From dnpandey@vsnl.com Tue Dec 21 02:35:51 1999 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id CAA37986 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 02:35:50 -0800 Received: from bom6.vsnl.net.in (bom6.vsnl.net.in [202.54.4.38]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id CAA20453 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 02:35:48 -0800 Received: from icwsignup ([202.54.95.139]) by bom6.vsnl.net.in (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA23235 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:10:31 +0500 (IST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19991221160602.00801100@bom6.vsnl.net.in> X-Sender: dnpandey@bom6.vsnl.net.in X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:06:02 +0500 To: indknow@u.washington.edu From: Deep Narayan Pandey Subject: M.Phil in Natural Resource Management Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Friends, I hope some of you, or someone you know, may be interested in this programme. Following are the complete details. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT (An Autonomous Institute under Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government. of India) ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE VIIth BATCH OF M.PHIL. PROGRAMME IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -2000-2001 (One year Full-time Residential Course for In-service Professionals) THE INSTITUTE The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) was established as an autonomous Institution in 1982 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests,Government of India. The Institute aims at developing managerial capacity for the management of forest ecosystem which is the foundation of equitable and sustainable development of life support systems. The Institute is an apex organisation in the field of forest management. The Post Graduate Programme in Forestry Management (PFM), and the M.Phil. in Natural Resource Management, both are recognised by the Association of Indian Universities as being equivalent to Master's and M.Phil. degree respectively. The Management Development Programmes of IIFM are well received by the client organisations. IIFM undertakes research and consultancy assignments which greatly enrich the faculty. THE M.PHIL. PROGRAMME (MRM) The course is designed for Indian and Foreign participants interested in the sustainable development of forest ecosystem and the environment. The course is designed for middle level professionals and personnel working in Government, Non-government, Research and Teaching organisations. A maximum of 20 (twenty) candidates are enrolled in this course. The course duration is June 15, 2000 to May 31, 2001. ELIGIBILITY A candidate must have at least a two years Master's Degree or equivalent degree/diploma (recognised from a University/Institute) with high second class, i.e., 55% for general candidates and 50% for reserved category, in any subject of knowledge. Candidates having working experience in forestry, environment and related field will be given preference for admission in MRM course. The candidate must be sponsored by their employer with the confirmation that the candidate's present job will continue after the completion of the course. It is expected that the candidate is fluent in written and spoken English language, as the language of instruction is English. APPLICATION PROCEDURE To receive an application form and other details please send a request alongwith a self-addressed stamped (worth Rs.12/) envelope ( for Indians only) of size 7" x 9.5" and the application fee of Rs.250 (Rupees two hundred and fifty) through demand draft in favour of Director, IIFM, payable at Bhopal. There is no application fee from Foreign Nationals and candidates from SAARC. Programme fee :For Indian Nationals : Rs.10,000 For SAARC Candidates : US $ 1000 Other Foreign Nationals and : US $ 5,000 Non-residence Indians (NRI) The Programme fee is applicable only to candidates selected for admission . The programme fee is to be paid in lumpsum at the time of registration in the Programme. This includes tuition fee, hostel-room rent, charges for electricity, water, field visits, computer, library facilities, etc. except the expenses towards meals. SELECTION PROCEDURE Besides fulfilling the minium eligibility criteria, the candidate will have to go through a selection process comprising of Seminar and Personal Interview or as decided by the Institute. Fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee candidate's admission to the course. Please address all correspondence to : Prof. Deep N Pandey Coordinator - MRM Admissions, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT, Post Box No.357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462 003 (M.P.) India Tel: 775716, 775998 FAX: 0755-772878, Gram : 'FORMAN' E-mail:- deep@iifm.org Internet Home Page :http://www.iifm.org LAST DATE FOR RECEIVING THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM IS 31st MARCH 2000. ************************ Deep Narayan Pandey Indian Forest Service Associate Professor & Coordinator, INEF-International Network on Ethnoforestry, Regional Coordinator (South Asia), AFN-Asia Forest Network. Indian Institute of Forest Management, PO Box. no. 357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal, India-462003 Phone:Office: 91-755-775716, Home: 91 755 763490 Fax: 91-755-772878 Homepage: http://education.vsnl.com/deep/index.html INEF home page: http://www.egroups.com/groups/inef/ IIFM Web: http://www.iifm.org .