The Gandhigram Rural Institute

The Gandhigram Rural Institute accepts the CUET score for various UG and PG courses, such as MSc, BSc, etc, including MBA. The institute offers admission to its MBA programme based on CUET scores, and the overall cutoff in the CUET score is an important factor for admission. Gandhigram University is conducting Round 2 Counselling for MSc (few specialisations) and BSc Geology courses between Aug 23 and Aug 25. The entire course-wise schedule for the counselling is available on the official website at ruraluniv.ac.in.

Alagappa University provides more number of MBA domain courses than the Gandhigram Rural Institue for MBA. It has also more developed infrastructure than Gandhigram Rural Institute. The Gandhigram Rural Institute has a moderate placement percentage, with 50% to 60% of students getting placement every year. Whereas, Alagappa university's placement statistics indicate that 30-40% of students were placed in various courses,. So, Overall MBA at Alagappa University is better than the Gandhigram Rural Institute.

MBA is considered as the top course at The Gandhigram Rural Institute because of it's fees structure, ROI and the eligibility criteria for the course. Students find bit easier to pursue MBA due to the minimal fees and also the better ROI of the college. The institute offers various specializations in MBA, such as Small Business Management, Cooperative Management, Rural Industries Management, and Rural Project Management. The Gandhigram Rural Institute is also a reputable institution, which adds value the MBA degree.

Gandhigram have not so much well infrastructure in comparison with Alagappa University.NAAC graded 'A' to Gandhigram while 'A+' to Alagappa. Alagappa University has a College of Education that provides quality education and has produced more than 7000 teachers, many of whom are employed in government and government-aided schools in Tamil Nadu. Both institutions are among the top 25 universities in Tamil Nadu, with The Gandhigram Rural University ranked at 21 and Alagappa University ranked at 22.

With devotion to Mahatma Gandhi's revolutionary concept of 'Nai Talim' system of education, Gandhigram Rural institute has developed academic programmes in Rural Development, Rural Economics and Extension education, Rural Oriented Sciences, etc. That's how it is different from other institute by it's vision of education. GRI is one of the central-funded universities that offers high-standard study and course curriculum, comparable to the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). The institute is actively involved in both campus and rural areas, benefiting and enriching one another.