INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT, ANAND (IRMA)  

Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management
(PRM 2008-10)

The Institute

IRMA was established in 1979 at Anand, Gujarat with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat, erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board to provide
management education, training, research and consultancy support to co-operatives and rural development organisations in India.

IRMA is founded with the belief, borne out by Dr. Kurien’s work in the dairy co-operatives, which revolutionised the dairy industry in the country, that the key for effective rural development is professional management. Professionalising the management of rural organisations calls for matching the specific but unmet needs of the sector with the formal techniques and skills of management professionals. Linking the two are the 'rural managers' prepared by IRMA through its two-years diploma (PRM) in rural management.

IRMA's mission is to promote sustainable, eco-friendly and equitable socio-economic development of rural people through professional management of their institutions. IRMA promotes professional management of rural organisations through four inter-related activities of education, training, research and consultancy. Its faculty comprises experienced academicians and practitioners. IRMA uses state-of-the-art pedagogy. It has modern IT infrastructure, internet connectivity in individual hostel rooms, and a fully-automated library.

About PRM

PRM is a two-year residential programme comprising four different segments - classroom, fieldwork, organisational exposure and management training. The programme leads to a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM), which is recognised as equivalent to a Master's Degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Total seats for this batch are about 90.

Eligibility

Graduates with minimum 15 years (10 + 2 + 3) of education and having 50% {45% for SC/ST/PwD (Persons with Disability)} aggregate marks or an equivalent GPA from a recognised Indian or foreign University / Institution are eligible to apply. The percentage of aggregate marks is to be calculated as per the practice followed by the concerned University / Institution.

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