IRMA Admission Test 2015

Institute Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Entrance Exam 2015

Institute Rural Management Anand (IRMA), invites Application Forms for eligible Candidates for Admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PRM) and Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM) Programs through IRMA 2015 Admission Test or CAT-2014 for the academic year 2015-2017.

IRMA 2015 Program Structures
A. IRMA PRM (Post Graduate in Rural Management) Programs
A two year fully Residential Post Graduate Program comprising of four different segments :-
a. Classroom
b. Fieldwork
c. Organisational Understanding
d. Management Training

PRM is recognized as equivalent to Master's Degree in Rural Management by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) & also approved by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education)

B. IRMA Fellowship Programs
A Doctoral Education in Rural Management leading up to the title of "Fellow, Institute of Rural Management, Anand". It has a minimum Residency Requirement of 3 years. It seeks to promote inter - Disciplinary/Cross - Functional Scholarship in the Board Field of Rural Management, with a provision for specialization in any of the following thematic fields:
a. Management of Collectives
b. Agribusiness/Rural Marketing
c. Natural Resourses Management
d. Micro - Finance Management
e. Governance and Livelihood
f. Rural Infrastructure & Services Management
g. Public Policy & Non-Profit Management

Eligibility Criteria for IRMA Entrance Exam 2015
A. For IRMA PRM Program

• Applicants who apply to IRMA with CAT 2014 Score have to appear for IRMA Admission Test.
• A Graduate from any Discipline with minimum of 15 years (10+2+3) of Education, having 50% aggregate Marks in Graduation Level (45% for SC/ST/DAP).
• The Percentage of aggregate Marks is to be Calculated as per the Practice followed by the concerned University or Institutions.
• Final year students who are expecting to Complete all Requirements of Graduation before 14th July, 2014 can also apply. There are No Management Quota for Admission to PRM at IRMA.

B. For IRMA FPRM Program
To be eligible for Admission to the FPRM 2014 Programs an Applicant must satisft one of the following Conditions :

• PGDRM from IRMA or 
• OYP from IRMA with one year Post Diploma Work Experience or
• Post Graduation in any Discipline from a Recognized University or Institution with 50% Marks in PG & 50% in Graduation or
• Five-year Professional Degree (Medicine, Veterinary Science, Architecture..etc.) with 60% Marks & at-least one year of Work Experience or
• Four-year Professional Degree (Engineering, Agricultural Science..etc.) with 60% of Marks & at-least 3 yrs. of Work Experience
• Applicants having valid score of UGC JRF (NET) or CSIR in Relevant Disciplines (Management, Economics, Social Work, Socialogy, Psychology, Commerce...ect.)

Eligibility Criteria for Applicants belongs to ST/SC/OBC/DAP (Differently Abled Person) is 5% less. Applicants who are expecting to fulfilling the eligibility criteria before july are allowed to apply.

In Exceptional Cases, A person with a high Professional Standing & Proven Competence, not Possessing a PG Degree but whose Experience can measure upto a PG Degree might also be consideres for Admission to the Programs. In these cases, FPRM Executive Committee would consider the quality of the published & un-published work and/or Professional Contributions of the Applicant & establish Equivalance to the relevant PG course subjects.

IRMA Entrance Exam 2015 Important Dates

Events	Important Dates
Online Application Forms Availability	15th September to 15th December, 2014
Last date for receipt of completed applications in hard copy for Indian Nationals	08th December, 2014
Last date for receipt of completed applications online for Indian Nationals	15th December, 2014
Last date for receipt of completed applications for Overseas Applicants	15th December, 2014
IRMA Test on “Issues of Social Concern (ISC)” for Indian Nationals	25th January, 2015
Announcement of IRMA Test Results on “Issues of Social Concern”	15th February, 2015
GD & Personal Interview for Indian Nationals	02nd to 14th March, 2015
Telephonic Personal Interview (TPI) for Overseas Applicants	After 01st March, 2015
Announcement of Final Results	23rd March, 2015
Last date for sending acceptance form with acceptance fee Rs. 5000/-	06th April, 2015
Last date to deposit the first year fees	01st May, 2015
Remedial classes in Mathematics	08th to 13th June, 2015
Induction Programme	15th to 20th June, 2015
Beginning of First Term	22nd June, 2015