Vision
"To be a leading multidisciplinary nodal centre in Geospatial Sciences and Technologies through academic excellence, innovation, research, enterprise development, and policy leadership."
MISSIONS
1. Establish Centres of Excellence in emerging domains of Geospatial Sciences, Geospatial Technologies, Earth and Space Sciences.
2. Foster a thriving ecosystem for incubators, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprise development in collaboration with government agencies (DST, NRSC, SOI), industry leaders (ESRI, Pixxel, Google), and space agencies (ISRO), alongside partnerships with IITs, IIST, and IIRS.
3. Build human capacity and skills through multidisciplinary UG, PG, PhD, and industry-oriented programs tailored to the needs of a fast-evolving sector.
4. Create a globally connected academic and research environment that addresses international challenges, engages in policy development, and provides actionable solutions for geospatial governance and legal frameworks.
OBJECTIVES
1. To collaborate with all key stakeholders at the Central and State levels to formulate a National Geospatial Academics and Employment Policy, recognising that education is on the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India and that, despite existing geospatial and space policies, a dedicated policy for geospatial education and employment is currently absent.
2. To establish Geospatial Science and Technology (GST) as an independent academic and professional discipline, with clearly articulated scientific foundations, technological competencies, and nationally recognised career pathways.
3. To standardise nomenclature, terminology, and academic classifications across the geospatial ecosystem, addressing inconsistencies in degree titles, programme names, job descriptions, and skill definitions used by academia, government, and industry.
4. To work in close coordination with the Department of Science and Technology, University Grants Commission, and All India Council for Technical Education to address challenges arising from the multidisciplinary nature of GST, particularly with respect to eligibility norms, recruitment rules, and recognition of geospatial qualifications in public and private employment.
5. To collaborate with the Government of India (MoE, DST, and Ministry of Defence) to evolve structured Geospatial Cadres for systematic recruitment and career progression of geospatial graduates and postgraduates in government services (scientific and administrative), academia (schools and colleges), and industry.
6. To work with the Government of India (MoE and DST) to constitute a National Geospatial Education Accreditation Body for accrediting and benchmarking geospatial programmes offered by government and private institutions, ensuring quality assurance, national comparability, and global credibility.
7. To engage with the Ministry of Education, UGC, and AICTE to promote and mainstream undergraduate programmes in the geospatial ecosystem, with the long-term objective of improving visibility, awareness, and adoption of geospatial education at the school and pre-university levels.
8. To promote structured geospatial skill development programmes through Diploma, Polytechnic, and ITI institutions across Delhi and India, enabling skilled workforce for Govt, Academia and Industry.
9. To institutionalise an annual national conference involving Central and State Governments, academia, industry, and professional bodies to deliberate on geospatial education, research, skilling, standards, and employment, and to periodically review policy outcomes and implementation progress.
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