Irma
Irma
Irma
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Convocation 2011
Acting Director
Rakesh Saxena Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur)
Contents
1.0 The Institute with a Unique Mission 1.1 1.2 Academic Programmes Human Resources of IRMA 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 16
Faculty
Ajay Dandekar Anand Venkatesh Asmita Vyas Atulan Guha Debiprasad Mishra Girish Kumar Agrawal H. S. Shylendra Harekrishna Misra Himadri Roy Choudhary Hitesh Bhatt Ila Patel Jeemol Unni K. V. Raju M. V. Durga Prasad Madhavi H. Mehta Mukul Kumar Nivedita Kothiyal Paresh J. Bhatt Pramod K. Singh Pratik Modi Preeti Priya S. N. Biswas S. R. Asokan Shiladitya Roy Sony Pellissery Vanita Yadav Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Ph.D. (Mumbai University) M.Com., C. A. Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Fellow (IIM, Ahmedabad) Ph.D. (IIT, Mumbai) Ph.D. (ISEC, Bangalore) Ph.D. (Utkal University) Ph.D. (Kolkata University) M.S. (Industrial Mgt.), Georgia Tech. Ph.D. (Stanford University) Ph.D. (Gujarat University) PGDRM (IRMA) Ph.D. (IIT, Delhi) Fellow (XLRI, AHRD) Ph.D. (Delhi University) Ph.D. (Nirma University) M.Com., LL.B. (hons.), FICWA. CMA (USA) Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Fellow (IRMA) Ph.D. (S.P. University) Ph.D. (Allahabad University) Ph.D. (Gujarat University) BE, FICWA Ph.D. (Oxford University) FPM (MDI Gurgaon)
2.0 Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM) 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Course Design and Pedagogy Placement Programme Cost Scholarships, Educational Loans and Fee Exemption PRM Administration
3.0 Admission to PRM 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Eligibility Examination Fee How to Apply Important Instructions for filling in Online Application Selection Process Tracking the Status of Application Sponsored Candidates
4.0 Campus Location and Facilities 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Student Accommodation Library IT Infrastructure Facilities for Extra-curricular Activities Academic Calendar for PRM 201214 Programme Structure Fee Structure and Schedule Important Dates
Institute of Rural Management Anand Post Box No. 60, Anand 388001, Gujarat, India Phone: (02692) 221 657, 221 659, 260 246 Mob. 97263-64188, Fax: (02692) 260188 Email: admis@irma.ac.in, Website: https://www.irma.ac.in
32 Years of Excellence in Rural Management 1.0 The Institute with a Unique Mission
The Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), established in 1979, is the pioneering academic institution in rural management education and research. It is committed to pursuing excellence along with creativity and integrity. The unique strength of IRMA lies in its ability to integrate development and management in all its endeavours and activities. This sets IRMA apart from other management and rural development institutions, which are largely concerned with either management or development, but not with both. Today, IRMA is recognised not only as an institution of excellence in teaching and research, but also acknowledged for having successfully created the new discipline of rural management. This path-breaking approach of IRMA is being emulated by other institutions in India and abroad. IRMA's mission is to promote the sustainable, ecofriendly, and equitable socio-economic development of rural people through professional management. The core of IRMA's operating philosophy is to build and sustain a partnership between rural people and committed professional managers. Through this, IRMA strives to contribute to the promotion of sustainable development and social justice in India's rural society. IRMA strives to achieve this mission by educating a new breed of professional rural managers having the appropriate values and ethos for helping rural organisations and institutions in p ro fe s s i o n a l i s i n g t h e i r m a n a g e m e n t a n d empowering rural people through self-sustaining processes; training policy makers, directors, general managers, and those in charge of specific managerial functions in such enterprises and projects; building new rural management knowledge and theories through action-oriented and problemsolving research and consultancy; and influencing public policies through policy-oriented research and consultancy. Doctoral Programme titled Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM) for students and professionals seeking careers in research, teaching, and specialised knowledge-based positions in rural management institutions. FPRM is approved by the AICTE as a doctoral programme in rural management. Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for middle- and senior-level in-service managers and officers of the union government, state governments, NGOs, and cooperatives working in the area of rural development. IRMA conducts many MDPs on various themes of development and management, ranging in duration from one week to six weeks. Research and Consultancy services are a means of enriching the quality and content of teaching and training. This continuous upgradation puts us in an enviable position of serving our clientele more efficiently by helping them identify and resolve their critical management problems. The union government, state governments, NGOs, cooperatives, and national and international donor agencies are major clients of IRMA. Over the years, faculty members of IRMA have completed a large number of research and consultancy studies and assignments.
Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM): 201214 2.0 Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM)
Many good stand-alone programmes of business management and development are available in India today. IRMAs PRM integrates the two streams and equips talented men and women with both development perspectives and business acumen. IRMA recognises that institutions working for rural development operate in a complex environment, in which there is a far greater need for professional management. IRMA trains talented men and women through a well-structured two-year Postgraduate Programme in Rural Management, in order to undertake challenging responsibilities in development and producers organisations with the right ethical values. IRMA has been working closely with its client organisations to integrate their emerging needs into its academic programme by periodically revising the curricula. The present PRM design is a reflection of this growing partnership. PRM is a two-year fully residential programme leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM). PGDRM is recognised as equivalent to Masters degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
A simulation game in progress management and development. All the courses in the first year are compulsory. The courses in Term I cover the foundation and contextual courses in rural management. The courses in Terms II and III cover different functional areas of rural management (see Annexure 2). Brief descriptions of the core courses are available on IRMA website (https://www.irma.ac.in). The classroom segment in the second year has two terms (Terms IV and V), each consisting of six credits. Term IV has core courses of four credits; these are compulsory for all PRM students. In addition, students are required to choose two credits of optional courses from among those offered during the term. Term V has two credits of compulsory courses. In addition, students are required to choose four credits of optional courses from among those offered during the term (see Annexure 2 for the list of optional courses that are offered during Terms IV and V). The optional courses are divided into two groups: Rural Development Management and Rural Enterprise Management. Students are required to take a minimum of two credits from each group. Fieldwork Segment (FwS): The duration of the fieldwork segment is ten weeks. It is held after the first term of the classroom segment. It exposes students to the realities of rural life. It attempts to develop sensitivity among students to the concerns of rural people; helps them in understanding and appreciating the constraints of and possibilities for development; and introduces them to community work at the grass-roots level. For the fieldwork segment, students are divided into small groups and sent to rural areas in different parts of the country.
One course credit is equivalent to 30 contact sessions of 70 minutes each, and requires the student to put in at least 8090 hours of work outside the classroom.
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2.2 Placement
The Campus Placement Programme for each graduating batch ensures that all the students secure meaningful and challenging career opportunities in tune with IRMA's core commitment of addressing the needs of the rural poor. The organizations participating in IRMA placements represent a wide range of sectors, organizational forms and orientations offering various challenging profiles to the participants. The domains on offer include Sales & Marketing, Finance, Research and Advisory, Agribusiness, ICT, Renewable Energy, Livelihood Promotion, Watershed Development, Education and Health. The common thread joining the recruiters across the sectors is their commitment to cater to the needs of rural development. 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 with 100 per cent placement. The annual salaries received by the last three PRM batches are shown in Table 1. For further details, please visit placement link of IRMA website https://www.irma.ac.in
Table 1: Annual Salaries Received by the Last Three PRM Batches PRM Batch 200911 200810 200709 Average (Rs) 7.70 lakh 6.0 lakh 4.6 lakh Maximum (Rs) 10.50 lakh 9.45 lakh 6.7 lakh Remarks 100% placement with multiple job offers 100% placement with multiple job offers 100% placement with multiple job offers
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b) Make payment at any IMS learning centre, after getting IMS receipt, apply through IRMA website by using IMS receipt number. c) Take a print out of SBI challan available on IRMA website in the admission link. Make payment at any branch of SBI by using the challan. SBI would then issue a unique ID number. Use this unique ID number and apply online through IRMA website.
