The MBA-RM Program equips the students
with managerial competencies and rural
understanding. The Ph.D programs, supported
by research and policy engagements of XSRM
faculty, prepare knowledge leaders and
academics to expand the frontiers of change.
XSRMwelcomes students interested in making
a real difference, passionate not just about
profits but also about developing sustainable,
equitable and profitable organizations and
communities.
MBA-RM Program is ranked 2nd in India in the
Agribusiness category of Eduniversal Masters
Ranking, 2015-16.
XAVIER SCHOOL OF RURAL MANAGEMENT (XSRM)
MBA-RM
Two-Year Full-Time Master’s Program in Rural Management
PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS
The MBA-RM, an “MBA-plus” program, provides a
robust management education plus an extensive
understanding of the rural context, communities,
markets and opportunities. Students are equipped
with functional management knowledge and skills,
to -
•
understand, analyse and address complex
problems in rural markets
•
develop and implement livelihood development
and social change strategies, and
•
design, incubate and nurture social enterprises
Students learn to analyse managerial and
developmental problems and develop insightful,
practical and innovative solutions to meet
comprehensive bottom-lines. The curriculum
helps them decipher the complex and go beyond
the
obvious; the hallmarks of our graduates are
discipline, versatility and creativity.
PROGRAM FOCUS
Rural management encompasses a range of substantive areas
and organizational contexts, and in addition to the functional
core of management courses, the MBA-RM program offers
students the opportunity to focus their learning in one or more
of these areas through their choice of elective courses.
•
Agribusiness and Rural Marketing, useful for a career
in marketing agri–inputs and outputs, food products,
consumer goods and crafts and services. Capabilities are
built for developing rural markets and value chains and
catalysing market access for and by rural households.
Electives include Supply Chain Management, Value Chain
Analysis, Sales & Distribution management, Agri-input
& Output marketing, Procurement Management and
Warehousing and Market Research.
•
Rural and Inclusive Finance electives provide specialized
understanding of rural financial markets, and institutions,
products and services necessary for extending financial
services to the underserved, financial intermediation
The 2-year full-time Program in Rural Management of XIMB is now the MBA-RM, the flagship Program of the Xavier
School of Rural Management (XSRM). The Rural Management Program of XIMB was incepted in 1995 and the MBA-RM
continues the management-plus education it developed, to build multi-dextrous professionals with the understanding
and expertise to work in rural communities, markets, businesses and development programs. Its diverse aspirants
- fresh graduates and post-graduates, experienced and in-service candidates, and returning alumni – are prepared
to apply management science for rural transformation. Formation of the RM School has enabled more faculty, better
infrastructure, greater industry interface and expansion in the Program offerings; from the new XUB Campus in Nijigarh,
Kurki, 12 kms from the airport.
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