There is a common application form for all the academic programmes of IRMA. An applicant can opt for one of the following options:

a) Printed application material (prospectus, application forms, etc.) may be obtained from Admissions Office, IRMA, Anand - 388 001 on payment of full fees.
b) Application material is available with IMS learning centres on cash payment of full fees. IMS accepts fees for one programme only. An applicant applying for more than one programme can send the remaining amount by DD.
c) Apply online and pay through payment gateway.
d) Download the personalized application form from IRMA website and submit along with the full fee.

All the payments to IRMA should be made in the form of a demand draft favouring ‘IRMA’ payable at Anand. Candidates should retain a copy of the completed application form for their reference. The Completed applications should reach to IRMA on or before September 30, 2009. Postal delay is not the responsibility of IRMA. Application forms without the requisite fees will not be accepted.

There is a common application form for PRM, FPRM and CPDM programmes. An applicant may choose to apply for more than one programme. The fees applicable for the number of programmes are shown in Table below. Those applying online need to pay online through payment gateway; others should pay by DD favouring ‘IRMA’ payable at Anand. Payment by cash or local cheque is available at IRMA admission office and IMS learning centres only.

Fees Applicable for the Number of Programmes

An applicant can opt for one of the following options:

a) Printed application material (prospectus, application forms, etc.) may be obtained from Admissions Office, IRMA, Anand - 388 001 on payment of full fees.
b) Application material is available with IMS learning centres on cash payment of full fees. IMS accepts fees for one programme only. An applicant applying for more than one programme can send the remaining amount by DD.
c) Apply online and pay through payment gateway.
d) Download the personalized application form from IRMA website and submit along with the full fee.

If you have already sent the application form to IRMA, then you are advised to write an application to the admissions coordinator with details and pay necessary fees by Demand Draft. You are advised to write your application form number in all your correspondence.

If you have purchased application form from IMS learning center by paying fees for one programme and want to apply for more than one programme, then you are advised to choose appropriate option while filling up the application form and send separate Demand Draft  for remaining fees with the application form.

Eligibility Criteria for PRM programme:

You can make Demand draft of any bank from among the list given below payable at Anand.

These are not the branch code of banks.

Important material i. e. Instructions and Sample Test Paper are available as one PDF on our website in the Important downloads section. You may open the file and take a print out of the whole file. The instructions give you general information and the sample test paper gives you some examples of questions under different sections of the Written Test.

At present, only Indian nationals are eligible to apply for the PRM / FPRM / CPDM programme. However, the institute is debating of making arrangements to allow foreign students to apply for its various programmes. You may apply for the same after a formal announcement is made in this regard. The earliest batch with which the above provision may start from 2011.

The final batch size for 2010-12  is expected to be about 120 students.

The examination will be conducted at the following 27 places:

IRMA reserve the right to allot a Test Centre other than the one marked by a candidate in case the Centre marked by that candidate is unavailable for any reason.  Request for change of Test Centres will not be entertained.

The Admission Notice of IRMA is available on institute’s website under advertisement section. In addition, the Admission Notice of IRMA is available in all additions of Hindu (August 02, 2009), The Times of India (August 09, 2009), Economic Times (August 11, 2009), Indian Express  (August 09, 2009), New Indian Express  (August 09, 2009), Hindustan Times  (August 09, 2009) and Telegraph  (August 09, 2009).

Applicant will receive the admit card latest by the Last week of October 2009. Admit card will also available on IRMA website during first week of November 2009. If you have not received your admit card by post/courier before the exam date then you can download your admit card from website and same can be used for the written examination.

IRMA provides a Sample Test Paper with the Application Form. It is also available on IRMA website. The Sample Test Paper gives some examples about the nature of questions in different sections of the Entrance Test. You have to prepare accordingly.
There is no further guidance available in this regard.

How do I retrieve my user-id and password in case it is lost?

