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The KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) has emerged as a frontrunner in the field ofRural Management due to its number of initiatives in the last one decade to impart highquality education in this niche sector.

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Prof. A. Samanta Inaugurating the 11th batch MBA (RM)

KSRM MBA (RM) Advantage

KSRM’s two year MBA (RM) programme nurtures committed young and meritorious studentsinto rural managers and entrepreneurs who create value for their organisations and ruralcommunities. The programme has the capability to empower students from all economic andacademic background into good corporate citizens who are empowered to serve the ruralsociety. The programme is a gateway to highly specialized but challenging careers indevelopment sector and provides opportunities to young managers to become agents ofchange for rural communities.

KSRM also draws its strength from its strong parent brand KIIT University which has beengranted A-Category status by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India and also is accredited byNAAC of UGC in ‘A Grade’

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Prof. Viswanath, Pace University, New York delivering a lecture

Field Study Segments

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Pre- Placement Discussion Interaction with an Industry Expert

Release of brochure on 10 Years of Excellence

Career OpportunitiesKSRM provides promising career path to students through exposure to opportunities andfacilitates in identifying and seizing the right opportunities. The three experiential learningcomponents, wherein our students work with more than 350 partner organisations spreadall over the country, allow them opportunity to work with variety of developmentalorganisations, corporate and government bodies. They provide them adequate exposure toshape their career path and aspirations.

Building

KSRM’s facilitation is in terms of career planning that includes pre-placement training byTraining and Placement wing of KIIT University, fol lowed by on-campus companypresentations and recruitment events. Our model of delivery of learning itself becomes a bigsource of career offers received by our students. KSRM has a glorious record of placing almostall its 462 students who passed out till now and thus meeting their career aspirations to a verylarge extent.

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Organizations participating in thecampus recruitment in the last few years

1. Access Development Services Private Limited, New Delhi2. Access Livelihoods Consulting, Hyderabad3. Adani Wilmar, Ahmadabad4. Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), Ahmadabad5. Agriwatch, New Delhi6. American India Foundation (AIF), New Delhi7. Annapurna Micro Finance Pvt. Ltd, Bhubaneswar8. BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune9. Baitarani Initiative, Bhubaneswar10. Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (JEEViKA), Patna11. Child Fund India, Bangalore12. Cohesion Foundation Trust, Ahmadabad13. Colgate Palmolive, Kolkata14. DCB Bank, Mumbai15. Deepak Foundation, Vadodara16. e-Kutir, Bhubaneswar17. Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Anand18. Fusion Microfinance Private Limited, New Delhi19. GCMMF (Amul), Anand20. GoCoop Solutions and Services Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore21. Gram Vikas, Berhampur22. GraminVikas Trust, NOIDA23. Harsha Trust, Bhubaneswar24. HDFC Bank, Mumbai25. Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, Ranchi26. Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar27. KIIT-Technology Business Incubator, Bhubaneswar28. Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KCG), Government of Gujarat

29. LifeSpring Hospitals Private Limited (LHPL), Hyderabad30. Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, Ahmadabad31. Mrida Group, New Delhi32. NABARD Financial Services Limited, Bangalore33. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), New Delhi34. National Collateral Management Services Limited (NCML), Mumbai35. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Dairy Services, New Delhi36. National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC), New Delhi37. Nico Orgo, Dakor, Gujarat38. Niryas Food Products Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi39. Odisha Livelihood Mission, Bhubaneswar40. Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS)41. Reliance Foundation, Mumbai42. SAGROCOD India Private Limited, Bangalore/ TANMONDIAL PTE Limited, Singapore43. Saija Finance Private Limited, New Delhi44. Samunnati, Chennai45. Saral Services, Secunderabad46. Satin Credit Care Network Limited (SCNL), New Delhi47. SRIJAN, New Delhi48. Tata Trusts, Mumbai49. TechnoServe (TNS), Mumbai50. Vedanta Aluminium Limited, Bhubaneswar51. Vrutti Livelihoods Resource Centre, Bhopal52. YES Bank, Mumbai

