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Directorate of
Education :
The Directorate of Education provides
financial support in the form of
Grant-in-Aid to universities for
strengthening the infrastructural
facilities; enhancing teaching and
research facilities to provide forestry
education in the country.
The Directorate also approves the
committees for the selection of JR/SRF/RA's for
implementation of projects in ICFRE institutes.
The Directorate also conducts training for
Scientific Cadre, Managerial Cadre & Technical
Cadre as on 6.02.08 of ICFRE and its institutes.
The Directorate has Policy Research
Division to review and analyze the
existing forest policies, statutes and
their framework.
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A.K.
Wahal
IFS,
Dy. Director
General
(Education) |
Directorate
of
Education
aims
at
promotion
of
forestry
education
at
under-
graduation
and
post-graduation
levels
in
the
States
Agricultural
Universities
by
providing
necessary
infrastructural
support
to
them.
To
ensure
delivery
of
quality
forestry
education
in
these
universities,
a
system
of
accreditation
on
the
pattern
of
AICTE,
has
also
been
put
in
place
by
this
Council.
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Further
with
a
view
to
promote
employability
of
the
students
pursuing
forestry
courses
as
also
to
orient
them
towards
higher
academic
achievements
and
research-related
activities,
upgradation
of
forestry
syllabus
is
also
undertaken
by
this
Directorate
from
time
to
time,
in
keeping
with
the
latest
trends
in
the
forestry
sector. The
Directorate
also
undertakes
policy
research
activities
so
as
to
focus
on
the
issues
related
to
policy
reforms,
governmental
schemes
and
regulations
for
effective
governance
and
enhanced
performance
of
the
sector.
The
critical
output
from
these
studies
would
form
an
essential
input
for
effecting
policy
reforms
and
reorienting
govt.
policies
&
programmes
pertaining
to
the
sector. |
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ICFRE
has been implementing programmes aimed at
holistic development of forestry research,
education and extension for sustainable
management and development of forestry
resources in the country.