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According to external sources, IRMA has a wide alumni network who are working across multiple sectors. Out of the vast alumni network of IRMA, around 25% of alumni are working in the Operations sector, followed by 21% in Business Development and 17% in Sales, respectively. To know about the domain-wise distribution of IRMA alumni, refer to the pie chart presented below:Note: The domains under the ‘Others’ category include Information Technology, Marketing, Support, Finance, Research and Consulting.

As per the latest report, the lowest package offered to PGDM (RM) students during IRMA placements 2024 stood at INR 9 LPA. Earlier, the lowest package offered to PGDM (RM) Class of 2023 was INR 8 LPA. The lowest package offered during IRMA Anand placements between 2022 and 2024 are presented below: ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2022)Placement Statistics (2023)Placement Statistics (2024)Lowest packageINR 8 LPAINR 8 LPAINR 9 LPA

IRMA faculty comprised of 38 core members and 30 guest faculty, all coming from diverse educational backgrounds. These faculty members are recognized as experts in a variety of fields for rural transformation. These faculty members facilitate lectures and industry interactions through the Thursday Academic Seminar Series, Industry Connect Talks, alumni sessions, personality development workshops and various other activities.

For IRMA Anand admissions, candidates need to visit the official website and apply online. Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) admission 2023 is based on the entrance exam. Moreover, the admission process is divided into steps and these include the application process, selection round, cutoff, merit list or counselling. Below table shows the application fees for various courses:Course NameApplication FeePGDMINR 2,000 (GEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC) INR 1,000 (SC/ ST/ PwD)EPGDMINR 2,500FPMINR 1,400 (GEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC) INR 700 (SC/ ST/ PwD)

IRMA Anand offers several scholarships for SC, ST, and PwD category students under PGDRM programme. The types of scholarships include IRMA Merit-based Scholarship, Mirae Asset Foundation Scholarship, IDFC FIRST Bank MBA Scholarship, SC Scholarships, ST Scholarships, PM - YASASVI - OBC & others. Moreover, in IRMA Merit-based Scholarship, there are 20 merit-based scholarships worth INR 1.17 crore for the students of its flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management). In this scholarship, out of the 20 scholarships, 10 would be given to the female students. Over 50% of the tuition fee is provided in this scholarship.

IRMA Anand comprises of 11 centres of research excellence. Large-scale field experiments being carried out by the Verghese Kurien Policy Lab for several national and international social transformation projects. 80+ research papers of IRMA faculty have been published in reputed international journals in 2022-23.

During IRMA placements 2023, the institute recorded its 100% placement drive. The highest and average package offered was INR 26.5 LPA and INR 15.5 LPA. The top recruiters participated include Flipkart, Zetwerk Manufacturing, Godrej Agrovet Limited, ITC, etc. Moreover, during IRMA placements 2022, total offers made was 431.

IRMA Anand offers three basic courses, namely Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management), FPM (RM) and PGDM (RM-X). Apart from these courses, it also offers Management Development and Training programmes. At the PG level, the duration of the course is for two years. Moreover, at the doctoral level, the duration of the course is minimum of three years and a maximum of four-year. IRMA Anand also provides Management Development programme MDP programmes to the students. Additionally, the entrance exam accepted include CAT XAT IRMASAT.

During IRMA Anand placements 2021-23, placement rate was 100%. The highest and average package offered was INR 26.5 LPA and INR 15 LPA according to the media reports. Moreover, IRMA Anand median and the lowest package offered stood at INR 15 LPA and INR 8.5 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of IRMA Anand include Flipkart, Zetwerk Manufacturing, Godrej Agrovet Limited, ITC, etc. Additionally, the IRMA students has also received a total of 36 PPOs from top recruiters.

For IRMA Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) admissions, candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria and need to clear entrance exam clear the entrance exam , i.e., CAT/ XAT, etc. The total seat intake is 240. Further, the eligibility criteria for MBA admissions is that candidate should have passed graduation in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC (NC)/ GEN-EWS/ PwD). Additionally, the fee for MBA course at IRMA is INR 13.6 lakh.