As many as 251 students of PGDM (postgraduate diploma in management) in the Rural Management programme at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) participated in the placements for the 2020-22 batch of the flagship programme. The placement saw around 431 offers.
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) has started its placements process for the 41st batch (2020-22) of the flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) – the PGDM(RM).
The highest annual salary package offered to students is Rs 26.5 lakh per annum which is 39.47% greater than the last year’s highest offer. A total of 19 pre-placement offers were made to the students.
The median salary package this time is Rs 15 lakh which is 48.51% more than last year whereas the average salary package is Rs 14.33 lakh which is 34.67% higher than the previous year.
The mean package offered to the PGDM students this year is as follows:
- Mean package for Top 10 percentile of the batch – Rs 20.05 Lakh
- Mean package for Top 25 percentile of the batch- Rs 17.67 Lakh
- Mean package for Top 50 percentile of the batch- Rs 16.701 Lakh
- Mean package for Fresh Graduates – Rs 14.34 Lakh
- Mean package for Graduates with Work Experience – Rs 14.31 Lakh
IRMA Placement 2022: Key Highlights
- Highest Salary goes up by 39.47% at Rs.26.50 LPA from Rs. 19 LPA last year
- Average Salary goes up by 34.67% at Rs.14.33 LPA from Rs.10.76 LPA last year
- 431 job offers received for 251 participating students
- Overall Median Package was Rs.15 LPA which has gone up by 48.51% from last year
- 19 PPOs Offered and accepted
- Lowest salary has gone up by 48.15% at Rs.8 LPA
- Top 10 percentile average salary was Rs.20.05 LPA
- Top 25% of the Batch Average Salary was Rs.17.67 LPA
- Top 50% of the Batch Average Salary was Rs. 16.70 LPA
- Average Salary for Fresh Graduates stood at Rs.14.34 LPA
- Average Salary for Graduates with Work Experience stood at Rs.14.31 LPA
Top Recruiters:
Some of the top recruiters this year were 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, etc.
Diverse Set of Recruiters:
A diverse set of recruiters participated in the IRMA campus placement process which included dairy cooperatives, banks, NBFCs, agribusinesses, NGOs and public sector organizations. Dairy cooperatives, banks, NBFCs, agribusinesses, consulting, and development sector organizations represent the diversity of recruiters that participated in the placement process.
Dairy cooperatives, banks, NBFCs, agribusinesses, consulting, and development sector organizations participated in the placement process.
Diverse Roles Offered
The roles offered to the students range from sales and marketing, product development, product management, supply chain functions, international trade, strategy, project management etc. Product-related roles were offered in both finance as well as non-finance domains, said an official statement.
About IRMA
The Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), established in 1979 by the father of the white revolution Dr Verghese Kurien, is a pioneering academic institution in rural management education and research. It is committed to pursuing excellence along with creativity and integrity. The unique strength of IRMA is its concern with integrating development and management in all its endeavours and activities. This perspective sets IRMA apart from other management and rural development institutions, which are largely concerned with either management or development but not both.
Today, IRMA is recognized not only as an institution of excellence in teaching and research but also for having successfully created the new discipline of rural management. Its path-breaking approach is being emulated by other institutions in India and abroad. As a premier institution of professional education and development, IRMA has evolved unique curricula for its various programmes. IRMA offers two years PG Diploma in Rural Management apart from other management programmes.