IRMA Admission 2024: PGDM (RM)

IRMA offers Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management). PGDM (RM) is a 2-year fully residential flagship programme of IRMA. The student intake for PGDM (RM) is 240. The total fee of the programme is INR 16,28,000.

IRMA PGDM (RM) Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for reserved category) in any discipline or Students in their Final Year of Graduation.

IRMA PGDM (RM) Selection Criteria:

Candidates are shortlisted based on their CAT/XAT/CMAT. Shortlisted candidates are called for the next stage of selection process which includes Online Written Ability Test (OWAT), and Personal Interview (PI).

IRMA PGDM (RM) Weightage for Final Selection:

Final Selection for PGDM (RM) program in IRMA will be based on factors mentioned below:

Components	Weightage Scores
Entrance Exam Scores	35%
Personal Interview	35%
Online Written Ability Test	5%
Academic Performance (10th + 12th = Graduation)	5%
Gender DIversity	3.5%
Regional Diversity	5%
Sports Diversity	1.5%
Academic Diversity	2%
Academic Pedigree	3%
Work Experience	5%

IRMA Admission 2024: PGDM (RM-X)

IRMA offers 15 Months Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management - Executive) for Working Professionals. The student intake for PGDM (RM-X) is 60. The total fee of the programme is INR 10,10,000.

IRMA PGDM (RM-X) Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates with Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for reserved category) and Minimum of 5 years of Full-time Work Experience in Managerial or Supervisory position.

IRMA PGDM (RM-X) Selection Criteria:

Candidates are shortlisted based on their CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT. Shortlisted candidates are further called for a Personal Interview. For Final Selection, IRMA uses Academic Scores, Work Experience, Entrance Exam Scores and Overall performance in Personal Interview.

IRMA PGDM (RM-X) Weightage for Final Selection:

Final Selection for PGDM (RM-X) program in IRMA will be based on factors mentioned below:

Components	Weightage Scores
Entrance Exam Scores	35%
Academic Performance	10%
Exotic Careers	5%
Personal Interview	40%
Extra-Curricular Activities & Sports	5%
Gender Diversity	5%

IRMA Admission 2024: FPM (RM)

IRMA offers a Doctoral level Fellow Programme in Management - FPM (RM). Students of the FPM (RM) programme of IRMA receive a fellowship of INR 25,000 per month for the first 2 years and INR 28,000 per month for the next 2 years. Each participant in the programme gets a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year for four years.

IRMA FPM (RM) Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates with a Postgraduate or its equivalent Degree / Diploma from a recognized University in any discipline with minimum first-class marks (Relaxation of 5% for SC/ST/OBC-NC/DAP)

How to Prepare for IRMA FPM (RM) Admission?

• Candidates interested in pursuing FPM (RM) from IRMA need to appear for Entrance Test CAT/XAT/CMAT or GMAT/GRE or UGC-JRF/NET or CSIR-JRF/NET or ICAR-SRF or ICAR/ASRB-NET or GATE
• Shortlisted candidates will be called for Personal Interview
• Final Selection will consist of Presentation of Research Proposal and Overall performance in Personal Interview

Research Proposal can be done as follows:

1. Decide a Topic and give an apt title to your proposal.
2. Outline the Proposed Mode of Research
3. List Aims and Objectives of Research
4. Give a brief synopsis
5. Get into details of the research
6. Provide a detailed work plan
7. List sources in the biography section
8. Conclusion