IIT Indore Launches UG program: Admission via JEE Advanced Score

• IIT Indore launches UG programme in Environmental Economics and Sustainable Engineering from 2026 academic session.
• Admissions will be conducted through JEE Advanced, ensuring selection of top-performing engineering aspirants nationwide.
• Programme integrates climate science, economics, and engineering to address sustainability and global environmental challenges effectively.

The Indian Institute of Technology Indore has introduced a new undergraduate program dedicated to climate science and sustainability research, which serves as a major development for interdisciplinary environmental education.

The Environmental Economics and Sustainable Engineering program will launch its first course in July 2026 through a partnership with the Mehta Family Foundation.

The program intends to establish an integrated educational program that combines climate science environmental economics and engineering as its core components.

The program provides students with essential resources which they need to solve critical worldwide issues like climate change and resource conservation and sustainable development.

The institute will select approximately 30 students for its first batch through the extremely competitive Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced admission process.

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The curriculum is organized into three main focus areas which include environmental economics and policy and energy systems that cover battery technology and water and climate systems.

 The programme teaches theoretical concepts but also focuses on systems modelling and data-driven decision-making and continuous environmental monitoring.

The students will gain practical experience through internships which will take place in renewable energy and manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.

IIT Indore established this program with the goal of developing professionals who can connect technological advancements with policy development.

The project demonstrates the increasing need for interdisciplinary educational programs which help solve environmental challenges while supporting worldwide initiatives that develop sustainability-oriented professions.