You are required to follow instruction carefully and write the correct information before submission of your application online. You are given a facility to edit your entries prior to final submission. Once submit button is pressed and you have been allotted a form number you cannot edit the entries. In such a case you are advised to take a printout of the submitted application form, make corrections as required in the form and send it to us as per the address notified. We shall arrange to make changes in your form accordingly. However, you have been advised to take enough precautions while submitting your application.

There is no management quota for admission to PRM / FPRM / CPDM at IRMA.

Our PRM graduates are highly valued by cooperatives, NGOs, government development agencies, and national and international donors engaged in promoting rural development. The distinguishing feature of all these bodies is their willingness and ability to make effective use of young and well-trained professional managers. The five-day campus recruitment programme organised by the Campus Placement Office is held in the month of February during the second year of PRM. The jobs offered to IRMA graduates vary widely. The job offers are in areas such as planning and information systems, production management, marketing, finance, accounts, human resource development, rural development, and natural resource management.

IRMA seeks to ensure that its graduates are offered competitive remuneration. IRMA has enlisted over 650 organisations that are designated for the purpose of placement of its graduates. The list is ever increasing, and attempts are made every year to enlist more organisations that can offer challenging careers to IRMA students. Consistent with its objectives, IRMA’s placement support is confined to placing students with the designated organisations only. IRMAdesires that its graduates seek employment only with these designated organisations. It may be noted that IRMA’s placement facility is not open to sponsored candidates.

IRMA graduates have succeeded not only in choosing meaningful jobs but have also received decent salaries. PRM 2006–08 participants received an average annual salary of Rs 6.13 lakh (the highest being Rs 10.61 lakh), with 100 per cent placement. Similarly, PRM 2007–09 participants received an average annual salary of Rs 4.6 lakh (the highest being Rs 6.7 lakh), with 100 per cent placement. Some participants prefer to join grass-root organisations, even though they offer relatively low salaries, over other high-paying jobs because they are attracted by the greater challenges, innovative experiments, and greater autonomy offered by these positions.

IRMA received 15,127 applications for the PRM 2009-11 programme and 158 applications for the FPRM 2009.

Application material is available at the IMS learning centres on cash payment of Rs. 1000/- (Rs 700/- for SC/ST/PwD (persons with disability) candidates). Addresses of IMS learning centres are available on our website in the Important Downloads section.

How many seats are reserved for OBC?

IRMA does not offer any correspondence course.

IRMA does not accept any other test-score. It conducts entrance test at 27 centers across India.

The written test is of 200 marks, comprises four sections: analytical reasoning (50 marks), quantitative ability (50 marks), english comprehension (40 marks), and issues of social concern (60 marks).

The medium of instruction at IRMA is English.

Yes PRM and FPRM are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)..

Yes, PRM is recognised as an equivalent of a master’s degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

IRMA has several prestigious scholarships for deserving students. IRMA also facilitates bank loans for needy students, often at lower-than-market rates.

AMUL Fellowships: The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has instituted 15 AMUL Fellowships for PRM at IRMA. The objective of the AMUL Fellowship is to provide financial support to PRM students and to encourage them to work with the selected designated organisations of IRMA. The total value of the fellowship is Rs 1,00,000/-. It is awarded during the second year of the programme, and is based on merit-cum-means standards. For the purpose of assessing merit, the candidate’s performance during the first year of the programme is considered. Recipients of the AMUL Fellowship are required to serve for at least two years in designated organisations after completing the PRM.

Scholarships from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust: Sir Ratan Tata Trust offers about five scholarships every year to second-year students based on merit. The scholarship covers a part of the fees during the second year, subject to a ceiling of Rs 50,000/-. The number and amount of the scholarship are approved by the trust on a year-to-year basis.

Scholarships for SC/ST Candidates: More than 15 scholarships covering the entire costs of education of SC/ST candidates are available at IRMA. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has allocated ten scholarships to IRMA for SC/ST students. The scholarship covers fees, non-refundable charges, lodging and boarding expenses, and cost of books, stationery, and personal computer (http://www.socialjustice.nic.in).

