M.A. in Rural Development Studies 

at The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu - Other

CUET result 2026 will be declared tentatively in first week of July. Candidates who will appear for the exam can download their CUET scorecard online when released. The link to download the CUET scorecard will be available at CUET results 2026. Candidates will be required to enter the login credentials to view the CUET 2026 scorecard online. CUET scores are used for admission to various universities/colleges that candidates has applied for while filling the application form. Candidates must download and take the print of the CUET 2026 results when released.

Gandhigram Rural Institute Counselling process 2023 is ongoing. The university is currectly conducting Round 2 Seat Allotment for PG courses, including MSc Micro Biology, MSc Applied Geology and Geomatics, MSc Botany, MSc Zoology, MSc Chemistry and MSc Food Science and Nutrition. The list of selected candidates is available on the official website at ruraluniv.ac.in. Candidates whose names appear in the list must report physically to the given venue and time. For more updates on further Gandhigram Rural Institute cutoff 2023,  click here. 

To get admission in Master of Science (MSc) programme, candidates must have passed graduation and appear for CUET- PG exam. Selection will be done the basis of CUET score. Admission will be given after the verification of the original certificates. Candidates admitted to PG programmes must submit the consolidated statement of score/ performance record of the qualifying exam. 

The Gandhigram Rural Institute deemed to be University courses and providing streams are animation and design, arts and humanities and social Science, commerce and computer applications and IT, Education and Engineering and architecture, management and business administration, medicine and allied sciences, and the Science streams and courses.

Gandhigram University accepts Common University Entrance Test (CUET PG) scores for admission to its MBA programme. The admission criteria for the course depend on the marks secured in the UG degree. The selection process for MBA programme is based on the CUET PG exam.

Most of the admissions in the Gandhigram Rural institute are based on the entrance-based qualifing examinations. Some of the seats are also alloted to the lateral entry students based on their merit based marks of Class 12 or Graduation as per the requirement of the course.

The placement percentage in The Gandhigram Rural Institute is very moderate, and only 50% to 60% of the students got placement every year. The last batch had 70 students and out of which 40 got placed in the chemical companies. They provide a minimum salary of Rs.15,000 for everyone who got placed. According to the placement reports of 2021, a total of 68 undergraduate students with a 3-year program were offered a median salary of Rs 1.56 LPA, and 13 undergraduate students with a 4-year program were placed, and the median salary offered was Rs 4.8 LPA.

Yes, admissions are open at the Gandhigram Rural Institute for the students to apply for the Common University Entrance Test examination. Based on the basics of their cutoffs, there will be counselling for the selected candidates, and on the basis of this counselling, the admission process will be held.

The Gandhigram Rural Institute offers online application for admission through their website.For offline, Students can might talk to the college officials through their website.

Yes, The Gandhigram Rural Institute offers two types of Scholarship that are listed below; Scholarship 1 Eligible students of SC, ST, OBC, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) can avail Central Sector Scholarship through the respective State Government. Scholarship 2 Eligible SC, ST, SCC students and Persons with Disabilities are exempted from remittance of Tuition fees by submitting prescribed application form at the time of admission along with required documents.