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S.No Course Code Course Name Specialisation Start date Completion date Last date to apply Detail Apply
1 D-AS Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Agriculture & Soils August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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2 D-FE Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Forest Resources & Ecosystem Analysis August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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3 D-GS Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Geosciences August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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6 D-MS Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Marine & Atmospheric Sciences August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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5 D-UR Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Urban & Regional Studies August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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8 D-WR Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Water Resources August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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7 D-PR Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Satellite Image Analysis & Photogrammetry August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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4 D-NHD Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk Management August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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9 D-SDS Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing & GIS Spatial Data Science August 2, 2023 July 19, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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15 M-MS M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Marine & Atmospheric Sciences August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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10 M-AS M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Agriculture & Soils August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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11 M-FE M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Forest Resources & Ecosystem Analysis August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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12 M-GS M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Geosciences August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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14 M-UR M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Urban & Regional Studies August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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17 M-WR M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Water Resources August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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16 M-PR M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Satellite Image Analysis & Photogrammetry August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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18 M-GI M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Geoinformatics August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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13 M-NHD M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk Management August 2, 2023 June 27, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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19 D-GI Post-Graduate Diploma in Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (IIRS-ITC Joint Education Programme (JEP)) Geoinformation Science & Earth Observation with specialization in Geoinformatics September 21, 2023 September 20, 2024 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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35 SP-GS-HYP Special Course on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Mineral and Hydrocarbon Exploration April 24, 2023
July 10, 2023
April 28, 2023
July 14, 2023
March 24, 2023, 17:30 hrs
June 15, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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20 MS-GI M.Sc. in Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (IIRS-ITC Joint Education Programme (JEP)) Geoinformation Science & Earth Observation with specialization in Geoinformatics September 21, 2023 August 14, 2025 March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 16, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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21 O-DM Remote Sensing - An Overview for Decision Makers Remote Sensing - An Overview for Decision Makers April 10, 2023 April 13, 2023 March 15, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 28, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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22 C-RS Certificate Course: Short Course on Remote Sensing and Image Analysis Remote Sensing and Image Analysis January 15, 2024 March 8, 2024 November 24, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info
23 N-GI NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers GIS Technology and Advances May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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24 N-WR NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers RS & GIS Applications in Water Resources May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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25 N-FE NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers RS & GIS Applications in Forest Resources & Ecosystem Analysis May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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26 N-UR NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers RS & GIS Applications in Urban & Regional Studies May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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27 N-SIP NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers Satellite Image Analysis & Photogrammetry May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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28 N-GS NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers RS & GIS Applications in Geosciences May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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29 N-AS NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers RS & GIS Applications in Agriculture & Soils May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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30 N-CO NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers RS & GIS Applications in Coastal & Ocean Sciences May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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31 N-GVW NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers Geocomputation and Visualization in Web Platforms May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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32 N-NHD NNRMS-ISRO Sponsored Certificate Courses for Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk Management May 15, 2023 July 7, 2023 March 17, 2023, 17:30 hrs
March 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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33 C-SC Awareness Course for School Students : Usefulness of Remote Sensing & GIS for Environmental Study June 19, 2023 June 23, 2023 May 5, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info
39 SP-WR Remote Sensing And GIS Applications In Hydrological Modelling And Data Assimilation September 18, 2023
October 3, 2023
September 29, 2023
October 13, 2023
July 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
September 18, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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37 SP-AG Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Agricultural Water Management August 21, 2023 September 1, 2023 June 30, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info
40 SP-SM Remote Sensing & GIS in Predictive Soil Mapping October 9, 2023 October 20, 2023 August 18, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info
36 SP-DM SAR Data Processing for Land Deformation Studies July 31, 2023 August 11, 2023 June 9, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info
34 SP-PR Emerging trends in remote sensing and its applications Emerging trends in remote sensing and its applications April 17, 2023 April 28, 2023 March 3, 2023, 17:30 hrs
April 2, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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38 SP-GS-MRS Special Course on Microwave Remote Sensing for Geological Applications Special Course on Microwave Remote Sensing for Geological Applications September 11, 2023 September 15, 2023 July 28, 2023, 17:30 hrs
August 31, 2023, 17:30 hrs
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41 SP-ARC Geospatial Technology for Archaeological Studies November 20, 2023 December 8, 2023
December 1, 2023
September 29, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info
42 SP-GS-RES Special course on Remote Sensing and GIS data processing techniques for the young Researchers (Research Scholars/ JRF/ SRF/ RA/ Post-Doctoral Fellows) in Geosciences December 4, 2023 December 15, 2023 October 20, 2023, 17:30 hrs More info

Important Information

  • Only Online Applications will be considered, except for the O-DM course (Sl. No. 21) and C-SC course (Sl. No. 33).
