826 Advanced Dynamic Oceanography -
ASL827
Special Topics - ASL851 to ASL854 Project-II (Credit - 12) - ASD882
  
 
M.Tech Structure (Total 54 Credits)

Semester Courses Total

Credits
I • Introduction to Weather, Climate and Air Pollution (ASL730) 15
• Data Analysis Methods for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(ASP731)
• Mathematical and Computational Methods for Atmospheric and
Oceanic Sciences (ASL732)
• Physics of the Atmosphere (ASL733)
• Dynamics of the Atmosphere (ASL734)
• Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution (ASL735)
II • Science of Climate Change (ASL736) 15
• Physical and Dynamical Oceanography (ASL737)
• Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Ocean (ASL738)
• Advanced Data Analysis for Weather and Climate (ASP820)
• Elective Course 1
III Project I (ASD881) 12
• Elective Course 2
• Elective Course 3
IV Project II (ASD882) 12
or
• Elective Course 4
• Elective Course 5
• Elective Course 6
• Elective Course 7

ADMISSION CRITERIA

M.TECH B.Tech. / M.Sc. or equivalent with a CGPA 6.0 on a 10 point scale or 60%
Full Time marks in aggregate for General / OBC (non-creamy layer) category students
(2 Years) (relaxed to 55% or 5.5 in CGPA for SC/ST/PH category students) with
GATE score of 300 or qualifying score which is higher (relaxed to 200 for
SC/ST/PD category). B.Tech. from IITs with CGPA of 8.0 without GATE are
also eligible.
M.TECH Qualification is same as M.Tech (Full Time). The Candidate must submit No
Part Time Objection Certificate from the employer. The Candidates are exempted from
(3 Years) Indian national level exams for admission.
M.TECH Qualification is same as M.Tech (Full Time). The Candidate must submit
Sponsored Sponsorship Certificate from the employer. The Candidates are exempted from
FT/PT Indian national level exams for admission.
Ph.D. M.Tech/M.Sc: 60% Marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 – point scale for general/OBC
(Full (non-creamy layer) category students (relaxed to 55% or 5.5 in CGPA for
Time) SC/ST/PH category students)

If the previous degrees are M.Sc and B.Sc, candidates should have taken both
Physics and Mathematics at the undergraduate level.

M.Sc candidate should have valid GATE score≥350 for general and OBC (non-
creamy layer) category students (relaxed to 250 for SC/ST/PH category
students) or qualifying score whichever is higher, CSIR/UGC-
  
 
net/NBHM/ICAR/ICMR/DST INSPIRE fellowship. Requirement of
GATE/National Exam shall be waived off for M.Sc. graduates from IITs or
Integrated M.Sc. programmers in CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical
Institutions) with CGPA of 8.0 or above (on a 10 point scale) The discipline
should be relevant to CAS Ph.D. program.
Ph.D. Same as for Ph.D. full time. Minimum experience of 2 years and No Objection
(Part Certificate from the employer is required.
Time)
Ph.D Qualification is same as Ph.D. (Full Time). The Candidate must submit
Sponsored Sponsorship Certificate from employer. National level exam is waived off.
FT/PT

* Foreign nationals are exempted from Indian national level exams for admission to M.TECH
and Ph.D. program. All other criteria remain same.
** Shortlisted Candidates fulfilling the above criteria will be interviewed for final selection.
*** For latest information, the candidates may kindly check this
URL: https://ecampus.iitd.ac.in/ILS/help_doc/Information_Brochure_1_Sem.pdf
**** Higher requirements for the GATE scores may be set.

