Ph.D in Management and Rural management 

at KIIT School of Rural Management, Bhubaneswar

The MBA (Rural Management) is the flagship programme of KSRM successfully continued since 2007. This Programme is judiciously designed in balance with classroom and field based experiential learning.

KSRM admission process involves online registration, entrance test, seletion rounds, result declaration and seat allotment. Aspirants have to go through each of the admission stage to get a seat in the desired course. More details about each of the admission stage is provided below:

STEP 1: Candidates who meet the course-specific eligibility criteria can register online by visiting the KSRM official website. 

STEP 2: Candidates applying through KIITEE Exam need to appear for the exam. The aspirants applying with CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ MAT/ GMAT score can be exempted to take the KIITEE test.

STEP 3: The entrance test results are declared online. Candidates with a good score are shortlisted and can appear for the group discussion and personal interview round.

STEP 4: Based on the overall performance in the selection rounds and admission test scores, the final selection is done. Candidates can be asked to submit documents for verification and pay some amount of fee to confirm their seat.

Admission to KSRM courses is entrance-based. Candidates need to have a valid score of the KIITEE Management exam or CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT or GMAT to secure admission. Aspirants must get in touch with the institute's admission office to enquire regarding direct admissions or management quota seats (if available).

KIIT School of Rural Management has supportive faculty members and help the students to attain career growth.  The institute appoints expert faculty members with years of experience in the related field. The faculty at KIIT School of Rural Management comprises PhD, Master's, and Diploma holders.

KIIT School of Rural Management is one of the eminent institute which offers quality education to the students. It has emerged as one of the best schools in the country in rural management in the past 13 years. It was established to meet the professional needs of rural firms, rural development organizations, the voluntary sector, and corporations with an interest in the rural economy. During, KIIT School of Rural Management placements, the highest package and average package offered is INR 9 LPA and INR 5.75 LPA respectively. 

KIIT School of Rural Management offers three courses at PG level. These programmes are offered in a full-time mode. Further, the offered courses are MBA in two specialisations, including Rural Management (RM) and Agribusiness Management (ABM) and a PG Diploma in Community Development.

KIIT School of Rural Management has vibrant campus life and has state-of-the-art infrastructure. The campus was spread over 1 acre of area with technologically equipped classrooms, a spacious faculty office, common spaces, a conference hall, a cafeteria, a computer lab, a library, and others. The institute has seperate hostel for boys and girls.