Areas of specialization: (1) Communication and Extension Management, (2) Ecosystem and Environment management, (3) Environment and Development Economics, (4) Financial Management, (5) Human Resource Management, (6) Information Technology and Quantitative Techniques, (7) Marketing Management, (8) Sociology and Community Development, (9) Technical Forestry.
Eligibility: The maximum age limit is 45 year as on 1 July 2014. A Bachelor’s degree with at least 50 per cent marks and Master’s degree (minimum two years prescribed duration after 10+2+3 years of formal education) in relevant discipline (relevancy as decided by the IIFM) with at least 55% marks, including Five year/Four year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 55% marks.
Admission: Eligible candidates with CAT/GMAT scores (scores of two years old with a minimum cut off score as decided by IIFM) or UGC-CSIR-JRF/NET or GATE or ICAR NET (certificates/scores not older than 5 years) or qualified FRI entrance test for Ph.D. (two years old) or candidates who have obtained a PGDFM/PGDM from IIFM/IIM with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 or MRM students of IIFM with 3.00 CGPA or All India and allied services officers, officers in scale II of Nationalized banks and officers of equivalent rank of PSUs can apply directly. Candidates who fulfil the required eligibility criteria as above and do not have any of the above qualifying test scores, but have five years experience (post their respective eligible degree) shall be called for the internal test and those who qualify in the internal test will be called for GD & PI.
Group discussion and interview: GD and Interview for short-listed candidates will be held at IIFM, Bhopal during April/May 2014.
Financial assistance: Each student would be given a monthly fellowship of Rs 12,000 in first and second year; Rs 14,000 in third and fourth year and for extended one year (if applicable) during the programme.
How to apply: Interested candidates are required to submit their applications in the prescribed application form with all supporting documents mentioned in the form. Application form and details about the programme are available at Institute’s website www.iifm.ac.in at FPM admission page or can be obtained in person or by post by sending a request along with bank draft of Rs 500. Completed application form (accompanied by a Demand Draft of Rs 500 for forms downloaded from website) in favour of Director IIFM, payable at Bhopal, should be sent to The Chairperson, FPM Admissions, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462 003, M.P. so as to reach IIFM latest by 2 April 2014.
Download the application form from below.
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