IGNOU MEV 017 Environmental Legislations: Assignment, Question Papers and Study Blocks

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MEV 017 Environmental Legislations at a glance

MEV 017 subject name and where it sits in IGNOU MAEVS

MEV 017 Environmental Legislations is a 4-credit course. This course is part of the IGNOU Master of Arts (Environmental Studies) (MAEVS) programme. It is placed in the II Semester of the MAEVS programme, offered through the School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS). The programme medium for MEV 017 is English. A 4-credit course requires 120 hours of learner study, as one IGNOU credit equals 30 hours of study.

In the same II Semester of the MAEVS programme, students study MEV 016 Environmental Impact Assessment, which also carries 4 credits. Other courses in this term include MEVE 011 Global Climate Change (4 credits), MEVE 016 Urban Environment (4 credits), and MEV 014 Sustainable Natural Resource Management (4 credits). While MEV 017 is listed in the MAEVS course table, other IGNOU programmes may also carry this course.

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MEV 017 syllabus: the 4 study blocks on eGyanKosh

IGNOU provides study material for MEV 017 Environmental Legislations through its eGyanKosh portal. This material is structured into four distinct blocks, guiding learners through environmental legislation from an Indian context to a global perspective. The initial blocks, Block 1: Environmental Legislations in India and Block 2: Environmental Pollution Control Laws in India, establish the foundational understanding of laws within India. Learners then progress to Block 3: Conversation Legislations in India, which builds on this base by focusing on specific conservation efforts. The final block, Block 4: Global Environmental Laws, broadens the scope to international regulations, showing how the earlier Indian context fits into a wider framework.

The 4 blocks hold 16 units between them:

1. Block 1: Environmental Legislations in India
   • Unit 1: Environmental Policy in Pre-Independent India
   • Unit 2: Constitutional Provisions
   • Unit 3: Environmental Policy Deliberations
   • Unit 4: Environmental Protection Acts
2. Block 2: Environmental Pollution Control Laws in India
   • Unit 5: Air and Water Pollution
   • Unit 6: Industrial and Noise Pollution
   • Unit 7: Bio-Medical and Solid Waste Pollution
   • Unit 8: General Laws and Programmes for Environmental Protection
3. Block 3: Conversation Legislations in India
   • Unit 9: Forest
   • Unit 10: Wildlife
   • Unit 11: Biodiversity
   • Unit 12: Conservation of Water Bodies
4. Block 4: Global Environmental Laws
   • Unit 13: International Environmental Negotiations
   • Unit 14: Habitat and Trade
   • Unit 15: Climate Change Policy
   • Unit 16: Biosafety

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MEV 017 assignment: download, submission and marks

No solved assignment file for MEV 017 Environmental Legislations is published by IGNOU. IGNOU posts each session’s assignment files programme by programme on its assignments page.

Assignments are compulsory for MEV 017. Assignment responses must be written before taking the Term-End Examination (July 2026). Tutor Marked Assignments go to the Coordinator of the learner’s Learner Support Centre (July 2026).

Assignments for the current session are put on the website for download (July 2026). A failed assignment must be re-submitted. Once an assignment is passed, it cannot be re-submitted to improve the grade.

MEV 017 Environmental Legislations carries 4 credits and is part of the II Semester of the Master of Arts (Environmental Studies) (MAEVS) programme. The School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS) offers this programme in English medium.

MEV 017 assignment questions: January 2025 to July 2026 session

Assignment MEV-017/TMA-01/January 2025 to July 2026 session has 8 questions. The instruction on the file: “This assignment is based on the entire course. Answer any five questions. All question carries equal marks. Please write all answers in your own words.”

Questions as printed in IGNOU’s file: MEV 017 assignment PDF. Check the Assignments page before you write, since IGNOU replaces the file each year.

Assignment rules that apply to every IGNOU course: front page format, paper and margin rules, binding and envelope and checking assignment status.

MEV 017 question papers and the term-end exam

IGNOU posts previous term-end question papers on its Previous Question Papers page. These are arranged by programme and course. For MEV 017 Environmental Legislations, learners should look under the Master of Arts (Environmental Studies) (MAEVS) programme. MEV 017 is listed in the course table of this programme, placed in the II Semester.

The term-end examination sessions occur twice a year, in June and December. This applies throughout the country. The university holds exams at examination centres across the country and abroad (July 2026).

The examination fee is Rs. 200 per theory course (December 2026 TEE). Learners may write the exam in Hindi even if registered in English medium, except for language programmes (December 2026 TEE). Only term-end theory exams can be re-evaluated; projects, practicals, workshops, assignments, or seminars are not eligible for re-evaluation.

MEV 017 previous year question papers

The last 6 term-end papers on IGNOU’s question paper site:

MEV 017 exam pattern

The June 2026 paper runs 3 hours and carries 100 marks. The instruction at the top reads: “(i) Answer any ten questions. (ii) All questions carry equal marks.”

MEV 017 topics asked in more than one exam

Read across the 6 papers, these subjects came back:

How the questions in these papers spread over the blocks (54 of 84 questions match a unit):

For the exam itself: previous year question papers by programme, the exam form, the date sheet and results and grade card.

Official IGNOU links for MEV 017

• eGyanKosh: MEV-017 Environmental Legislations
• IGNOU previous term-end question papers
• IGNOU assignments page

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