Indian Institute of Forest Management was established in 1982 as an autonomous institution by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The vision of IIFM is to be among the leading international institutions in the area of environment, forest and development management and be respected, both nationally and internationally, for its outstanding contributions in the fields of education, training, research, consultancy and thoughts leadership.

The trust was established in 1991 by Smt. Rajwati Bhatnagar in the memory of her educationist husband late Dr.K.K.Bhatnagar. The Purpose of the Trust was to guide the energy of the youth of the country in the right direction. This aim could only be achieved by educating the youth. Thus the trust ventured into the field of education by establishing educational institutions from primary level to higher education . The trusts aim was to instill the principles of services, nationalism and.......

This seat of higher learning came into existence on August 26, 1975, vide Government of Uttar Pradesh Notification No. 10/15-60/74 under the provision of the U.P. Universities Act. However, though belonging to the younger generation of the Indian Universities, the Bundelkhand University has fast transformed into a University of excellence offering opportunities to the aspiring youths to pursue higher education, applied research and Professional training according to their aptitude and potential.