How To Be A Energy Conservation Specialist

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Job Profile
As a energy conservation specialist you need to find out ways to reduce energy consumtion. You need to work parallely on two channels. First you need find out how to use energy efficiently and on the other hand your job includes to identify and select the correct source for energy production.
For instance in India, renewable biomasses, such as rice straw and sugarcane bagasse, are abundantly available as agricultural and industrial residues. Being a conservationist, you will be required to be on a lookout of such sources.
Pacakges Offered
In India, freshers are offered
pacakages of around INR 3 lakh per annum. It increases with your qualification and experience.
How to be there
You need to have a proven track record and revelant work experience. After Senior Secondary (Class 12th) you should take admission in various enviromental courses offered by institutes, like, Jawaharalal Nehru University, Banaras Hindu University etc.  Besides academics, one should have a good background in engineering or natural sciences.

Institutes and URLs
* University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun http://www.upes.ac.in/
* Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore http://www.dauniv.ac.in/
* Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi http://www.iitd.ac.in/
* TERI University, New Delhi http://www.teriuniversity.ac.in/
* Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=ASC
* Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi http://www.bhu.ac.in/