Institute of Rural Management Anand Answered Questions

The choice totally depends upon your specialization of MBA course, whether you want marketing domain, supply chain management domain, finance domain, operations domain, etc.
IRMA is better in terms of course it offers.
IRMA offers Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management and is among the best institutes in this field in India.
So, if you have an inclination towards rural management then go for IRMA.
On the other hand, Jaipuria Institute of Management is a decent college with decent placements and offers a variety of courses. They offer specializations like PGDM in financial services, PGDM in retail management, PGDM in service management and PGDM in marketing.
Rest are the secondary factors like location, infrastructure,faculty, campus life, etc.
So, depending upon the above parameters, you can decide which college you want to choose.

Preparation can be three types: self, self plus coaching and coaching,
It depends whether you are working or a student. So, if you are working you have to prepare either by self-using the correspondence booklets or you can take the option of taking weekend coaching classes or you can buy some famous books used for the preparation of MBA entrance exams. But if you are a student then you have a good amount of time to prepare so you can use the correspondence courses and books initially for self-preparation and later can join coaching classes for brushing up your preparation with added techniques. So, any MBA entrance exam has generally three sections: quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning & data interpretation and verbal reasoning along with a study of general current affairs. So, depending on your strengths, weakness and speed prepare the three sections accordingly and nail the exam.
Note: prepare for social and rural contemporary issues thoroughly.

Tips and hacks to crack IRMA:
A- Be clear of the examination pattern:
The total duration of the exam is 1 hour and 20 minutes. In Issues of Social Concern test, a total of 40 questions is asked. Only objective type questions are asked in the exam. Every question has five options and the candidates must select the right one. Marking: 1, -0.25.
B- Current affairs: Candidates must regularly read newspapers, magazines to stay updated.
C- Focus more on National events and news.
D- Inculcate reading habit.
E- Solve previous year questions as per time frame guidelines of actual exam. This will give you a look and feel of actual exam.
F- Study plan: Give more time to the topics which a candidate feels is difficult provided the preparation time of one year.