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India has allocated five scholarships to IRMA for ST candidates. The amount of the scholarship covers tuition fees, boarding and lodging expenses, book grant, and a one-time grant for the purchase of a personal computer (http://www.tribal.nic.in).

The National Dairy Development Board also offers some scholarships to SC/ST candidates for both the years of PRM.

Educational loans are available from various banks. The State Bank of India provides educational loans at a lower interest rate and without any collateral to candidates enrolling at IRMA.

The test score received on this entrance examination is used for the PRM, FPRM and CPDM programme of IRMA and also for the rural management programme of the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB).

Yes, there is negative marking for the written test. Weightage for the same is decided by management time to time.

What was the average/maximum/minimum salary for last year convocated?

The Campus Placement Programme for each graduating batch ensures that all the students secure meaningful and challenging career opportunities in tune with IRMA’s mission. Our PRM graduates are highly valued by cooperatives, NGOs, government development agencies, and national and international donors engaged in promoting rural development. The distinguishing feature of all these bodies is their willingness and ability to make effective use of young and well-trained professional managers. The five-day campus recruitment programme organised by the Campus Placement Office is held in the month of February during the second year of PRM. The jobs offered to IRMA graduates vary widely. The job offers are in areas such as planning and information systems, production management, marketing, finance, accounts, human resource development, rural development, and natural resource management.

IRMA seeks to ensure that its graduates are offered competitive remuneration. IRMA has enlisted over 650 organisations that are designated for the purpose of placement of its graduates. The list is ever increasing, and attempts are made every year to enlist more organisations that can offer challenging careers to IRMA students. Consistent with its objectives, IRMA’s placement support is confined to placing students with the designated organisations only. IRMA desires that its graduates seek employment only with these designated organisations. It may be noted that IRMA’s placement facility is not open to sponsored candidates.

IRMA graduates have succeeded not only in choosing meaningful jobs but have also received decent salaries. PRM 2006–08 participants received an average annual salary of Rs 6.13 lakh (the highest being Rs 10.61 lakh),, with 100 per cent placement. Similarly, PRM 2007–09 participants received an average annual salary of Rs 4.6 lakh (the highest being Rs 6.7 lakh), with 100 per cent placement. Some participants prefer to join grass-roots organisations, even though these offer relatively low salaries, over other high-paying jobs because they are attracted by the greater challenges, innovative experiments, and greater autonomy offered by these positions.

There is no age limit for admission at IRMA..

There is no provision for extra weightage of experience for admission to PRM programme. However, the experience is valued during personal interview.

Request for change of Test Centres will not be entertained.

GD & PI will be conducted at IRMA in the month of February 2010.

All the payments to IRMA should be made in the form of a demand draft favoring ‘IRMA’ payable at Anand.

You will find an URL titled "Application Status" in admissions section. Please navigate through this URL & follow the instructions. This section will display the current status of your application, such as your form number, roll number, allocated centre, and status of your result of various tests conducted during the admission process. Besides, the Institute has introduced SMS service (broadcast and unicast) for the applicants. This service will be available during the appropriate stage of the admission process. The broadcast service is controlled by the Institute and the message will be transmitted only once for each stage. As regards unicast service, a common mobile number will be provided in due course through SMS, e-mail and also will be available in the website. Please note this broadcast service is free of charge whereas unicast service will be chargeble as per the rates prescribed by service providers. Unicast service can be availed repeatedly. Those applying by hard copy application forms can get the status of their applications forms after two weeks of the closing date.

What are the specialisations offered by IRMA in PRM?

IRMA does not offer any further formal specialization than the Rural Management itself for its Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management. However, students are given choice to select their optional courses during the last two classroom terms, i.e., 4th and 5th terms.

What are the specialisations offered by IRMA in FPRM?

Can I register for PRM programme without staying in the campus?

Can I register for FPRM programme without staying in the campus?

Accommodation with family is available for PRM student?

What are the cut-off marks of last year for GD and PI for PRM programme?

What are the cut-off marks of last year for final selection for PRM programme?

What is the number of candidates to be selected to CPDM 2010?