M.Phil. - Natural Resource Management, Admissions

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT,BHOPAL,M.P

An Autonomous Institute under the
Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt, of India
Nehru Nagar, Bhopal-462003, M.P.


M.Phil. - Natural Resource Management, Admissions 2011-2012

Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal. a premier sectoral management institute. invites applications for one year M.Phil. programme in Natural Resource Management (Award of degree by Saurashtra University, Rajkot) commencing from September, 2011. With a focus on climate change, the programme comprises of class work, field work, seminar, study tour (National as well as abroad) and dissertation.

Eligibility
Candidates must have a Post Graduate Degree/Diploma or its equivalent, recognized by an Indian University or Association of !ndian Universities with the minimum of 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/OBC-Non creamy/PD) in aggregate in the field of Science/Engineering/Management and related Social sciences (as decided by equivalence committee of the Institute). Those appearing in the final year of Post Graduation Examination can also apply: provided they complete the eligibility criteria by August 31, 2011

Seats : The total number of seats available is 20, out of which maximum of 10 seats will be filled by in-service officers from Indian Forest Service. State Forest Services, Group A officers or equivalent from Govt, Departments/public sector & representatives from NGOs with minimum three years of experience in the fields related to Natural Resource Management. Remaining 10 seats shall be billed by other eligible candidates.



Reservation : Reservation of seats will be applicable to the candidates as per the prevailing Government of India norms.-

Selection Process :
For in-service officers, the application shoufd be forwarded through proper channel which will be screened at the institute for direct interview. Candidates possessing UGC/CSIR/ICAR- NET certificate or PGDFM from IIFM with a minimum of 3.0 OGPA shall also be exempted from written test and be directly called for interview. Others have to qualify a written test conducted by the Institute. The cutoff score of the test will be decided by the Institute and shall have three components namely English ability, analytical ability and Natural Resource Management aptitude.

Fees : The total cost of the programme is Rs. 1,50,000/-

How to Apply :
Interested candidates are required to submit their applications in the prescribed application form with all supporting documents mentioned in 1he form. Application form and details about the programme are available at the website www.iifm.ac.in/M.Phil Completed application form (accompanied by a demand draft of Rs 500/- in favour of Director IIFM. payable at Bhopal). should be sent to Chairperson, M.Phil. (NRM) Admission, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal-462003, M.P., so as to reach IIFM latest by 05-07-2011.

Last day to receive application form is 05-07-2011.