10-months PG diploma in Adv Wildlife Mgmt: Wildlife Inst

An Autonomous Institution of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, the institute was formed in 1982 as a nodal national agency to meet the urgent capacity building needs for scientific planning, management and research in the field of wildlife conservation.

Institute: Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Uttarakhand

Programme: PG Diploma in Advanced Wildlife Management

Duration: 10 months

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Course commencement: 1st September 2011 to 30th June 2012


Eligibility:

• In-service Indian Forest Service and State Forest Service Officers of the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF)/Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) and equivalent.  Candidates should possess a background of Forestry training with a minimum of Bachelor's degree in any of the natural sciences.
• Foreign nationals with forestry background at equivalent levels are also eligible for admission to the course, provided they have adequate knowledge of English.
• Both Indian and Foreign candidates should not be more than 45 years of age as on September 1, 2011.  They should be fit to withstand the arduous outdoor training programme.
• Admission to the course for Indian as well as foreign candidates will be on a “first come-first serve” basis. The total intake for the course will be 20 participants including 5 foreign nationals.

How to apply: Click here to download application form in the prescribed format

Application deadline: July 25, 2011

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Contact:
Mukul Trivedi
Course Director, XXXIII Post Graduate Diploma Course in Advanced Wildlife Management,
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, 
Dehradun – 248 001(Uttarakhand)
Phone: +91-135-2640111 to 2640115

Email: mukul@wii.gov.in

Website: www.wii.gov.in