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Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)

Anand, Gujarat | Established in 1979 | Approved/Accredited by AICTE, AIU, AIU Recognized PGDM as Equivalent to MBA | Private

Unknown Rank: #N/A
NIRF Management Rank: #47
MBAUniverse.com Rank: #36
MBAUniverse.com Grade: AA+
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Last Updated on August 20, 2025 by MBAUniverse.com News Desk

Founded in 1979, by Dr. Verghese Kurien, known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution in India’, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, Government of Gujarat, the erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), IRMA has now grown to become a premier institution of professional learning offering Management programmes with a focus on understanding real management problems and socio-economic realities of under-served communities through intensive fieldwork.

Established as a school to serve the professional needs of the White Revolution, IRMA now aims to engage a much wider audience through its value based educational programs and multidisciplinary research & consulting assignments. IRMA is creating transformational leaders for organizations that represent the three main economic actors: the Market, State and Civil Society.   IRMA participants engage in extensive fieldwork, where they encounter authentic managerial challenges and the socio economic realities of the underprivileged.

IRMA offers 2 Years Full Time PGDM (RM); 15 Months Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management – Executive); Fellow Programme in Management duly approved by AICTE. Admission to IRMA PGDM RM programme is through CAT/XAT/CMAT scores. IRMA also conducts 
IWAT exam for the shortlisted candidates in the final selection process.

IRMA offers world-class infrastructure for learning at its 60-acre-green campus.  

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Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Admission

PGDM Rural Management

Step by Step process for IRMA PGDM RM Admission are as below:

Step 1: Apply and Appear in CAT 2024/XAT 2025/CMAT 2024
The candidate must have registered and should have appeared and scored the minimum required percentile in CAT 2024/XAT 2025/CMAT 2024

Step 2: Register and Apply for IRMA Admission
Carefully register and apply online for admission to IRMA. While applying, the applicant is required to pay the application fee. You need to follow the sequence of all stages after editing (do not skip any stage) to ensure proper data entry. Any editing is possible before final submission. After final submission, it will not be possible to edit the IRMA application form.

Step 3: Shortlist: The shortlisting includes the candidates who are short-listed for IWAT & Personal Interview round on the basis of their CAT and XAT score.

Step 4: Participate in IWAT & PI Round: After the Shortlisting process, all the shortlisted candidates have to appear in IRMA WAT and PI online or offline. Personal Interview will be conducted in OFFLINE and ONLINE mode. Candidate will be given an option for selecting mode of Personal Interview.

Step 5: Final Admission Offer: Final Admission Offer will be made to the candidates in the last week of March 2025 on the basis of Final Merit Score

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Exam Accepted & Cut Off

PGDM Rural Management

ExamPercentile/Score
CAT80 Percentile
XAT80 Percentile
CMAT85 Percentile

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Rankings

Unknown Agency Rankings

Rank Overview

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NIRF Management Rankings

Rank Overview

YearRank
202447
202354
202258

Parameter-wise Scores

YearRankTotal ScoreTLRRPCGOOIPerception
202447252.3665.2922.3687.7364.1412.84
202354248.0168.8219.7386.8163.698.96
202258249.6665.6716.6582.565.1119.73

NIRF Rankings is based on Total Scores attained for following five ranking parameters: a) Teaching, learning, and resources (TLR) b) Research and professional practice (RPC) c) Graduation outcomes (GO) d) Outreach and inclusivity (OI) e) Peer perception (Perception)

MBAUniverse.com Rankings

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YearRank
202536
202428
202328

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Placements

Placement Statistics

YearAverage SalaryMedian SalaryHighest SalaryBatch Placed
2024Rs. 14.14 LakhsRs. 0Rs. 31.16 Lakhs0 %
2023Rs. 15.50 LakhsRs. 0Rs. 26.50 Lakhs0 %
2022Rs. 14.33 LakhsRs. 0Rs. 26.50 Lakhs0 %

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Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Infrastructure

Wi-Fi Campus

Wi-Fi Campus

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IRMA campus is Wi Fi enabled with fast networking facility

Sport Complex

Sport Complex

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IRMA has well equipped sports complex with indoor and outdoor sports facilities

Shuttle Service

Shuttle Service

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IRMA offers shuttle service to students, faculty and staff

Incubator

Incubator

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Incubation Centre is set up to encourage entrepreneurship among students

Hospital & Medical Facilities

Hospital & Medical Facilities

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Medical Centre at IRMA is an in-house Health Care Centre with a team of specialist doctors

Library

Library

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Ravi J. Matthai Library at IRMA is one of the country's most comprehensive and resourceful libraries in the area of rural management

Hostel

Hostel

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IRMA has 15 hostel blocks with Separate hostels for girls and boys

Labs

Labs

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IRMA has computer lab, centres of excellence.

Gym

Gym

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A state-of-the-art gym provides students ample fitness opportunity

Convenience Store

Convenience Store

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A convenience store caters to the daily needs of the students

Cafeteria

Cafeteria

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IRMA has an all-day cafeteria catering to the diverse taste buds on campus

Auditorium

Auditorium

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IRMA has spacious AC Auditorium with a large seating capacity of 400 participants

A/C Classrooms

A/C Classrooms

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IRMA has all the AC class rooms with spacious seating capacity.

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