Hello,
Well, Aqua engineering is a 4-year undergraduate course. It deals with designing of new types of equipment to save water resources. The eligibility criteria for admission in this course is that you must have passed 12th from a recognized Board with minimum 50% marks or above in physics, chemistry and mathematics. Students are selected based on the state-level exam or national level in some states whereas some institutes consider JEE mains and JEE advanced score as well.
Students who are pursuing this course are taught and trained about the policies related to water resources and management. They are also taught about the physical flow of water and problems related to soil erosion, sedimentation, etc. This course has a wide range of scope in different sectors like:
Environmental impact assessment and mitigation
Water supply and treatment
Air quality management
Environmental policy and regulation development
Contaminated land management and site remediation
Environmental health and safety
Irrigation and Water Management
Water resource management
Solid waste management
The average salary offered to these engineers is around 3.7 lakh per annum. Just like other jobs, you'll have to deal with some amount of stress in this field also because you'll ve involved in projects to develop new methods of water management.
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