PGDM in Rural Management
at Welingkar Mumbai, Matunga West

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Estd. 1977

PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Overview

Welingkar Mumbai offers a 2 years PGDM in Rural Management programme at the PG level. This course has been ranked #84 by the NIRF 2024. The total tuition fee for the Welingkar Mumbai PGDM in Rural Management course is INR 14,00,000 for the complete duration. The PGDM in Rural Management programme accommodates 60 students per batch.

Total Tuition Fees	₹14.00 Lakh Get Fees details
Duration	2 years Get Curriculum
Course Level	PG Diploma
Mode of Course	Full Time
Average package	₹ 10.37 Lakh
Official Website	Go to Website
Seat breakup	60
Type of University	Private

PGDM in Rural Management

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PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Fees

Tuition, one-time fees, registration fees, test fees, and other costs are all included in Welingkar Mumbai PGDM in Rural Management fee. Depending on the split of the cost for the most recent year, the candidates may be required to pay additional fees. INR 14,00,000 is the entire amount of tuition for PGDM in Rural Management at Welingkar Mumbai.

Fee components	Amount (2 years)
Tuition Fees The fees might include components other than tuition fees.	₹ 14.00 Lakh
Hostel Fees The fees might include components other than hostel fees. Meal Plan is not included in mentioned fee. Hostel fee ranges between Rs. 1,60,000-Rs. 2,20,000 Per Annum	₹ 3.30 Lakh
One-time Payment One Time Payment includes library deposit.	₹ 4,000
Total fee	₹ 17.34 Lakh

These are based on information available on various sources. Latest values may differ.

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PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Rankings

As per the NIRF 2024 rankings, Welingkar Mumbai is ranked #84 for its PGDM in Rural Management course for the academic year 2024. This ranking applies to the MBA/PGDM courses offered by Welingkar Mumbai and not specifically to PGDM in Rural Management. Please see the table below for the ranking details for Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai in PGDM in Rural Management:

PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Highlights

The major distinguishing feature of the program provides a dedicated practical exposure to work effectively in the emerging rural economies. The students are allowed to choose within a bucket of domain related courses of their choice along with Rural focused courses that give deeper knowledge of a rural facing business vertical.

PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Curriculum

Welingkar Mumbai PGDM in Rural Management curriculum duration is 2 years. Students interested in getting admission to this course must check out the subjects and electives taught in the course to see if their interest lies in it. Checkout the PGDM in Rural Management curriculum for more understanding:

PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
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Infrastructure3.9

Faculty & Course4.2

Campus Life3.8

Value for Money3.8

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PGDM in Rural Management - Batch of 2021

Offered by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

4.4

4Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

It is a great place to teach in you the best managerial and leadership skills.

Placements: We are yet to attend for the internships. Many banks like ICICI, various rural market-centric companies, financial services providers, rural housing companies, automobile companies like Mahindra and Mercedes visit our campus for placements. The average salary package offered is 7-9 LPA. The highest salary package ranges between 17-21 LPA. Roles like regional managers, relationship manager, supply chain managers, site managers and all other core MBA roles were offered to students.

Infrastructure: The entire campus is enabled with Wi-Fi. There is a library and also a reading room on all the floors of the building. Classrooms are very comfortable for the learning environment. Moreover, they are equipped with air-conditioners and noise insulated to desirable standards. The hostel is comfortable with around 200-250 sqft rooms shared between two students with or without air-conditioning. There is a small cooking area with inductions available on all the floors of the hostel. There is a washing area equipped with fully automatic machines and RO system installed for clean drinking water. Restrooms are cleaned daily, and they are clean and hygienic with hot water availability all the time. The college provides very good security and provides 24x7 CCTV surveillance. There is a common area with TV, and indoor games are also available here.

Faculty: Teachers in our college are well-qualified and have served in different companies. They have real-world industry experience and exposure. The course curriculum is helpful and relevant in today's time as these rural populations have a huge potential market and untapped potential in these areas and it will be becoming the next golden market for mostly all the businesses.

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PGDM in Rural Management - Batch of 2021

Offered by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

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5Placements3Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

The college is best in terms of providing knowledge to students.

Placements: Almost 99% of the students were placed in the previous year, and all of them got interns also. The average salary package offered is 7 LPA, and the highest salary package offered was 16 LPA in the previous year. Almost every student get internships here. The job roles and specialisation wise internships are offered. Companies like GEP, Deloitte, Accenture and ICICI Bank visit the campus for placements.

Infrastructure: There are well-equipped labs and classrooms, and the campus is fully air-conditioned. The library is well facilitated, and hostels are well-facilitated, but the mess is not available. Sports and games and gym are available, and a recreation room is also available. The college doctor visits hostels also for students.

Faculty: Teachers are helpful, qualified, and their teaching quality is good. Visiting faculty members are amazing here. The course curriculum is well designed to make the students industry-ready. It involves a lot of industrial visits and grass rootwork. Overall, the course is amazing.

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PGDM in Rural Management - Batch of 2021

Offered by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

3.6

3Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

It is a good institute to invest 11 lacs as ROI is good.

