SPONSORSHIP

ELIGIBILITY
Prof./Dr./
Mr./Mrs./____________________________
is an employee of our institute and his/her application
is hereby sponsored. The applicant will be permitted
to attend the short -term course “GIS and Remote
Sensing Application in Water Resources” at IIT
Guwahati during December 1-5, 2003, if selected.
Date: Signature of Sponsoring Authority
Designation:
Official Seal:
The course is open to teachers of Engineering Colleges
IIT Guwahati Presents:
approved by AICTE. No course fee is charged for
participants sponsored by AICTE approved QIP SHORT TERM COURSE
institutions.
ON
Participants from Industry and Governments
Departments are eligible, provided they meet their
T.A. and D.A. and pay a course fee @ Rs. 5000/-. The
payment is to be made by demand draft drawn on any
Nationalised Bank in favour of IIT Guwahati,
GIS and Remote
payable at Guwahati.

BOARDING AND LODGING Sensing Application in

For applicants from Industries and Government Boarding and lodging facilities will be provided for Water Resources
Departments: the selected candidates from AICTE approved
institutions in the student’s hostels of the institute.
DD No. Date: However, lodging can be arranged in the Institute
Guest House on payment of rent (subject to
Bank: availability) as per the rate given below.

Amount: Double bedded Non AC Room: Rs. 100/- per bed

Double bedded AC Room: December 1st –5th , 2003
Single occupancy: Rs. 100/- per day
Signature of the Applicant Double occupancy: Rs. 180/- per day
AC Charge: Rs. 50/-per room per day

The duly sponsored application form should be IMPORTANT DATES

mailed to:
The last date for the receipt of duly sponsored
Dr. Arup Kumar Sarma, Course Coordi nator applications: 15.11.2003
QIP Short Term Course
Department of Civil Engineering Intimation of Selection: 20.11.2003
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati – 781 039, Assam N.B. Interested candidates may send advance copy Department of Civil Engineering
of the application duly countersigned by the Head
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Ph. No.: 0361 2582409 (O), 2584409 / 2690953 (R) of the Department / Controlling Officer (for
sponsored candidate) to avoid procedural delay.
Guwahati - 781 039
Fax No.: 0361 2690762
Email: aks@iitg.ernet.in
BACKGROUND FACULTY

Teachers and the professional engineers need to Faculty members of IIT Guwahati and guest faculty
know about the fundamentals of GIS and Remote members from other premier Institution/ Organization QIP SHORT TERM COURSE
Sensing. GIS and Remote Sensing application can will deliver lectures. ON
enhance studies and investigations done for
development of Water Resources. Data of COURSE MATERIAL GIS and Remote Sensing Application in
inaccessible areas can now be obtained from high-
Water Resources
resolution satellite imageries. To utilize these Each registered participant will be provided with a set
facilities a course of this nature is very much of lecture notes. No audio or Video recording of the
needed. Based on the exposure to these new fields Dec 1-5, 2003
lectures is permitted
through a short-term course of this nature one can
build up his knowledge and can start working with Application Form
these state-of-the-art technologies. ABOUT IIT GUWAHATI
1. Name (block letter):
COURSE OBJECTIVES IIT Guwahati campus is spread over a sprawling 285 2. Designation:
• To introduce these upcoming areas to hectares plot of land on the north bank of the river
3. Organisation:
Brahmaputra around 25 km from the heart of the city.
the participants. With the majestic Brahmaputra on one side, and with 4. Address for communication:
• To spread knowledge regarding present hills and vast open spaces on others, the campus
status of GIS and Remote Sensing provides an ideal setting for learning. Guwahati city
application in India and abroad. (situated at 910 44’ E longitude & 260 10’ N latitude) is
gateway to beautiful NE region of the country and
• To make Water Resources engineers linked with all major cities by rail, road and air.
and hydrologist aware about the vast Guwahati has a temperate climate with temperature
scope of using GIS and Remote varying between 70 C to 370 C. Summer span is usually
Sensing data in Water Resources from May to September. Buses, auto-rickshaws and Pin code: Ph. No.:
Development taxis are available from Guwahati City to the IIT Fax No. E-mail:
Guwahati Campus.
5. Highest Academic Qualification:
COURSE CONTENTS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 6. Specialisation:

o Fundamental of GIS 7. Experience (in years):

o Fundamental of Remote Sensing
o Advanced spatial analysis in GIS
o Image Processing of Satellite data
o Application of GIS and Remote
Sensing to Water Resources
o Hands on ERDAS and ArcInfo GIS.
o Case Studies
Limited number of Participants from AICTE (a) Teaching: (b) Industrial:
recognized institutions will be eligible for sleeper class
to and fro railway fare via shortest route and free 8. Choice of Accomodation
lodging and boarding in the hostel during course
period. Candidates attending the course in full only Please register me for the course on “ GIS and Remote Sensing
Application in Water Resources” to be held at IIT Guwahati.
will be eligible for TA and DA.
For all other participants no TA/DA will be paid by Place:
IIT Guwahati Date: Signature of the applicant