INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT, ANAND (IRMA)  

Fellow Programme in Rural Management
(FPRM 2008)

The Institute

IRMA was established in 1979 at Anand, Gujarat with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat, erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board to provide
management education, training, research and consultancy support to co-operatives and rural development organisations in India.

IRMA is founded with the belief, borne out by Dr. Kurien’s work in the dairy co-operatives, which revolutionised the dairy industry in the country, that the key for effective rural development is professional management. Professionalising the management of rural organisations calls for matching the specific but unmet needs of the sector with the formal techniques and skills of management professionals.

IRMA's mission is to promote sustainable, eco-friendly and equitable socio-economic development of rural people through professional management of their institutions. IRMA promotes professional management of rural organisations through four inter-related activities of education, training, research and consultancy. Its faculty comprises experienced academicians and practitioners. IRMA uses state-of-the-art pedagogy. It has modern IT infrastructure, internet connectivity in individual hostel rooms, and a fully-automated library.

About PRM

FPRM is a course work based doctoral programme with a minimum residency requirement of 3 years. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Total seats for this batch are about 8.

Thematic Fields of Specialisation

(a) Management of Collectives;
(b) Agribusiness / Rural Marketing;
(c) Natural Resources Management;
(d) Development Management;
(e) Micro-Finance Management;
(f) Governance and Livelihoods;
(g) Rural Infrastructure and Services Management;
(h) Public and Non-Profit Management.

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