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, PuneKDI School of Public Policy and Management,Sejong-si, South KoreaInstitute of Rural Management, AnandSP Jain Institute of Management and Research, MumbaiHarvard Kennedy School of Government,Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesThe Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies,Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., United StatesUniversity of Exeter, Devon, United KingdomXavier University, BhubaneswarXavier University, BhubaneswarStewart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology,Chicago, Illinois, United StatesStewart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology,Chicago, Illinois, United StatesXavier University, BhubaneswarSardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat

Jaipuri Haat, Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Kosi, Supaul, Bihar

The Village-Café, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Jaipuri Haat, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Energy Green Pvt Ltd, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Evolve Foundation, Dehra Dun,

Uttarakhand and Kisan Window Private Limited,

Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand

Thinline Pvt. Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra

PC Jewellers Limited, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Hands for Help, Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Over a period of 10 years, a few KSRM Alumni have also become successful entrepreneurs. It is heart-ening that they continue to devote their energies to create value in the rural sector. KSRM has specialfocus on building entrepreneurship skills.

Ms Akansha Sharma (2007-09)

Mr Binoda Jha (2007-09)

Dr Lalit Kumar Mendhe (2007-09)

Mr Umashankar Sharma (2007-09)

Mr Narendra Thakre (2008-10)

Mr Abhinav Amithabh Ahluwalia (2009-11)

Mr Prashant Mishra (2010-12)

Mr Arpan Abinash (2010-12)

Mr Pallab Das (2013-15)

KSRM Alumni have been widely recognized not only by the Corporate, Public and Non-Governmental Organiza-tions for placement, but also by well known academic institutions across the world for higher studies. A few ofour Alumni have joined prestigious institutions in South Korea, United Kingdom and United States of Americafor furthering their knowledge.

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Ms Bilquees Anjum (2007-09)Mr Dipan Sahu (2007-09)

Mr Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale (2007-09)Mr Manorajan Behera (2007-09)Mr Ananth Raj (2008-10)

Ms Ritika Sood (2009-11)

Mr Suvrat Shirish Despande (2010-12)Mr Sourish Bose (2009-11)Ms Monalisha Ghosh (2012-14)Ms Shravani Ushasi Mishra (2010-12)

Mr Gaurav Majumdar (2010-12)

Mr Chinmoy Bandyopadhyay (2011-13)Mr Jeniskumar Paulbhai Chauhan (2013-15)

Alumni Organizations founded by Alumni

Alumni in persuit of knowledge

Alumni Entrepreneurs

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Unique and FlexibleMBA (RM) CurriculumThe MBA (RM) Programme is designed to balance academics both with classroom and experientiallearning. The two important components of the programme include Class Room Segments (CRSs)spread over 52 credits and, Field Work Segments (FWSs) of 36 credits across four semesters over twoyears. The students spend almost 10 weeks in each of the three field segments which are designedto achieve progressive learning.

KSRM has made Experiential Learning as one of the core focuses of our curriculum. It allows studentsto learn from live situations which are real and at the same time more complex than what can becreated in classroom in various ways including case discussion. The students have the flexibility tochoose among the various projects being offered by our partner organizations.

The courses offered in classroom segment in combination with learning from experiential segmentsallows students to carve out possible specializations into areas like agribusiness, banking,microfinance, marketing, sustainable development and others. This has been made possible byhaving an appropriate mix of compulsory and optional courses in the classroom segments. Theoptional courses provide the students a wider choice to specialize in their chosen areas of interest.

The course curriculum of MBA (RM) is broad based compared to mainstream MBA. We address thischallenge by enrolling a large panel of visiting faculty and practitioners who bring their unique andrelevant experiences to the classroom.

