POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT, BHOPAL

2019-21ADMISSION

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Ÿ Director's Message

Ÿ About IIFM & Why IIFM

Ÿ Institute Activities

Ÿ Infrastructure

Ÿ Post Graduate Diploma in

Sustainability Management

Ÿ Admission

Ÿ Programme Structure

Ÿ Pedagogy

Ÿ Course Curriculum

Ÿ Fees Structure

Ÿ Life @ IIFM

Ÿ Students Affairs

Ÿ Placements

Ÿ Alumni

Ÿ Faculty

Ÿ Board of Governors

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development, the country needs human

resource with special managerial skills

coupled with sector specific knowledge

to manage the wide array of natural

resources on which human survival

depends. This objective is appropriately

reflected in our Vision and Mission of

being amongst the leading national and

international institution in the area of

environment, forest and development

management.

We are proud to say that the institute is

lauded for its outstanding contributions

in the fields of education, training,

research and consultancy, while the

endeavor to do better and remain

relevant as well as useful to the society,

more so in the context of the new

horizon opened up by the mandatory

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),

and newly emerged Sustainable

Development goals.

A sprawling green campus endowed with

most modern paraphernalia, array of

curricular and co-curricular activities and

33 years of excellence,provides the best

opportunity for personal and professional

growth for students aspiring careers in

the field of sustainability management.

The Faculty and the Staff join me in

extending a warm welcome to the first

batch of PGDSM to this campus for a rich

learning experience.

The Indian Institute of Forest

Management, a leading national level

Institute, under the Ministry of

Environment, Forest & Climate change,

Government of India, constantly

endeavors to widen the horizons of

knowledge useful for the managers and

practitioners in the sectors of Forest,

Environment, Development, Natural

Resource Management and allied fields.

It is providing an excellent opportunity to

the young aspirants to seek admission to

this new program on Post Graduate

Diploma in Sustainability Management,

PGDSM from academic year 2019.

In the context of current challenges of

environment degradation, climate change

and the associated dilemma of

Dr. Pankaj Srivastava, IFS

Director, IIFM

Established in 1982 as an autonomous

institution under the Ministry of Environment,

Forest and Climate Change, Government of

India, IIFM was conceptualized in response to

the recommendations of the National

Commission on Agriculture. The impetus

generated by these recommendations

culminated in an alliance with the Indian

Institute of Management, Ahmedabad through

which the philosophy and raison d’erte of IIFM

was evolved. The Swedish International

Development Agency also contributed

financially and technically in establishing the

Institute. Since its inception, IIFM has been

home to some of the most brilliant young

minds who are constantly raising the bar of

excellence in this dynamic field.

Situated in the City of Lakes, the Indian

Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal is

uniquely positioned in South Asia in its

endeavor to blend the concepts of

environment and development management

with corporate management expertise.

About

WHY The students, the faculty, the courses, the field

visits and the lush green campus all play a part

to form the dynamic culture of IIFM. IIFM

provides freedom to students to run various

committees and cells. The culture of IIFM builds

in the students, an ability to view the business

world form all perspectives be it economic or

environmental, be it profit or people. It drives the

students in pursuit of knowledge and inculcates

leadership and teamwork in them.

The excellent mix of highly qualified faculty

and up-to-date course content ensures that

IIFM graduates are well prepared to face any

challenge posed by today’s business scenario.

The permanent faculty student ratio is an

impressive 1:7 with 32 permanent faculty

members catering to 9 areas of expertise.

Each batch is selected through an extremely

stringent selection process, consisting of

several filters to get the best minds in the

country. The present batch has been selected

from a pool of top scorers in CAT/XATwho further

appeared for rigorous screening rounds of

Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interviews.

CULTURE

KNOWLEDGE

SELECTION

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Education

Ÿ Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability

Management (PGDSM) - New program

Ÿ Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management

(PGDFM).

Ÿ M Phil in Natural Resource Management

(M.Phil, NRM)

Ÿ Fellow Programme in Management(FPM)

Ÿ Nodal Centre for Doctoral Programme of Forest

Research Institute, Dehradun.

