IIFM - Indian Institute of Forest Management
Bhopal
An exclusive Guide by IIFM - Indian Institute of Forest Management Placement Trends & Updates
Updated on Sep 9, 2020
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Table of Contents 1. IIFM Placements 2019 2. IIFM Placement Highlights 3. IIFM Student Profile 4. IIFM Sector-Wise Placements
IIFM Placements 2019 IIFM witnessed 100% placements for the 2017-19 batch of PGDFM. Students came from diverse backgrounds and 42% students have a work experience ranging between 0-4 years.
IIFM Placement Highlights 23.33% students were placed in government agencies 66% batch was placed with salaries more than 7 LPA
Highest Package 13.2 LPA Average Package 7.5 LPA
IIFM Student Profile 2017-19 batch at IIFM had students from diverse backgrounds. They came from different educational backgrounds such as-
IIFM Sector-Wise Placements
Banks and Microfinance- 46%
Top Recruiters include IDFC, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Spandana Sphoorty, Samasta Microfinance, Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd., Svatantra Microfinance,
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State Rural Livelihood Missions- 17%
Top recruiters include Jeevika, Odisha Livelihood Mission.
Development sector- 9% Pradan, Swades Foundation and Samarthan recruit students from IIFM.
Research and Consultancy- 10% Top recruiters include Sambodhi, Kantar Public, Microsave and Technoserve.
Forest based organizations- 18%
This include Paper & Dairy, Wildlife & Environment NGOs and Other government agencies.
Salary Data of Alumni Powered by Naukri Insights
Current Salary (as of 2020-21) by batch For year: 2012-2014 Maximum Salary: 15.20 lakh Median Salary: 11.30 lakh For year: 2015-2017 Maximum Salary: 11.50 lakh Median Salary: 8.50 lakh For year: 2018-2020 Maximum Salary: 8.70 lakh Median Salary: 7.30 lakh
Employers & Industries of Alumni Powered by Naukri Insights
Where they currently work
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. Their current Organizations 25.0% | Hinduja Global Solutions
25.0% | Sambandh Finserve Pvt Ltd
25.0% | Tata Communications Transformation Services
Their Industry 25.0% | Banking/Financial Services/Broking
25.0% | Telcom/ISP
25.0% | BPO/ITES
Placement Reviews
Overall Placement Rating (Out of 5)
4.1 Based o n 20 Verif ied Reviews
Distribution of Rating
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Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. S Sayani Chatterjee | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch Verified of 2021 Reviewed on 17 Feb 2020 4.4 Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 IIFM shows the New Way Ahead Placements: IIFM has 100% placement and internship record. IIFM batch of 2018 - 2020 has received the highest package of 14 LPA and Average Salary of 7.8 LPA. Some of the recruiters are Kantar, WWF, IDFC First Bank, Sambodhi, Annapurna Microfinance, CEEW, etc., The average salary figure is continuously increasing with every passing year. Infrastructure: IIFM has state of art classrooms with all modern facilities like smart class, it has WiFi connectivity throughout the campus. The hostels have dual occupancy rooms with washrooms, almirah, tables, chairs and bed. The rooms have WiFi connectivity too. Faculty: The course structure is regularly updated with the help of the alumni network who are now the industry experts. Some of the brilliant minds of the country teach the students here. The professors are known to help and push the students towards excellence.
Other: Any student who aims to work for the environment sector, development sector, microfinance or wants to work with communities should opt for this course. The best thing is that the course is regularly updated to make the students' industry-ready. IIFM promotes co-curricular activities along with the curriculum. There are various student-run clubs in the institute that promotes holistic development. The campus provides a unique blend of modern amenities within a natural setting and helps inculcate green and sustainable living habits.
S Shubham singh | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified 2021 Reviewed on 24 Mar 2020
5.0 Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 A college with good infrastructure and facilities. Placements: Placements are no issue in this institute it has 100% record since many years. The highest salary offered is around 15 lacs per annum and average salary is about 7.5 lacs per annum. Top recruiter are like EandY, KPMG, Kantar, Pradan, annpurna microfinance and many more.100%student get internship chances and they go in big companies like Kantar, microwave, northernarc capital, etc. Role offered are very diversifying which can be a researcher, or analyst and many others. Infrastructure: It's a residential programme so all the student live in the campus hostel only
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. but the facilities provided are way more good and keeping in mind the environment. It has 230 acres of campus almost all types of sports facilities are available and has independent library, classroom are luxurious with AC and projector facility available, whole campus has Wi-Fi available for students and teachers. Mess is managed by the students of the college so all the menu is decided by students, proper hygiene is maintained at the mess. Veg and non-veg both served at the mess food taste and quality is very good.
Faculty: We have the very experienced faculty at our campus they are well trained and knows how to explain things better with their experience. Some faculty members are IFS officer and they are very good in their field of forestry. Apart from forestry we have exposure to all the other management subjects so that students can cope up with the outer requirement.