Placements: The college provides 100% placements with wide range and sectors with attractive salary packages. The salary package offered is 15 LPA. Deloitte, Trident Hotels, ICICI and HUL are the top recruiters of our college. Wealth advisory, assistant manager, relationship manager, project manager, site manager, etc., are the roles offered in our course. The highest salary package offered is15 LPA, and the lowest salary package offered is 6 LPA, and the average salary package offered is 8.3 LPA. Almost 100% of the students got placed in FMCG, core finance banks, etc.

Infrastructure: The hostel facility is good with almost all facilities like air-conditioners, fridge, washing machine with affordable rates. Students who have experience of living in the hostel can surely opt for it. Wi-Fi facility is poor, but the library is good.

Faculty: Faculty members are good, well experienced, supportive, and they provide live projects and case studies. Academics are easy as it follows trisem pattern. The course is nice with full of exposure. But there are many subjects. There is a problem of accounts for every engineer.

Other: I chose this course because I am interested in rural management. Sports are encouraged. The college provides yoga classes and entrepreneur supportive environment.

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PGDM in Rural Management - Batch of 2021

Offered by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

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Everything is perfect. You will learn a lot of things once you join this college.

Placements: Welingkar is one of the best and top management institute in India. Being a Welingkar student I can give you a clear insight about the college. It gives an average salary package of 7.5-8 LPA. As it provides umbrella placement, they give an opportunity to all students. It depends on the student how to get placed in a good company with good salary package.

Infrastructure: Welingkar has a very good infrastructure. Both Mumbai and Bangalore campus has a very decent infrastructure. Classrooms are well-equipped with all the facilities like presentations, for fun activities, etc. Mumbai campus has 7-floor building decorated with beautiful natural hanging flower baskets with a fountain in the middle. It has a huge auditorium with an air-conditioner.

Faculty: Welingkar has a trimester pattern. Every 3 months an exam is conducted. It has the best faculty who has direct links to the industry. Faculty interact very nicely with every student and gives genuine opinions for the betterment of ourselves. Overall I would like to recommend this college if you want to develop your personality. It provides 7-8 different courses in PGDM like rural, retail, Ebiz, Rba management, etc.

Other: In Welingkar, students not only grow up by intelligence but also grows up by the whole personality.

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PGDM in Rural Management - Batch of 2020

Offered by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

4.8

5Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

The college is awesome, and I have no words for it.

Placements: The placements in college are good, and even the college is good. The college is in Mumbai. The placement cell of our college is fabulous. Out of 49 of our seniors, 45 of them got placed. The remaining students will also get placed soon. The highest salary package offered was 17 lacs per annum, and the minimum package was 6.50 lacs per annum. Mostly, banking companies visited the college for placements. Everyone got internships from the college. The highest stipend offered was Rs. 1 lakh, and the minimum was Rs. 3,000.

Infrastructure: The college is famous for its infrastructure. It provides all the facilities like Wi-Fi, classrooms, sports and so on. The quality of classrooms is awesome, and the quality of food served is average. Hostel rooms are good. I did not face any problems related to infrastructure as the college is well-built.

Faculty: I am pursuing PGDM in Rural Management course. Teachers are awesome in Welingkar. They are well-experienced, and projectors are used as a part of teaching. Industry exposure is good in Welingkar; even CEOs of companies visit the college most of the times. Students can think about taking admission in a college like Welingkar.

Other: Every day is like an event in Welingkar. Students in this college are so enthusiastic and talented that it seems like they are working for some event. Joining this college is the best decision of my life.

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PGDM in Rural Management
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does Welingkar Mumbai offers MBA course?

Yes, Welingkar does offer MBA/ PGDM courses from several departments in different specialisations, such as Retail Management, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, etc. The courses are offered for the duration of two years and divided into four semesters. To get admission into this course, candidates are required to fulfil certain eligibility parameters. Some of them are completing a bachelor's degree, securing valid scores in the entrance exam, work experience, GD, PI, along with a written test, etc.

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Q: How can I get into MBA at Welingkar Mumbai?

Candidates must complete all the eligibility requirements stated by the institute to get admission in PGDM at Welingkar Mumbai. Check below the eligibility criteria:

Graduation with a minimum aggregate of 50%
CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ MAT/ ATMA scores
WeSchool's unique profile-based selection process assigns significant value to academic performances, work experience, group discussion, personal interview, along with the written test scores.

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Q: When is the last date to apply for Welingkar, Mumbai PGDM for 2025?

Welingkar Mumbai admissions are open currently. The institute opens admission in two phases i.e. Phase 1 and Phase 2. Candidates who pass Phase 1 are not required to apply for Phase 2.