d) Printed application material (prospectus, application form, sample question paper etc.) can be obtained from Admissions Office, IRMA, Anand 388 001 on payment of full fees. (All the payments to IRMA should be made in the form of a demand draft favouring IRMA and it should be payable at Anand). e) Examination form fees will be waived for candidates belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. Such candidates are required to apply only in hard copy. They need to send a request by post or courier for application form to Admissions Office, IRMA with photocopy of BPL Card or photocopy of certification from Panchayat or photocopy of certification from Block Development Officer, duly attested by a gazetted officer. IRMA will send printed materials (prospectus, application form, sample question paper etc.) to such candidates.
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Please ensure, you have following documents/ information ready before proceeding for Applying online by using IMS payment facility. Email ID. IMS Receipt Number Personal Information. Academic Details. Scanned photograph and scanned signature (optional). Recommended resolution for scanned photograph is (150 X 180) pixel (use stamp size photograph). In case you are not able to upload photograph and signature, please ensure you have enclosed them along with your printed version of your application.
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In either case you have to enter data required for the application form. Please ensure you opt for any of these three options.
No Refund will be made after the payment is made. Prospectus and sample question papers will be sent to the candidates opting for options a and c after their application is received at IRMA. It is compulsory for all applicants to send a hard copy of application form at Admissions Office, IRMA, Anand388001, Gujarat. Those applicants, who are using option b or c, are required to attach IMS Receipt or SBI Challan respectively with application form.
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Valid Credit/ debit Card (VISA/MasterCard issued by scheduled banks). For credit card transaction you should have 3d Secure PIN, generated through the sponsoring bank.
Take a print out of SBI challan available on IRMA website in the admission link. Make payment at any branch of SBI by using the SBI challan. SBI would then issue a unique ID number. Use this unique ID number and apply online through IRMA website.
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IRMA will send the Admit card to eligible candidates in the first week of November 2011. If the candidates do not receive the admit card by 7th November 2011, then she/he can download it from IRMA website https://www.irma.ac.in by using her/his form number or roll number. Based on the performance in the written test, candidates will be selected to attend a personal interview (PI) and a group discussion (GD), to be conducted at IRMA between January 30 to February 11, 2012. There is a sectional cut-off of in terms of percentile scores, in order to judge the candidates performance across the sections.
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4.3 IT Infrastructure
IRMAs comprehensive state-of-the-art computer centre caters to its community through an intranet. The intranet provides online services for the effective administration of academic functions. The computer centre manages 600-odd hosts in the network. IRMA has uninterrupted internet services through 10-Mbps radio link availed from VSNL. IRMA has a technology-intensive network, which provides mail, file, and print services on campus. A virtual office has been set up on the campus to enable students, faculty, research scholars and staff to share the browser-supported notice boards and exchange of information. Wi-Fi facilities are available in library, student hostel blocks and Executive Training Centre. Various software statistical tools such as SPSS, EViews and LISREL are available for conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses and research studies. There are two well equipped laboratories for students, researchers and participants of various other sponsored programmes in the areas of geographical systems (with ArcGIS) software and business computing. The library information system has online features to support user queries and to manage library administration. In addition, the IRMA alumni network is linked to the IRMA website to provide better networking among IRMA students and alumni. A permanent email
4.2 Library
IRMA has an excellent library, housed in a spacious three-storey building, which supports the teaching and research programmes of the institute. The library services are fully automated; the LibSys software is used for searching, reporting, circulation, and various other functions. IRMA library has comprehensive full-text databases of journals, namely EBSCO (a package of six different subject areas), ABI/Inform (Proquest), and JSTOR. IRMA participants have access to online database to indiastate.com and CMIE databases. These together provide full-text databases of over 9,300 journals in
Essential for Sponsored Candidates: Sponsored candidates should attach a certificate from their employer as per declaration of sponsorship form available on IRMA website, stating that they will be sponsored, if selected, along with the application form. If the sponsorship certificate is not enclosed, or if the organisation where the applicant is working is not a
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by the student community and by IRMA for holding a variety of programmes. Under SPIC-MACAYmany students, staff, and faculty are members of this cultural organisationseveral concerts and recitals by eminent artistes are organised every year. While IRMA extends support for extra-curricular activities, the initiative for organising these events usually comes from the students. The IRMA Staff Club organises various cultural programmes, entertainment and sports activities, and film shows. All the PRM students are associate members of the IRMA Staff Club. The PRM students represent a substantial pool of talent in music, drama, and dance. The students organise several cultural programmes, with Jatra, the three-day student festival, being the highlight. Another event organised by PRM students is Udaan, which consists of several business competitions and lectures by eminent personalities; it is also attended by students from other B-schools. Terra Firma, the biannual student magazine describing life at IRMA, is popular among not only students but also the alumni and the larger community. Network, the IRMA n e w s l e t t e r, i s a n o t h e r p o p u l a r p l a t fo r m o f communication for the campus community.
