Institute of Rural Management Anand

Anand, Gujarat · MBA (Rural Management) · 24 months

NIRF #54 · public · Est. 1979 · irma.ac.in

Key facts

MBA (Rural Management) · 2026 season

The total fee for IRMA Anand’s MBA (Rural Management) is ₹17.09 lakh (derived), and its 2026 average package was ₹16.35 lakh — both as published by the institute.

Average package: ₹16.4L (2026 season)
Total fee: ₹17.1L (derived)
ROI: 0.96× — average package ÷ total fee
Payback: 13 mo — at the average package, pre-tax

ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax. Fee bases differ between colleges, so check what each fee includes before comparing two.

The MBA (Rural Management)

24 months · CAT or XAT · 240 seats

Fee and pay

Fee: ₹17.1L
Average: ₹16.4L

Total fee: ₹17.1L (derived)
Average: ₹16.4L

Who can apply

A bachelor's degree in any discipline after at least 15 years of education, with 50% in aggregate or an equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), General (EWS) and candidates with benchmark disabilities)

Degree: A bachelor's degree in any discipline after at least 15 years of education, with 50% in aggregate or an equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), General (EWS) and candidates with benchmark disabilities)
CGPA: Converted by the awarding university's own rule; where it has none, the university divides the CGPA by the maximum CGPA and multiplies by 100
Final-year students: May apply for 2027–29 if they can show the minimum marks by September 2027 and have sat all their graduation exams before 5 July 2027; a selected candidate who falls short must withdraw, and the fees paid are forfeited unless the seat is filled again
Applying: Applications for the 2027–29 MBA are taken by "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University on tsu.ac.in; the application fee is ₹2,200 (₹1,100 for SC, ST and PwD candidates), and candidates below the poverty line pay nothing
Management quota: None

Selection

CAT or XAT · call → offer: 100%to50%

CAT or XAT: 100% of the call → 50% of the offer

Call

CAT or XAT: 100%

Offer

CAT or XAT: 50%
Interview: 30%
TSUWAT: 5%
Academic performance: 5%
Other — work experience, gender diversity, regional domicile, aspirational districts, sports and extra-curricular: 10%

Candidates are shortlisted on their CAT 2026 or XAT 2027 score under TSU's programme-specific requirements, then sit TSU's Written Ability Test (TSUWAT) and a personal interview at one of 18 centres. TSU's final selection for all five of its MBAs, out of 100: the qualifying examination 50, personal interview 30, TSU Written Ability Test 5, academic performance 5, work experience 3.5, gender diversity 3.5, a specified regional domicile 1, Class X or XII from an aspirational district 1, and sports or extra-curricular activities 1.

About IRMA Anand

The Institute of Rural Management Anand was founded in 1979 and, under a 2025 Act of Parliament, became a school of "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University, an institution of national importance under the Ministry of Cooperation. On its campus in Anand, Gujarat, it runs a two-year, full-time, residential MBA in Rural Management, which replaced its Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management), and a Fellow Programme in Management (Rural Management) for doctoral students.

Established 1979

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