Institute of Rural Management, Anand

Infobox_University
name = Institute of Rural Management Anand


motto = Without education there is no liberation
established = 1979
type = Autonomous
chairman = Prof Y. K. Alagh
director = Mr. Vivek Bhandari
city = Anand
state = Gujarat
country = India
courses = Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management
postgrad_label = PGDRM , FPRM
campus = Rural, 60 acres
website= [http://www.irma.ac.in/ www.irma.ac.in]

Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) (founded 1979) is an autonomous institution located at Anand in Gujarat, India with the mandate of contributing to the professional management of rural organisations. It was founded at the initiative of the National Dairy Development Board and the support of Government of India, Government of Gujarat and Swiss Development Co-operation. IRMA works closely with co-operatives, NGOs, governments, Indian national and international agencies.

Programs

Doctoral level Programme titled the Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM) for students and professionals seeking careers in Research, Teaching and specialised knowledge-based positions in Cooperatives and Development Organisations.

Post-Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM) for those who wish to undertake challenging managerial responsibilities in the rural co-operative sector and development organisations. PRM is recognised as equivalent to a Master’s Degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Management Development Programmes for in-service managers/ officers working with co-operatives, NGOs, and government and semi-government organisations engaged in rural development.

Research and Consultancy for enriching the quality and content of teaching and training activities as well as helping IRMA’s clientèle identify and resolve their management problems.

Campus facilities

The campus is fully residential equipped with students’ hostels, mess, lecture halls, seminar rooms, library, faculty and administrative offices, auditorium, executive training and development centre, faculty and staff housing, dispensary, and other support facilities. The IRMA staff co-operative store caters to the residents’ daily necessities. Faculty and Staff live in the campus quarters provided, thereby providing facilities for interaction with the participants even beyond formal class rooms.

Ravi J Mathai Library supports the mission of IRMA through the provision of information resources and services. In this role, the library plays an integral part in the learning process by providing the entire academic community with access to information for fulfilling research requirements, course work assignments, professional development and intellectual growth. This is achieved through collection development, networking, electronic information retrieval, instruction in search strategy and assisted access to an array of resources and data. Using current technologies, the library seeks to identify and implement innovative means for broadening access to information beyond immediate holdings while continuing to build and maintain an exemplary body of on-site resources.

Executive Training and Development Centre (ETDC) where the executive training programs and seminars are held, has 35 single occupancy Air Conditioned rooms, four suites, a dining hall, a lounge, conference and syndicate rooms with audio-visual equipment and an exclusive computer laboratory which is networked with the Institutes's main computer center. This facility is available for executive training programmes and conferences planned by the faculty.

IRMA Auditorium which has a seating capacity of 400 is used for all major events of the Institute and for entertainment. Movies are screened regularly for both the participants of programs and the residents of the campus. It is also used for musical concerts hosted by the Society for Promotion of Indian Culture and Music amongst Youth (SPIC-MACAY) and the cultural programs hosted by the students.

Students Activities Center (SAC) has a gym-cum-sports complex, with facilities for a regular work-out, badminton and table-tennis courts.

A co-operative store on the campus is open in the evenings - 6 days a week and provides all the essential items required by the residents on the campus. It is well stocked with provisions and stationery required for the residents.

Campus dispensary is readily accessible for any basic medication necessary. The Honorary Medical Officer visits the campus for an hour every day and a staff nurse resides on the campus to attend to any medical emergencies.

External links

* [http://www.irma.ac.in Official website of IRMA]
* [http://www.irmans.org IRMA Alumni Association website]