Institute of Rural Management results are out. The 2011-13 results can be accessed by entering their form number and date of birth on this page. The Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) welcomes freshers as well as those with work experience but some amount of work ex always helps.

IRMA 2010 Written test results

The cut-off have been mentioned on the site to be:

Note: In order to be selected for GD & PI, a candidate should meet the sectional cut-off percentile as well as overall cut-off percentile requirements.

*All the figures mentioned are in terms of percentiles.

We talked to a senior, Pritesh Kumar Lal from the IRMA PRM Batch of 2010-12 on how the next stage of the process will be like. Here is what he had to say:

IRMA is well known for its rigorous GD/PI that involves group discussion, group task and personal interview.

Here is the weightage of different components in selection process:

Written 50%

Group task and Group discussion 10%

Personal interview 40%

IRMA welcomes people with work experience as well as freshers. There is no clear-cut weightage for work experience, but having a certain amount of work-ex always helps. Candidates should keep in mind that now, the final converts will be purely on the basis of performance in written test, group discussion, group task and personal interview.

The shortlisted candidates will now be sent a personal information form in which they need to provide information about their past academics, extracurricular activities, awards won, hobbies and interests etc. All relevant information in this section should be filled with utmost care and should not be superficial as interviewers can very well see through it.

The Group Discussion lasts for around 20 minutes. Topics could be from economy, events of national importance, international affairs, rural India or anything abstract. The panelists look for content, clarity of ideas and thoughts. Just making too many entries just for the heck of it wont lead you anywhere.

In the Group Task, the aspirants have to rank a list of 10 points regarding any topic and then come to a consensus on the overall sequencing of those points as a group.

The Personal Interview of IRMA carries 40% weightage and it could last from 15 to 45 minutes. An individual must have a strong reason as to why he/she wants to join this course. Questions can be from academics, extracurricular activities, work experience, knowledge about self, hobbies and interests. They dont expect aspirants to be experts in rural India and its economy but basic knowledge always helps.

Apart from this one should be regular reader of newspapers and magazines like Yojna and Kurukshetra, Indian economy special issue of Pratyogita Darpan can be referred so as to be well-versed with latest facts and figures.

The thread for the discussions of results has been opened here. Please continue on that thread for discussing about what to do, what not to do for the next stage and advice from seniors about the remainder of the process.

Best of luck to all the aspirants.