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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
FIRST YEAR
Term I (6.0 credits)
Fieldwork Segment (4.0 Credits)
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Individual and Group Behaviour (1.0 Credit) Economic Analysis for Rural Management I (1.0 Credit) Financial Accounting (1.0 Credit) Quantitative Analysis for Rural Management (1.0 Credit) Managerial Analysis & Communication (0.5 Credit) Rural Research Methods (0.5 Credit) Rural Livelihood Systems (0.5 Credit) Rural Society and Polity (0.5 Credit)
Financial Management (1.0 Credit) Marketing Management (1.0 Credit) Understanding Organisations (1.0 Credit) Production and Operations Management (1.0 Credit) Computer Applications for Rural Management (0.5 Credit) Gender and Development (0.5 Credit) Management Information Systems (1.0 Credit) Costing and Management Planning (1.0 Credit) Human Resources Management (1.0 Credit)
Fieldwork presentations and submission Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 Classroom segment, Term II Classroom segment, Term III Total Monday, Dec. 03, 2012 Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
SECOND YEAR
Organisational Traineeship Segment (4.0 Credits)
Rural Development Interventions (1.0 Credit) Strategic Management (1.0 Credit) Project Management (1.0 Credit) Marketing Research (0.5 Credit) Social Entrepreneurship and Ethical Leadership (0.5 Credit) Optional Courses (2.0 credits)
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Note: The dates are indicative and may change to take care of unforeseen situations.
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Notes: 1. The fee structure for Certificate in Rural Management (CRM) is equivalent to the fee structure of the First Academic Year. 2. There may be upward revision of the tuition fee. 3. Mess is managed by the students' body. Boarding and personal expenses will be over and above the mentioned fee. Currently average monthly expenses of the mess is around Rs. 2,500/-. 4. Please note that medical expenses mentioned above are to meet only the cost of services provided by the campus doctor. Any other expenses have to be borne by the student.
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Important Dates
Last date for receipt of completed applications Written test Announcement of written test results Personal interviews and group discussions Announcement of final results Last date to deposit the first term fee Beginning of remedial classes in Mathematics Beginning of the programme Direct all correspondences to: September 30, 2011 November 13, 2011 (9.15 a.m. 12.15 p.m.) December 26, 2011 January 30 to February 11, 2012 March 19, 2012 May 7, 2012 June 04, 2012 June 11, 2012 Ms. Rita Teaotia Shri B. K. Sinha Dr. Amrita Patel Dr. Yoginder K Alagh
Prof S Parasuraman
Shri S. R. Chaudhary
Note: An applicant is requested to refer to IRMA website (https://www.irma.ac.in) before sending any query to admissions office by e-mail or making phone calls. Jurisdiction The entire admission process at the Institute shall be subject to the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Anand.
Mr. Kiran Karnik Mr. Deep Joshi Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy
Prof. M S Sriram
Prof. Saswata Biswas Prof. H. S. Shylendra Prof. Rakesh Saxena Member Secretary
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