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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has intimated that Indian Institute of Forestry Management, Bhopal – an autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is offering admission to Foreign Nationals / OCI /PIO / NRI to its flagship programme “Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management” which is approved by AICTE and is equivalent to Masters Degree on the Self Finance basis.

2. A total number of 24 seats are available for foreign nationals /OCI/PIO/NRIs and for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries as per the details below. The candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA awarded by any recognised University.

3. The last date of receipt of applications at IIFM, Bhopal is 30th May 2018. The details of admission criteria, fees etc are as given below.

Details of the Course

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Name of the Institution

Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

(An autonomous Institution of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)

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Name of the Course

Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management (PGDFM)

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Duration of the course

Two years, Residential

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Total No. of seats available under supernumerary quota

15% of 120 seats i.e. 18 Seats (Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizen of India/ Persons of Indian Origin – 12 seats, Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries – 6 seats)

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Mode of Finance

Self Finance

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Registration & Course fee

  1. The application fee for admission is USD 30 or equivalent INR

  2. The course fee including hostel rent for two years for foreign students and NRI students if USD 21000, for SAARC students the course fee is USD 14,000. The fee does not include mess charges, travel expenses for joining the course, visa charges etc.The fee should be paid in two instalments i.e. 60% of the fee payable in first year and 40% in second year.

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Eligibility & Selection

  1. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree (with a minimum of 15 years of Education) in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA awarded by any recognized university as per the country of origin. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. If, selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2019 from the Principal / Registrar of his / her College/Institution (issued on or before June 30, 2019) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate. Selected candidates having qualification acquired from foreign universities / Boards are required to obtain equivalence from AIU, India (http//www.aiu.ac.in).

  2. The criteria for admission shall be GMAT Score (taken on or after January 2016)/ CAT 2018 / XAT 2019 scores for PGDGFM 2019 – 2021 and personal interview over Skype or other IT tool to test aptitude towards the programme and command over English language.

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Nodal Officer nominated from IIFM

Shri Kuriakose Emmanuel, Manager (AA)

Email ID : kuria@iifm.ac.in

Mob : +919425018628

For more details please visit : www.iifm.ac.in/admission