What is the Disaster Management Course About:

The course focuses on the the causes of disasters and and how to minimise
their impact.The course enables student to learn different areas of disaster
management, which includes management of the situation, response to the
needs of the people and the area, evacuation process, distribution of food and
medical care for the injured people.
During the course student will be introduced to environmental systems, field
operations and organisational management, and as Disaster Management.
There are number of universities and institutes offering certificate,
undergraduate, post graduate, PG Diploma and Research degree.
Who Can Pursue the Course?
Eligibility Criteria:
Requirements for courses in disaster management varies according to the
institution and the course they have introduced in the university. Before
taking admission check with the institutions what grades and qualification you
want pursue before you submit the application.
 Students from any streams are eligible to join the course.
 Candidate should have passed Higher Secondary Certificate
Examination (10+2) with minimum of 55% marks .to pursue the certificate
and bachelor course
 For PG Programmes: Candidate should hold graduation in any field
from any recognised institute or a University.
 For Ph.D: Candidate should have minimum of 55% marks in the Post
Graduation
 Courses Offered in the Field:
 Emergency planning procedures
 Hazards, risks and disasters
 Technological development, environmental and sustainable
development
 Law and management fundamentals
 Political, international and social issues
 Roles of key agencies
 Relief co-ordination and planning
 Field skills
 Disaster theory, statistics and logistics
 Disaster mitigation, preparedness and response
 Earth catastrophes, fire and explosion
 Physical, psychological and social reconstruction of disaster-affected
communities
Top Colleges Offer UG/PG/Other Courses in Disaster Management:
 Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)
 University of North Bengal (Darjeeling)
 International Centre of Madras University (University of Madras)
 Mahatma Gandhi University (Kottayam)
 Disaster Management Institute (Bhopal)
 Centre for Disaster Management (Maharashtra)
 The National Civil Defense College (Nagpur) and
 National Institute Of Disaster Management (Delhi).
Career Prospects:
There are good employment opportunities the government as well as in
private organizations.
Opportunities in Government agencies:
Employment opportunities are offered in the disaster management
departments of government agencies such as: Fire departments, drought
management departments, law enforcement authorities, relief agencies etc
and Insurance companies, industries in the high-risk fields like chemicals,
mining, and petroleum which have their own disaster management cells.
 Jobs can also be available in the public sector.
 Various opportunities are also offered in the fields of teaching, research,
consultancy, documentation, training organizer, field training and mock
driller expert.
 One can serve as social workers, engineers, medical health experts,
environmental experts, rehabilitation workers, etc.
 NGOs and International organizations such as World Bank, Asian
Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Organisations (UNO), Red Cross,
UNESCO offer various opportunities for professionally trained disaster
management professionals
 Graduates in disaster management can start their own consultancy
Designations:
 Network administrator
 Database analyst
 Administrator
 Security Administration
 Operations Analyst
Pay Scale:
 Government and non-government organisations have their own salary
packages, which is based on the industry standards
 At an entry level, one can earn around Rs 8,000 - Rs 10,000 per month
 Candidates with 2 or 3 year's experience can easily earn between Rs
15,000 - 20,000 per month
 Well experienced candidates can draw up to Rs 1,50,000 per month
Here are some organisations that offer jobs in the disaster
management:
 National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home
Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi
 SAARC Disaster Management Centre, NIDM Building, New Delhi
 National Disaster Management Authority, Near Indira Gandhi
International Airport, New Delhi
 Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Indraprastha Estate,
Ring Road, New Delhi
 India Meteorological Department, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
 Centre of Disaster Management, HCMRIPA, JLN Marg, Jaipur
 Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurgaon
 Ambedkar Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh
 Shri Krishna Institute of Public Administration, Ranchi
 G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development,
Nainital, Uttarakhand
 Disaster Management Centre, Bhopal
 Disaster Mitigation Institute, Ahmedabad
 Centre for Disaster Management, Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha
University, Kashmeri Gate, Delhi
 Indian Agriculture Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi
 Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi and States Units
Disaster Management - Courses, Colleges, Online
Programs and Careers
Every natural disaster creates havoc and brings huge losses to the economy. With global
warming, disasters seem to be getting more common, necessitating the need for Disaster
Management, which helps create a structured plan to cope with the event and bring about
normalcy. Because of its increasing importance, today Disaster Management is being
offered as an MBA degree as well.