Training

The dynamic nature of society and economy makes it

imperative for managers and administrators to

continuously up-grade their managerial skills to meet

new challenges, conflicts and changes in roles. The

Institute with an objective to fulfill the growing need

of managerial human power and development of

managerial capacity in the Environment, Forestry and

allied sectors provides an excellent forum to serve the

needs of in-service managers and administrators.

Research

Research is one of the key activities of the Institute.

As a sectoral management Institute in Development,

Environment, Forestryand allied sectors, the institute

mainly focuses applied research in Natural Resource

Management.

The research projects are funded by various National

and International organizations like the Ministry of

Environment, Forest&Climate Change, Department of

Science & Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of

India, State Forest Departments, ITTO, FAO, IDRC,

DFID, Ford Foundation, Ministry of Rural Development,

UNDP, GIZ and World Bank etc.

Consultancy

The multi-disciplinaryexpertise of IIFM’s faculty

makes IIFM ideally suited to offer consultancy

services in the areas of Forestry, Environment and

Natural Resource Management. The subject areas in

which IIFM has been providing Consultancy support

include Agro-forestry, Farm forestry, GEO-Informatics,

Livelihood and Conservation, Grassland Management,

Rural and Green Marketing, Micro Credit, Joint Forest

Management, Eco-development, Waste Management,

Climate Change, Ecotourism, Rural Development and

Environmental Impact Assessment.

Centers of Excellence

In order to promote research in specialized areas of

natural resource management and to create an

excellent cadre of researchers in those areas IIFM has

established the following Centers of Excellence:

Ÿ International Centre for Community Forestry

Ÿ Centre for Ecological Services Management

(CESM)

Ÿ Centre for Sustainable Forest Management &

Forest Certification (SFM & FC)

Ÿ Centre for Livelihood Management

Ÿ Centre for Policy Studies.

Ÿ Centre for Application of Management Techniques

in Government

Ÿ Centre for Climate Change Studies.

Ÿ Centre of Excellence for IIFM-Industry Interface for

Sustainable Development

Ÿ Geo-informatics Centre for Forestry, Climate

Change and Livelihood support

The four pillars of IIFM relate to Natural Resources,

Knowledge Development, Management Application

and Capacity Building of the society and human

resources.

International Linkages

IIFM regularly participates in various activities at the

International level like International Symposia and

Congregations. It also has academic collaborations

with international organizations like RECOFTC, ITTO,

FAO, UNDP, USFS, IDRC, World Bank Cambridge

University and Oxford Forest Institute, to name a few.

INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES

ObjectivesIIFM has been established with the

following objectives

Ÿ To provide training in management and

related areas to people connected with

forestry, forest-related industries and

commerce, with a view to acquaint them

with the practices of the profession of

management.

Ÿ To assist, institute and carry out research

in the areas of management, allied

techniques and methods conducive to the

development of forestry.

Ÿ To collaborate with educational

institutions in any part of the world having

objectives similar to those of the IIFM

through exchange of faculty, scholars and

association in any other manner as may

be conducive for the mutual benefits.

Ÿ To inculcate a sense of appreciation in

those selected for training and

emphasizing that conservation is of over-

riding importance in the management of

natural resources and the role of forests

is vital for ecological and environmental

sustenance.

Ÿ To select and nurture outstanding and

talented young students for careers

leading to managerial responsibilities in

forestry and forest related industries.

Ÿ To meet the needs of forestry and forest

re lated industr ies by prov id ing

i n f o r m a t i o n t h r o u g h r e s e a r c h ,

publications and application of the state-

of- the-art technology.

Ÿ To create patronship, affiliations and

other classes of professional or honorary

membership or office as the IIFM may

consider necessary.

I N F R A S T R U T U R E

The Institute has a sprawling campus spread over 230 acres located on a lush green hill-top surrounded by

water-bodies on three sides. The building-complex includes the Academic-Complex, Library, Computer Center,

Hostel, Fully Air conditioned Student Mess, Administration and Accounts wings. The Academic Complex of IIFM

includes Fully air-conditioned hi-tech class-rooms, seminar rooms equipped with video conferencing facilities

and a Faculty Block. The award winning architectural design of IIFM’s building provides an environment

conducive to academic activities, professional deliberations and social interaction.

