Applications are invited from undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students from educational institutes/universities and private institutions of Telangana and Odisha to participate in 3-days training offline programme on "Conservation, Value addition and marketing of non-Timber Forest products (NTFPs) cum Medicinal Plants" from 11-13 November 2025 at ICFRE - Institute of Forest Biodiversity, Dulapally, Hyderabad, Telangana. The training is funded by Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), New Delhi, Government of India, under the scheme- "Environment Knowledge and Capacity Building" for Other Stakeholders. The training is a combination of classroom and field sessions and includes following topics- on NTFPs resource assessment, conservation, sustainable utilization, harvesting and post harvestings techniques, value addition and market linkages. The medium of instruction is English and Hindi. The participants should have knowledge about forestry and allied plant discipline.

 Information for the applicants:

1. Maximum 30 applicants will be selected based on their application

2.  Selected candidates will be informed by 10 October 2025

3.  Confirmation of participation should be received by 15 October 2025, failing which selection will be cancelled without any intimation to accommodate other interested applicant

4.  No fee payment is required for the training

5.  Participants will have to arrange their transport to the venue and return. Travels made by using public transport (Train up to Sleeper Class, Bus non-AC) through shortest route will only be reimbursed on submission of tickets in original, ADHAAR as ID Proof and Bank Account details

6.  Accommodation and local transport arrangements for the training days will be arranged by the organizers

7.  Candidates should report to the venue by 10 November 2025 evening and plan their departure after 6.00 pm on 13 November 2025 or the morning hours of 14 November 2025.