Students who pursue an MBA degree in Disaster Management learn skills, both in
research and technical fields, as well as get management expertise to handle such situations
effectively. While Disaster Management helps cope with a disaster, it involves strategizing
and implementing plans and strategies before any impending disaster, such that losses can
be prevented or made minimal as well. So, this degree creates sharp-minded professionals
who develop the eye to spot impending failures or calamities and they are thus well-trained
to handle such situations with their organizational skills.

Disasters or emergencies may occur any time, any where irrespective of the
environment. Flood, wildfire, tsunami, earthquakes, landslides and other natural
disasters happens everywhere without any warning or pre symptoms and causes
damage to property and life, sometimes less, other times more. Man made disasters
are also not less common, in civilized world; nuclear, war, weapons, technological
are some most common form of disasters, occurs sometime accidentally, other times
created by man with evil eyes. The attack on WTO center United States and Indian
Parliament are two much talked man made disasters in recent times. Considering
the fear of unknown, i.e. disaster, proper planning is obvious to save human life and
property, and hence professional expertise is necessary.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma

(PGD) are much sought after course among graduate students. Considering high
demand of these courses universities and institutes offers MBA and PGD in Disaster
Management. The course nurtures experts capable in handling and avoiding natural
and man made disasters and minimizing causes if any such disaster occurs. A post
graduate disaster management professional gets job opportunities with government
and private agencies and non profit organizations. The life of a Disaster
Management Professional is full with unknown challenges.

Course Details
Some of the topics that students cover in this MBA course are,

1. Strategic Management

2. Human Resource Management

3. Disaster Management

4. Risk Assessment
 5. Financial Statement Analysis

6. Marketing Management

7. Research Methods

8. Business Continuity Management

9. Management of Urban Disasters

Students of this course will generally learn about how Disaster Management is
hugely dependent on factors such as the climate of a place, local economic
conditions, and the population of a place or those being/likely to be affected by the
disaster, as well as whether the disaster is man-made or natural.

Careers
Career opportunities for disaster management professionals mainly exist
in government sector with emergency services, relief groups, law enforcement
department, and local authorities. Opportunities also exist with private agencies
and non profit organizations dealing with disaster management
services. International agencies like United Nations also appoint disaster
management professionals. These professionals are appointed in different
capacities, viz, trainees, assistants, experts, researchers, analysts, engineers,
medical health experts, environmental experts, rehabilitation workers etc.

In the past, it was mostly been military personnel or first responders who had
handled disasters and managed them. But today, professionals, especially those
interested in areas such as social welfare or community development, pursue this
field. These MBA students can find employment in various fields such as fire
departments, law enforcement, drought management departments, and so on.
They can also begin their own consultancies as a career. Sometimes, certain
organizations may have their own disaster management units. Examples include
insurance companies, petroleum industry, chemical industry, and mining industry.

Top Colleges/Institutes for Disaster

Management
To groom professionals to handle various kinds of emergencies different
governments has started up Disaster Management Centers to conduct research
and teaching programs. Various institutes and universities around the world offer
courses in Disaster Management. Many of these offer professional degrees and
diplomas to attract best brains capable in dealing with calamities.

National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMAI) is government body

under Ministry of Home Affairs to deal with various kinds of disasters and regularize
disaster management techniques and planning. Survey of India, government body
under Ministry of Science and Technology also has plans in this through knowledge
development and research.

Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) is the public – private

collaboration purposed at improving emergency response of communities in case a
disaster occurs. At present, this agency operates in the states of Andhra Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and
Madhya Pradesh using a single 3-digit toll-free number 1-0-8.

Disaster Management is the work of professionals capable in handling emergency

situations. For training human resources colleges and universities in India offers
courses in Disaster Management. These courses are offered at distinct levels, viz,
certificate, diploma, PG Diploma, degree and postgraduate degree etc; Research
programs leading to the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) and post doctoral
research are also conducted in disaster management and allied fields.

No. College/Institute
1 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University - New Delhi
2 Anna University - Chennai
3 IASE University - Rajasthan
4 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - New Delhi
5 The Global Open University - Nagaland
6 Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Mumbai
7 MS University - Vadodara
8 Devi Ahilya University - Indore
9 Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) - New Delhi
10 Sikkim Manipal University - Gangtok
11 Nalanda Open University - Patna
12 National Institute of Disaster Management - New Delhi
13 Disaster Management Institute - Bhopal
14 Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre - Dehradun
15 Geological Survey of India - Kolkata
16 National Civil Defence College - Nagpur
17 National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering IIT Kanpur
18 Alagappa University - Chennai