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 1st July 2012. A Bachelors
degree with atleast 50 percent marks and Masters 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 masters degree
programme or Professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS with atleast
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 UGCCSIR-JRF/NET or GATE
or ICAR NET (certificates/scores not older than 5 years) or qualified
FRI entrance test for PhD (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 & 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 & Interview
GD and Interview for short-listed candidates will be held at IIFM,
Bhopal during April/May 2012.
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 the website http://www.iifm.ac.in /fpm
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 Chairperson, FPM Admissions, Indian Institute of
Forest Management, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462003, M.P. so
as to reach IIFM latest by 2nd April 2012.