Indian Institute of Forest Management

Indian Institute of Forest Management, functioning under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in consonance with the contemporary requirement, has courses with curricula embracing such diversity of subjects such as Natural Resource Management, Climate change and its effects on the livelihoods, Ecosystem Services, Economic valuation of natural resources such as forests, water and so on.

 

 The courses such as Post Graduate Diploma in Forest Management (PGDFM), Fellow in Program Management (FPM) and the M Phil in Natural Resource Management (MRM) have a blend of subjects which build good analytical and grassroots level assessment potential among the students. 

 

All these courses have good field work components to immerse the students in real time situations at the village level and help them be more practical in their thoughts and actions.

 

 Many institutions may be producing good number of post graduates in specific management subjects annually the IIFM has the distinction of producing young post graduates with environmental assessment, resource accounting and ecological services valuation, Social Impact Assessment calibers.

Keeping in these developments and the recent Corporate Social Responsibility related amendment in the Companies Act the need for young graduates with such varied and relevant potential is going to increase multi-folds.

 

 A situation might arise where in there is huge demand for such young professionals in the society. IIFM is alert to this fact and is contemplating to further enhance the potentials of its products by enriching the pedagogy and field interaction.