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Institute of Rural Management, Anand

General Information

Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) is a rural management institute offering Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management(PGDRM) and Fellowship Program in Rural Management(FPRM) which is a research program in rural management. For both these programs IRMA conducts a common entrance test. Both the programs are focussed on rural management which needs specialised training and research.

Institute of Rural Management(IRMA) is situated in Anand in Gujarat. It was established in 1979 by Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat, Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board to provide support to co-operatives and rural development organisations in India.The institute has been approved by AICTE. Candidates passing out of IRMA gets good placement opportunities with national and international development organisations, funding agencies, co-operatives and NGOs. Candidates even prefer to join less paying but more satisfying grass root organisations.

Eligibility Criteria

For admission to PGDRM, a candidate must be a graduate with atleast 50% aggregate marks from a well recognized university.

For admission to FPRM, candidates should have either of the following qualifications:
1. Post graduate with atleast 55% aggregate marks from a well recognized university and 50% marks in graduation
2. PRM from IRMA,
3. OYP from IRMA with 1 year post diploma experience
4. Four year professional degree(Engineering, Agricultural Sciences etc) with atleast 60% marks and one year of experience OR
5. Five year professional degree (Medicine, Veterinary Science, Architecture, etc.) with 60% marks at graduation

Exam Pattern

The entrance test will be of 2 hors duration with 200 multiple choice questions from the following 4 sections:
• English Comprehension: 40 marks
• Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation: 50 marks
• Analytical & Verbal Reasoning: 50 marks
• General Awareness: 60 marks

Complete Institute of Rural Management, Anand Course

Important Dates

Important Dates(Tentative):

• Date of written test common for all courses: November 8, 2009 at 27 centres across India
• Last date for receiving completed application forms: September 30, 2009

Availability of Application Forms: August 11, 2009 to September 28, 2009

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