IRMA Anand: Institute of Rural Management

Founded in 1979, by Dr. Verghese Kurien, known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution in India’, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, Government of Gujarat, the erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), IRMA has grown to become a premier institution of professional learning offering Management programmes with a focus on understanding real management problems and socio-economic realities of under-served communities through intensive fieldwork.

Institute Highlights

• Accreditation: IRMA has Accreditation from NBA, AICTE, NAAC and AIU
• Ranking: IRMA is ranked #55 in GoI MHRD NIRF Ranking 2021 among top management institutes in India and is ranked #30 in MBAUniverse.com B-School Rankings 2022
• High ROI  of 1.3 for Batch of 2022
• 80+ Scholarships worth Rs. 3.17 crores
• Legacy: Four decades of fostering professional management for transformation.

Strong Placements 2022:  

• 19 PPOs accepted. Average packaged received through PPOs -16.6 Lakh ( 30% up from the last year)
• Median Salary -  15 Lakhs per annum ( 40%jump from last year)
• Highest Salary – 26.6 Lakhs per annum (40% jump from last year)

Top Recruiters & Sectoral Diversity of Recruiters: BFSI, CSR, Consulting, Consumer Electricals, , Food and Agribusiness, Industrial Goods (Steel),   Organised Retail including e-commerce.

Teaching – Learning Eco System:

• Three distinct yet mutually supporting learning segments: Classrooms, Village Field Work and Summer Internship.
• Centers of Excellence and Policy Labs for collaborative learning with IRMA faculty beyond classrooms.
• Development of entrepreneurial spirit at the I-SEED incubator of IRMA in collaboration with more than 300 Social Entrepreneurs from IRMA Alumni Association
• State-of-art library with a large and diverse collection of books, journals, reports, and databases.

Industry Connect: Opportunities to learn from Industry stalwarts through Industry Connect (ICON) Talks. Over 90 sessions held during 2020 – 21.

Strong Alumni Network: Strong connections with over 3800 alumni working across many sectors driving pro-social change, with 1/5^th of them holding senior leadership positions. Campus: 60 acres of picturesque and serene campus with modern and disable-friendly facilities for learning, recreation, and sports.