IIT Indore Introduces New UG Course on Climate, Sustainability from July 2026

IIT Indore is set to launch a new undergraduate program in Environmental Economics and Sustainable Engineering from July 2026, developed in collaboration with the Mehta Family Foundation to address emerging climate and sustainability challenges.

The program will admit 30 students through JEE Advanced and is designed to combine climate science, environmental economics, and engineering within a single curriculum, according to an official release.

The course structure will focus on three core areas: environmental economics and policy, energy systems and battery technology, and water and climate systems.

It will also emphasize systems modeling, data-driven decision-making, and continuous environmental monitoring, along with internship opportunities in sectors such as renewable energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

Graduates are expected to find roles in climate technology, sustainable infrastructure, ESG strategy, policy advisory, and green finance.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr Suhas Joshi, Director, IIT Indore, said, “By bringing together climate science and environmental economics in a single, rigorous curriculum, we are creating something genuinely unique in Indian higher education: graduates who can bridge the gap between scientific understanding and policy action. This visionary initiative is how we build the future India needs.”

Separately, the National Testing Agency released the provisional answer keys for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper 1 for BE and BTech on April 11.

The agency has also opened the objection window, allowing candidates to review and challenge the answer keys through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, by logging in.

The second session of JEE Main 2026 was conducted from April 2 to April 8 across 566 examination centers in 304 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. The computer-based test was held for around 11.23 lakh candidates.