The average package offered to the batch thus far stands at Rs 13.67 LPA with some of the best organizations like Samunnati Financial Services Limited, ITC Limited, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), TVS Srinivasan Service Trust, Kaira District Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. (Amul Dairy), and Jai Kisan, recruiting.

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) students are provided with accommodation facility at 15-block hostel complex with a total of 494 rooms. The hostels house a prudent mix of students from both batches of the management programme providing great opportunities for camaraderie. An elected student body also actively contributes to the management of the hostel. 

The participants of the 15-month Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management - Executive) - PGDM(RM-X) - reside in a modern housing complex. The complex has sixty fully furnished studio apartments equipped with a double bed, kitchenette with water purifier and a common area for recreation. The Fellow Programme in Management (Rural Management) - FPM(RM) - participants may avail accommodation in either hostels or the staff quarters. The hostels have access to high-speed, secure WiFi, LAN network connectivity and network printers.

HI,

Rural management is a unique specialisation that prepares aspiring professionals to plan, strategize, manage, and implement innovative ideas that will improve India's rural landscape. Because the rural hinterland is mostly untapped and considerable effort has been made to tap this untapped area, this course provides a tremendous potential for the righteous growth of aspiring professionals. Multinational corporations, government agencies, and Indian businesses are all looking to expand their horizons in the rural economy, so this is an excellent opportunity for you to advance your career.

Please Check the eligibility criteria for the same for different courses:

• Diploma in Rural Management is a foundation programme that can be taken after passing the 10+2 level with a minimum overall percentage of 50%.
• After completing 10+2 with a minimum overall percentage of 50% in any stream, you can apply for a B.A. in Rural Management/Rural Development.
• Candidates for the postgraduate degree must have a minimum overall percentage of 50% at the graduate level from a recognised institute/college.
• A candidate for a Ph.D. in rural management must hold a masters degree in rural management from an AICTE-accredited institution. Following that, you will be required to take an entrance exam as the first stage in the screening process.

Hope That helps you

All the best

Hello Survit,

Hope you are doing fine. Considering your past academics (B.Tech in Food Technology), Work-ex (7+ years of experience in Biscuit Manufacturing Industry) and your interests (Agribusiness / Rural Management), IRMA, will be the perfect choice. The next in order B-Schools you might want to target are:

• KSOM
• XISS Ranchi
• XSRM Bhubaneshwar
• FMS IRM Jaipur
• IRM Jodhpur

For a detailed list of top Rural Management Colleges, visit: https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-rural-management-colleges-in-india

Hope this helps.

Hi there,

Rural management program entails the socioeconomic development of the rural areas. The course focuses on the upliftment of the rural areas, hence basic skills like Strong mathematical skills, managerial skills, leadership qualities, analytical and reasoning skills are required. (The basic skills that are required for an MBA.) . These are necessary add-ons, the qualifications to pursue a degree in rural management do not necessitate the same. However, it is good to have these skills as we talking about rural development.

Minimum eligibility criteria

12th qualifying marks to be at least 50%

Qualified bachelors degree (BA/BSc) in rural management with at least 50% marks

Top colleges that offer this course are:

Bangalore University,

IIHMR University, Jaipur

Institute of Management Sciences, Lucknow

Institute of Rural Management

The entire list of colleges can be accessed from here: https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-rural-management-colleges-in-india

I hope this helps!

Thank You!

Hello Karan ,

The program in MBA Rural Management offered at various institutes like IRMA have special postings in various NGOs , MNCs and you can also bag a government job too. It is dependent on the college you study in and what companies come for the placement process. But most of the time , they also have the same job opportunities as general MBA students but their jobs are specialized compared to the conventional MBA course provided in colleges.

Good luck!

Hello,

MBA in Rural Development Management is a two-year postgraduate management program which involves the application of management rules and principles in the rural sector for improving the rural social life. So rural management marketing basically you have to know the rural buisness policy and you have the opportunity for work for rural area. In now days every company go for rural marketing project. So in this field your career is huge. Because in future of marketing in any company always come first the rural area.

All the best.