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PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Placements

Particulars	Statistics (2024)
Average Salary	INR 10.37 Lakh
Highest Salary	INR 18.16 Lakh
Median Salary	INR 10.00 Lakh

Top Recruiters for Welingkar Mumbai

Adani Group

Amazon

Bank of America

Bata India

CapGemini

ICICI

Johnson Johnson

Landmark

Mahindra Group

Morgan Stanley

pwc

RBL Bank

Reliance Retail

Saint Gobain

Tata Capital

Wipro

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PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
Entry Requirements

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PGDM in Rural Management
at
Welingkar Mumbai
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Oct 17 - Nov 24, 2025

CMAT 2026 registration and application process

Oct 17 - Nov 25, 2025

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Jul 10 - Dec 5, 2025

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Q: Is Welingkar Mumbai good for placements?

Welingkar Mumbai offers decent placements its MBA/PGDM courses. As per the latest report, the Welingkar Mumba average package offered in 2024 stood at INR 12.02 LPA. The Welingkar Mumba average package offered to PGDM students in 2024 stood at INR 12.26 LPA. The key highlights of Welingkar Mumbai placements for the Class of 2024 are tabulated below:

Programs	Highest Package (2024)	Average Package (2024)
PGDM	INR 22 LPA	INR 12.26 LPA
PGDM-E Business	INR 18.16 LPA	INR 11.07 LPA
PGDM-Business Design	INR 18.16 LPA	INR 12.32 LPA
PGDM-Healthcare Management	INR 19 LPA	INR 11.33 LPA
PGDM-Retail Management	INR 24 LPA	INR 11.23 LPA
PGDM-Rural Management	INR 18.16 LPA	INR 10.37 LPA
PGDM-Media & entertainment	INR 18.16 LPA	INR 10.15 LPA
PGDM Research & Business Analytics	INR 40 LPA	INR 12.48 LPA
Overall	INR 40 LPA	INR 12.02 LPA

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Q: What is the fees of Welingkar?

Check below the course-wise fee offered at Welingkar Mumbai:

Courses	Total tuition Fees (INR)
MBA/PGDM	94,400 - 14 lakh
Certificate	11,8000 - 4 lakh
MMS	6.7 lakh
Executive MBA /PGDM	4 lakh - 7 lakh

Note: This information is taken from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

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Q: What is the expected Welingkar Mumbai cutoff 2025?

Candidates seeking admission must have a valid MAHCET score to be eligible for the admission. As per the Welingkar Mumbai MAHCET cutoff 2024, the last-round CAT percentile stood at 85 for admission to institute for the General category students in the All India quota. So, the assumed expected cutoff for the upcoming admission session 2025 can stood between 80 for the General AI category candidates due to the constant MAHCET cutoffs over the years. Although, it is an estimated guess and the NEET cutoff is subject to many factors such as competition, difficulty level of the exam, and previous year trend. For more information on Welingkar Mumbai cut off, check this page.

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What is the expected CAT cutoff for rural management? How is the pay package for this course?

Answered 5 years ago

Hello, There is no cutoff as such for this program specifically; a CAT score of 80+ percentile should be enough to get an interview call. Visit the college website to get detailed info on the placements.

Abhishek Desai

Scholar-Level 17

Chances of waiting list clear in weschool for rural management 68 and HCM 109 ?

Answered 6 years ago

Hello, The waitlist numbers, chances of final conversion seem more likely for the healthcare management programme than for rural management. Thank you.

Konatham Abhishek

Scholar-Level 17

What is cut-off for rural management? I have completed agricultural biotechnology and want admission in rural management.

Answered 7 years ago

Hey, It is a good option to choose rural marketing at We-School. Cut-off may go to 93-94 percentile. Rural Management provides good exposure to everything about rural perspective, sided by site visits and all over development. All the best!

Sayali Wankar

Contributor-Level 7

How are the placement and intake of student in PGDM Rural Management at Welingkar, Mumbai?

Answered 8 years ago

PGDM-Rural Management (Emerging Economies) 'Creating Corporate Managers with Rural Insights' 2 Year Full - Time, Recognized by AICTE Present intake : Mumbai - 60 seats Program Objective WeSchool's PGDM-Rural Management (Emerging Economies) program has stemmed from the need of the corporate sector f

Aarushi Bhatt

Guide-Level 14

How much do I need to score in CMAT exam to get a call from this college for rural management programme?

Answered 8 years ago

Something around 75 percentile with a good profile may get you a call. Good luck.

Bazil Aga

Contributor-Level 10

How much score is required in CAT & XAT to get into PGDM in rural management? Do you consider agricultural graduation background?

Answered 9 years ago

There isn't a specific criteria, because you get a call on the basis of your profile. There is a psychometric test followed by gdpi and accordingly you will convert it based on the preference with Core specializations having tougher competition. Hope you got my point, all the best :)

Hitesh Salian

Contributor-Level 7

What is the scope of rural management, and is MH-CET score accepted by welingkar college.

Answered 9 years ago

Please explore with IIHMR University .visit their website.

Hem kumar Bhargava

Contributor-Level 8

What is the average package offered to a fresher? Is it worth to join this college?

Answered 9 years ago

Hello, the average package is Rs.7-8 lacs. The college has great faculty, infrastructure and placements. It is definitely worth joining.

Apoorva Mangaonkar

Contributor-Level 10