ADMISSION SCHEDULE

Degree Admission Application Process

M.Tech July Starts in March
Ph.D. July and January Starts in March for July Admission and in October for
January Admission

FEES
All selected foreign nationals will be required to pay fees as follows:
USD 2,000 (tuition fees) + 7285 (miscellaneous charges in INR) per semester for SAARC
countries.
USD 4,000 (tuition fees) + 7285 (miscellaneous charges in INR) per semester for countries
other than SAARC countries.
* Foreign Nationals will get the same fellowship as per the Indian Nationals.
For latest information may kindly check this
URL: http://www.iitd.ac.in/research/fguide.pdf

FACULTY RECRUITMENT
CAS invites applications from well qualified Indian Nationals, Persons of Indian Origins
(PIOs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Foreign Nationals for the faculty positions at
all the levels. Salary structure for foreign nationals is same as Indian nationals at IIT Delhi.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR:
Ph.D. with 3 years’ experience (excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D.) for
Grade I only. For Grade II, no such experience is required, First Class or equivalent grade in
preceding degree in respective discipline, with a consistently good academic record, Potential
for very good teaching, Maximum age is 35 years for male and 38 years for female candidates
to be relaxed by 5 years in case of persons with physical disability, SC and ST and 3 years in
case of OBC, and at least 4 refereed conference/journal papers (of which at least 2 should be
in reputed journals).
  
 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
Ph.D. with 6 years’ experience (excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D.) of
which at least 3 years should be as Assistant Professor or equivalent, First class or equivalent
grade in preceding degree in respective discipline, with a consistently good academic record,
should have demonstrated capability for good teaching, at least 10 refereed conference/journal
papers (of which at least 4 should be in reputed journals, out of which at least 2 in last 3 years),
and completed at least one sponsored R&D or consulting project as a PI, or completed two
sponsored R&D or consulting projects as a co-PI.

PROFESSOR:
Ph.D. with 10 years’ experience (excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D.) of
which either. At least 4 years should be as Associate Professor or equivalent, or At least 8
years should be as Assistant Professor or equivalent (in case of Institutions where the post of
Associate Professor or equivalent does not exist), First class or equivalent grade in preceding
degree in respective discipline, with a consistently good academic record, Should have
demonstrated excellence in teaching. At least 20 refereed conference /journal papers (of which
at least 8 should be in reputed journals, out of which at least 3 in last 4 years), should have
guided independently at least one Ph.D. student, or have guided at least two Ph.D. students
jointly with other faculty/researchers, and Completed: One sponsored R&D or consulting
project as a PI, and one more sponsored R&D or consulting project as a PI, or two sponsored
R&D or consulting projects as a co-PI.

POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Ph.D. with First class or equivalent grade in preceding degree in respective discipline, with a
consistently good academic record. Maximum age is 32 years for male and 35 years for female
candidates (to be relaxed by 5 years in case of persons with physical disability, SC and ST
and 3 years in case of OBC-NCL). At least 2 referred conference/journal papers (of which
at least 1 should be in reputed journals).

FACULTY

Mohan, Manju — Professor & Head

Ph. D. (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
Numerical Modeling of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer,
Chemical Transport Modeling and Atmospheric Pollution
Studies, Heat Island Measurements and Modeling, Urban
Climate, Science of Extreme Weather

Tel: +91- 11-2659 1301, 1313 (O), Fax: +91-11-2659 1386

Email: hodcas@admin.iitd.ac.in ; mmanju@cas.iitd.ac.in; Webpage:
web.iitd.ac.in/~mmanju

Rao, A.D. — Professor

Ph. D. (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
Ocean State Forecasting, Storm Surge Modeling, Coastal Circulation,
Internal Waves

Tel: +91-11-2659 1317 (O), Email: adrao@cas.iitd.ac.in; Webpage:

web.iitd.ac.in/~adrao

   
  
 
   AchutaRao, Krishna Mirle — Associate Professor
Ph. D. (Tulane University, U.S.A.)
Climate, Climate Modeling, Climate Model Validation, Climate
Variability, Climate Change Detection and Attribution, Ocean Heat
Content, Sea-level Rise, Air-sea Heat Transfer and Climate Data
           Analysis Tools
 
Tel: +91-11-2659 6278 (O), Email: akrishna@cas.iitd.ac.in;
Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~akrishna

