Jadavpur University: Admission to Post Graduate Certificate Course on Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies, 2025

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Jadavpur University

Kolkata, West Bengal

Admission to Post Graduate Certificate Course on Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies, 2025

Jadavpur University
Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Law & Management
Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission to Post Graduate Certificate Course on Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies, 2025

Last Date of online submission of applications is 30/12/2025.
The last date of submission of application fee (Rs. 100/-) is 31/12/2025.

About the Course

The proposed course is developed considering the following parameters for the five-year program duration including number of students per year, tuition, scholarships and travel allowance for students, and compensation for professors, industrial experts and admin staff.
- Course Duration: 8 months
- Theoretical part at JU: 3 months
- Duration at the Industrial Facility: 4 months+1 month (internal assessment)
- Number of Students: 10
- Course fees: Rs. 6,000/- per student per month
- Student Scholarship: Rs. 8,000/- per student per month
- Student Travel Allowance: Rs. 2,000/- per student per month
- Duration of the ZLD Program: 3/5 years

Course Curriculum

Subject Area	Subjects		Periods/week	Marks		Credit Points
Courses	Subject Code	Subject Name	Lecture	Examination	Sessional	Credit Points
Paper-I		Water and Wastewater Treatment and Management	4 (First 3 months)	100		3
Paper-II		Concept of Zero Liquid discharge	4 (First 3 months)	100		3
Paper-III		Process Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment	4 (First 3 months)	100		3
Laboratory I		Water quality and Wastewater Analysis Laboratory	3 (First 3 months)		100	3
ZLD Professionals at Industrial Facilities		ZLD professionals at industrial facilities	Last 5 Months		400	8
Total			15	300	500	20

* Total periods per week = 15, Total periods in First 3 Months = 195, Total credits = 20, Total marks = 800

Course Eligibility:
Category 1: Bachelors' Degree in Engineering or Technology in Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Chemical / Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology only
or
Category 2: 2-year Master of Science Degree in Chemistry/Environmental Science or Equivalent degrees of the above-mentioned subjects only will be accepted.
Sponsored candidates will be allowed to participate in the course, subject to formal release from their appointing authority. This is a full time day certificate course. They have to produce no objection certificate (NOC) from their appointing authority at the time of admission.

Age: No bar.

Intake: Total intake is 10 (Ten)-Maximum.

Duration: 8 months (3 months university teaching followed by 4 months industrial training followed by 1 month internal assessment).

Timing and Venue: Classes will be held at Jadavpur University Main Campus during day time.

Fees: Fees for the course is Rs. 48,000/- (plus GST) to be paid in one installment at the time of admission. In addition, each student has to pay his/her examination fees as per the university rules.

Scholarship: Rs. 8,000/- per month subject to maintaining 70% monthly attendance.

Instructions for filling up the application form: Applicants can fill up the application form online. The application fee is Rs. 100.00 and the same should be paid online through SBICollect portal for online applications.

Mode of admission: Seats will be distributed among the two categories (please see eligibility criteria above) of the applicants proportionate to the number of applications received in each category. No written admission test will be held. Merit list in each of the two categories will be prepared considering B.Tech. / M.Sc. degree final marks (70% weightage). After that candidates will be called for interview (30% weightage). Provisional merit lists will be displayed on Jadavpur University website and candidates will also be informed through email. Course will be conducted subject to filling up of minimum number of seats. If not filled up entire course fees paid will be refunded.

For any questions/clarifications please email zld@jadavpuruniversity.in.

Important Dates

Schedule for admission to Course On "Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies", Session 2025-26

Announcement and forms available online	06/11/2025
Last date of filling up online admission form	30/12/2025 (Tuesday, 11:59 P.M.)
Last date of receiving application fees online	31/12/2025
Date of interview	06/01/2026 (Tuesday)
Venue	TEQIP Building Room No. 110, Jadavpur University main campus
1st admission list available in Jadavpur University website	13/01/2026
Admission	19/01/2026 and 20/01/2026 (in TEQIP Building Room No. 110)
2nd and subsequent lists (if required)	22/01/2026
2nd list admission	27/01/2026 (in TEQIP Building Room No. 110)
Class start	02/02/2026 (Monday)

How to calculate the marks obtained

Schedule for admission to Course On "Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies", Session 2025-26

For Secondary or equivalent (10th)	On the basis of aggregate of all marks obtained
For Higher Secondary or equivalent (12th)	On the basis of: 1. W.B.C.H.S.E.: Best of 4 subjects excluding marks of Environmental Studies/Environmental Education/Environmental Science (out of 400 marks) 2. Central Board of Secondary Education: Best of 4 subjects (out of 400 marks) 3. Council for the Indian School Certificate: Best of 4 subjects (out of 400 marks) 4. Other Boards: Best of 4 subjects (out of 400 marks)
For Honours Graduates (B.A./B.Sc. or equivalent) Non-CBCS system	On the basis of aggregate of all marks obtained in Honours papers only
For Honours Graduates (B.A./B.Sc. or equivalent) CBCS system	On the basis of aggregate of all marks obtained in Core & DSE papers only
For Pass Graduates (B.A./B.Sc. or equivalent)	On the basis of aggregate of marks obtained in all papers