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Environmental Planner — Pollution Control Board / EIA Cell

The pathSkills

Environmental planning and clearance work in government — EIA review, environmental management plans, urban environment/climate cells, and regulatory compliance. Boards hire mainly environmental engineers/scientists; pure planning seats are limited to explicitly notified planning or environment-cell posts. Specialisation tag: Environmental.

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Common questions

Both exist, but scientist/engineer cadres dominate and usually require core science or engineering degrees; planning seats are fewer.

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