Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) conducts a national-level entrance exam i.e. IRMASAT 2019 or IRMA 2019 for admissions to Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM). IRMA 2019 will likely to be conducted in the first week of February 2019. The application process for IRMASAT 2019 begins in the second week of October (Tentative dates). As exam dates are yet to be announced by the IRMASAT officials, but it is expected that the registration window will remain open till December 2018-January 2019.
IRMA 2019 is a computer-based test and will be held at different exam centers in over 40 cities across India. Once the application window is open applicants who are willing to apply for IRMA 2019 will have to download the form from the official website. The application form of IRMA 2019 exam can be submitted online or offline.
IRMA 2019 EXAM DATES-
Event | Date |
Release of Application Form | Second week of October 2018 |
Last Date to submit Online Application Form for Indian Nationals | Third week of January 2019 |
Last Date to fill Application Form by Foreign Nationals | Last week of March 2019 |
Issuance of Admit Card | Three days prior to the exam |
Exam Date | First week of February 2019 |
Commencement of Group Discussion and Personal Interview | Last week of February 2019 |
Telephonic Interview for Foreign Nationals | Last week of April 2019 |
Declaration of Final Result for Indian Nationals | Second week of March 2019 |
Declaration of Final Result for Foreign Nationals | First week of May 2019 |
IRMA 2019 Exam Eligibility Criteria-
The eligibility criteria for the Post-Graduation Program in Rural Development are given below:
Applicants who will qualify these terms and conditions can fill up the IRMA application form. On the basis of the result of IRMA Exam, Group Discussion, and Personal Interview, the final selection will be made.
IRMA 2019 Exam Application Fee-
Here is the IRMA Application Fee:-
Category | Fee |
General and OBC | INR 1400 |
SC/ST/DAP | INR 700 |
BPL | NIL |
Foreigners | INR 2000 |
IRMASAT is different from other management exams as it has only one section that consist of 40 questions on “Issues of Social Concern”. the exam paper is a mix of passage-based questions, standalone questions, and MCQs and the duration of the exam is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
IRMA 2019 exam pattern will be as follows-
Test Duration | 80 minutes |
Total Number of Sections | 1 |
Total Number of Questions | 40 |
Number of options | 5 |
Marks per question | 1 |
Negative marking for the wrong question | 1/4th of the allotted marks |
Mode | Computer Based |
Type of Questions | Number of Questions |
Paragraph Based | 28 |
Paragraph Based Fill in the Blanks | 3 |
Standalone | 9 |
Total | 40 |
IRMA 2019 Syllabus -
Some of the topics for IRMA aspirant that must be prepared thoroughly-
Indian Economy | Social and Economic Development | Human Rights |
Environmental Issues | Employment and Literacy | Corporate Social Responsibility |
Human Development | Gender and Social Groups like Caste and Religion | Health Issues |
Rural and Urban Population | Agriculture | Administration and rural infrastructure |
Rural education | Migration to cities | Education |
Sex Ratio | Rural Development | Women Empowerment |
IRMA 2019 Admit Card-
IRMA 2019 Admit Card will be available in the last week of January or first week of February, three days before the exam. Candidates must carry admit card to the exam center along with a passport size photograph and ID proof.
Here are the steps to download IRMA Admit Card:-
IRMA 2019 Result
IRMA will announce the final result for Indian applicants in the second week of March 2019. For NRI candidates, IRMA result will be declared in the first week of May 2019. Visit the official website of IRMA to check out the results.
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