CAMPUS

Hostel, Guest House & Mess

Three hostel blocks having one hundred and ten fully

furnished rooms are available for accommodating

boys and girls separately. The hostel rooms are

connected with internet facility through LAN and Wi-

Fi. The fully air-conditioned student mess is equipped

with automated and semi-automated equipment and

cooking systems. It is capable of serving about 300

people at a time with nutritious and wholesome food.

Sports Facilities

A wide range of sports facilities are available on

campus including Badminton, Lawn Tennis, Table

Tennis, Football, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball,

Carrom, Chess and Gym. Intra-Institute sports

tournaments are organized regularly and the Institute

participates every year in the All India Forest Sports

and Games Meet organized by MoEF & CC, GoI. Here at

IIFM, every goal scored is applauded and every point

won calls for a celebration.

Computer Center

Computer center has excellent Hardware and

Software resources, which are capable of providing

support for diverse computing requirements. Major

facilities at the Computer Center are: Operating

System, Office Automation software (Windows 10 &

MS-Office 2016), Open Source GIS, Statistical

analysis tool SPSS & R. Language lab facility provides

opportunity to learn new languages by enrolling in the

open source MOOC platforms. The center has HP

ProLiant ML 350 G8 and G5 servers for managing Tally

9.0, ERP, Anti-Virus, Internet & Intranet services. The

center also provides Video-conferencing and Skype

facilities using dedicated systems. The computer

center has a well-established computer lab with 60

computers for student’s access. Internet facility is

provided through dedicated NKN Leased line of 100

Mbps & BSNL Leased line with 10 Mbps. The campus

is Wi-Fi enabled.

Library and Information Services

The library is an ocean of knowledge and information

with a vast collection of books and journals on

subjects of environment, development, forestry and

beyond. This multistoried air-conditioned building

offers a vast pool of literature to students.

Subscription to a number of international e-journals is

a key ingredient of the IIFM library. Institutional

membership with DELNET as well as continuous

updating of resource base and inclusion of

publications of current interest is constantly

undertaken. A collection of films on forestry,

environment, development, l ivel ihood and

management are available, the Online Public Access

Catalogue (OPAC) facility is available on all terminals

connected through LAN. The library has total

collection of 42180 volumes and subscription to

more than 186 National and International periodicals,

a number of CDs and DVDs on various topics of

academic interests and subscription to a number of

international online databases such as Science Direct

(Business Management & Accounting Collection and

Environmental Science collection), EBSCO ( Business

Source Elite and Environment Complete), Prowess, J-

gate (Management Sciences), Indiastat and Emerald

Marketing: e-journal collection.

APPLY TO IIFM

Admission to the fully residential two year

PGDSM is open to graduates from any

discipline provided he/she fulfils the

eligibility criteria and qualifies through the

selection process.

Eligibility

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

Pe rsons Wi th Disab i l i t y (PWD)

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.

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.

Ÿ Online through www.iifm.ac.in/admission and remit the fee through Debit

Card/Credit Card/Net Banking.

Ÿ Application fee Rs. 1000/- for GEN/OBC/DA category and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST

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Ÿ Providing inaccurate or incomplete information or malpractice of any kind or

canvassing will result in disqualification of the candidate.

Ÿ The mandatory disclosure as per AICTE guidelines relating to admission procedure is

hosted on our website (www.iifm.ac.in/admission).

Ÿ The PGDSM admission brochurecan be downloaded from the Institute’s website in PDF

Format.

Ÿ The Institute reserves the right to change any information in this brochure, whenever it

is deemed necessary. Therefore, this is not having any legal entity.

Ÿ Please note that admission to any category of candidate is subject to meeting the

selection criteria as specified by IIFM. In case of any dispute, the jurisdiction will be the

competent court of Bhopal only.

