{"id":282,"date":"2022-12-08T07:35:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shtheme.com\/demosd\/edumart\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:17:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iifm.brightcodeapp.com\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"282\" class=\"elementor elementor-282\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bed7784 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bed7784\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e44773\" data-id=\"6e44773\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184b4f9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-page-banner\" data-id=\"184b4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-page-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n    <!-- Start Banner -->\r\n    <div class=\"inner-banner blog\">\r\n        <div class=\"container\">\r\n            <div class=\"row\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n                    <div class=\"content\">\r\n                                                <h1>About Us<\/h1>\r\n                                                                        <p>Uniting IIFM alumni worldwide through engagement and collaboration.<\/p>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <!-- End Banner --> \r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3369cb2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3369cb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0e0e5\" data-id=\"5f0e0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e20a7 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-who-we-are\" data-id=\"43e20a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-who-we-are.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n    <!-- Start About -->\r\n    <section class=\"about inner padding-lg\">\r\n        <div class=\"container\">\r\n            <div class=\"row\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-md-7 left-block\">\r\n                                        <h2>Who we are<\/h2>\r\n                                                            <p>The Alumni Association of the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) represents a vibrant community of professionals working across diverse sectors including environmental management, forestry, sustainability, public policy, research, and corporate leadership.\n\nOur alumni network plays an important role in supporting the institute by mentoring students, sharing industry knowledge, organizing alumni events, and contributing to institutional development initiatives. The association fosters meaningful connections among alumni and promotes collaboration that benefits both the alumni community and the institute.\n\nBy building strong relationships between past graduates, current students, and faculty members, the Alumni Association continues to strengthen the legacy of IIFM and promote excellence in environmental leadership and sustainable development.<\/p> \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"col-md-5 about-right\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iifm.brightcodeapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-53.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\"> <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- End About --> \r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8511a1c 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<h2>\r\n                                <span>The Numbers Say it All<\/span>\r\n                                WHY CHOOSE IIFM ALUMNI NETWORK            <\/h2>\r\n                        <ul class=\"our-strength opt2\">\r\n                                <li>\r\n                                        <div class=\"icon\"><span class=\"icon-certification-icon\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"counter\">125<\/span>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"title\">eVENTS<\/div>\r\n                                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li>\r\n                                        <div class=\"icon\"><span class=\"icon-student-icon\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"counter\">258,658<\/span>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"title\">ALUMNI MEMBERS WORLDWIDE<\/div>\r\n                                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li>\r\n                                        <div class=\"icon\"><span class=\"icon-book-icon\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"counter\">21<\/span>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"title\">Countries<\/div>\r\n                                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li>\r\n                                        <div class=\"icon\"><span class=\"icon-parents-icon\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"counter\">556<\/span>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"title\">MENTORED BY ALUMNI<\/div>\r\n                                    <\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- End Why Choose -->\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3c996f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3c996f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5fac3\" data-id=\"4a5fac3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590d15c elementor-align-left 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