MTech Environmental Engineering

Short description
Two-year engineering graduate program focused on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating pollution in air, water, and soil through scientific and engineering interventions.

Description
Built to provide advanced mastery in environmental systems, pollution control technologies, and sustainable engineering practices. Emphasis on water and air quality engineering, solid-waste systems, environmental modeling, legislation, impact assessment, and sustainable design. Training develops the ability to diagnose pollutant behavior, model environmental processes, design control technologies, and evaluate engineering impacts. Includes core coursework, electives across atmospheric science, sustainability, and industrial systems, plus a final thesis.

Curricular structure (table)

Features
• Strong foundations in environmental chemistry, microbiology, and process engineering
• Heavy integration of modeling, sustainability, and pollution control
• Broad elective pool across climate science, waste management, industrial processes, and hazard analysis
• Continuous and final evaluations with flexibility in assessment modes
• Thesis-driven research component
• Engineering-focused program delivering technical and policy insight

Fee
Approx. NPR 475,000 (tentative).

Admission process (points)
• Satisfy KU master’s eligibility requirements
• Hold a four-year engineering undergraduate degree with ≥50% or CGPA ≥2.0
• Sit for entrance examination
• Screening interview after qualifying exam performance
• Final selection based on combined evaluation

Job prospects
• Environmental engineer
• Water and wastewater treatment engineer
• Air-quality engineer
• Environmental impact assessment consultant
• Pollution control engineer in industries
• Solid-waste management engineer
• Environmental analyst (government/municipal bodies)
• Sustainability and climate-technology specialist
• Research and development engineer
• Urban planning and environmental systems specialist