Post Graduate Diploma in Tribal Development Management (PGD-TDM)

Who should attend: The minimum qualification for admission to the Programme is graduation in any discipline from a UGC recognised University and this Programme is ideally suited for both working officials as well as fresh graduates.

Course Description: Article 366 (25) of the Constitution of India refers to Scheduled Tribes as those communities who are scheduled in accordance with Article 342. According to this Article, the Scheduled Tribes are the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within these tribes and tribal communities which have been declared as such by the President through a Public Notification and 8.10 percent of the Nation’s total population (about 835.80 lakh), according to the 2011 Census, is what constitutes the tribal population of India. This population lives in concentrations in various parts of the country mainly Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra besides the North Eastern States. 

However most of these tribal groups have been living in abject poverty for a long time. In this background, an acute need was felt for developing a well trained set of tribal development professionals who can bring about positive changes and improve the quality of life of the Tribals. To create an opportunity for the students, development officials working in tribal development and allied departments, panchayat raj representatives, NGO's.