Institute of Rural Management Anand
Courses, Curriculum, Placements, Fees & Admissions 2020
Courses, Curriculum, Placements, Fees & Admissions 2020
IRMA About
Institute of Rural Management Anand was established in 1979 by Dr. Verghese Kurien.
IRMA Anand is India’s leading school in rural management committed to bringing significant change and transformation in the rural sector.
The first batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) started in 1980.
In the last four decades, nearly 2800 students have graduated in rural management discipline. They have made significant contributions in the rural policy making of India and enjoy top leadership positions in many organizations across India and the world.
IRMA Anand promises its students a lush green campus spread over sixty acres of land with world-class infrastructure.
IRMA has an excellent library with close to 41,0000+ books and 15,000+ journals. The library is spread across three levels and is fully automated. The library houses full-text journals and financial and socio-economic journals like EBSCO (a package of six different subject areas), ABI/Inform (Proquest), JSTOR, Elsevier, Sage, CMIE, Indiastat.com, EPWRF, and DELNET.
The library at IRMA has abundant information on management, finance, marketing, organizational science and strategy, information technology, e-governance, sociology, environment, and gender
IRMA Anand promises uninterrupted internet facility through 45-Mbps leased fiber-optic links. There are 600 hosts in the network.
IRMA provides a dedicated executive training and development center.
IRMA offers residential facilities for its students with a mess and other recreational facilities.
There are lecture halls, seminar rooms, faculty and administrative offices, a 376-seater auditorium, faculty and staff housing, a dispensary, and other support facilities.
IRMA Anand offers a two-year full-time ACITE approved Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM).
The PGDRM is recognized as equivalent to a Master's degree in Rural Management by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
The PGDRM curriculum is divided into four diverse segments which are mutually supportive of each other:
The first year consists of three terms which include foundation management subjects and rural management specific subjects along with the Village Fieldwork Segment.
The second year is a mix of Summer Internship Segment and choice of electives.
The overall curriculum focuses on experiential learning and emphasizes the following:
The pedagogy at IRMA involves:
Candidates can apply for PGDRM by filling the IRMA application form:
The last date to register for IRMA admissions 2020 is around January 2020 for Indian students and March 2020 for International students.
The admission process at IRMA Anand for Indian students is based on:
The eligibility for Indian students is:
The Foreign national candidates can apply for the PGDRM 2020 course and belong to below categories:
Foreign nationals can apply using the GMAT score, CAT 2019 or XAT 2020 score
IRMA Anand conducts IRMA Social Awareness Test (IRMASAT) which is MCQ-based test. The highlights of the test are:
The merit-based calls for IRMA selection process for Indian students:
The profile-cum-merit based calls for IRMA selection process for Indian students:
The international students shortlisted based on GRE / CAT / XAT scores are called for Personal Interview round.
4. The final list of shortlisted candidates is released after the IRMA selection process is complete. The IRMA merit list is calculated based on:
| Component |
Weightage | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Candidate | International Candidate* | |
| CAT 2019 / XAT 2020 / GRE* | 35% | 40% |
| IRMASAT Score | 10% | N/A |
| Academic Performance | 5% | N/A |
| Diversity | 5% | N/A |
| Profile | 15% | N/A |
| Group Activity | 10% | N/A |
| Personal Interview | 20% | 60% |
IRMA completed 100 percent 2019 placements for the PGDRM 2017-19 batch in mere three days.
A total of 407 job offers were made, and 119 recruiters visited the IRMA Anand campus.
IRMA Anand’s average package for the business sector organizations in the placements 2019 was 14.24 LPA which is 17 percent higher than the previous year.
The average package for the development sector organizations was 10.43 LPA which is a 10.72 percent jump.
The median salary offered was 11.7 LPA and the highest package offered was a whopping 50.31 LPA.
The list of recruiters coming to the IRMA Anand was a mix of Multinational, national agribusiness corporations, FMCG & Retail groups, Banking, Finance, and Insurance companies to NGOs, development agencies and CSR foundations.
Some of the top recruiters were ITC Agribusiness Division, ADM Agro, Godrej Agrovet, Adani Wilmar, Pidilite, Future Group, Grofers, Big Basket, ICICI Bank, IDFC bank, Northern Arc, Caspian Impact Investments, ICICI Prudential, Bharati AXA, Reliance General Insurance, UNICEF, Tata Trusts (FISE), Reliance Foundation, BRLPS – JEEVIKA, Responsible Mica Initiative, REHWA Society, Access Livelihoods Consulting (ALC) etc.
IRMA has a well-established placement cell that works tirelessly to provide opportunities.
The PGDRM fees are INR 1160400 (excluding deposit and other charges). IRMA fee can be paid yearly. The break-up for expenses is below:
| Particulars | 1st Year | 2nd Year | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees | Tuition Fee | INR 492000 | INR 492000 | INR 984000 |
| Computer and Internet Services Fees | INR 16500 | INR 16500 | INR 33000 | |
| Library and Teaching Material (TAU) Fees | INR 16500 | INR 16500 | INR 33000 | |
| Hostel Fees | INR 50000 | INR 50000 | INR 100000 | |
| Student Activity Fee | INR 10400 | -- | INR 10400 | |
| Deposit & Other Charges | Caution Deposit | INR 15000 | -- | INR 15000 |
| Books Deposit | INR 30000 | -- | INR 30000 | |
| SPIC MACAY | INR 1000 | -- | INR 1000 | |
| Alumni Association Membership | INR 2000 | -- | INR 2000 | |
| Total | INR 633400 | INR 575000 | 1208400 | |
