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FPM Admission 2022 - 2026

FPM Bulletin 2022-2026 Admission Announcement
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PROGRAMME

IIFM is a sectoral management Institute that strives to meet the changing scenario in the forestry, environment, development, management and allied sectors. It is constantly striving to update itself and accordingly respond to the needs of all concerned stakeholders. Given the emerging, and much-needed, emphasis on environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon trading, green finance, corporate social and environmental responsibility, biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, IIFM suitably modifies its focus, activity frame and course structure to successfully meet these needs with inputs from management discipline. All these activities not only require man power, possessing a desired blend of skills pertaining to forestry, environment & development with management science but also needs professional assistance and guidance for capacity building, project implementation and monitoring. Therefore, IIFM through its educational, training, research and consultancy activities has planned to endeavour to meet this emerging need. Fellow Programme in Management is one such programme designed to fill the gap in the availability of managerial and skilled manpower in the forestry, environment, development and allied sectors.

 

The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), which is approved by AICTE on annual basis, is meant for people who need specialized knowledge, skills, and attitudes for positions requiring conceptual and visioning skills in the forestry, environment, development and allied sectors. The Fellow Programme is an important step in that direction. It is designed to develop and equip students for career opportunity in management education and research in the following faculty areas of specialization:

 

  • Communication and Extension Management
  • Ecosystem and Environment Management
  • Environment and Developmental Economics
  • Financial Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Information Technology and Quantitative Techniques
  • Marketing Management
  • Sociology and Community Development
  • Strategic Management
  • Technical Forestry

 

Objectives

The main objectives of the FPM are to:

 

  • develop researchers and scholars in the field of management.
  • facilitate the development of academic/scholarly orientation among participants.
  • create a body of knowledge in the areas of management, natural resource management, environment and development.
  • stimulate research / action research work in the area of natural resource management, environment and allied subjects.
  • help create general and specific competencies in teaching, executive education, consulting research, research review and editorship and
  • promote an inter-disciplinary orientation among all participants.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must not be more than 45 years as on 1st July 2022 and must qualify the following eligibility tracks:

  1. A Bachelors Degree with minimum 50 percent marks (absolute), and
  2. Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering and Technology/Management/ Economics/Social Science/Biological Science/Pure Science/ Commerce/ Humanities / Forestry and related science/ Environmental and related discipline, and other relevant discipline (relevancy shall be decided by the IIFM) with FIRST CLASS including Five year/Four-year Integrated Master's Degree programme and with good academic records.

(OR)

Professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS with a minimum of 55% marks (absolute).

(OR)

For IIFM Graduates, who have done PGDFM and IIM graduates who have done PGDM, the minimum OGPA of 3.00 in 4.33 maximum scale, is required.

(OR)

For MRM Post Graduates from IIFM, with 3.00 CGPA and above.

 

Note:

i) For those qualifications where the above 4.33 scale is not available, the eligibility will be decided by the Equivalence Committee constituted by the Director, IIFM and its decision will be final.

ii) Those appearing for their final examination in the respective discipline can also apply. Such students if selected shall be provisionally admitted provided they complete all requirements in obtaining their Master’s Degree before 30th September 2022 of the year of admission. The admission of these candidates shall remain provisional until they produce the mark sheet proving that they satisfy the eligibility criteria. The deadline for submitting the final year mark sheet is 31st December 2022. The fellowship shall be provided, retrospectively, to student only after final submission of mark sheet and confirmation of admission to the programme.

 

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Selection of candidate is through a two-stage process –

A.) Acceptable Standard Test Scores

Candidates require a standard test score, from any one of the acceptable tests for the area(s) of specialization they are applying to, as shown in the following table will be called directly for an Online/Personal Presentation and Interview.

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

ACCEPTABLE STANDARD TEST SCORE(S)

Communication and Extension Management

CAT/UGC-NET/ RAT*#/GATE/ CSIR-NET/ICAR-NET

Ecosystem and Environment Management

CAT/FRI Entrance Test/ GATE/ CSIR-NET/ ICAR-NET/ RAT*#

Environment and Developmental Economics

CAT/ UGC-NET/ GMAT/ RAT*#/ GATE/CSIR-NET/ ICAR-NET

Financial Management

CAT/ GMAT/UGC-NET/RAT*#

Human Resource Management

CAT/ GMAT/ UGC-NET/ RAT*#

Information  Technology and Quantitative Techniques

CAT/ GMAT / GATE /RAT*/UGC-NET

Marketing Management

CAT/ GATE/ UGC-NET/GMAT/RAT*#

Sociology and Community Development

CAT/ GMAT/ UGC-NET/ RAT*#

Strategic Management

CAT/ UGC-NET/GMAT/RAT*#

Technical Forestry

CAT/FRI Entrance Test/ GATE/ CSIR-NET/ ICAR-NET/ RAT*#

Note:

  1. Scores/Certificates of CAT#/GMAT/ ICAR NET/FRI entrance test for PhD should not be older than TWO years
  2. Certificate not older than FIVE years in relevant area of specialisation UGC-CSIR-JRF/NET

# Required cut off, as decided by IIFM.

 

Candidates who fulfil the required eligibility, as given in the previous page, and do not have any of the above qualifying tests, but have five years' working experience at executive level post their respective eligible degree will have to qualify the internal Research Aptitude Test (RAT) designed by IIFM. A candidate has to explicitly mention the faculty area in which he/she wants to seek admission to IIFM FPM with a tentative Research proposal of about 5000 words justifying their interest in the selected area.

B.) Presentation and Personal Interview

  • Candidates will be called for online presentation and interview as per the criteria decided by IIFM.
  • Final selection will be based on criteria as decided from time to time by the Institute.
  • Students will be admitted in a specific area of specialization related to the existing faculty area of the Institute.
  • A maximum of ten students can be admitted each year in the programme. A candidate will not be permitted to change their selected area once they have opted for one particular area.

 

Important Dates*

Last date of receipt of application

26 June 2022

Screening

28 June 2022

Written test (Online), presentation and interview (Online mode)

29-30 June 2022

Declaration of Results

01 July 2022

Issuing of Offer Letters

02 July 2022 Onwards

* The institute reserves the right to change the schedule, in case need arises.

 

FEES

There is complete waiver of Tuition fee for FPM students. The students, however, will be required to pay hostel rent, and mess charges (at actuals) as decided by the Hostel Administration of IIFM from time to time.

Caution Money

An amount of Rs. 50,000/- (refundable) to be deposited at the time of joining the course.

 

Financial Assistance

A.) Monthly Fellowship

All selected students (non-sponsored) will get a monthly fellowship of Rs. 16,000 during the first two years, which is incremented to Rs. 19,000 per month for the third and fourth years of the programme. PGDFM graduates from IIFM selected for the fellow programme get financial assistance and contingency grant for three years.

This assistance is not available to the sponsored candidates. In case of candidates who get a salary from a sponsor, if the salary is less than the prescribed monthly fellowship, then the difference can be made good from fellowship provisions.

B.) Contingency Grant

The students would also be provided (on reimbursable basis) with a contingency grant up to Rs. 35,000/- per year for all the four years (three years for IIFM graduates) for purchasing  relevant  books, journals,  stationery, computer accessories, Xeroxing expenses, academic tour and travels (including attending conferences other than two National and one International conference, registration fees for the conferences) and boarding and lodging expenses as per rules. The unspent amount of the contingency grant in any year may be carried forward until the end of the fourth year.

C.) General

The students cannot take any other financial benefits from IIFM, like from research projects from centres of the IIFM or from outside.

 

The student is required to sign a surety bond and agreement with the IIFM that if he/she discontinues the Fellow programme for any reason, then the entire amount of fellowship and contingency amount received shall be refunded by them.

 

Reservation norms

As per Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC), 15% for Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWD).

As defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities  Act, 2016 (RPwD) Act 2016), “person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measureable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.

For the purpose of being considered for reservations, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of submission of application of the FPM 2022 shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effective for the subsequent selection process of IIFM Bhopal.

The candidates claiming admissions in the reserved categories need to also note the eligibility requirements carefully before applying. It should be noted that while it is the endeavour of IIFM that the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/NC-OBC categories join the programme, they have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance to be considered for the admission process.

 

STRUCTURE

The two-year classroom course work is designed to provide in-depth knowledge in management science, forestry, environment and development management, in general, and the area of the specialisation of the student, in particular.

The PGDFM first-year courses provide grounding to the FPM students in functional areas of management with application orientation in forestry, environment and development context. The classroom courses in the first year, which a candidate has to attain, is spread over a total of 20.75 credit unit. The PGDFM/PGDM graduates of IIFM/IIM get an exemption from first year FPM courses. The course structure of first year (three terms with one Field Work) is as follows:-

 

Term-I

Term-I Courses

7.0 Credit Unit (CU)

Term-II

Term-II courses

6.5 CU

 

Field Work (4 weeks)

0.75 CU

Term-III

Term-III Courses

6.5 CU

TOTAL credit unit in First Year

20.75 CU

 

Term Paper (Research oriented project of ten weeks' duration immediately after Term-III)

 

The first year FPM students are required to take up research oriented project work leading to a term paper, under the guidance of a faculty member from their area of specialization. The students are required to identify the faculty supervisor for this term paper. The same faculty may continue as the thesis guide depending upon the mutual interest. This project will carry 2.0 credit unit equivalence. The evaluation will be internal and criteria for same will be developed by the FPM Committee. The term paper should be of publishable quality in a relevant peer reviewed journal.

