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IIFM Ranking in India by Nirf and Careers360

Team Careers360Updated on 08 Feb 2022, 12:07 PM IST

Bhopal's Indian Institute of Forest Management is one of the most prestigious management schools in the country. According to the NIRF and Careers360 rankings, IIFM is one of India's best management schools. The NIRF and Careers360 rankings of Indian colleges and universities are based on a number of factors, including college infrastructure, placement history, postgraduate degree results, faculty profiles, teaching technique and facilities, and basic amenities, among others. The NIRF and Careers360 rankings of IIFM in India are discussed in the article below.

IIFM Ranking in India by NIRF

IIFM is ranked 75th in the National Institutional Ranking Framework for the year 2021. In 2020, it was ranked 62nd in the world, while in 2019, it was ranked 60th. In the table below, you can see how IIFM ranked in previous years in the management category:


Year

NIRF Ranking

2021

75

2020

62

2019

60


Factors Determining IIFM Ranking

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was adopted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) in 2015. Several checkpoints have been set by the ministry, based on which various universities and colleges across the country are graded in a variety of fields such as management, medicine, engineering, and so on. The following elements are used for determining the IIFM ranking:

  • Research and Professional Practice

  • Graduation performance

  • Outreach

  • Peer Perception

  • Inclusivity

  • Learning Resources

  • Teaching Resources

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IIFM Ranking in India by Careers360

According to the Careers360 rating methodology, IIFM is ranked 59th among India's top MBA colleges. The IIFM received this ranking from a pool of great management schools based on a variety of criteria.

Careers360 Ranking Methodology

From a list of all management institutes in India. Thousands of universities and institutes in a variety of sectors are shortlisted by Careers360 every year. Out of those that have made it onto the Careers360 list, only those universities that provide transparent data as requested by Careers360 are graded or ranked. The IIFM Careers360 ranking is based on the institute's overall score, which is calculated using a number of factors. Private and government organisations are ranked separately on Careers360. The elements that impact IIFM's Careers360 ranking are as follows.

Factors determining Careers360 B-School ranking

  • Accreditation

  • Applications-Intake Ratio

  • Student-Faculty Ratio

  • Cut-off score

  • Living Facilities (for Students and Faculty)

  • Core Faculty

  • Max, Average, Min Salary

  • Ph.D Faculty

  • Publication Count

  • H-index

  • Job Position

  • Engagement

  • Citation

  • Return on Investment

  • Productivity, etc.

IIFM Collaborations and Accreditations

The IIFM has been recognised, collaborated with, and accredited by a variety of national and international universities and organisations. The accreditations and collaborations of the IIFM are listed below.

IIFM accreditations and recognitions

Courses

Accreditations and Recognitions

Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management

National Board of Accreditation commonly known (NBA)

Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management

M.Phil Natural Resource Management

Fellow Programme in Management

All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

IIFM Collaborations

  • RECOFTC

  • ITTO

  • FAO

  • UNDP

  • USFS

  • IDRC

  • World Bank

  • Cambridge University

  • Oxford Forest Institute

IIFM Admission

Admissions to the institute are available for two P.G.D. programmes, M.Phil Natural Resource Management and a Fellow Program in Management. Admissions to the IIFM Bhopal are available in the following fields: forestry, general management, and sustainable development. Eligible candidates must apply and appear for CAT/XAT as the first stage in the IIFM Bhopal admission procedure for P.G.D. programmes. CAT/XAT scores are used by the Indian Institute of Forest Management Bhopal to shortlist candidates for the next step of the IIFM Bhopal screening process. Shortlisted candidates must also participate in a written aptitude exam and a personal interview.

IIFM Placements

For applicants interested in IIFM admission, data on IIFM management course placement has been compiled and presented in the table below.

IIFM Manipal Placement Statistics 2021-22 Batch

Particulars

Statistics

Average salary

Rs. 9,00,000

Top recruiters

Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF), Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd, IDFC First Bank, ICICI Bank etc.

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