INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT, ANAND (IRMA)  

Fellow Programme in Rural Management
(FPRM 2008)

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Eligibility

Candidates with

(i) PRM from IRMA; or
(ii) OYP from IRMA with one year post-diploma work experience; or
(iii) Post Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or Institution with 55% marks at PG and 50% marks at graduation (college) level; or

(iv) Five year professional Degree (Medicine, Veterinary Science, Architecture, etc.) with 60% marks at graduation; or
(v) Four year professional Degree (Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, etc.) with 60% marks at graduation and at least one year work experience;

are eligible for admission to FPRM. The aggregate marks required for SC/ST/OBC/PwD (Persons with Disability) candidates are 5% less than those specified above. Candidates, who expect to fulfill the eligibility requirements before June 09, 2008, can also apply.

Fellowship

Every participant admitted to the Programme receives a fellowship of Rs. 10,000/- per month and a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year for a period of 3 years. In deserving cases, the fellowship and contingency grant could be extended to the fourth year. Participants are expected to provide teaching and research assistance.

Selection Procedure

FPRM participants will be selected on the basis of written test, interview and presentation of research proposal. The written test will be conducted on November 11, 2007 (Sunday, 9.15 am - 12.15 pm) at 27 centres across India. Only the candidates who qualify in the written test will be called for next stage of selection to be conducted in February-March 2008 at IRMA, Anand. Candidates with IRMA's PRM applying for FPRM are exempted from the written test.

Test Centres

Anand, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pantnagar, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Varanasi and Vijayawada.

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