 

Second Year of (advanced courses, case preparation and finalization, comprehensive examination, initiation and formulation of thesis proposal)

 

During the second year of the programme, the FPM student will undertake advanced level compulsory and elective courses. In addition to undertaking the above courses, the student will be required to prepare a case. Electives chosen by the student, during term IV and V, must be from the area of specialization. The details of courses to be undertaken and their credit points during the second year terms are as follows:

 

Sequential Activity

Description

Credit Units

Term IV

Philosophy of Management

0.5

Advanced Research Methodology

1.0

Sources of Data

1.0

1 Elective Course

1.0

Term Paper

2.0

Initiation of case preparation

-

 

Total Term IV

5.5

Term V

Philosophy of Science

0.5

3 Advanced Elective Courses

3.0

Case Preparation

 

 

Total Term V

3.5

Post Term V

Comprehensive Examination (CE)

 

Term VI

Initiation and formulation of the thesis

 

Thesis proposal defence in the seminar

 

Start of Thesis work

 

 

Total Credits in the Second year

9.0

The FPM candidate shall acquire a total of 29.75 credit unit in the first two years of the course work.

Comprehensive Examination

After completing the coursework, every student will be required to take the Comprehensive Examination (CE). Passing the comprehensive examination is compulsory for all the students. The main objective of this examination is to test the student's understanding and grasp of the courses in an integral way. The comprehensive examination consists of a test covering the student's major area. It is expected to be conducted after the Term V.

 

Comprehensive Examination Committee (CEC)

A committee comprising of the concerned Area Coordinator and two other faculty member’s will conduct the Comprehensive Examination Committee (CEC). The CEC will be approved by the Director/Dean. The Chairperson of the CEC takes the responsibility for administering the Comprehensive Examination for a student. The committee should unanimously be satisfied with the performance of the candidate in the CE.

 

Term VI -Initiation and formulation of the thesis proposal

Thesis Proposal Defence seminar

Start of Thesis Work

 

Minimum academic requirement for taught subjects

It will be governed by FPM Academic Rules and Regulations.

 

Case Preparation

FPM student is expected to develop a case before the start of term VI based on the preliminary research. The submission of the term paper along with six printed copies of the case to the FPM cell on or before the due date as notified for the same by the FPM cell. The case would be evaluated by the CEC and a student must obtain a satisfactory grade to the satisfaction of the CEC.

Third Year    

Thesis Work, Research /Teaching Assignments

 

Participation in Research/Teaching work

Each of the students would be expected to provide assistance in research/teaching work of the Institute as an FPM scholar during the third and fourth years of study. This will provide them with an opportunity to develop their research skills and teaching skills.

 

Fourth Year

 Thesis Work, Research/Teaching Assignments, Pre-thesis submission seminar, Publication of two research articles, Thesis submission and defence.

 

Thesis

The thesis should be a scholarly work related to contribution to the understanding and resolution of management problems. The thesis should demonstrate professional competence in developing a model or a set of hypotheses, collecting and interpreting data, reaching conclusions, and drawing the implications for research and managerial practice.

 

Thesis Proposal

The student should start working on the thesis proposal soon after joining the programme. However, every student would be expected to submit the thesis proposal at the earliest after passing the comprehensive examination. The thesis proposal has to be successfully defended by the student in a Seminar

During the second year, the FPM student should identify, a thesis advisor who will guide him/her as Chairperson in his/her Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC). The thesis advisor will recommend one internal faculty and one external faculty as members of the TAC, which will be approved by the Director.

 

Change in the Topic of Thesis Proposal after Approval.

If a student chooses to change the topic of the thesis proposed, on convincing reasons, the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) can allow the change only once but the student has to go through the whole process of thesis proposal approval again.

 

Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC)

The TAC consists of three members- Thesis advisor (Chairperson & Supervisor) and two other members who are from the related areas of specialization. The members are chosen to contribute to the thesis research in a complementary manner and to provide help in the literature search, research design, model construction, fieldwork, and data analysis. An expert or an academician from outside of IIFM can also be a member of the committee provided he/she has the requisite expertise and interest to advise the student.

