Institute of Rural Management is located at Anand, Gujarat.The institute was set up in 1979 with a mandate to professionalise management of rural producers’ organisations and create a body of knowledge in the field of rural management. The major facilities are library with 2628 books, video casstettes, 40 cd-roms and 919 microforms, computer lab, recreation facilitie, separate hostels for boys and girls etc.According to a survey conducted by career360, the institute in the 21st position in global publication count. The major research papers of the faculty are understanding SOA perspective of e-governance in indian context case based study, resettlement realities the gulf between poliy and practice etc.The major recruiters are Axis bank, Digital Green, ICICI, IFMR, etc.The various student activities are annual festival,allumini meet,national management institutes etc.

• Students with a graduate degree from a recognized institute and 50% marks are eligible for admissions. SC/ST/ dap (differently abled person) requires a minimum of 45% marks.

• Admissions are made through CAT & IRMA rank followed by counselling.

• Excellent placement record.
• Ranked 22nd in B-school survey 2014 by Business Today.
• Autonomous institute and AICTE approved.
• Grade 'A' accreditation by NAAC.
• Research papers published by faculty in national/international journals and conferences.
• Promotes entrepreneurship among students.
• Conducts seminars, conferences and workshops.

• Active placement cell with 100% placement record.
• The week-long campus placement programme is generally organized during the second week of February.
• The Development Internship Segment is a eight-week module, which marks the beginning of the second year in the PRM curriculum.