Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy

Estd 1938 | Private | Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Overview

Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) was constituted in the year 1987 by renaming the erstwhile Indian Forest College, which was originally established in 1938 for training senior forest officers. It is situated in the New Forest campus of Forest Research Institute (FRI) on Chakrata Road (NH-72),five kilometers from Dehradun town. IGNFA is currently functioning as a Staff College for the officers of the Indian Forest Service (IFS).

The primary mandate of the Academy is to impart knowledge and skills to the professional foresters and help them to develop competence for managing the country forest and wildlife resources on a sustainable basis. In the Academy training is provided at different levels of seniority in the Indian Forest Service besides training the new entrants to the service.

Facilities

Computer Labs	Auditorium	Hostel	Library

Computer Labs

Auditorium

Hostel

Library

Courses & Fees

Courses	Duration	Fee
M.Phil	2 Years	Rs. 1.85 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)

Faculty

Name	Post
Dr. Vinod Kumar	Director
Dr. Mohit Gera	Professor, Department Of Forest And Environment, Qualification - Ph. D (Forestry) & Ma (Economics)
Dr. Sanjay	Professor, Department Of Forest & Environment
Dr. Senthil Kumar	Associate Professor, Department Of Forest And Environment
Dr. Balaji	Associate Professor, Department Of Forest And Environment
Shri K. Kannan	Associate Professor, Department Of Forest And Environment