  • Application Fee for Courses at Sl. No. 1 to 20, 22: For Indian nationals - Rs. 1,000*; For Foreign nationals - USD 100*.  (Non Refundable)
    • -Fee should be paid online.
    • *Candidate applying for both P.G. Diploma (Sl. No. 1-9) and M.Tech. (Sl. No. 10-18) will have to pay the Application Fee Rs. of 1500/- (USD 150 for foreign nationals). Candidate has to choose only one specialisation at the time of applying online, which cannot be changed subsequently. Further, if the candidate wishes to apply for P.G. Diploma as well as M.Tech., he/she has to select the same specialisation for both the courses, and pay the requisite application fee.
    • *Candidate applying for both P.G. Diploma in Geoinformatics (D-GI; Sl. No. 19) and M.Sc. in Geoinformatics (MS-GI; Sl. No. 20) will have to pay the Application Fee Rs. of 1500/- (USD 150 for foreign nationals). Further, if the candidate wishes to apply for P.G. Diploma in Geoinformatics (D-GI) as well as M.Sc. in Geoinformatics (MS-GI), he/she has to select both the courses, and pay the requisite application fee.
  • Instructions for Appearing Candidates:
    • Candidates in the final semester/year of the qualifying degree can also apply for the P.G. Diploma, M.Tech. and M.Sc. courses (mentioned above at Sl. No. 1 to 20) under the “Result Awaited” category. However, such candidates must submit the proof of marks/grades (cumulative marks/CGPA) till the pre-final semester/year at the time of submitting the online application, without which the application will be treated as incomplete and will be rejected.
    • Admission of such appearing candidates, if selected, will be provisional and they will have to submit the marksheets/ certificates of final semester/year on the date of reporting as informed by IIRS. In case these documents are not available by that time (applicable for appearing candidates only), then the candidate must submit a Certificate in original from the Competent Authority of his/her Institute to IIRS on the date of reporting stating that: (i) he/she has appeared for examination in all subjects required for obtaining his/her qualifying degree; and (ii) he/she has obtained requisite marks [i.e. 55% or equivalent upto pre-final semester/year]. However, admission of such candidates will be provisional and they shall have to submit the marksheets/certificates of final semester/year (proving the possession of minimum qualification as per the requirement of the course) within one month from the date of reporting. Non-fulfilment of this condition shall automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
  • Instructions for Govt.-sponsored Candidates:
    • -Govt.-sponsored candidate means only the Permanent Employee nominated bya Govt. organizationin India (Central or State Government Ministries/Departments or Autonomous Institutions and State or Central Govt.-funded Universities). Nominatingorganizations are required to meet all expenses viz., traveling allowance, daily allowance,contingent expenses, medical expenses, etc.for their candidates.
    • Courses at Sl. Nos. 21, 22, 34-42 are paid courses for all, including candidates nominated by the Government organisations.
    • Govt.-sponsored candidates must submit the Nomination Form from the Competent Authority of their parent organisation/institute at the time of submitting the online application. The template of the Nomination Form can be downloaded from https://admissions.iirs.gov.in.