Ÿ Ragging is totally banned in IIFM and anyone found guilty of ragging and/ or abetting

ragging is liable to be punished as per the IIFM Anti-Ragging Policy.

ADMISSION COMMITTEE

Prof. Sandeep Tambe

Prof. Ashutosh Verma

Prof. Jayashree Dubey

Prof. Yogesh Dubey -Chairperson

ADMISSION OFFICE

Shri Kuriakose E., Manager

Shri Ch. Sridhar, Stenographer

Shri Prakash Shitole, Assistant

PROGRAMME STRUCTUREA 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 2019-20

(first Year)

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, 2020TENTATIVE

Industry Project (IP)

The student based on his or her

interest shall select a topic related

to any of the aspects of

sustainability management in

industry of his/her choice. The

student shall spend a full 8-week

period in the industry and is expected

to analyze the data and information

so collected, present it in form of a

professional business report to be

submitted to the industry where the

project had been carried out. The

report shall be evaluated by a panel

of examiners appointed within the

faculty of the Institute.

Summer Internship (SI)

The Summer Internship cell

of IIFM shall invite the SI

offers from various

industries, consultancy

firms, Research

organizations and the same

shall be floated to the

students for selection. The

Student shall work on the

problems and task as

assigned by the Interning

organization and at the end,

produce a Summer

Internship report.

Evaluation and Grading

The PGDSM programmeis built on

active participation from every

student in each component,

namely, Classroom, Fieldwork,

Summer Internship and Industry

project. The evaluation process is

continuous and aims at

optimizing the students’

involvement in learning from

various courses as well as from

opportunities outside the

classroom. Accordingly, students

get grades based onassignments,

quizzes, evaluation of projects

and term examinations.

PEDAGOGY

Sustainability reporting involves environmental data, their collection and analysis. It

also provides basis for monitoring and evaluation of sustainable development. There

are many important aspects to the collection of environmental data related to each project, approaches, tools and

techniques applied will influence the type and strength of statistical inferences. This will help to choose appropriate

experimental units, types of data and establishing sampling techniques to increase the efficiency of data collection.

This component explains the data type, scale, types of variables, sampling design, data collection techniques, tools and

techniques, data analysis and reporting to achieve sustainable development goal. The field work component is designed

to equip students to be able to understand environmental data, its collection procedures and analysis.

Class Room

PGDSM course is designed in a manner that the overall

learning goals in the programme are achieved and synergy is

created between course-work, fieldwork and Summer

Internship and industry project.

Each one credit unit course has 30 sessions of 60 minutes

each. The total class room time per one credit unit course

equals 30 hours, besides approximately 70 hours of

supportive and preparatory work.

Field Work at IIFM

Term V :

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

Term I :

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)

Term II :

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

Term III

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

Term IV

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

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Academic Awards

The Chairman’s Gold and Silver medals shall be awarded to the meritorious students of PGDSM,

based on their OGPA on Completion of the programme. These medals are awarded on the day of the

Convocation. The Director’s Medal shall be is awarded for the best Summer Internship to selected

student on the day of ‘Kalptaru’the Annual Festival of the Institute.

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.

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

Academic Fee Structure for PGDSM 2019-2021 Batch

LIFE @

Kalpataru

Kalpataru, the annual festival is a

gala event, hosting various

literary, cultural and sports

activities. Not only does it provide

students with an opportunity to

hone their organizational skills,

but also serves as a platform for

them to interact with other

members of the IIFM fraternity.

Cultural Club

Cultural Club adds a lot of fun and

enthusiasm to students’ life by

organizing different festival

celebrations and cultural events

rejuvenating every dimension of

creativity of the students. The

activities give opportunities to

students to celebrate their joie de

vivre. They add flavors to a diligently

occupied life. Events like Ghazal

Night, Garba, Talent-hunt and

festivals like Janmashtmi, Ganesh

Puja, Dusshera are celebrated with

gaiety and fervor.

Nature Club

Nature Club engages students to make efforts to

conserve the environment. Its activities are inclined

towards protecting the environment and connecting

with the society and community at large. The same is

witnessed in the events they organize viz.