Discussions on International Internship

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Semester IIIClassroom SegmentResearch Methodology TrainingManagement Traineeship Segment (MTS)Live Problem Solving

Semester IVClassroom SegmentDomain Specialization

Semester IICase Study Research TrainingCase Study Research Segment (CSS)Context based Problem Diagnosis

Semester IClassroom SegmentAction Research Segment (ARS)Micro PlanningSocial Mobilization

Moving up the Learning CurveThe innovative Programme StructureMBA(RM) Programme

Project ManagementNatural ResourceManagement andClimate ChangeMarketing Management - IIAgri-Business Management

MacroEconomicAnalysisFinanceforManagersMarketingManagementOrganizationalBehaviorManagerialAnalysis &CommunicationMarket Research

Semester II Semester III Semester IV

Field SegmentsCase Study ResearchSegment

CSR ManagementICT for DevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentStrategic ManagementLegal Environment &Business EthicsDevelopmentTheory & PracticeInnovation in RuralDevelopment and Enterprises

MicroEconomicAnalysisAccountingforManagersRuralProduction andLivelihoodQuantitativeTechniquesRural SociologyDevelopmentResearchMethods

Semester I

Action ResearchSegment

Field Segments

Optional

OptionalMicro FinanceCommodity Trading &MarketingE-BusinessCo-operativeManagement &FPOPolicy and ProgrammeInterventions

Rural Finance andCommercial BankingInternational Trade inAgricultureManagement InformationSystemsFinancing Agri Value ChainHuman Resource DevelopmentStrategic Interventions inDevelopment Organizations

MBA(RM) Curriculum:

Field SegmentsManagementTraineeship Segment

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Action Research Segment (ARS)

Micro Planningand SocialMobilization(Semester-I)

Components

Management Traineeship Segment (MTS)

Live Projects-ProblemSolving(Semester-III)

Components

Case Study Research Segment (CSS)

ContextSpecific-ProblemDiagnosis(Semester -II)

Components

NSS Activities

The School

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KSRM was established in 2006 and its flagship programme MBA (RM) was started in 2007.Having consolidated its MBA (RM) programme, KSRM took a conscious decision to startspecialised programmes to cater to emerging needs of the development sector. As a resultPost Graduate Diploma in Community Development (PGDCD) was launched in 2016 and theBachelors in Business Administration (Rural Management) was launched in 2017. The schoolhas rich portfolio of many other academic activities which include research, consulting andcustomised Management Development Programmes (MDPs).

KSRM houses Centre for Children Studies (CCS) fully supported by UNICEF which works on childrenand women issues in Odisha. KSRM also completed number of sponsored/ collaborative researchassignments with UNDP, FAO, International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), ICSSR, TERI and TISS.

KSRM generally undertakes consulting assignments on request and at times by bidding for variousdepartments of State and Central Governments, and Semi Government bodies. So far, we havecompleted 12 large and 24 medium/ small consulting assignments for national and internationalagencies.

KSRM Undertakes customized MDPs on request from various Governments, Corporate, PSUs anddevelopmental organizations. Some of the organizations for whom MDPs have been conductedinclude Ministries of Environment and Forest, Rural Development, World Bank, FAO, UNICEF, MSSwaminathan Foundation, OFSDP, VAMNICOM, NHDC, Reliance Foundation and Mahanadi CoalfieldLimited (MCL).

Research

Consulting

MDPs

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Many student driven initiatives give them opportunities to engagethemselves in creative activities. They are:

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Students’ Activities andAchievements

Student Magazine:“Spandan” is an in-house annual magazine brought outby students

AAROHAN- Annual Fest:A two day Annual Festival organized by the stu-dent of KSRM. The events include competitions,presentations, and in-door and out-door games,model displays, inquisitives, laughter challenge,photography, movie making and cultural pro-grammes.

Gaon se Gaon TakAn annual exhibition which showcases theprojects and activities undertaken by studentsin different parts of the country during theirAction Research Segment

“Sangati”- Annual Students’ ConclaveAn annual business schools meet involving seminars, guest lectures, and competitive events arounda theme. It aims to promote and influx of germinal innovative ideas into the domain of ruralentrepreneurship development.

Alumni Meet:“Nostalgia” is an annual alumni event

NSS Activity:NSS is a component of Action Research Segment (ARS) wherein students undertake service activitiesin a campaign mode.

The Campus

KSRM campus is an architectural masterpiece that combines design and space with traditionalinteriors giving it a pleasing look. The architectural design, integrates well with the theme of theSchool. The 45,000 sq. ft. building has six technologically equipped classrooms, four syndicate studyrooms, spacious faculty offices and common spaces. Other notable features include conference space,student cafe and lounges.

