Minimum qualification to take a course in rural management is Bachelor’s
degree in any stream or its equivalent qualification with a minimum of
50% marks in aggregate from a recognised institute. Admission is made
through entrance tests conducted by the institute concerned, which follows
group discussion and personal interview.
There are Bachelor courses as well as Post graduate courses in
rural management. Bachelor course is of 3 years duration and Post graduate
course of 2 years duration.
A course in rural management includes training in agri-business, rural
marketing, NGO management, micro finance, corporate social responsibility
management and more. The objective of the course is to train professional
managers to help create new organisations of rural people and manage them,
and providing training and support to practicing managers in rural sector.
Personnel attributes
The essential skill set that one should possess is a willingness to
work in rural areas. An aspirant for this field should possess good communication
skills, knowledge of local languages, ability to handle masses, analytical
reasoning, leadership skills, problem solving skill, ability for working
with clients with diverse interests, interest in farming, planning etc.
