Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy

One of the three All India Services (along with the Indian Police Service and India Administrative Service),the Indian Forest Service looks after the ecological security aspects of our country .It is thus the fundamental task of this Academy to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to equip the IFS cadres to effectively manage 23% of Indias geographical area. Initially a constituent of Forest Research Institute & Colleges set up in 1938 to impart Professional Forestry Training to newly recruited Forest Officers, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in 1987 with the added status of staff college to train a cadre of competent forest managers at various levels including in-service trainings to manage Indias forest resources. The Academy conducts various training programmes to strengthen professional efficiency: * Professional Forestry training for IFS Probationers through a series of class room sessions, tours, excursions and specialized modules...