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The campus resources and facilities adequately support the academic and extra-curricular activities.Business Source Complete (EBSCO), Emerald Management, ABI/INFORM Complete(Proquest) and India Stat CMIE are available on the institute’s LAN. They provide the services ofProwess, Economic Intelligent Services, Business Beacon and Indian Harvest. The School is continuingits effort for the last 5 years to further enrich it and is committed to provide access to the bestresources for students, researchers and faculties.

All the students are covered under the Mediclaim policy. Easy healthcare facilities available fromPradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital (a constituent unit of KIIT University).

The Campus

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KSRM is proud of people who are on board to organised portfolio of its activities. They bringwith them immense knowledge and experience to carry our activities with all thecompetencies at their command, leading to desired outcomes This primarily includeUniversity management, KSRM faculty, KSRM adjunct faculty, faculty from other schools ofKIIT, visiting faculties and practitioners/resource persons.

Prof. (Dr.) L. K. Vaswani

DirectorM.Sc.(Ag.) PhD (Agriculture)

Dr. Achyuta SamantaFounder KIIT & KISS

Prof. Dr. Subrata Kumar Acharya......................................................

Chancellor in Charge

Prof. V. Venkatakrishnan

DeanPh D (Development Studies) ISEC

The People

Prof. Hrushikesha Mohanty...........................................

Vice- Chancellor

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Prof. Damodar JenaPh.D. (Analytical and Applied Economics)Utkal University,M.Phil. (Economics), University of MadrasExp: 21 years+Current Interest: Micro & Macro EconomicAnalysis; Research and Development;Natural Resource Economics, Climate Changeand Sustainable Development.

Prof. Ganesha H SPGDRM, IRMA, Anand, Gujarat.Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences (B.V.Sc)Exp: 22 years+Current Interest: Quantitative Techniques,Data Analytics, Project Management, Spreadsheetbased DSS and Operations Research

Dr. L. K. VaswaniDirector, KIIT School of Rural ManagementPhD (Agriculture), HAU, 1976Exp: 40 years+Current Interest: Agribusiness Management,Rural Marketing and CSR

Prof. Madhumita RayPhD, Social Anthropology, Utkal University (2001)Exp: 22 years+Current Interest: Development studies,Gender Studies, Rural Policy

Prof. V. VenkatakrishnanDean, KIIT School of Rural ManagementPh D (Development Studies) -University of Mysore / ISEC, Bangalore (1999)Exp: 30 years+Current Interest: ICT for Development;E- Business

Prof. Sumita SindhiFPM (XIMB, Bhubaneswar)Exp: 20 years+Current Interest: Corporate Social andEnvironmental Responsibility, SustainableDevelopment and Natural Resource Management

Prof. Srilata PatnaikPhD (Rural Management) at Xavier Institute ofManagement, BhubaneswarExp: 9 years+Current Interest: Sustainable Livelihoods,Public Policy and Qualitative Research

Visiting Faculties

Mr. Krishna KumarCourse: Micro Finance Professional Banker from Bank of Baroda

Mr. G. K. AyitamCourse: Agribusiness Management Management Consultant

Mr. Shirish PandaCourse: Micro Finance Organization- Satin Credit Care Ltd.

Ms. Nandini SenCourse: Strategic Issues in Development Organization

Mr. Vinit KalerCourse: Commodity Trading & MarketingOrganization- Financial Technologies KnowledgeManagement Company (FTKMC)

Prof. Amiya SahuMBA (Berhampur University), PhD (KIIT University)Course: Accounting for Managers & Finance for Managers.Organization: Associate Prof, Goa Institute of Management

Mr. A B RajuCourse: Strategic Management and Strategic MarketingOrganization- BIZTRANS Solution

Mr. Gautam PradhanCourse: Rural Production and Livelihood SystemOrganization- Harsha Trust, Bhubaneswar

Mr R. K. VemulaCourse: Managerial Analysis and CommunicationOrganization- Assistant Professor:Dept. of Mass Communication and Journalism-CIEFL-Shillong

