| Indian Institute of Forest Management Bhopal | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1982 |
| Type | Education and Research Institution |
| Director | Dr. Ravindra Bihari Lal |
| Undergraduates | current intake 93 |
| Location | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | 200 acres (0.81 km2) |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Environment and Forests |
| Website | Official website |
The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (founded 1982) is an autonomous institution at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, India, established by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India with financial assistance from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and course assistance from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad [1]. The institute's objective is to fulfill the growing need for managerial human resource in forest and allied sectors. IIFM has developed as an educational, research, training and consultancy organization and is gradually acquiring an international reputation. As a campus it is also famous for its rich flora and fauna with citings of various small sized wild animals and birds within campus.
The institute is headed by a director selected by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
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The institute is located in Nehru Nagar, in the southwestern corner of the city of Bhopal. It is on a hill that overlooks the Bhadbhada barrage. The barrage controls the overflow of the upper lake or Bada Talab of Bhopal. The spillway for Bhadbhada tails around the IIFM hill, giving it a scenic location surrounded by water on three sides during good monsoons. The location is some 3 km south of T.T. Nagar and just off the road to Kerwa Dam. The architect of the institute's buildings is Anant Raje, who won a national award for architecture for the designs. The architect was inspired by the historical town of Mandu for his work at IIFM. One of the prominent feature of this architecture is a giant arc, as seen in the thumbnail.
IIFM conducts following courses:
In addition, it conducts Management Development programmes.
Its flagship PFM course is one of its kind in Asia and attracts talented students from across India and abroad (from SAARC countries).
The PFM course was started in 1988. It is a two-year residential course. The first batch of PFM students graduated in 1990. Admission to PFM course is done through CAT (conducted by IIM). After the test there is a round of group discussions and interviews and then a final list is drawn for the course. Scholarship was provided to the all the students admitted which has been discontinued from 2008.
The institute has a good faculty student ratio and the very best infrastructure in terms of computing and library facilities. It is a fully residential course with 93 seats.
PFM is a two-year fully residential post graduate level diploma programme. The course consist of 6 terms, one Summer Internship and 2 Field trips. There are 7 courses in each term until 4th term which is common to all the students. In the 5th and 6th term students have to choose either of the following specializations. The three major specialized modules offered are
It is compulsory for each student to have a Major specialization and but they can opt to either have Minor specialization or not.
A student can have single or dual specialization. A student has to opt for one major specialization by opting minimum 8.0 credit courses in total (4.0 credit compulsory and remaining 4.0 credit electives courses, from major specialization area, offered during terms V and VI). The total credit to be taken in the V and VI terms is 6.0 credits each.
A student can also have a minor specialization by opting 4.0 credit courses from available compulsory/elective courses of the module chosen. The choice of opting for minor specialization rests with the students.
The diploma will be given in major specialization like PGDFM (with specialized package in DM). The minor specialization will not be mentioned on the diploma, but it can be mentioned on transcript.
The students are required to complete 43 credits including one credit for fieldwork and two credits for Summer Internship. A one-credit course is of 30 classroom sessions of one hour each and half credit course is of fifteen classroom sessions of one hour each. Each credit course requires from a student about 100 hours of work, inside and outside the classroom.
Students may also be asked to attend workshops/seminars/special lectures by eminent personalities organized for overall benefit.
Most job placements are with the environment and development sector with NGOs, though recently a number of banks and microfinance institutions have participated in campus placements.
IIFM and its alumni work closely with national and international civil society, governments, academia and industry. IIFM is known for 100% placements , the history in placements continues for 21 years .
The latest report can be found out at: http://www.iifm.ac.in/admission/placement.html
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