IRMA - Institute of Rural Management,Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management

Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM 2010),Certificate Programme in Dairy Management (CPDM 2010),Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM 2010-12)

IRMA - Institute of Rural Management, Anand invites applications for the following programmes for the academic year 2010-12

Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM 2010-12)
PRM Is a two-year residential postgraduate programme recognised as equivalent to Master's Degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Eligibility:
Graduates in any discipline with 50% (45% lor SC/ ST/ PwD*) aggregate marks or equivalent GPA
Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply


Fees:
Tuition tee, refundable deposits, charges for various services, etc. amount to about Rs 3 lakh tor the entire programme

Scholarships and loan:
Exemption from fee and prestigious scholarships are available for deserving students. IRMA students get loan from SBI without any collateral

Campus Placement:
The campus placements (100%) with multiple offers, combined with job satisfaction and decent compensation. PRM 2007-09 participants received an average annual salary of about Rs 4-6 lakh (highest being Rs 6.7 lakh)

Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM 2010)
FPRM is a coursework based doctoral programme with a residency requirement of minimum 3 years, approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Eligibility:
Postgraduation in any discipline or 4-year professional degree with one year work experience or 5-year professional degree Refer IRMA website for eligibility details

Fellowship:
Every FPRM participant receives a gross fellowship of Rs 10 000 per month and a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year for a period of 4 years.


Placement: Graduating fellows have joined (acuity positions in IIMs, and other reputed institutions, universities

Certificate Programme in Dairy Management (CPDM 2010)
CPDM is one year course comprising 6-months of class room training followed by six months on-the-|ob internship

Eligibility:
Any Graduate or Postgraduate in Dairy Technology, Veterinary Science, or Engineering (Mech. / Elec. / Civil / EC/ Computer) with minimum 65% marks in aggregate

Stipend
Rs. 15000/- to Rs 18000/- per month

Tuition Fee:
The tuition tee (Rs 1.5 lakh) will be borne by sponsoring organization(s).

Placement:
Assured placement in sponsoring organisations like dairy Icderations (eg GCMMF) and unions (eg Amul)

Selection Procedure:
A written test, common for all the above programmes will be conducted on November 8,2009 -Sunday (09:15-12:15 hr) at 27 centres across India PRM participants are selected on the basis of the written test group discussion and Interview.
CPDM participants are selected on the basis of the written test and interview
FPRM participants are selected on the basis of the written test, interview and presentation of an essay Candidates with PRM qualification from IRMA applying for FPRM are exempt from the written test IRMA has positive discrimination policies for admissions to disadvantaged sections of the society.

27 Test Centres
Anand, Bangalore, Bhopal. Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh. Chennai, Coimbatore. Dehradun. Delhi. Guwahati. Hyderabad. Jaipur. Kochi, Kolkata. Lucknow. Mumbai, Nagpur. Pantnagar. Patna. Pune. Raipur, Rajkot. Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram. Udaipur. Varanasi.and Vi|ayawada.

How to Apply:
An applicant can opt for one of the following options:
i. Printed application material (prospectus. application forms, etc.) may be obtained from IRMA on payment of full fee.
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 to IRMA.
c. Apply online and pay through payment gateway
d. Download the personalised application form from IRMA website and submit along with the full fee.

Prospectus and sample question papers will be sent to the candidates opting for options ‘c’ or 'd', after their applications are received at IRMA

Last Date for Receiving Completed Application: September 30, 2009.

For further details, please contact IRMA or visit IRMA website www.irma.ac.in
Ph (02692) 221657 Mob. 97263-64188, Fax (02692) 260188, email: admis@irma.ac.in