The class room sessions are distributed over five terms, each of ten weeks duration. Each credit course comprises of 30 sessions. A participative approach to teaching is followed which employs case studies, discussions, assignments, field visits, lectures, role-play, term papers, projects and quizzes as part of its pedagogy. Field Work Field work is undertaken after two terms and helps to sensitize students to the practical aspects of forestry, wildlife and rural dynamics. Groups of four to five students are attached to forest divisions in different parts of the country for a period of 10 weeks.
Students undergo two components of organisational training during the two-year course.
Understand the functioning of different organisations . The students on completion of each component of OT, present a report to the organisation and the Institute. The performance of the students is evaluated for both classroom and field based components. The integrated evaluation system, apart from setting minimum standards of students' performance, also serves to provide a robust and reliable feed back system.