School of Sciences

Department of Marine and Coastal Science

Chilika, the Mahanadi delta and the Bay of Bengal: fisheries, salinity, mangroves and storms.

Head: Dr Anil Pradhan

Programmes

Programmes run by Department of Marine and Coastal Science
ProgrammeLevelDurationCreditsYear 1 feesIntakes
B.Sc. (Honours) Marine and Coastal ScienceDepartment of Marine and Coastal ScienceUndergraduate4 years, 8 semesters160₹1,25,000July 2027
PG Diploma in Coastal ManagementDepartment of Marine and Coastal ScienceDiploma or certificate1 year, 2 semesters40₹70,000January 2027, July 2027, January 2028
PhD (Computing, Sciences and Engineering)Department of Data Science and StatisticsDoctoral3 to 6 years16₹70,000January 2027, July 2027, January 2028

Faculty

  • Dr Anil Pradhan

    Associate Professor, Head, Department of Marine and Coastal Science

    Department of Marine and Coastal Science · Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Estuaries, Salinity, Chilika

  • Dr Rukhsana Begum

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Marine and Coastal Science

    Fisheries, Mangroves

Labs and research

  • Field station, Satapada. A boat, a jetty and a wet lab on Chilika's outer channel
  • Centre for Coastal Systems: Salinity, fisheries and flooding on Chilika and the Mahanadi delta, measured from the Satapada field station.