  Baidya Roy, Somnath — Associate Professor

  Ph. D. (Rutgers University, U.S.A.)
  Land Atmosphere Interactions, Deforestation, Agriculture, Carbon
  Cycle; Mesoscale and Boundary Layer Modeling, Thunderstorms;
  Regional Climate Change; Renewable Energy Meteorology
 
Tel: +91-11-2659 1284 (O), Email: drsbr@cas.iitd.ac.in; Webpage:
web.iitd.ac.in/~drsbr

Dey, Sagnik — Associate Professor

Ph. D. (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
Air Quality, Climate Change and Human Health; Aerosol-Cloud-
Climate Interaction; Remote Sensing of the Earth's Climate System

  Tel: +91-11-2659 1315 (O), Email: sagnik@cas.iitd.ac.in; Webpage:

web.iitd.ac.in/~sagnik

  Mishra, Saroj Kant — Associate Professor

  Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore)
  Climate Modeling, Indian Monsoon, Climate Projection, Climate
  Change, Climate Mitigation & Adaptation, Tropical Weather and
  Climate

Tel: +9l-11-2659 1390 (O), Email: skm@cas.iitd.ac.in; Webpage:

web.iitd.ac.in/~skm

  Pant, Vimlesh — Associate Professor

Ph. D. (University of Pune)
Physical Oceanography, Ocean Modeling, Air-sea interaction,
Atmospheric Aerosols, Meteorological and Oceanographic
Observations
 
  Tel: +91-11-2659 1319(O), Email: vimlesh@cas.iitd.ac.in;
Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~vimlesh

Ganguly, Dilip — Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad)
Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Interactions, Cloud Parameterizations,
Radiative Forcing and Climate Change, Climate Sensitivity and
Feedback Processes, Climate Diagnostics, Monsoon Dynamics
Tel: +91-11-2659 6401(O), Email: dilipganguly@cas.iitd.ac.in;
 
Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~dilipganguly
  
 
  Sahany, Sandeep — Assistant Professor
  Ph. D. (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore)
  Tropical Deep Convection, High Frequency Rainfall Variability,
  Climate Modeling, Climate Change, Regional Climate Downscaling
 
  Tel: +9 I - 11-2659 13I 4(O), Email: ssahany@cas.iitd.ac.in;
Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~ssahany

         
Sukumaran, Sandeep --- Assistant Professor
Ph.D (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)
Climate Modeling, Indian Summer Monsoon, Climate Change
            Tel: +91-11-26591387; E-mail:sandeep.sukumaran@cas.iitd.ac.in;
 
Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~san81

  Kunchala,Ravi Kumar --- Assistant Professsor

Ph.D.(University of Pune)
Atmospheric Chemistry, Transport Modeling, Remote Sensing of
Greenhouse Gases, Monitoring and Modeling of Greenhouse Gases.
                    Tel : +91-11-26591327; E-mail: rkkunchala@cas.iitd.ac.in;
  Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~rkkunchala

  Hunt, J. C. R. — Sir Gilbert Walker Chair Professor Ph.D.

  (Cambridge University, UK)
  Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Magneto hydrodynamics,
  Meteorology, Climate and Applications, Air Pollution Dispersion,
  Oceanographic Processes.
 
Tel: +44-207-679-7743 (O); Email: julian.hunt@ucl.ac.uk;
Webpage: https://cpom.org.uk

Maithili Sharan— Emeritus Professor

Ph. D. (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
Air Pollution Modeling, Atmospheric Boundary Layer,
Computational and Mathematical Methods, Physiological Fluid
Dynamics

Tel: +91-11-2659 1312 (O), Email: mathilis@cas.iitd.ac.in;

Webpage: web.iitd.ac.in/~mathilis

CONTACT
Head, Centre for Atmospheric Science
Tel: 91-11-26591301, Fax: 91-11-26591386, Email: hodcas@admin.iitd.ac.in
Cover Image, Colckwise from top left: IIT Delhi under heavy fog, warming (oC) predicted for the end of 21th
Century by climate models; emissions from industrial smokestacks; satellite image of Cylone Phailin.