Complete information for IIFM PGDFM (POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN FOREST MANAGEMENT)Admission 2019-21 Application Form, Eligibility & Selection Criteria, Fees Structure, Syllabus is available here. Indian Institute Of Forest Management admissions 2019-21 applications are being accepted now. For information on IIFM admission PGDSM (POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT) 2019-21 Admit Card, Results, Allocation of Examination Centre, Filling up of Application Form, Important Dates, Contact Address, Phone Number, Email ID refer the below article.
Last date for submission of application:
For CAT applicants : 20th February, 2019
For XAT applicants : 20th February, 2019
A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (it may also be referred to as P e r s o n s W i t h Di s a b i l i t y ( P W D ) categories), awarded by any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other
educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under Section 3 of the UGC Act. 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification 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/Institute (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.
CAT 2018/XAT 2019
Apply and appear for CAT 2018/ XAT 2019. IIFM will use CAT/XAT score for short-listing the candidates. IIMs/XLRI have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the programme.
A judicious mix of different modules like class-room teaching, structured field work and project-work in client organizations are used to inculcate managerial skills. In class-room teaching, advanced pedagogical techniques, i.e., case method, role play and simulation games are extensively used. A broad framework of various learning components and methods of handling them is presented in the table below.
Academic Calendar
The total duration of the PGDSM is 85 weeks which is divided into eight segments. Five of these segments are for classroom study, Field Work, Summer Internship and industry Project.
| Academic Calendar for (first Year) TENTATIVE | Term I | From July 01 to September 13, 2019 |
| Term II | September 16 to December 13, 2019 | |
| Field work – I | December 16, 2019 to January 03, 2020 | |
| Term III | January 06, 2020 to March 27, 2020 | |
| Summer Internship | March 30 to June 05, 2020 |
Paper I : Principles of Sustainability (POS)
Paper II : Business Communication (BC)
Paper III : Business Research Methods (BRM)
Paper IV : Financial Accounting (FA)
Paper V : Information Systems (IS)
Paper VI : Managerial Economics (ME)
Paper I : Decision Methods (DM)
Paper II : Green Marketing (GM)
Paper III : Development & Business Ethics (DBE)
Paper IV : Governance, Policy & Legal Issues in Sustainability (GPLIS)
Paper V : Financial Management (FM)
Paper VI : Systems & Design Thinking in Sustainability (SDTS)
Paper VII : Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality Assessment (SEMA)
Field work : Environmental Data Collection & Analysis – 2 weeks
Paper I : Environmental Economics & Green Accounting (EEGA)
Paper II : Green Operations & Supply Chain Management (GOSCM)
Paper III : Strategic Management (SM)
Paper IV : Business Certification & Audits for Sustainability (BCAS)
Paper V : Geo-informatics for designing sustainable solutions (GIDSS)
Paper VI : Climate Change : Sustainable Energy
& Carbon Management (CCSECM)
Paper VII : CSR & Sustainability Reporting
(CSRSR)
Paper VIII : Consumer Behavior (CB)
Summer Internship – 12 weeks
Paper I : Measuring Sustainability & Aligning
SDG’s (MSAS)
Paper II : Environmental Finance and
Sustainable Investment (EFSI)
Electives courses/ Course of Independent
Study (CIS) (one CIS + 3 electives)
Industry Project – 8 weeks
Compulsory course
Paper II : Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIE)
Paper II : Leadership for sustainable development (LSD)
Electives courses (3 electives)
Writing, final submission & Evaluation of Industry project report
The fee payable by students admitted to PGDSM is as follows:
General Category/ Non-creamy OBC/ Differently Abled Candidates: – They are required to pay Rs3,74,400 (non-refundable) as the first year fee receipt of the admission offer. The second year of academic fee of Rs. 2,49,600/- (non-refundable) has to be paid on or before the commencement of the second year’s academic session, i.e. before the fourth Term.
SC/ST Candidates: -They are required to pay an amount of Rs.2,24,640/- (nonrefundable) as the first year fee on the receipt of the admission offer. The second year of academic fee of Rs1,49,760/- (non-refundable) has to be paid in second year academic session i.e. before the fourth Term.
