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Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission to Post Graduate Certificate Course on Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies, 2026

Jadavpur University
Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Law & Management
Kolkata, West bengal
Admission to Post Graduate Certificate Course on Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technologies, 2026

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 Course Periods/ week Marks Credit Points
Courses Subject Code Subject Name Lecture Examination Sessional
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 SBI Collect portal for online applications. Link for SBI-Collect.

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

Admission Schedule (Revised)
Last date of filling up online admission form 11/06/2026
(Thursday, 11:59 .M.)
Last date of receiving application fees online 12/06/2026 (Friday)
Date of interview
Venue: TEQIP Building Room No. 110, Jadavpur University main campus
18–19/06/2026
(Thursday & Friday)
1 st admission list available on website 25/06/2026
Admission 29/06/2026 & 30/06/2026
(in TEQIP Building Room No. 110)
2 nd and subsequent lists (if required) 02/07/2026
2 nd list admission 03/07/2026 (if required)
Class start 06/07/2026 (Monday)
Those who have applied in January 2026, need not apply again.
Selection of students
To ensure fair and transparent selection process the applicants (as mentioned in the Eligibility section will be divided in two categories:
Category 1: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology in Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Chemical / Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology
or
Category 2: Two-year Master of Science Degree in Chemistry / Environmental Science or Equivalent degrees of the above-mentioned are acceptable.

To ensure commitment from the students employed candidates will not be allowed to attend the course. However, industry-sponsored candidates will be allowed to participate in the course, subject to formal release from their appointing authority.

There is no age limit for attending the course. Ten students will be admitted in each session and Government of West Bengal reservation rules may not be applied.

Seats will be distributed among the two categories (please see 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).

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Edited By: Sahadeb
Edited On: 04 May 2026
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