If the circumstances demand, including those arising out of the inability of any member of TAC to perform the assigned functions, the Director/Dean may, in consultation with the Chairperson of the TAC, reconstitute the TAC. Only in exceptional circumstances, the TAC may be reconstituted by the approval of the Director.

 

The Role of TAC Includes the Following:

  • To advise and give feedback to the student regarding thesis work on a continuous basis.
  • Judging the adequacy of the research design for the thesis proposal.
  • Attending the thesis seminar to be presented by the student and to provide feedback.
  • Providing written feedback on the draft thesis submitted by the student.

 

Thesis Proposal Seminar

When the TAC agrees on the adequacy of the research design, the student will formulate a preliminary thesis proposal and give a seminar on the proposal to the institute's academic community for getting further inputs to strengthen the thesis proposal.

The student should give at least two weeks' notice to the FPM Office for arranging the seminar, in the interest of better participation from the institute's academic community.

Approval and Submission of Thesis Proposal

A thesis proposal is approved only after the student has given the thesis proposal seminar and the TAC concludes that the subject appears researchable in the way it has been proposed. TAC will ascertain that the proposed field work is likely to produce the required data and the analytical methodology if adequately carried out will produce an acceptable thesis, and the student is ready for undertaking full scale research. The student will submit to the FPM cell a copy of the thesis proposal approved by the TAC latest by the end of 2nd academic year (1st academic year for the students who are exempted for the first year courses).

 

Publication of Two Research Articles

Before submitting the draft thesis, students will be required to have at least two-research articles' acceptance for publication in a journal/ conference proceedings based on their research work. This is a pre-requisite for thesis defence.

Students will get credit for presenting and publishing research articles in the national/ international seminars/ conferences.

The joint authorship with the thesis advisor is also acceptable, provided the student should be the first author. The two research articles /acceptance letters will have to be submitted to the FPM cell.

Draft Thesis

The student should submit three copies and a soft copy of the approved draft thesis duly signed by the TAC members to the FPM office.

The student is also required to mandatorily include the plagiarism report generated from acceptable plagiarism detecting software like URKUND, TURNITIN and GRAMMARLY, in the draft thesis.

 

Thesis Seminar

After completing all the requirements and before submitting the final thesis for defence, the student will present a seminar on the research to disseminate the findings to stimulate research work in the area. The seminar also provides an opportunity to obtain feedback from the institute's academic community including the TAC members. The student should give at least two weeks' notice to the FPM office for arranging the seminar in the interest of better participation from the institute's academic community.

Final Thesis Submission

After incorporating all the suggestions provided in the Thesis Seminar and Viva Voce, the student submits the final hard bound thesis (six) copies in black/bottle green/dark blue/marron color hardcover with golden screen/embossed/engraved print on the cover along with the softcopy of thesis. The thesis must be accompanied with the certificate of TAC members.

 

 Thesis Examination Committee

When a student is ready to submit his/her thesis, the Director/Dean appoints the Thesis Examination Committee (TEC), consisting of one member of the TAC (in consultation with the Chairperson TAC) and two eminent external experts, to be taken from experts' list submitted by the TAC Chairperson.

 

The role of TEC includes:

 

  • Examining the thesis work
  • Conducting an oral thesis defence examination (any one of the external experts will be invited to conduct the oral examination).

 

 Award of Title

The student shall complete the following requirements before qualifying for the award of the title:

 

  • Obtain clearance form from various functionaries of the Institute as per guidelines.

On qualifying for the award of the title, students become eligible to receive the title of “Fellow of the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal” which will be conferred in the forthcoming annual Convocation. A Provisional Certificate can be given on the student's request to this effect after approval of the Faculty Council.

 

ONLINE APPLICATION

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are required to submit their applications in the prescribed ONLINE application form with all supporting documents as required. The application form is available at Institute's website www.iifm.ac.in/fpm at FPM admission page. The candidate will be required to register himself/herself on the website to have access to the application form. A valid email address and a working mobile number is required for registering to access the online application form. The application fee of Rs. 1000/- should be submitted online to complete the application submission. The last date of submitting the online application form is June 26, 2022.

Other Important Information

Providing inaccurate or incomplete information or malpractice of any kind or canvassing will result in disqualification of the candidate. Further, the candidates are required to submit only those certificates as demanded in the application form. Two copies of attested certificates shall be submitted to the admission office, if the candidate is selected for the course.

The information in the admission bulletin may change/revised based on need. Candidates are advised to keep track of FPM page for any further revision/notification.

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.

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(The Institute reserves the right to change any information in this Brochure, whenever it is deemed necessary.