MBA in Development and Sustainable Finance 

at IIFM Bhopal, Bhopal

The eligibility criteria for the MBA programs at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) in Bhopal require candidates to hold a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD) from a recognised university or institute. The selection process is a two-stage criterion involving shortlisting based on performance in entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, GMAT, or MAT. Candidates without these scores but with five years of work experience post their degree must qualify for the internal test. In the second stage, shortlisted candidates participate in an online presentation and interview, with the final selection based on entrance test scores, presentation, and interview performance. The institute's flagship programs, PGDFM and PGDSM, have a minimum CAT cutoff requirement of 85 percentile. Foreign candidates can apply based on GMAT/CAT/XAT scores, and the application process includes an interview. In summary, eligibility involves a specified Bachelor's degree, and the selection process considers entrance exam scores, work experience, and interview performance.

The applications are currently open for IIFM Bhopal PGDM admission. Check below the application deadline:

To get admission, candidates must have valid scores in accepted entrance exams such as MAT, XAT, CAT, CMAT, and others.

CAT is one of the accepting exams for IIFM Bhopal PGDM course. Aspirants need an overall percentile of 80 in CAT for admission in PGDM course of IIFM. Below is the CAT percentile requirement for PGDM programme of IIFM:

CMAT is one of the accepting exams for IIFM Bhopal MBA course. However, it not mandatory to have a valid CMAT score for admission to MBA programme. Aspirants who have passed CAT, XAT, MAT or GMAT can also apply for admission. Besides entrance exam, candidates must also fulfil the eligibility requirements. A minimum of graduation is required for MBA admission.

IIFM Bhopal conducts placement drive every year. The college is visited by top companies such as PwC, E&Y, ICICI Bank, and others. Below are the key highlights of recent IIFM Bhopal placements:

Some of the eminent companies that participated in IIFM Bhopal MBA placements 2023 are mentioned in the table below:

As per the latest report, a large share of students received job roles in Sustainability. Some of the popular job roles/ function-wise offers made during IIFM Bhopal placements 2023 are mentioned below:

Currently, the applications are open at Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. Candidates can apply on the institute's website for the preferred course. Candidates for the Ph.D degree in Forestry must apply for registration to the Registrar FRI deemed to be university or through Nodal Officers of the recognised centers of the FRI deemed to be University. Aspirants need to pay an application fee to register for a course.

IIFM Bhopal does not offer direct admission to MBA, PhD or FPM courses. Candidates have to qualify any of the accepted entrance-exams. The institute considers CAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT or GMAT for admission to MBA course. The selection for PhD course is based on FRIDU entrance test. For certificate courses, admission is based on merit of the aspirants in the last qualifying exam.

Indian Institute of Forest Management Bhopal admission is based on merit and entrance exams.  Admission to various courses is based on personal interviews, merit, and accepted entrance exams. The institute accepts national entrance exams such as CAT, MAT, XAT, and others. Aspiring candidates must qualify for the eligibility criteria set by the institute for the desired course.