Admission Notification: IIFM, Bhopal’s FPM 2012-2016

The Indian Institute of Forest Management is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. It constantly endeavours to evolve useful knowledge in the area of Forest, Environment, Natural Resources Management and allied sectors.  The multi disciplinary nature of IIFM’s faculty makes IIFM ideally suited to offer consultancy services in the areas of forestry, environment and natural resource management.  The subject areas in which IIFM has been providing consultancy support include agro-forestry, farm forestry, non-timber forest produce (NTFP),  livelihood and conservation, grassland management, marketing, micro credit, joint forest management, eco-development, urban forestry and forestry planning and management, and environmental impact assessment.

About the Course

The Doctoral level Programme titled the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is for people who need specialized knowledge, skills, and attitudes for positions requiring conceptual and visioning skills. The FPM is approved by AICTE. The programme  is application oriented , and the participants  will be able to contribute to the field of natural resource management and allied sectors.The FPM is a doctoral program designed to develop and equip students for career opportunity in management education and research in the following faculty areas of specialization:
•         Communication and Extension Management
•         Ecosystem and Environment Management
•         Environment and Developmental Economics
•         Financial Management
•         Human Resource Management
•         Information Technology and Quantitative Techniques
•         Marketing Management
•         Sociology and Community Development
•         Technical Forestry 



Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must not be more than  45 year as on 1st July 2012 and must qualify the following eligibility tracks :
1.    A Bachelors Degree with atleast 50 percent marks, and  
2.    Masters degree (minimum two years prescribed duration after 10+2+3 years of formal education) in relevant discipline (relevancy has to be decided by the IIFM) with at least 55% marks including Five year/Four year Integrated masters Degree programme and with good academic records.                                                                   (OR)

4 year/8 Semester B.Tech/B.E with60% Marks or Equivalent OGPA. (OR)Professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS with atleast 55% marks.
                                              (OR)

For IIFM Graduates, who have done PGDFM and IIM graduates who have done PGDM, the minimum OGPA of 3.00 in 4.33 maximum scale, is required.
                                                   (OR)

For MRM Post graduates from IIFM, with 3.00 CGPA.

Note:  For those qualifications where the above 4.33 scale is not available, the eligibility will be decided by the Equivalence Committee constituted by the Director, IIFM and its decision will be final.


Important Dates

Candidates should ensure that the completed FPM application form reaches IIFM by 2nd April, 2012.

How to Apply

You can download the application form from here and send it to the address mentioned below.


Contact

Send Application to:
Chairperson (FPM)
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Nehru Nagar, Bhopal – 462 003 INDIA
Phone : 91-755-2775716, 2773799 Ext. , 349 & 339
FAX : 91 – 755-2772878,
Email: fpm@iifm.ac.in

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