National Institute of Bank Management, Pune is an autonomous institute established by RBI & banks and got recognition by AICTE, from 2013 onwards. Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal has been ranked 62nd in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

NIBM

• The college accepts students based on the CAT, XAT, and CMAT scores with 50% in the bachelor's degree.
• The total fee for MBA in Banking and Financial services is 10.23 lakhs.

IIFM

• The college accepts students based on any CAT and XAT scores with 50% in the bachelor's degree.
• The total fee for both Sustainable Management and Forest Management is 6.24 lakhs.

Placements:

NIBM

• The placement rate of 2020 is about 100% with the highest package of INR 22 LPA, the average package of INR 9.67 LPA, and the minimum package of INR 6 LPA.
• College does provide internship opportunities and the highest stipend of summer internship 2020 was Rs 56000.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Accenture, Aptivaa, Axis Bank Limited, Airtel Payments Bank, Bandhan Bank, HSBC, HDFC, IDBI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Cognizant, Deloitte, Fincare, Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank, KPMG, Surya, Wipro, etc.

IIFM

• The placement rate of last year is about 100% with the highest package of INR 13.2 LPA and the average package of INR 7.5 LPA.
• College does provide internship opportunities. Top recruiters for summer internship are Microfinance, Government organizations, and NGOs.
• Around 23.33% of students were placed in government agencies last year.
• Top recruiters of 2019 are UNDP, UNICEF, Annapurna, WWF, Kantar, EandY, KPMG, HSBC, Yes Bank, ACC Limited, Indiabulls, SABA, ICICI Bank, IDFC, Wipro, etc.

NIBM provides more opportunities for internships and placements in some big companies whereas IIFM has a large percentage of job opportunities in the government sector than NIBM and is more affordable. Choose accordingly as per your requirements.

Parents usually want to see their children getting stable and secure jobs. A job which is nearer to their house and they live their life comfortably. 

But if you are someone who is ambitious and wants to achieve big achievements in life, then a government and baking job might not give you the opportunity you are looking for. Several people get trapped in routine government jobs. And never take required risks to improve their life. 

You have a good qualification, and if you believe in yourself and have enough confidence then talk to your parents. Tell them why you don’t want to go into a banking or government job. And how they can lend their support in finding a dream job for you. You can also improve your convincing skill by convincing your parents. As convincing others is an art, start that from your parents.

Therefore, always listen to yourself about what you want to do. And always learn from your success and failure. 

The Indian Institute of Forest Management has courses with specialized choices of subjects related to Forestry. For pursuing a career in Human resources, IIFM may not be a very good choice, but it is always possible to do the same. 

The points below state how the institute is not quite suitable for an HR-based role.

• The curriculum and subjects taught are related to domains like environment, management of natural forests, development, sustainability, conservation, and livelihood, etc. So, even being a management institute, IIFM is not quite suitable for the development of students in general management subjects like HR, finance, sales, and marketing, etc.
• There are some subjects related to basic management but are mostly on the environment and its conservation. But, there are several students of IIFM presently working as HR managers of different companies. Therefore, it depends on the choice of interest of the candidate.

Therefore, choosing a career in HR being at IIFM is not a wise decision, but not an impossible one. It is the choice of the candidate as to where he/she wants to land in the industry.

There are no sectorial cut off marks of XAT for admission into IIFM Bhopal. If the candidate holds a minimum percentile of 70-80% of the XAT entrance examination then he/she is able to get an interview call from IIFM. But there are also other management entrance scores that the IIFM Bhopal accepts such as CAT and GMAT scores.

Admission process:

The Indian Institute of Forestry Management offers PGDFM, PGDSM, and FPM. The admission into some programs is done on the basis of national level entrance score and some of the other courses admission is based on the performance of WAT and personal interview.

Admission criteria for PGDM:

• The candidates are shortlisted on the basis of CAT/XAT or GMAT score and WAT performance.

• Only shortlisted candidates are called for an interview and on the basis of the performance of the interview, the admission is done if the candidate's name is displayed in the merit list.

Admission criteria for FPM:

The candidates who are eligible have to go through three stages such as screening test, presentation, and personal interview. If the candidate qualifies for any one of the following, he/she directly gets a call for a presentation and personal interview.

• CAT/XAT or GMAT score

• CSIR/UGC NET score (scorecard not older than 2 years)

• GATE score (scorecard not older than 2 years)

• ICAR (scorecard not older than 5 years)

• FRI score (not older than 2 years)

• Candidates passed with PGDFM or PGDSM with a minimum CGPA of 3.0.

• 3-5 of work experience with regards to forestry management.

