Founded in 1979, IRMA focuses on creating management practitioners who can bring about the change by applying their grass-root management acumen while shaping the national and global public policy narrative. Creating professionals in management who can deliver sustainable, environmentally friendly and equitable growth.

With the support of the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency (SDC), the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat, the former Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dr. Verghese Kurien, regarded as the ' Father of the White Revolution in India, ' founded IRMA in Anand, Gujarat.

IRMA's collaboration with government and non-governmental agencies, as well as with international development organizations, provides students with an ideal environment for learning, research, and real on-the-ground project implementation experience.

Programs offered

1.PGDRM- The White Revolution Father's brainchild, late Dr. Verghese Kurien, IRMA is part of a 40-year-old and counting legacy. The Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) flagship course of the Institute has produced some of the most prominent leaders across various sectors. With its innovative curriculum combined with the Institute's unparalleled dedication to fostering sustainable and equitable socio-economic development, IRMA is an institute with a heart.

2. FPRM-

Fellow Rural Management Program (FPRM) is a Rural Management Ph.D. program accredited by the All India Technical Education Council (AICTE). FPRM is intended for aspirants and professionals pursuing employment in higher learning, research and development institutions in education, teaching and specialist knowledge-based roles. FPRM is a Ph.D. Ph.D. Grade Rural Management Research Program with the title "Fellow, Rural Management Institute, Anand." It has a minimum residency requirement of three years. Participants of the program get associated with one basic disciplinary area even though the topic of research they pursue could have interdisciplinary perspectives.

3.PGDMX(R)–

Executive Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Rural), PGDMX(R) is designed for executives working in their organizations ' unique functional areas such as finance, accounting, marketing, human resource management, operations, and ventures, aiming to develop their skills and knowledge to step into management roles. This Executive Management Program is a 15-month full-time residential program recognized as equivalent to the Executive MBA program and approved by the Technical Education Council of All India (AICTE).

PLACEMENTS

Internships(2018-2020 Batch)

Total offers-562

Total organizations-147

New Recruiters-21

Median Stipend offered- Rs 40000

Highest Stipend offered- Rs 220000

Final Placements(2017-2019 Batch)

TotaL Students-177

Total offers-407

Organizations participated-119

Mean compensation-12.84 lakhs

Highest compensation- 50.31 lakhs

Companies like Groffers, Godrej, Adani Wilmar, Cargill, Icici Bank, Reliance Foundation participated in the process.

Lastly, if you want to pursue your career in Rural Management, then IRMA is one of the best institutes in India for it.

Hi..

IRMA is one of the top 20 colleges in India. It is one of the best colleges for Rural Management and India`s leading school in rural management committed to acting as the catalyst and facilitator of rural prosperity. It comes in tire 2 colleges after  the IIMs.

IRMA accepts the score of CAT and XAT entrance exams. Foreign nationals who want to take admission will have to apply either through GMAT or GRE scores. Apart from that the institute also conducts its own test called the Issue of Social Concern (ISC) Exam and it is compulsory for all candidates to appear for ISC Exam in order to take admission in IRMA.

The campus is fully residential equipped with student's hostels, mess, lecture halls, seminar rooms, library, faculty and administrative offices, auditorium, executive training and development centre, faculty and staff housing, dispensary, and other support facilities. The IRMA staff co-operative store caters to the resident's daily necessities.The lecture halls are specially designed for interactive learning and are equipped with state of the art audio visual systems. Well appointed seminar halls for hosting talks by visiting industry heads, inter and intra college events, seminars, debates, workshops, etc.

IRMA provides 100% placements which you can easily verify from their placements page.It is definitely a field which is high in demand looking at the current scenario where the agriculture is at it's lowest which shows there is a huge scope untapped also 66% of people still live in rural areas and 50% of population still depends on agriculture for their lively-hood so this makes Rural Management a really good option.

They also provide 100% placement with highest of 46.5 lakh and average is 10.22 lakh in  placements.

The most notable and striking feature of IRMA is the internship. There are 3 internships and one village induction program which makes the 2 year program very interesting and experienced rich.

It would be the best option for pgdrm.

Best luck...