The study was conducted in the light of the philosophical framework of inquiry-based Environmental education. The aim of the study was to reveal pre-service teachers’ perceptions towards the course they participated, which was designed on the basis of inquiry principle. As part of their research based project, pre-service teachers who had opted for environmental education course were asked to develop lesson plans based on environmental topics targeting middle school SSC board students. Qualitative research methodology was used to analyze the collected data in form of open ended questionnaire after the completion of course. Responses provide evidence of the promise of this approach in helping pre service teachers develop the needed skills and content knowledge to create effective and engaging environmental courses for their students.