IIFM- Management institute for environmental studies - By: Shiksha

Management is a term, which fits for every field. For completing a thing properly and with perfection, a prior plan needs to be made. The execution of the plan needs excellent management skills. The students in every stream of education are taught Managerial skills, which would help them, perform their tasks in a better way. Students with degree in management are always preferred over other candidates and given more importance. This can go with any type of education and any type of job. The natural flora and fauna of the country also needs a lot of improvement, for which the respective departments have started hiring candidates with professional degrees in these areas. To cater the need of these industries, and particular forest and environmental sector, many institutes have got opened up. One of the most famous institutes endeavouring to the needs of the forest and environment industry is the Indian Institute of forest management. The institute has been developed with the aim to train the students, for the use of the industry making them take education, from the professionals like forest service, forest development cooperation, etc, to help the students feel the real picture of the industry.

Following is the detail of the courses provided by the Indian Institute of Forest Management:

Post graduate diploma in Forest Management

Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: student should have graduation degree with atleast 50% marks

Major subjects taught:
• Conservation and Livelihood (C&L)
• Environmental Management (EM)
• Developmental Management (DM)
Fellow programme in management

Duration:
Eligibility: Five years experience after post graduation

Subjects in which the students can do fellowship programme:

 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
Duration: 4 years
Eligibility:

• Post graduate with five years of work experience
• CAT entrance, followed by group discussion and personal interview
• Maximum age limit for applying is 45 years

The institute is well known in the industry and has a great reputation among the people working in this sector. The renowned name of the Indian institute of Forest management makes it possible for its students to succeed in grabbing jobs in few of the most prominent companies of the country. The institute has a record of 100% placement for all its students. It has successfully placed its students in industries like, conservation and livelihood, development and environmental. Its students are referred to be the cream of the society, contributing valuable changes in the growth of these industries.

IIFM, located in Bhopal, also has hostel facilities for its students, which makes it easy for the students from other cities, to do studies in the subjects of their choice. The institute has great infrastructure facilities with focus on technology upgradations, and latest facilities provided to its students. IIFM, believes that its students need to exercise and should be physically fit to be able to devote fully into their education and mental practises. To keep the students healthy and fit, IIFM has high- class indoor as well as outdoor game facilities, which gives students a chance to freshen up their minds and come up with new ideas. Summer internships are a very important part of any management education and so is believed by IIFM, as it makes sure that each of its students have good exposure to the practical world outside and are able to make best of their education period. The Indian Institute of Forest Management has association with many companies in the development, corporate, government sector and international agencies, which train the students for their future career.

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Gurleen Kaur writes on behalf of Shiksha.com. Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider. Shiksha provides information about PGFM Courses

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