    • In case of NNRMS-ISRO sponsored courses (Sl. No. 23 to 32), Regular/Permanent faculty members (teachers) of UGC/AICTE approved universities & their affiliated colleges nominated by Vice Chancellor/ Principal/ Registrar/ Dean; and Regular/Permanent Faculty/Scientists/Engineers/Officers nominated by the competent authority of the Central/State Govt. organisations/institutions will be considered as NNRMS/ISRO-sponsored candidates. Such candidates will be eligible for payment of TA (2nd AC train fare) and nominal living expenses by IIRS as per the provision available under this programme and as per rules. Further, such candidates must submit Nomination Form from the Competent Authority of their parent organisation/institute at the time of submitting the online application. The template of the Nomination Form can be downloaded from https://admissions.iirs.gov.in. All such candidates who have not submitted the Nomination Form from the Competent Authority of their parent organisation/institute or those who are not entitled for being considered as NNRMS/ISRO-sponsored candidates, will be treated as Self-Financed candidates. School Teachers and School Officials are not eligible to apply for this course.
  • Submission and Verification of Documents::
    • All documents submitted by the candidates at the time of submitting online application for admission in any of the courses shall be verified by IIRS with originals on the date of reporting. Further, all selected candidates have to submit one set of self-attested copies of documents on the date of reporting.
    • Candidates joining the M.Tech. course have to submit the original Migration/Transfer certificate from the institution last studied within one month from the date of reporting.
    • Candidate should ensure his/her eligibility and then apply for the relevant course(s). Incomplete application (including non-payment of application fee, wherever applicable) will be summarily rejected.
    • Course fee and other expenditure are likely to change as per IIRS and collaborating University’s/ Institute’s policy.
  • Payment of Fee:
    • Self-financed candidates, if selected in courses mentioned at Sl .No. 1 to 20 of this calendar, have to make an advance payment of 1st year fee (i.e. two semesters) of IIRS component on or before the last date given by the Institute (IIRS) for confirmation of seat, failing which seats will be offered to the wait-listed candidates. Remaining course fee (applicable for M.Tech. & M.Sc. courses) will have to be paid before the start of 2nd year (or 3rd semester) as per the fee deposit rules of IIRS. Andhra University fee (applicable for candidates admitted to M.Tech. programme, i.e. Sl. No. 10 to18) will have to be paid along with the 1st year fee. ITC fee (applicable for candidates admitted under the IIRS-ITC JEP, i.e. Sl. No. 19 to 20) will have to be paid on or before the date specified by ITC. Refund of fee on account of withdrawal/ cancellation of admission shall be governed by the fee refund policy of IIRS (available on website).
    • For courses at Sl. No. 21, 22, 34–42 (both Government-sponsored & self-financed candidates) and Sl. No. 23–32 (for self-financed candidates), full fee has to be paid on or before the date specified by IIRS prior to the commencement of the course, for confirmation of seat, failing which seats will be offered to the wait-listed candidates.
    • Waitlisted candidates shall have to give confirmation within given deadline and if offered a seat, they will have to pay applicable fee within a short deadline (usually 2-3 days or as informed by IIRS), failing which the seat will be offered to the next candidate.
    • Refund of fee will be governed by the fee refund policy of IIRS (available on website). Last date given by IIRS to the candidate for payment of course fee for confirmation of seat shall be the “formally notified last date of admission” for refund of fee and other purposes.
    • - No extension shall be given under any circumstances for payment of applicable fee.
  • Boarding and lodging charges in IIRS Hostel are currently Rs. 4,500/-to Rs. 6,000-per month (approx.). Local candidates will be considered for hostel accommodation,only if available.
  • Increase and decrease in number of seatsand age/qualificationrelaxation for candidates nominated by the govt. organizations will be at the discretion of the institute.In the event of number of applications being large, institute may adopt short-listing criteria based on academic record, relevant experience, etc. Government-sponsored candidateswill be given preferencefor admission.
  • If the date of course commencement falls on a holiday, course will start from next working day.
  • The medium of instructions in the courses is English.
To apply online, please visit https://admissions.iirs.gov.in. For any further details, please contact: Head, Academics, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand, India. Tel: +91-135-2524122; E-mail: academics@iirs.gov.in. OR Dean (Academics), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand, India. Tel: +91-135-2524136; E-mail: deanacademics@iirs.gov.in. Kindly visit www.iirs.gov.in for other details. Correspondence will generally be done through e-mail. Therefore, all candidates are advised to regularly check their email and visit IIRS website frequently for regular updates.