Uniqueness of the Program

Structural and earthquake safety of dams is a complex Civil Engineering problem, often not covered at undergraduate level curiculla. The Dam Safety Act, 2021 provides an institutional framework and technical guidance for Comprehensive Dam Safety Assessment and Risk Evaluation. The objective of the Program is to fulfill the knowledge gap in the understanding of earthquake behaviour and safety of dams. The program broadly covers:

• Earthquake behaviour of dam-foundation-reservoir system,
• Structural design of dams,
• Earthquake risk assessment of existing dams,
• Earthquake testing and retrofit of existing dams,
• Earthquake instrumentation of dams,
• International state-of-the-art-practices in the domain of structural and earthquake safety of dams.

Thus, the program covers all aspects related to Structural and Earthquake Safety of Dams, i.e., earthquake hazard assessment, vulnerability, risk evaluation, testing, instrumentation and monitoring. The participants of this program are expected to fulfill the requirement of dam engineers dealing with comprehensive risk evaluation of dams as mandated under The Dam Safety Act, 2021.

Eligibility & Batch Size

Ten (10) engineers will be admitted, who are sponsored by the public and private dam owning organizations, including Water Resources Departments of the States and UTs. The prospective participants should have received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
No Objection Certificate/Sponsorship Certificate from the employer is mandatory to apply for the program.

Admission Procedure for Sponsored Candidates

Admission will be based on the recommendation of the Admission Committee consisting:

• Head, NCESD, MNIT Jaipur
• Convener, DPGC, NCDMM, MNIT Jaipur
• One Professor, nominated by the Director, MNIT Jaipur
• Two members, nominated by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India

How to Apply

For admission in the program, applications are invited in Online Mode on the following link: https://ncesd.mnit.ac.in/applymtech

Timeline

• Opening of portal for online applications: 22 May 2024 (Wednesday)
• Last date for submission of online applications: 5 July 2024 (Friday)
• Scrutiny of applications: 10 July 2024 (Wednesday)
• Declaration of selected list of candidates: 17 July 2024 (Wednesday)
• Online confirmation by the selected candidates: 22 July 2024 (Monday)
• Date of registration on MNIT portal and payment of fee: 24 July 2024 (Wednesday)
• Date of commencement of classes: 5 August 2024 (Monday)

Contact Details

Dr. Nishant Roy
Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor
National Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Email: nishant@mnit.ac.in
Mob No/WhatsApp: +91-7003150254