1st Batch, 100% Placement, Program fee Rs. 6.24 lakhs including Hostel. Students can apply online- http://iifm.ac.in/admission/

1. POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT, BHOPAL
2019-21
ADMISSION
MOVING
TOWARDS
SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE

2. CONTENTS
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
DIRECTOR'S
MESSAGE
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

3. 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

4. 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
leadershipandteamworkinthem.
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
WrittenAptitudeTestandPersonalInterviews.
CULTURE
KNOWLEDGE
SELECTION
CAPITAL
PROCESS

5. 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
needsofin-servicemanagersandadministrators.
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,GIZandWorldBanketc.
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
EnvironmentalImpactAssessment.
CentersofExcellence
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
establishedthefollowingCentersofExcellence:
Ÿ InternationalCentreforCommunityForestry
Ÿ Centre for Ecological Services Management
(CESM)
Ÿ Centre for Sustainable Forest Management &
ForestCertification(SFM&FC)
Ÿ CentreforLivelihoodManagement
Ÿ CentreforPolicyStudies.
Ÿ Centre for Application of Management Techniques
inGovernment
Ÿ CentreforClimateChangeStudies.
Ÿ Centre of Excellence for IIFM-Industry Interface for
SustainableDevelopment
Ÿ Geo-informatics Centre for Forestry, Climate
ChangeandLivelihoodsupport
The four pillars of IIFM relate to Natural Resources,
Knowledge Development, Management Application
and Capacity Building of the society and human
resources.
InternationalLinkages
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
UniversityandOxfordForestInstitute,tonameafew.
INSTITUTE
ACTIVITIES
Objectives
IIFM 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
techniquesandmethodsconducivetothe
developmentofforestry.
Ÿ To collaborate with educational
institutionsinanypartoftheworldhaving
objectives similar to those of the IIFM
through exchange of faculty, scholars and
association in any other manner as may
beconduciveforthemutualbenefits.
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
forestryandforestrelatedindustries.
Ÿ To meet the needs of forestry and forest
related industries by providing
information through research,
publications and application of the state-
of-the-arttechnology.
Ÿ To create patronship, affiliations and
other classes of professional or honorary
membership or office as the IIFM may
considernecessary.

6. 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,FullyAirconditioned Student Mess,Administration andAccountswings.TheAcademicComplexofIIFM
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
conducivetoacademicactivities,professionaldeliberationsandsocialinteraction.
CAMPUS

7. Hostel,GuestHouse&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
peopleatatimewithnutritiousandwholesomefood.
SportsFacilities
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
woncallsforacelebration.
ComputerCenter
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
isWi-Fienabled.
LibraryandInformationServices
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, livelihood 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-journalcollection.

8. 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
selectionprocess.
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
Persons With Disability (PWD)
categories), awarded by any of the
universities incorporated by an act of the
centralorstatelegislatureinIndiaorother
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
recognizedbytheMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment,GovernmentofIndia.
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/
equivalentqualificationonthedateoftheissueofthecertificate.
CAT2018/XAT2019
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.
ApplicationcompleteinallrespectsmustreachIIFMBhopalonorbefore:
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

9. RESERVATION
AsperGovernmentofIndia(GoI)
OtherImportantInformation
Ÿ Providing inaccurate or incomplete information or malpractice of any kind or
canvassingwillresultindisqualificationofthecandidate.
Ÿ The mandatory disclosure as per AICTE guidelines relating to admission procedure is
hostedonourwebsite(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
isdeemednecessary.Therefore,thisisnothavinganylegalentity.
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
competentcourtofBhopalonly.
Ÿ Ragging is totally banned in IIFM and anyone found guilty of ragging and/ or abetting
raggingisliabletobepunishedaspertheIIFMAnti-RaggingPolicy.
ADMISSION COMMITTEE
Prof. Sandeep Tambe
Prof. Ashutosh Verma
Prof. Jayashree Dubey
Prof. Yogesh Dubey -Chairperson
ADMISSIONOFFICE
ShriKuriakoseE.,Manager
ShriCh.Sridhar,Stenographer
ShriPrakashShitole,Assistant
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
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,
advancedpedagogicaltechniques,i.e.,casemethod,roleplayandsimulationgamesareextensively
used. A broad framework of various learning components and methods of handling them is
presentedinthetablebelow.
AcademicCalendar
The total duration of the PGDSM is 85 weeks which is divided into eight segments. Five of these
segmentsareforclassroomstudy,FieldWork,SummerInternshipandindustryProject.
Academic
Calendar
for 2019-20
(first Year)
TermI FromJuly 01to September13,2019
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
toequipstudentstobeabletounderstandenvironmentaldata,itscollectionproceduresandanalysis.
ClassRoom
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
Internshipandindustryproject.
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
supportiveandpreparatorywork.
Field Work at IIFM

10. 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
of PGDSM PROGRAM

11. FEESSTRUCTURE
AcademicAwards
The Chairman’s Gold and Silver medals shall be awarded to the meritorious students of PGDSM,
basedontheirOGPAonCompletionoftheprogramme.Thesemedalsareawardedonthedayofthe
Convocation. The Director’s Medal shall be is awarded for the best Summer Internship to selected
studentonthedayof‘Kalptaru’theAnnualFestivaloftheInstitute.
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
ofacademicfeeofRs.2,49,600/-(non-refundable)hastobepaidonorbeforethecommencement
ofthesecondyear’sacademicsession,i.e.beforethefourthTerm.
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
fourthTerm.
S.No. Components General/NC-
OBC/DA
SC/ST
AcademicFees
1 TuitionFees 349000 209400
2 Computer&InternetFees 25000 15000
3 Teachingmaterial&Librarycharges 50000 30000
Sub Total 424000 254400
AmenitiesFees
1 AlumniConnect 5000 5000
2 HostelRent 100000 60000
3 MedicalPurpose 4000 4000
4 StudentWelfarefund 1000 1000
5 IIFMDevelopmentFund 90000 50000
Sub Total 200000 120000
Total 624000 374400
FirstYear 374400 224640
SecondYear 249600 149760
Others
CautionMoney 15000 15000
Academic Fee Structure for PGDSM 2019-2021 Batch
LIFE @

12. 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.
CulturalClub
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.
NatureClub
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.
LiteraryClub
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
brainsaroundthem.
MovieClub
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
inscreeningofthemoviesoftheirchoice.
SportsClub
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
alumnialsoparticipateinmanyoftheevents.
AFFAIRS
STUDENT

13. PLACEMENT
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
placementsforotherprogramaregivenbelow.
Addressforcorrespondence
ChairpersonAdmission
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT
PostBoxNo.357,NehruNagar,Bhopal462003INDIA
Phone:AdmissionCell 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
AlumniNetworkCommittee
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
differentlocationsacrossthecountry.
AdventureClub
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
andecotourism.
PRATIBIM-DramaticsClub
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
wheretheycompetewithotherinstitutes.
AlumniRelations
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
academicandprofessionalissues.
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.

14. A L U M N I
IIFMFACULTY
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
*onLeaveonDuty

15. 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 India
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road
New 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. Dean
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Nehru Nagar, Bhopal – 462 003
19. Dr. MadhuVerma
Faculty Member
Indian 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 Management
Nehru Nagar, ,Bhopal-462 003
Member Secretary
23 Dr. Madhu Verma*
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Nehru Nagar,,Bhopal-462 003
Ex-Officio Non-
Member Secretary
* on Leave on Duty

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