Academic Fee Structure for PGDSM 21 Batch
| S.No. | Components | General/NC- OBC/DA | SC/ST |
| Academic Fees | |||
| 1 | Tuition Fees | 349000 | 209400 |
| 2 | Computer & Internet Fees | 25000 | 15000 |
| 3 | Teaching material & Library charges | 50000 | 30000 |
| Sub Total | 424000 | 254400 | |
| Amenities Fees | |||
| 1 | Alumni Connect | 5000 | 5000 |
| 2 | Hostel Rent | 100000 | 60000 |
| 3 | Medical Purpose | 4000 | 4000 |
| 4 | Student Welfare fund | 1000 | 1000 |
| 5 | IIFM Development Fund | 90000 | 50000 |
| Sub Total | 200000 | 120000 | |
| Total | 624000 | 374400 | |
| First Year | 374400 | 224640 | |
| Second Year | 249600 | 149760 | |
| Others | |||
| Caution Money | 15000 | 15000 | |
Application complete in all respectsmust reach IIFM Bhopal on or before:
For CAT applicants : 20th February, 2019
For XAT applicants : 20th February, 2019
WAT and PI
Written aptitude test (WAT) and personal interviews (PI) for short-listed candidates will be held at BHOPAL, BANGALORE, NEW DELHI, KOLKATA, GUWAHATI & KOCHI during March/April 2019.
Submit query online
Contact Phone Number : 0755-2763466
Email : admission@iifm.ac.in
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| For information on specific subjects you can write to the following at the Institute’s address . For any other information , please address your letters and mail to the Director. | |
| General Information,Consultancy,Research Projects,Networking Dr. Pankaj Srivastava Director IIFM email : director@iifm.ac.in | |
| Administrative Matters Shri D. P. Singh Chief Administrative Officer email : cao@iifm.ac.in | |
| Admission to PGDFM Prof. Yogesh Dubey Chairperson PGDFM Admissions email : yogesh@iifm.ac.in | M.Phil (Admission & Curriculum) Prof. Parul Rishi Chairperson M.Phil (Admission & Curriculum) email : parul@iifm.ac.in |
| PGDFM Curriculum Prof. Ashuthosh Verma Chairperson PGDFM Curriculum email : ashutosh@iifm.ac.in | FPM & Ph.D (FRIDU) Prof. Suprava Patnaik Chairperson FPM & Ph.D (FRIDU) (Admissions & Curriculum) email : spatnaik@iifm.ac.in |
| Management Development Programmes Prof. Sandeep Tambe Chairperson MDP email : stambe@iifm.ac.in | Brand Value Enhancement & Public Relations Prof. Sharadindu Pandey Chairperson Brand Value Enhancement & Public Relations email: spandey@iifm.ac.in |
| Students Affairs and Alumni Liaison Cell Prof. Advait Edgaonkar Chairperson, SAAC email : advaite@iifm.ac.in | Placement & Summer Internship Prof. U. K. Sarma Chairperson Placement and SI email: ujjal@iifm.ac.in |
| Field Work Prof. Sandeep Tambe Chairperson Field Work email : stambe@iifm.ac.in | Consultancy Services Prof. Rekha Singhal Chairperson, Consultancy Services email : rekha@iifm.ac.in |
| Printing, Publications & Learning Resources Development Cell Prof. Anup Upadhyay Chairperson, Printing, Publications & Learning Resources Development Cell email:anupadhyay@iifm.ac.in | Research Advisory and Review Committee Prof. Jayashree Dubey Chairperson, Research Advisory and Review Committee email : jayashree@iifm.ac.in |
| Library Management & Advisory Prof. B. K. Upadhyay Chairperson, Library Management & Advisory email : bkupadhyay@iifm.ac.in | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Prof. Amitabh Pandey Chairperson, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development email : apandey@iifm.ac.in |
| International Collaboration Cell Prof. Madhu Verma Chairperson, International Collaboration email: mverma@iifm.ac.in | Central Disciplinary Cell Prof. C. S. Rathore Chairman, Central Disciplinary Cell email : csr@iifm.ac.in |
