IRMASAT Counselling 2025 Seat Allotment: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure

IRMASAT is conducted by the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) for admission to its Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) programme. The eligibility criteria for IRMASAT are as follows:

• Domestic Candidates:
  • Graduates in any discipline from a recognised university with at least 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA.
  • Candidates in their final year of the examination are also eligible, but they must submit proof of qualifying the final year by September 2024.
  • Candidates must have scored 85 percentile or above in CAT 2023, XAT 2024, or CMAT 2024.
• Foreign Candidates:
  • Graduates in any stream with at least 50% aggregate or equivalent from a recognised university.
  • Candidates must have appeared in GMAT/GRE (from 2016 onwards) and have a score that meets the minimum cut-off criteria set by IRMA.
• Sponsored Candidates:
  • Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university/institution.
  • Candidates should have worked with the sponsoring organisation for a minimum of two years (as of July 1, 2024) as a regular employee on a full-time basis.
• There is no age limit to appear for IRMASAT.

The final selection of students to IRMA Anand's Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) course is based on the entrance exam scores and candidates' performance in GA and PI rounds. The entrance exams accepted include XAT/ CAT/ CMAT. The eligibility criteria for admissions is that candidate should have passed graduation with a minimum of 50% aggregate. Additionally, the documents required for admissions include Scanned photograph and signature, Scanned and self-attested copy of category Certificate (as applicable), Scanned graduation marksheet, Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet, Domicile Certificate Sports Certificate and Work related documents.

The IRMASAT exam was scrapped by the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. The college started accepting scores of the popular national entrance exams such as CAT, XAT and CMAT for admission to the PGDM programme in Rural Management by the institute. 

No, IIMs do not accept IRMASAT scores for admission to their management programmes. IIMs have their own separate entrance exam, CAT (Common Admission Test) which is used for admission to MBA and other post graduate management programmes. IRMASAT, is only accept by the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) specifically for admission to its postgraduate programme in rural management. IRMA is an institute which has its focus on rural and development management. 

Candidates who wish to take admission to any IIMs, they need to appear for the CAT exam and meet the eligibility criteria set by the IIMs. 

In order to get admissions at IRMA, the candidate need to meet the latest eligibility as per pre-defined course. However, students who want to know the eligibility criteria for MDPs, students need to visit the official website. To know the selection criteria students can check the table presented below:

IRMA Anand is an autonomous private institute that was established in 1979. The college is approved by AICTE and AIU. The university college Undergraduate courses, Postgraduate courses to its students. The admission is given based on an entrance exam. The University also offers scholarships to their students and the exam accepted is the CAT and XAT. The placement record of the university is around 92%. The highest placement rate is nearly 15 LPA and the average placement is nearly 26 LPA. The top recruiting companies visiting the college for placement are KPMG, Bajaj, HSBC, Accenture, Delloite, etc. The college is a good choice as it also offers a great exposure to development sector.

Yes, IRMA have a sectional cutoff for CAT. The CAT exam has three sections - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. Among these three sections, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension has the maximum weightage of 24 questions and 72 marks. IRMA cutoff 2023 is yet to release for MBA admission. However, candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the sectional CAT cutoff 2019 for IRMA:

As per the stats, a total of 240 seats are reserved for IRMA Anand PGDM course. For more clarity, students can check the table presented below:

Yes, the institute offers CAT score to enrol in Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) programme at IRMA. The selection process is divided into two stage. In first stage, candidate would be shortlisted based on CAT/XAT/CMAT scores. Second stage is interview process which consists WAT and PI. The candidate have to get 35% weightage is allocated to CAT exam scores to get admission in the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) course.

As per NIRF report 2023, the IRMA ranking was 54. In 2022, the ranking for Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) was 52. It can be concluded that a decreasing trend was observed for as per NIRF report for the year 2022 vs 2023. For more clarity students can check the table presented below:

IRMA accepts CAT score for admission to the MBA programme. Candidates seeking admission must appear for CAT 2023 exam which is scheduled for Nov 26, 2023. CAT cutoff 2023 is yet to release for IRMA. However, as per the previous year data, the overall CAT percentile was 80 for the General All India category students.  

Students can check the documents required at the time of application from the points mentioned below:

• Scanned photograph and signature
• Scanned and self-attested copy of category certificate (as applicable)
• Scanned graduation marksheet
• Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet
• Domicile certificate
• Sports certificate
• Work-related documents

There are different exams through which students can get admission in IRMA Anand. For Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) and PGDM (RM-X), need to provide CAT 2023/ XAT 2024/ CMAT scores. For FPM (RM), the applications will be scrutinised by the allocated selection committee of IRMA on the basis of several constraints, such as past academic qualification, past test scores, research proposal, and reservation.

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) has concluded its placements drive for the 42nd batch (2021-23) of its flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) - the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management). As per the latest report, the participating recruiters made 339 placement offers to the batch of 250 participants of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management). The the highest and average package during IRMA placements 2023 stood at INR 26.50 LPA and INR 15.50 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of IRMA in 2023 included Flipkart, Dabur, Adani Group, Godrej, ITC, etc.