Other: Since it is a management college it has many events under it's umbrella like coalescence, reminiscence alumni meet, kalptaru college fest, etc. Our college has more than 8 clubs which a student can be part of.
S Suchitra Acharya | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified 2020 Reviewed on 13 Mar 2019
4.2 Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 It is a perfect place for learning management. Placements: Placements in our college for the batch 2017-2019 were 100%, and it has been so since its inception. The average salary package offered was 7.5 LPA. The highest salary package offered was 13.2 LPA, and it is offered by Spandana Microfinance. The lowest salary package offered was 4 LPA, and it is offered by Pradan, which is one of the very well known development NGOs and gives excellent exposure at the grassroots level. Roles that offered varied from organisation to organisation, but in general, it was the management trainee. For summer internships of batch 2018-2020, almost 95% of the batch got placed and there are many offers yet to come. Definitely, the whole batch will get internships from the college. The highest stipend offered was Rs. 40,000 and the lowest stipend offered was 0. The reason for no stipend was that few organisations like UNDP do not have the system of providing any stipend to interns. However, the learning outcome and the opportunity to work with UNDP is great in itself. There is a placement cell which is mainly student driven. Although one of the faculty members is the placement coordinator who facilitates the process and helps the students. Another important person is a placement officer who is responsible to look after the quality and appropriate placements at IIFM.
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the college is really good. Wi-Fi facility is available everywhere. Classrooms are equipped with modern infrastructure. The library is well- equipped with a good number of books required for students so that there is no need to buy every book as such. Different doctors visit the campus on different days of the week. Also for an emergency, the vehicle is always available to take care of the students. For sports, badminton court, table tennis court, basketball court, football ground, etc., are available. The mess is student-run as well. Food served in the mess is really good. Canteen and Sanchi outlet which is apart from dairy products has become a mini general store. There is a night canteen as well. Rooms in the hostel are large enough and are generally two-seater. Any issues with the hostel infrastructure are solved in time. I am not facing any such issues regarding the infrastructure of the college.
Faculty: Teachers in the college are highly qualified, some being IFS as well. The quality of teaching is good. Pedagogy followed is classroom studies along with field exposure. The student to faculty ratio for a batch is less than 4:1 since 30 permanent teaching faculty along with some other non-permanent faculty are there, and my batch has 113 students in it. Each student has a faculty mentor assigned too for any problem during the two-year course. I find the course curriculum useful as the field trips of 3 weeks in the 1st year and 2 weeks in the 2nd year, summer internship of 10 weeks and various short one-day trips give a lot of exposure that is required for the course.
Other: Coalescence is the flagship business conclave event of college and Kalptaru is the 3-4 day annual function followed by the annual day of the college where students participate in different cultural events. At the same time, different sports competitions are also held. Reminiscence is the reunion event organised in college every year since last few years. There are numerous clubs and committees who organise different events on a regular basis. The college is spread over 240 acres amidst forest, but the connectivity with the main city is no difficulty as it is in the main city itself. A scholarship of Rs. 5,000 a month is offered to 20 students on merit basis according to the reservation rules of the government of India. Campus crowd is decent as students are admitted after a lot of filters. Here, you can even find students with 95 and more percentile because it is interest that matters the most. Generally, people join here with about 80 percentile in the general category.
A Aishwarya Verma | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified 2019 Reviewed on 16 Feb 2020
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. 4.4 Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 IIFM: A place to learn, explore and become a good manager. Placements: IIFM is one of those colleges in India which is famous for it's ROI and placements records. This year till January almost 80% of students were placed. The main companies that come for placement are of Microfinance, Consultancy, Wildlife, Forestry, CSR, NGOs etc. The highest package of this year is 14 lac, the average is 8 lac. The top companies are WWF, Sambodhi, Care India, OLM, Jai Kisan, Sambhandh, Kantar etc. And also, the companies that recruited for internship are Sambodhi, Basix, Kantar, Care India, RTI, ITC, Vedanta etc. Almost 50% of students are placed in the junior batch for their internship.
Infrastructure: IIFM is known for its unique infrastructure especially the administrative block and the water tank that is commonly known as India Gate designed by very famous Mr. Anant Raje who has also designed IIM A. The classes are very good with comfortable spaces and built in such a way that the professor can focus on every student and they focus more on practical aspect than theoretical knowledge. The hostel is Aravali which is the girls hostel, Vindhyachal and Nilgiri which are the boys hostel. The rooms are very spacious with personal washrooms. The rooms have a Wi-Fi connection and you can get the view of the forest from your window. The caretaking authority is very active for cleaning, repairing and with any help you need in the room. The mess is known Swaruchi which is handled by student committee with sitting space of around 120 students at a time and while eating you can enjoy an awesome view of BHOPAL from there.
Faculty: The faculty are really interactive and helping in career as well as they focus on your personality development and exposure to the industry through activities like Open Learning Day, Assignments, presentation etc. Every student is assigned a mentor from the faculty so that they can look after your issues and guide you. They generally focus on learning by practical methods rather than just giving lectures. The course curriculum is designed in such a way that one can learn everything they need in their job as well as in internship. The regular quizzes, assignments, presentations makes the student proactive and multitask things.
