Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management

This Programme prepares young talented managers to undertake challenging responsibilities in the rural Co-operatives and the development organizations. It is a two-year residential programme leading to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) which is recognized as equivalent to Master’s Degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The participants of this programme are highly valued in local, national and international co-operatives, NGOs, development organizations, and funding agencies. All participants are suitably placed in different organizations through Campus Placement programme.

Programme Structure:

Term I:

Individual and Group Behaviour
Economic Analysis for Rural Management
Financial Accounting
Quantitative Analysis for Rural Management
Rural Society and Polity
Rural Research Methods
Managerial Analysis and Communication
Rural Livelihood Systems

Term II:

Collective Action and Co-operation
Economic Analysis for Rural Management
Financial Management
Understanding Organisations
Production and Operations Management
Computer Applications for Rural Management
Gender and Development

Term III:

Development Theories and Practices
Managing Co-operatives
Marketing Management
Management Information System
Costing and Management Planning
Human Resource Management

Term IV:

Rural Development Interventions
Strategic Management
Project Management
Marketing Research
Social Entrepreneurship and Ethical Leadership

Term V:

Legal Environment and Cooperative Law
Strategic Issues in Development Organisation