Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (National Remote Sensing Agency), one of the premier Institute in South-East Asia for training of scientific and technical personnel in the application of remote sensing & GIS techniques for various disciplines i.e. Urban and Regional Planning; Environment Geology & Natural Hazard Surveys; GIS applications; Eco-development; Watershed Management; Water Resources; Forestry & Ecology; Agriculture and Soils, and Geology, Geomorphology & Hydrogeology. The prime objectives of the Institute are Training, Education, Research and Consultancy in remote sensing and GIS applications in the above field. This Institute functions under the parent body of National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Department of Space, Government of India. The Institute offers regular training programs in the field of Remote Sensing GIS. Apart from this it also provides fellowships to the participants of IIRS Post Graduate Diploma Courses.