NukkadNatak, blood donation camp, cleanliness

drive, celebration of children’s day with kids of an

NGO and creating awareness through events like

photography competition, T-shirt painting and clay

modeling.

Literary Club

Activities of the Literary Club help students in

nurturing their intellectual mettle. Panel

discussions, foreign language classes, debates,

poster making competition are organized by the

literary club. This helps the students expand their

knowledge at macro level and get benefitted by other

brains around them.

Movie Club

Activities and events of the movie club are not just

informative but relaxing as well. It is responsible for

edutainment of the students. It screens movies and

documentations on weekends, runs movie and

documentary marathons, shows open theatre

movies and organize quizzes. Apart from the

members of the club, other students also have a say

in screening of the movies of their choice.

Sports Club

Facing competitions, team spirit, hard work,

leadership, discipline, achieving goals are just some

of the qualities that sports imbibe in oneself. Sports

club at IIFM makes every effort to provide many

opportunities to the students to partake in their

flagship events like athleticsa chance to represent

the institute at All India Forest Meets. Faculty and

alumni also participate in many of the events.

AFFAIRSSTUDENT

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The students of PGDSM can expect placements in various sustainability

groups of industries, Consulting, CSR Foundations, Research and

Development organizations and NGO’s working in the area of sustainable

Development. Some of the top recruiters who have been participating in

placements for other program are given below.

Address for correspondence

Chairperson Admission

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT

Post Box No. 357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462 003 INDIA

Phone : Admission Cell direct: 0755-2763466

EPABX : 0755-2768331, 2763925, 2763924, 2766603, 2775703

Extn. 349, 339 &388/FAX: 91-755-2671929

Email : admission@iifm.ac.in

Internet : www.iifm.ac.in/admission

Alumni Network Committee

To interact and remain connected with the managers

that IIFM has created, the Alumni Affairs Committee

makes all possible endeavors to gather and update

information of its alumni while also facilitating the

students to take advantage of this priceless asset

by organizing talk series with them, getting

connected with them through social media and the

institute website, inviting them to the institute from

time to time and conducting Chapter Meets at

different locations across the country.

Adventure Club

Surviving in the wild, surmounting back breaking

terrains, facing rigorous competition in various

contests organized by the Adventure Club helps

students develop discipline and team building skills.

Taxing oneself at events like rappelling, trekking,

monkey crawling among others helps one to evolve a

suitable mental attitude to face critical situations in

life. Students also get a chance to pragmatically

understand the nuances in community development

and ecotourism.

PRATIBIM - Dramatics Club

The Dramatics Club brings out acting skills of the

students. Performing on stage enriches students

with confidence and helps them to open up. The

dramatics club exposes students and audience to

literature of playwrights that form a treasure trove of

our culture. Apart from that, organizing events helps

the students to learn management skills. The club

also provides students exposure at national level

where they compete with other institutes.

Alumni Relations

The alumni affirm their links with the Institute

through the IIFM Alumni Cell and the IIFM Alumni

Association. The Alumni cell holds an annual

Convention; Groups meet regularly in all major cities

of the country. IIFM brings out a newsletter called

Synergy at IIFM, which acts as a channel of

communication between alumni and students. The

Alumni cell also runs an Internetpage that acts as a

forum for frequent discussions on contemporary

academic and professional issues.

Mess Committee

With active participation of the students, the

mess committee takes care of the cuisine at

IIFM. Every term new members replace the

old members and get a chance to learn the

intricacies involved in operating the mess.

They are involved in activities such as

deciding the menu, checking accounts and

managing finances of the mess activities,

doing market research to get an idea of the

best available prices for food items and

handling feasts on festive occasions.

A L U M N I

IIFM

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Communication & Extension Management

Anup Prakash Upadhyay, Ph.D

Information Technology and Quantitative Techniques

C.S. Rathore, Ph. D.

C.V.R.S. Vijaya Kumar, Ph. D.

Jigyasa Bisaria, Ph.D

Asha Khanna, P. G.

