Duration
2 years.
Eligibility
B.Sc. Forestry (4 years) or B.Sc. with Forestry as one of the subjects with 45% marks in aggregate.
Career Opportunities
Foresters work for the timber industry, government agencies, conservation groups, local authorities, urban parks boards, citizens’ associations, and private landowners. The forestry profession includes a wide diversity of jobs, with educational requirements ranging from college bachelor’s degrees to PhDs for highly specialized work. Industrial foresters plan forest regeneration starting with careful harvesting. Urban foresters manage trees in urban green spaces. Foresters work in tree nurseries growing seedlings for woodland creation or regeneration projects. Foresters improve tree genetics. Forest engineers develop new building systems. Professional foresters measure and model the growth of forests with tools like geographic information systems.
Course Contents: Advanced Silviculture, Forest Biometric, Advanced Forest Management, Remote Sensing & GIS, Forest Resource Management and Economics, Wood based industries, Chemistry of Forest Products, Forest Policy & Utilization, Advanced Forest Ecology, Forest Biodiversity Conversation, Forest Protection, Seminar, Wood Science and Technology, Medicinal Plants and Aromatic Plants, Plantation Technology, Watershed Management.