KSOM Faculties

Prof. Sumita MishraMSW (TISS), FPM (MDI, Gurgaon)Current Interest: Human Resource Managementand Organizational Behavior

Prof. S. K. HotaCourse- Management of CooperativesOrganization: Professor, Madhusudan Institute ofCooperative Management

Prof Sasmita MishraM.A, M. Phil. (Utkal),Ph. D. (IIT KGP)Course: Human Resource Development

Prof Debi Prasad DasMBA (Utkal University),Ph.D (KIIT)Course: Legal Environment and Business Ethics

Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Ajit ManiCourse: Project ManagementIndependent Consultant

F a c u l t y P r o f i l e s

KSRM Faculties

Prof. Avijit MajumderPhD (Pursuing), MBA (Pt. Ravi Shankar SuklaUniversity, Chhattisgarh)Exp: 17 years+Current Interest: Financial Inclusion and SocialIssues (Urbanization)

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A.P. Moller - Maersk

Agribusiness Systems International

Ambuja Cement Foundation

AU Small Finance Bank

Axis Bank

Azim Premji Foundation

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Company Limited

Bank of Baroda

CABI-Centre for Agriculture and

Biosciences International

Centre for Environment Education

Child Relief and You

Coal India Limited

Confederation of Indian Industries

Development Alternative

Digital Green

DuPont Pioneer

Edelweiss Financial Services

Ernst & Young India

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts

Food Corporation of India

Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Limited

HDFC Bank (Sustainable Livelihood Initiative)

ICICI Rural Self Employment Training Institute

Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals

IndusInd Bank

TrailMost of the KSRM Alumni are valued for their commitment and capabilities by their respective orga-nizations to which they are contributing. Many of them have reached leadership positions acrossmany rural sub-sectors like agri-business management, corporate social responsibility, micro finance,livelihoods, rural marketing, etc. After fulfilling their commitment to the organizations they were re-cruited through the campus placement at KSRM, they found multiple opportunities in their chosenareas of specialization. An effort to follow their development has shown that many KSRM Alumni havebeen enriching the following organizations by their skills and dedication.

International Maize and Wheat

Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

L&T Finance

Lupin Limited

Myntra

PepsiCo

Pidilite Industries Limited

PRADAN

Save the Children

Seva Mandir

Society For Elimination Of Rural Poverty, AP

SREI Sahaj eVillage Limited

State Bank of India

SUN PHARMA

Suryadeep International FZC

Tan Ivoire SA

TAN MONDIAL PTE. LIMITED, Singapore

Tata Chemicals Limited

Tata Steel Rural Development Society

UNICEF

United Nations Development Programme

UP State Rural Livelihood Mission

Vedanta Resources PLC

Vodafone M-Pesa Limited

World Food Program (FAO)

How to Apply?

Email: admission@ksrm.ac.inTel: 0674 - 6555741, 6555742Cell - 09438304388, 07377240015, 07749066010

website : http://www.ksrm.ac.in

The completed application for admission to theMBA(RM) programme shall include the following:

· KSRM application form.

Test Scores of KIITEE-Management 2018 (Separate national level on-line exam con-ducted by KIIT University, Bhubaneswar for its management Schools i.e. KSRM &KSOM)

Test Score Card of other National exam: Applicants are required to submitany one of CAT /GRE /GMAT /GATE / UGC-JRF score card along with their applicationform.Support Documents: The support documents will consist of: Certified copies of School and University degrees (with minimum 50% marks in Graduation) Copies of work experience certificates.·

Application Fee - Rs 1,250/- through DD·Application Deadlines:Applying through KIITEEE- Management- Last date 20th January 2018Applying through CAT/GRE/GMAT Score- 31st January 2018For full details Visit ; http://www.ksrm.ac.in/ admission

For any query, please contact:Admission Coordinator, KIIT School of Rural Management(KSRM),Krishna Campus-7, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar- 751024, Odisha, INDIA .

Krishna (Campus No.7) KIIT University, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, IndiaTel: 91 674 - 6555742 Mobile: 09438304388, 09777988533, 07749066010Email: admission@ksrm.ac.in

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