Institute of Rural Management Anand Answered Questions

This year onwards, IRMA will be shortlisting and calling applicants in two ways:
1.Merit-based Calls: Candidates who score above 85 percentile in CAT 2018/XAT 2019 are eligible to be shortlisted for IRMASAT and GA and PI process.
2.Profile-cum-merit based Calls: Candidates who score above 80 percentile in CAT 2018/XAT 2019 and fall in the Profile-based call criteria will be shortlisted for IRMASAT and GA and PI process. The key criteria to shortlist candidates based on profile are: (i) Excellence: Graduation from Top universities and Colleges, (ii) Work Experience in Social Impact, Community Development, Livelihoods, Policy and Advocacy, Agriculture and Allied sectors; (iii) Graduation in Social sciences, Development studies, Agriculture and Allied sciences
Shortlisted candidates will be called for selection process at IRMA where they will have to take the IRMA Social Awareness Test 2019 (IRMASAT 2019), Group Activity and Personal Interview. IRMASAT 2019, GA and PI process will be conducted at IRMA.
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While IRMA (www.irma.ac.in) was largely started with the objective of creating managers for the cooperative space (and as an extension for the rural development space), most students from IRMA are now joining rural management/marketing positions in corporates. Given that applicants come through CAT/XAT/GMAT, it is becoming more and more like a regular MBA institute.ISDM (www.isdm.org.in) has been established to develop managers and leaders for the broader development sector. It AIMS to create an entire ecosystem around development management and leadership in the country and outside. Faculty are largely people with a huge amount of social sector experience (leaders, academicians, researchers, professionals), the pedagogy supports the building of problem-solving and critical thinking skillsets and promotes teamwork/collaboration.

So, to answer your question, theoretically, you can convert IRMA with 80% if you meet the rest of the parameters (at least 4 of them including GD and PI). But, practically it is a daunting task to convert IRMA with such a low percentile if you do not have an extraordinary profile.

Personal discussion at IRMA is broadly aimed at understanding the sensitivity quotient of the candidates towards his/her world around. For the fresher's, most of the discussion revolves around graduation subjects (core), hobbies/interests, extra-curricular activities etc. For experienced candidates, the discussion would be on their work experience.
Please be very clear that discussion may not start with a routine question like tell me something about yourself.Good luck.

With 84 percentile, you may not be able to get into IRMA. However, since admissions are based on the merit, there may be chances that students with a score better than yours don't choose IRMA and luck may knock your door.
Be hopeful but keep other options open.

There is a scholarship for SC/ST covering the entire costs of education of SC/ ST applicants. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has allocated four scholarships to IRMA for SC participants. The scholarship covers fees, non-refundable charges, lodging and boarding expenses, and cost of books, stationery, and personal computer.