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Those who have a university degree in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply fo
Estate management is a good career option for those who love the company of nature. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
REALISING THE need to modernise the plantation sector through management education and training, the Central Ministry of Commerce set up an institution for implementing this requirement. It was registered as an autonomous institution of higher learning in 1993 - The Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Jnana Bharathi Campus, P.O. Malathalli, Bangalore - 560 056; Ph: 080- 080-2321 2767; e-mail: info@iipmb.com.
The institute is jointly sponsored by the plantation sector and the commodity boards such as Coffee Board, Tea Board, Rubber Board, Spices Board, and the plantation associations, United Planters' Association of Southern India and Indian Tea Association.
West meets East
A cardinal feature of the institution is that it effectively blends Western approaches with Eastern insights. The `reach-out' model of the institute helps in establishing close links with the corporate and grassroots institutions in the sector.
Flagship
The flagship programme of the institute is the 15-month postgraduate diploma in agri business and plantation management (PGD-ABPM). It envisages management education to the entrants in the agri-business and plantation sector, so as to enable them to meet even global competition. Participants of the programme are exposed to the state-of-the-art developments in cyber-revolution as well.
Some of the areas covered in the programme:
Agri business management systems
Commodity trading
Computer applications
Cost and management accounting
e-commerce
Enterprise economics and macroeconomic environment
Entrepreneurship
Estate management
Financial accounting for management
Financial management and capital markets
Human resource management and industrial relations
Industry studies - coffee, tea, rubber, spices, floriculture, agri-processing, horticulture, forestry, seed industry, agro-biotechnology
International business
International finance
IT for management
Legal aspects of business
Management
control systems
Marketing management
Micro financing and
insure agri-business
Organisational
behaviour
Plantation technology
Quantitative methods
for business
Retailing and
distribution
Rural marketing
Strategic management
Supply chain
management
Understanding
behaviour
Written and oral
communication
Project work
Admission
Admission to the programme can be sought in two categories - Open category and the Sponsored category.
Those who have a university degree in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply for admission to the programme. Candidates appearing in final-year examination this year will also be considered.
Selection
Graduates in agriculture and allied disciplines should appear for the computer-based objective test (CBOT) to be conducted by MANAGE (National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030, in May 2005. (Details at website: www.manage.gov.in; )
Graduates in other disciplines can apply with MAT/XAT scores.
Foreign students will be admitted under the open or sponsored category. They may submit GMAT or any equivalent scores. Foreign students should be well versed in English language. TOEFL scores would be accepted as an indicator of language proficiency.
In the case of the sponsored candidates, weightage will be given for their experience. There are five categories of sponsorship:
Plantation companies and agri-business corporates
Plantation owners
Central and State Governments
International agencies and SAARC countries
NRIs and PIOs
Application form
To obtain the prospectus and application form by post, send a crossed demand draft for Rs.700 drawn in favour of `Indian Institute of Plantation Management,' payable at Bangalore.
The application form can also be downloaded from the institute's website and filled-in application form along with application fee may be sent in the name of the director. The forms duly filled in will be accepted till April 16.
Fees
The institutional fee for the programme is Rs.1, 25,000 that may be paid to the institute by the candidate/or the sponsor. Candidates admitted under the open category can pay the fee in two instalments.
The fee for international candidates and candidates sponsored by NRI's / PIO's is $8,000. This does not include the mess charges, expenses on books and reading material, computer usage charges, hostel rent, expenses on field visits and other personal expenses.
The institute facilitates educational loan from banks to the candidates admitted to the programme.
Placement
The institute offers placement advisory services and assistance through its placement cell.
The alumni of the institute are attached to organisations such as Hindustan Lever Limited, A.V. Thomas Group of Companies, Godrej Agrovet Limited, Parry Agro Industries Limited, Pfizer Limited and Tata Tea Limited.
Research
The Indian Institute of Plantation Management has a strong research focus on policy, managerial, and operational issues. It undertakes research projects in frontier areas of concern at the industry, national, and global levels.
Its short-term executive programmes (STEPs) are tailor-made for the professionals in the plantation industry. Those who have a university degree in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply for admission to the programme. Candidates appearing for the final year examination this year will also be considered.
They are much more than routine programmes in the sense that they serve in different dimensions such as:
Capacity building initiatives
Mutual learning forums
Sources of motivational
inputs
Diagnostic problem-solving labs.
Those who have a university degree in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply for admission to the programme. Candidates appearing for the final year examination this year will also be considered.
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