Other: There are various cells and committees in the campus formed and run by students related to different agendas which help them work for the institute and make them learn to take ownership of their institute. Also, it helps the students to learn how to work in a team and to take leadership.
V Vaishaly Shrimall | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. 2020 Reviewed on 13 Mar 2019 3.6 Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 The college offers the best ROI with a beautiful culture to live in. Placements: Placements for the senior batch 2017-19 have been conducted successfully. The highest salary package offered is 13.5 LPA. The average salary package offered is 7.5 LPA. IIFM bagged 100% placements this year also. The diversity of niche sectors includes development management, conservation of livelihood, wildlife management, microfinance, consultancy etc.
Infrastructure: IIFM offers great infrastructure as far as the fee structure is concerned. There is a full-fledged library, 24×7 working computer centre, sports complex and medical facilities. Wi-Fi connection is available in every corner of the campus. Hostel rooms are spacious. Sanitation facilities are good. The beautiful campus offers all the facilities for students. Food served in the mess and canteen is very good. It is better than the previous experiences of other institutions of students studying here.
Faculty: The highly qualified faculty members in IIFM are the gems for the institute. The kind of experience in research, teaching and training that the faculty here have is hard to match with the faculty in any other college. Students in IIFM get a chance to know various sectors at the grassroots and earn new opportunities in the near future. Other: IIFM organises many events along with 3 major flagship events called Kalpataru, Coalescence and ELC. Variety of workshops and talks are organised to educate the students with almost every aspect of development.
K Karnik Priyansh | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified 2019 Reviewed on 16 Aug 2018
5.0 Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Join if you want to learn and enjoy your college life to the fullest. Placements: The college provides 100% placements. All the top sectoral organisation of environment, development and wildlife visit IIFM to offer placements and summer internships very frequently. Last year, the average package offered was about 6 LPA. The college has a placement committee made by its students only.
Infrastructure: All the classrooms are fully modernised and have all the equipment like a speaker, projector etc. The hostel has LAN and Wi-Fi facilities. There is a separate computer centre. Hostel rooms are awesome, and mess food is as good as home. The
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. infrastructure is made by a famous architect.
Faculty: All the faculty members have years of experience in their respective field and are very supportive. The teaching method is based on case studies. Each student is allotted a faculty as his/her mentor. We go to field visit of 20 days every year. The course curriculum is designed accordingly.
V Vishal Yadav | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified 2019 Reviewed on 15 Mar 2018 5.0 Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Satisfied because of faculty and infrastructure. Placements: The batch strength of 2016-18 is 101. 100% placements were provided. The highest package offered was 11.15 LPA. The average package offered was 6.97 lacs. 27 students got placed with above 8 LPA package. 32 students placed in the government agencies. The annual package of 99% of the students is more than the total fee of 2 years. IIMs are many, but IIFM is only 1 in India.
Infrastructure: IIFM infrastructure provides the facilities of the computer centre, library, sports, hostel and mess facilities. IIFM is equipped with excellent computing resources. 24 hours Wi-Fi connectivity is available. The multistoried air-conditioned library is available with a wide range of literature. A wide range of sporting facilities is available on campus. Faculty: IIFM has very skilled and professional teachers to make you learn what you want. There is the fully residential 2-year PGDFM programme. The Indian Institute of Forest Management is a sectoral management institute, which constantly endeavours to evolve knowledge useful for managers in the area of forest.
A Aniruddha Singh | Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management - Batch of Verified 2019 Reviewed on 7 Feb 2018 4.6 Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 A place to nurture yourself to be a future green manager. Placements: The placements for the session 2017-18 have been much better as compared to earlier years. The average package was 7.5 LPA, with 6.7 LPA being the mode package. 10.20 LPA was the highest package. 4 students have received pre-placement offers from their respective internship organisation. Placements were completed within one month. Infrastructure: The infrastructure at IIFM is excellent. A 250 acres lush green, hill top
Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 25-Sep-2021. campus in the middle of beautiful Bhopal city provides every facility that a management student seeks. Digital classrooms, Wi-Fi coverage, highly equipped computer labs, a great library, comfortable and furnished hostels (twin sharing basis), canteen, a high-quality mess are available. Common bicycles are also available in each hostel for students. Faculty: There are 9 faculty areas and more than 30 faculty members with high specialisation in their areas. Each of them are research fellows and highly knowledgeable. There are 6 specialisations provided by IIFM in the area of development, environment and technical forestry. Other: Being a college of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, IIFM provides immense opportunities to learn and nurture oneself to be a successful green manager. It gives the individual a different perspective to look at the society. It is the only college in south-east Asia which provides an MBA in forestry and allied sectors. Students from all over India take admissions at IIFM. There are student's clubs and committees which are made responsible for organising different activities. Scholarships are provided to students who excel in academics to promote their efforts.
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