The final selection process is a presentation and personal interview. On the basis of all the admission criteria, the candidates are selected for admission which is usually up to date on the IIFM website.

No.of intake:

Given below is the information on no. of seats allotted to different specialized programs.

• PGDFM (120 seats)

• PGDSM (60 seats)

• M.Phil (20 seats)

• FPM (10 seats)

Cut-off:

There is no sectorial cut off for XAT entrance.

If the candidates have secured 75-80 percentile in XAT entrance examination then he/she will definitely get an interview call from IIFM Bhopal. Apart from XAT, IIFM accepts other national scores like CAT or GMAT for admission to various specialized courses.

From the last two years, there is no group discussion (GD) level for admission into IIFM postgraduate programs. Before the 2018 batch, the authorities of IIFM conducted both GD and PI levels but now it is up to date.

Here is a little information regarding the admission process and eligibility criteria.

Admission criteria:

There are 10 no. of specialization programs and also for every degree program, the eligibility criteria are a little different which are described below.

• All the candidates who are applying for postgraduate, diploma, and M.Phil courses, must be 50-55% aggressive in any discipline.

• Students applying for the FPM program should have a CGPA of 3.0 in CS/CA/ICWA.

• Candidates must possess a CAT or XAT score in order to seek admission into PG Diploma courses.

• CSIR/UGC/ICAR NET score card required to have who are applying for Ph.D.

Selection procedure:

• The admission of candidates applying for PG diploma courses is based on the XAT/CAT or Valid GMAT score which is conducted by IIM along with that they need to qualify for a written aptitude test (WAT) conducted by IIFM.

• The selection procedure for the M.Phil program is only based on the performance of the written aptitude test.

• Admission for Other programs like FPM and Ph.D. is based on entrance score, WAT, and personal interview. Following is the weightage for all the selection parameters.

Those who have crossed the cut off marks obtained in WAT are called for an interview.

WAT syllabus:

M.Phil & PhD program:

WAT must be on any abstract topics or pure aptitude based. Most of the aptitude questions come from English grammar, analytical part, and natural resource management aptitude.

PG diploma & FPM:

The syllabus content for the PG diploma entrance examination involves the following parts.

• Verbal ability

• Logical and analytical reasoning

• Quantitative ability

• Data interpretation

The selection process for admission into IIFM is based on the performance of WAT and personal interviews. From the 2018 batch, there is no GD level as criteria for admission.

Yes, you should, if you really want to build your career towards nature and sustainability. IIFM contributes a great education platform towards nature and the environment. IIFM provides proper training to work with corporate, policy-makers, and different civil society organizations.

The details about IIFM related to different programs and facilities provided below.

Programs:

IIFM offers various degree programs on forestry such as post-graduation, diploma, and MPhil. Some of the specialized programs are as follows.

• PGDFM (postgraduate diploma in forest management), Duration: 2 years

• PGDSM (postgraduate diploma in sustainable management), Duration: 2 years

• FPM (Fellow program management), Duration: 3 years

Admission criteria:

For PG Diploma, M.Phil, FPM programs following are the information regarding admission:

PG Diploma:

• The candidates need to have graduated with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in any discipline.

• A valid CAT or XAT score is needed to take admission for any specialized PG diploma program.

M.Phil & Ph.D.:

• A candidate with 55% marks in post graduation/diploma or its equivalent degree in forestry/agriculture/environment/life sciences.

• For a Ph.D. program, the candidate should have a NET CSIR/UGC or GATE fellowship.

FPM:

Minimum of 55% marks in graduation (CS/CA/ICWA) or 5.0 CGPA marks in PGDFM/PGDSM required for admission.

Infrastructure:

• IIFM has a great infrastructure, providing an air conditioning library with a collection of 312 firms on forestry, management, environment, and conservation.

• Sports facilities are available on campus such as football and basketball sports areas and many indoor games like table tennis, carrom, etc.

• Also, hostels of IIFM are fully furnished for both boys and girls.

Faculty retention:

There are more than 30 teaching members who are skilled and experienced in various areas of forest management and the environment.

Placement statistics:

The institute has a record of 100% placement to the eligible students. Mock placement rounds are conducted by the authorities to prepare students before placement. Here is the placement report provided below.

• The average salary package was provided by the recruiters was 7.5 LPA and the highest package was 13.2 LPA.

• Recruiters from different sectors such as from the banking sector were HDFC & Axis bank and also came from other organizations like Sambodhi, BFIL, Techserve, etc.

So, yes, any graduate with Botani can be admitted into IIFM Bhopal for various programs to build a career towards nature and sustainability. But you should do your own research for which particular program you want to pick.