Ecosystem and Environment Management

Suprava Patnaik, Ph. D.

Yogesh Dubey, Ph. D.

M. D. Omprakash, Ph. D.

Bhaskar Sinha, Ph. D. *

C. P. Kala, Ph. D.

Advait Edgaonkar, Ph. D.

Marketing Management

Manmohan Yadav, Ph. D.

Jayshree Dubey, Ph.D

Sharadindu Pandey, Ph.D

Environment & Developmental Economics

Madhu Verma, Ph. D.

S.P. Singh, Ph. D.

G. Ananda Vadivelu, Ph.D

Sociology and Community Development

D. Debnath, Ph. D.

Amitabh Pandey, Ph. D

Ashish David, Ph. D

U.K. Sarma, Ph. D

Financial Management

Ashutosh Verma, Ph. D.

Madhur Raj Jain, Ph.D

Technical Forestry

K.K. Jha, Ph.D., IFS

Pradeep Choudhry, Ph.D., IFS

Sandeep Tambe, Ph. D., IFS

Arvind Bijalwan, Ph.D. *

Human Resource Management

Rekha Singhal, Ph. D.

Parul Rishi, Ph. D.

B.K. Upadhyay, Ph. D.

Vandita Singh Banerjee, P.G

Director

Dr. Pankaj Srivastava, IFS

* on Leave on Duty

The Board of Governors of IIFM is the apex body governing all affairs of the Institute. The

Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India is the Chairman of

the Board. The complete list of the Board of Governors is given below:

*Non Member Secretary

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

S.No Name, Designation & Address

1. Secretary (EF & CC) to Govt. of IndiaMinistry of Environment, Forest & Climate ChangeIndira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh RoadNew Delhi - 110 003

Chairman

2. The Director General of Forests and Special Secretary to Govt. of India & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road New Delhi - 110 003

Vice-Chairman

3. The Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road New Delhi - 110 003

Members

4. The Secretary, Higher Education Government of India Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development 107, ‘C’ Wing , Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001

5. Principal Secretary, Forests Govt. of Madhya Pradesh Vallabh Bhwan, Bhopal – Nominee of Govt. of M.P.

6. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Forest Department Satpura Bhawan, Bhopal - 462 004

7. Shri Anup Agarwalla 55,Ameeta, 7 Gen J Bhosle Marg, Mumbai-400021

8. Prof. Mukesh Khare Professor-Faculty of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, HauzKhas, New Delhi 110016

9. Dr. S S Negi, IFS (Retd) 178, Subhash Road Dehrudun, Uttarakhand

10. Dr. Jamal Ahmed Khan, IFS (Retd) K-135, Sector 19, Gandhinagar - 382021

11. Prof. Mayuri Pandya Director – I/c GLS Law College, Ahmedabad - 380006

12. Dr. Prasad Madhav Modak 301/302, Godrej La Vista, Dr. MB Raut Road, Shivaji Park, Dadar Mumbai - 400028

13. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Govt. of Goa, Maratha Samaj, Dayanand Smriti Building, Panaji 403001

14. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Imphal, (Manipur) 795001

15. Director General Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE) P.O. New Forest Dehradun - 248 006

16. Director General Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Krishi Bhawan New Delhi 110 001

17. The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Plantation Development Corporation Ltd., 30, Gandhimandapam Road, Kottupuram, Chennai-600085

18. DeanIndian Institute of Forest ManagementNehru Nagar, Bhopal – 462 003

19. Dr. MadhuVermaFaculty MemberIndian Institute of Forest Management, Nehru Nagar,Bhopal - 462003

20. The Additional Director General of Forests (FC)Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change,Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 110003

21. The Dy. Inspector General of Forests (RT)Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change,Indra Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 110003

22 Director Indian Institute of Forest ManagementNehru Nagar, ,Bhopal-462 003

Member Secretary

23 Dr. Madhu Verma*Indian Institute of Forest ManagementNehru Nagar,,Bhopal-462 003

Ex-Officio Non-Member Secretary

* on Leave on Duty

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