Rekindle Your Career with IRMA

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Saumya Srivastava
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3 mins readUpdated on Dec 27, 2023 09:26 IST

Established in 1979, the Institute of Rural Management Anand (also known as IRMA), is a private institute approved by AICTE and AIU and is located in Anand, Gujarat. The institute has been ranked 54 in the 'Management' category by NIRF Ranking 2023. IRMA has been a pioneer in the field of Management for the last 44 years. IRMA offers management programmes with a focus on understanding real management problems and socio-economic realities. The flagship course of IRMA is the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management). The PGDM(RM) is offered for a duration of two-years.

IRMA’s synergy with Government and Non-Government Institutions as well as International Development Organisations provides the students with an ideal ecosystem for learning, research as well as implementation experience of real on-the-ground projects. IRMA has experienced faculty members from renowned national and international institutes. IRMA faculty collaborates to inspire and create the thinkers of tomorrow for a better world. The institute offers world-class infrastructure for learning at their 60-acre-green campus. IRMA aims to expand its reach by committing to value-based educational programs and diverse research and consulting initiatives for entities representing Market, State, and Civil Society.

Table of content
  • Perks of Joining IRMA
  • IRMA Rankings
  • IRMA: Courses and Admissions Highlights
  • IRMA: Star Placements

Perks of Joining IRMA

IRMA is one of the eminent management institutes in the country. Some of the key highlights of IRMA are as follows:

  • IRMA is one of the top management institutions regularly targeted by reputed firms across FMCG, Retail, BFSI, Development Consulting, Agribusiness and Technology sectors for talent acquisition.
  • Picturesque and serene campus with modern and differently-abled friendly amenities for learning, recreation and sports
  • Seminar series
  • Immersive field-work experience
  • Summer Internship Segment
  • Alumni sessions
  • Personality development workshops, etc.
  • Industry Connect Talks
  • The highest and average package during IRMA placements 2023 stood at INR 26.50 LPA and INR 15.50 LPA, respectively.

IRMA Rankings

IRMA has been ranked by numerous ranking bodies. Some of the top rankings achieved by IRMA are as follows:

Q:   What is the lowest package offered at IRMA placements?
Q:   What is the median package offered at IRMA Anand placements?
Q:   How many organisations come for placement at IRMA?

Ranking Agency

Rank

India Today (2023)

09

The Week (2022)

20

Business Today (2022)

16

Fortune India (2022)

10

Outlook (2023)

17

IIRF (2023)

21

NIRF (2023)

54

IRMA: Courses and Admissions Highlights

IRMA offers two courses, viz. the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management), and the Fellow Programme in Management (Rural Management) at the PG and doctoral levels. Admissions to IRMA is entrance-based. Candidates can check the eligibility, fee and selection criteria for all IRMA Anand course admissions:

Course Name

Eligibility

Selection

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management)

Graduate with 50% aggregate with 15 years of education (45% for ST/SC/OBC (NC) General, EWS, PwD)

For Indian candidates- CAT 2023/ XAT 2024/ CMAT 2023 + includes IRMAWAT + PI + Academic performance + Regional and Gender Diversity + Sports Diversity/ Extra-Curricular Activities and work experience

FPM (RM)

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering and Technology / Management / Economics / Social Science / Biological Science / Pure Science / Commerce / Humanities with FIRST CLASS from a recognised university or institution

CAT/ XAT/ NET, CSIR-JRF/NET, ICAR-SRF, ICAR/ ASRB-NET/ GATE or CMAT

IRMA: Star Placements

IRMA offers placement assistance to deserving students. During IRMA placements 2023, the participating recruiters presented 339 job offers to the batch of 250 students of PGDM (RM). The key highlights of IRMA Anand placements 2023 are mentioned in the table provided below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Highest package

INR 26.50 LPA

Average package

INR 15.50 LPA

Median package

INR 15.00 LPA

Mean package

INR 15.50 LPA

Lowest package

INR 08.50 LPA

Placement rate

100%

Total recruiters

49

IRMA: Scholarship Assistance

IRMA offers financial assistance to its students. IRMA Anand offers merit, means-based tuition fee waiver sponsored scholarships. It also provides center sponsored and corporate sponsored scholarships. Check the details of IRMA scholarships in this space:

Q:   What is the highest package offered during the recent IRMA placements?
Q:   What is the average package of IRMA Anand MBA?
Q:   How strong is the IRMA alumni network?
  • Means-Based

IRMA provides a full tuition fee waiver, as per AICTE guidelines, to a total of 12 students for the entire duration of their programme.

  • Merit-Based

IRMA has introduced 20 merit-based scholarships, collectively valued at INR 1.22 crore, for students enrolled in its flagship PGDM (RM) course. These scholarships cover up to 50% of the tuition fees.

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Institute of Rural Management, Anand offers a large diversity of courses to students in Management field. IRMA Anand admissions are held on the basis of entrance tests. Students seeking course admissions must clear their previous qualifying examination and appear for any of the prescribed entrance e

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Ashwin Yadav

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Answered 4 months ago

The following table showcases the sector-wise total offers presented to the students of the PGDM RM batch 2024:

Sector

Number of offers Accepted (2024)

BFSI

101

Dairy

63

Consulting

20

Retail

18

Agro Business

16

Edtech

11

FMCG

7

Pharmaceuticals

5

Manufacturing

4

Others

22

Total

267

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Shoaib Mehdi

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Answered 6 months ago

Candidates seeking admission to IRMA admission to the full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) must have a valid score in CAT. For IRMA cutoff 2024, the required cutoff percentile stood at 85 for the General AI category candidates. For the latest information regarding IRMA Un

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Yatendra Kumar

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Answered 6 months ago

No, it is not possible to get admission with 75 percentile at IRMA. The IRMA cutoff 2024 for the General AI category candidates for CAT and XAT at a common percentile of 85.

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Ayush Uniyal

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Answered 8 months ago

A CAT percentile of approximately 85–90 is often required by the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in order to have a high chance of being shortlisted for its Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) program. However, depending on variables including the volume of applications, the

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Nidhi Kumari

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Answered 9 months ago

Based on previous year cut-offs, your NMAT score of 82.95 percentile, along with your B.Sc in Agriculture and your 10th and 12th standard scores, makes you a competitive candidate for IRMA. Last year, the cutoff for the OBC (Non-Creamy) category was around 79 percentile for CAT scores. Given your st

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ABHINAV SRIVASTAVA

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 9 months ago

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) has 60 seats reserved out of 240 seats for executive MBA. Admissions are accepted through entrance examinations like CAT /XAT or CMAT followed by a personal interview . Along with the entrance examination, candidate's educational background, academic achiev

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Anamika Jha

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Answered 8 months ago

As per the report, the the highest and average package during IRMA placements in 2024 stood at INR 31.16 LPA and INR 14.17 LPA, respectively. The participating recruiters placed 267 students and presented 322 placement offers to the PGDM (RM) batch 2024 participants. The key highlights of IRMA Anand

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Shoaib Mehdi

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