Should I join IIFM Bhopal after doing botany (H) from Hindu college? I want to do something towards nature.

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.