IRMA Anand: Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

Candidates are shortlisted based on their CAT/XAT/CMAT scores. They are then called for the next stage of the selection process, which includes a Written Ability Test (WAT) and a Personal Interview (PI). 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.

The courses are approved by the AICTE; the application for recognition of equivalence is under consideration at the AIU. Institute of Rural Management Anand is a premier business school located in Gujarat, India. IRMA has secured 54th rank among the best business schools in India by NIRF Ranking 2023. 

The campus is buzzing with activity around the year, with the Student Activity Centre as its epicentre extending to the well-equipped auditorium with a capacity of over 400 people. The cultural student body and the IRMA Staff Club organize various cultural programmes, entertainment and sports activities at the Institute. For sports and fitness enthusiasts, the campus provides indoor and outdoor infrastructure facilities for football, cricket, badminton, table tennis, boxing, billiards and foosball. The campus also has a fully equipped gym.

IRMA offers the PG Diploma, Fellowship program, EX-PGDM courses. The Institute's publication programme is a response to the need forcharting a unique path in rural management, a discipline defined and developed by IRMA. The research writings of the faculty, emerging out in the initial phase of research and consultancy projects were of three types: research reports, case studies and workshop reports. These were the first three series of publications of the Committee on Research, Publication and Seminars (CORPAS). The faculty was also coming up with cases in rural management, which was soon added to the CORPAS portfolio of publications. As academic life at the Institute began to encompass an increasing array of aspects of under-served sector, the publication programme was modified into seven series: Working Paper, Research Paper, Workshop Report, Case Study, Cases in Rural Management, Monograph and Occasional Publication.

IRMA boasts a faculty comprising 38 core members and 30 guest faculty, all hailing from diverse backgrounds and recognized as experts in the broader field of rural transformation. Their influence on students is profound because they push boundaries, ignite inspiration, and genuinely care about their student’s progress. Faculty at IRMA ensure that their courses remain current and forward-looking. These faculty members are deeply engaged in every facet of the Institute’s operations, including teaching, research, administration, and consultancy for national and international organizations. Furthermore, they actively contribute to various policymaking bodies within the Government of India. 

IRMA has done consulting assignments for many major national and international bodies including Government of India, The World Bank, ILO, UNICEF, UNDP, SDC, and FORD Foundation. The Institute made its debut in the early eighties with projects in milk and oil co-operatives, but soon the Institute began to receive offers from voluntary organisations, NGOs, funding agencies involved in rural sector and even government bodies dealing with rural development.  Besides, the Institute also has a provision to fund small research projects under its own Research Fund. Please see Research and Consultancy Studies for a list of ongoing and completed projects carried out by the faculty. Copies of the studies are available in IRMA Library for reference.

IRMA offers Post Graduate Diploma In Rural management which is equivalent to an MBA course. The total fee is INR 16.75 Lakhs. It is also accredited by NBA and AICTE. NIRF ranked IRMA at the 54th position in 2023. IRMA is ranked Grade 'A' by NAAC. The admission is based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT Scores followed by WAT and PI rounds. 

IRMA's PGDM in Rural Management is a two-year flagship program that trains young managers to take on responsibilities and serve rural and urban communities in India. The PGDM-RM program is recognized as equivalent to a PGDM degree in Rural Management by AIU. It is also accredited by NBA and AICTE. NIRF ranked IRMA at the 54th position in 2023. IRMA is ranked Grade 'A' by NAAC. The admission is based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT Scores followed by WAT and PI rounds. In IRMA Placements 2023, the highest CTC offered was INR 26.50 LPA and the average CTC was INR 15.50 LPA. 242 students were placed with 399 offers. Some of the major recruiters included  Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Vedanta, HDFC Bank etc.

The cutoff for the XAT is 80 percentile at the Institute of Rural Management Anand

No, as per NTA rules the CMAT scores are valid for that particular academic session.