In the era of Artificial Intelligence and Smart City projects, involvement of youth is increasing at a rapid rate and so is interest in any professional course related to it. A special course combining the prowess of technology and practices of Management is being offered by XISS starting this year. Interested students as well as working professionals can apply for the Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) – Geospatial Technology Applications for the year 2023-24.
The course is AICTE approved and is designed to cater to the market demand. Interested candidates may apply for the course online till 3 August 2023 from https://xiss.ac.in/GITRAINING/. The course is offered in two shifts of 30 seats each. The minimum qualification for the course is graduation with a 45% score. Students will have to pay Rs 67,000 for this course, while for working professionals the charge will be Rs 80,000.
During this course, each student will be provided with a separate computer along with study materials. In this course, ArcGIS, ERDAS, ENVI, i-GIS, Q-GIS etc. software is taught along with this, training of GPS, DGPS and ETS hardware is imparted.
Dr Prakash Chandra Dash, Assistant Professor at XISS said: “PGCM Geospatial Technology Applications would cater to the demands for GIS professionals and managers in both government and private agencies. Earlier, a similar programme of a shorter duration of 6 months was run at XISS which was highly successful with 85-95% placement on an average. The utility for the current one year programme would be much wider and better. Talking about the field of placement, after completing the course, one can get jobs in Smart City Project, Rural development, Forest Department, Revenue Department, Agriculture Department, Mining, Urban Development, Drinking Water Department, Survey of India Projects as well as in the Private Sector and other non-governmental organizations as well.”
“Under this course, students would be taught about both concept and practical applications of GIS and Remote Sensing and Management which they can apply in the fields of Rural Development, Weather Forecasting, Land Information Management System, Watershed Management Projects, Urban Planning etc,” informed Dr. Dash.