Great Lakes PGPM & PGDM 2025
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Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal offers admission to postgraduate and doctoral-level courses. Candidates seeking admission at the Indian Institute of Forest Management are done based on the student's performance in the national-level entrance exams. Students meeting the eligibility can apply for admission to IIFM Bhopal courses. Candidates applying for admission to PGDSM and PGDFM at IIFM Bhopal courses should have valid CAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT / XAT scores.
Based on the scores of the qualifying exam, candidates will be further called for a WAT/ personal interview which will be conducted offline mode. Those applying for IIFM Bhopal FPM admission should have valid scores in CAT/ UGC-NET/ RAT/ GATE/ CSIR-NET/ ICAR-NET/ FRI Entrance Test/ GMAT/ GATE. Later, candidates who pass the entrance exam will be called for a presentation and interview as per the criteria decided by IIFM. Read to know more about the admission process at IIFM Bhopal.
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Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal offers two postgraduate courses. IIFM Bhopal courses at the PG level include PGDSM and PGDFM. IIFM Bhopal PGD eligibility criteria are that candidates should have passed a bachelor's degree with an aggregate of 50% marks from a recognised university.
Course | Seats | Eligibility Criteria |
Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management | 75 | Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks (45% for those belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Differently Abled (DA) + Valid CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT score. |
Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management | 150 | |
MBA | - | Passed Graduation with 50% marks + Valid CAT/ CMAT/ XAT/ MAT scores. |
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Indian Institute of Forest Management offers one doctoral course i.e. FPM. Candidates can check the IIFM Bhopal FPM eligibility criteria in the table below.
Course | Eligibility Criteria |
FPM | Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks + 60% in Master’s degree or equivalent in any stream or CA, ICWA, CS with a minimum of 55% marks Or PGDFM and IIM graduates who have done PGDM, the minimum OGPA of 3.00 in 4.33 maximum scale Or MRM Post Graduates from IIFM, with a 3.00 CGPA and above. |
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Note: For more details on the IIFM Bhopal admission process, candidates can visit the official website of the campus.
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (it may also be referred to as Persons With Disability (PWD) categories) with a valid CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT score is the eligibility criteria for PGDSM and PGDFM at IIFM Bhopal.
Candidates who hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (it may also be referred to as Persons With Disability (PWD) categories) with a valid CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT score are eligible to apply for a PGDSM and PGDFM of IIFM Bhopal.
Admission to IIFM Bhopal is done based on candidates' performance in the entrance examination such as CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT followed by WAT/Personal Interviews which will be conducted through Offline mode in the following centres viz: Bhopal, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. Based on the candidate's performance WAT/PI admission is done.
To get admission to IIFM Bhopal candidates are required to meet the eligibility criteria for admission to PGDSM and PGDFM courses. Candidates have to secure valid scores in national-level entrance exams such as CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT. IIFM Bhopal will use the above-mentioned entrance exam scores for shortlisting candidates. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the WAT/Personal Interviews which will be conducted through Offline mode in the following centres viz: Bhopal, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. Candidates based on their performance in the entrance exam and WAT/PI will be selected for admission.
Yes. CAT scores are accepted by the IIFM Bhopal. Apart from the CAT scores the institute also offers XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT scores to get admission into the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal.
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I am a student of PGDFM, Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management. Any student who is passionate to work for the Forestry sector, Development sector, microfinance, can opt for this course. Apart from this IIFM also offers PGDSM, Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management. The curriculum is regularly updated according to the industry needs, for which it seeks help from the expansive alumni network working in varied sectors. Some of the brilliant minds of India teach students here.
There are two courses named PGDFM AND PGDSM, students can opt anyone of them based on there interest. in pgfm one have to study all general management subjects along with the forest management related subjects for example management accounting, finance, HR etc. in classroom professor teach through theoretical and case study of Harvard university for real time case based application. every month collage conduct 2 open learning day for innovative and practical experience.
A score of 64 marks in CAT would likely fall around the 85th percentile depending on the difficulty of the exam and the overall performance of candidates in this year.
So,it is highly unlikely that you will receive a call from any of the IIMs as the required percentile for an IIM call is typically much higher, usually ranging from 90% and above, especially for top IIMs like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Calcutta.
If you are looking for MBA programs, consider exploring other B-schools that may have lower cut-offs for admission.
Here are some B-schools that may have lower cutoffs for admission:
SOIL Institute of Management: Has a CAT cut-off of 75 percentile
T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal: Has an expected CAT cut-off of 85+
Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM): Has an expected CAT cut-off of 85+
MICA: Has an expected CAT cut-off of 85+
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai: Has a CAT cut-off of 85 percentile
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), Mumbai: Has a CAT cut-off of 97.5 percentile
Others are IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, JBIMS, XIMB, and GIM.
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An approximate score in CAT 2024 that's around 88-90 percent, along with the profile being male engineer in NC-OBC, can result in selection to some newer or baby IIMs - Indian Institutes of Management like these ones:-
The newer IIMs have a slightly smaller cut-off every year, yet the cutoffs are normally lower for the newer ones, and the older, bigger IIMs have bigger cutoffs. According to the predicted percentile, you have a reasonable chance for the colleges, especially in OBC category.
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Whether you do when MBA in India or in abroad it depends on several factors, including your academic background work experience . They both have their advantages and disadvantages. MBA in India is generally more affordable than International programs and their strong Local Network that can help you secure jobs in the Indian companies. You will be more familar and with the Indian business environment. And it also has a strong focus on the Indian market.That disadvantages would be there is less Global exposure. And also the ROI might be lower compared to the international programs. If you do MBA and abroad you will gain exposure to diverse cultures and business practices .you connect with leaders from outside world and also industry professionals. You will have a higher ROI also will have access to latest business trends.Disadvantages would be that the tuition fees is very high and also the Visa and the immigration processes can be Complex you have to adapt to a new culture so that can be difficult too. but as you have a lack of work experience then MBA in India might be a more practical choice. if you have strong Academic credentials and can secure good GMAT scores you can consider trying to top International program.You must gain some work experience and also aim for a high GMAT score. Even with bad academic background, you can cover that up with some work experience, if you want t go ahead without these 2 then aim for an excellent score in CAT OR GMAT an prepare for interviews as well. You can definitely succeed. GMAT
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