IRMA Anand: Latest News, Events, Photos & Campus Reports

IRMA Anand is one of the premier management institutions in the country.  It was founded by Verghese Kurien or 'Father of the White Revolution in India'. IRMA's PGDM in Rural Management is a two-year flagship program. Read more to know about the events and happenings of IRMA:

IRMA completes Placement for Batch 2020-22 with the highest package of INR 26.50 LPA

Date: January 31, 2022

IRMA has successfully completed the final campus placement for the 41st batch (2020-22) of its flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) – the PGDM(RM). The efforts of the Students Placement Cell resulted in more than 431 offers being made by various organizations for the batch of 251 participants. For the PGDM (RM) course, students of IRMA received the highest package of INR 26.5 LPA and the median package of INR 15 LPA.

The Campus Placement Program of IRMA is organized by the student's placements cell. This cell is an elected body of every respective batch. A faculty placement coordinator facilitates the efforts of the student's placement cell. At IRMA, the placement cell follows a very robust Interview Readiness Program. The program mainly consists of four steps, namely, i) Evaluation, ii) Design, iii) Preparation, iv) Placements. This Placement process of IRMA ensures that students get good placements from leading companies. The sessions are organized at regular intervals under the guidance of industry leaders as a part of the course. These classes conducted by the leaders help the students to gain in-depth industry knowledge from working professionals. There are interactive question and answer sessions for the students designed to build a connection with these leaders. IRMA placement report of 2020-2022 batch is as follows:

Some of the top recruiters of IRMA are mainly in the field of dairy cooperatives, banks, NBFCs, agribusinesses, consulting, and the development sectors. The major recruiters of this year are Flipkart, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (AMUL), National Dairy Development Board, Cred Avenue, Crompton Greaves, Godrej Agrovet Ltd., ITC Ltd., Grant Thornton LLP, Licious, Tata Steel, Vedanta CSR, Yes Bank, Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt. Ltd., IDFC First Bank, Dhwani Rural Information Systems, Adani Wilmar Ltd., Future Group, Dharampal Satyapal Group, Jio Platforms Ltd., DCM Shriram, Metro Cash n Carry, More Retail, Reliance Retail, Verghese Kurien Policy Lab at IRMA, among others.

IRMA graduates are present at the key positions in organizations operating in diverse areas such as agribusiness, rural marketing, consulting and technology, supply chain management, banking and finance, microfinance, rural development, project management, information systems, human resource development, natural resources management, livelihood promotions, and education and health.

IRMA Anand’s Faculty, Prof. Shyam Singh, co-charing First Consortium on Monitoring and Evaluation

Date: December 14, 2021

Asia Pacific Regional Evaluation Strategy has been recognized as the best practice by the United Nations. Prof. Shyam Singh is co-charing one of the themes “Building Partnership” under this strategy. The Asia Pacific Regional Evaluation strategy is being coordinated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA). The institute will be participating in the consortium’s first meeting on December 14, 2021.

He will also be co-chairing the ‘Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation’ which will function under the aegis of APEA and the Asia Pacific Regional Evaluation Strategy. The major objective of this consortium is to help academic institutions start academic courses on M&E in the Asia Pacific region. The consortium also aims to work as an advocacy group to promote the agenda of M&E education. We are starting the consortium with members from India, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines and will expand in a few months to other nations in the Asia Pacific.

“I am fortunate to be a part of a management school like IRMA that gives the critical space of aligning the managerial aspects of running institutions with the design and implementation aspects of development programs. My optional course on M&E was picked up by the evaluation community and as a result, I have been invited to co-author the concept note of the consortium and lead it as a co-chair”.

IRMA hosting Joy Day, in memory of alumni, Shri Sanjoy Ghose

Date: December 7, 2021

Institute of Rural Management Anand is hosting the JOY DAY, in memory of Shri Sanjoy Ghose, an alumnus of the first batch (1980-82).

Late Mr Ghose, an alumnus of the first batch (1980-82) of IRMA's flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) - the PGDM(RM) - changed the face of rural development in India. His feats and achievements have made a great presence in society and his fearlessness continues to inform and inspire IRMAns, generation-by-generation. His concerns covered livelihoods, education, health, and education for communities living in the harsh region.

To extend his vision of grassroots development. He established Charkha on 24 October 1994. Charkha has since upheld this vision articulated in its mandate "To contribute towards building a harmonious, inclusive society empowered by knowledge". It became a precursor for what is now popularly termed as “Development communication”, now taught as a curriculum in several media institutions. Sanjoy’s vision has survived simply because it touches upon a home truth. The voices of those at the bottom propelled the policymakers to take strong actions.

Heroes impact the world in such a way that their work and idealism last forever and improve society as a whole.