Institute of Rural Management Anand

PRM 2014-16, Term-V

Details of Optional Courses Sl. No.

Course Pre Mid-Term/ Post Mid-Term Faculty Credit Audit Limit of

Participants Other Criteria

Rural Development Management Group (RDMG)

1 Microfinance Post MT Prof. HS Shylendra 0.5

2 Public Policy and Marketing Throughout the Term Prof. Ram Manohar Vikas 1.0 No 22

3 Dairy Development Post MT NDDB Team (VF) 0.5

4 Social Marketing Pre MT Prof. Saswata Biswas Prof. Pratik Modi 0.5 No 83

Participants having secured more than 2.6 grades in Marketing Management course (Term-II core course) can register only as credit participants. If more than 83 such registrations are received, in that case, participants with higher Marketing Management course grades will be given preference.

5 Corporate Social Responsibility Post MT Prof. Ila Patel (VF) 0.5

6 Monitoring and Evaluation Pre MT Prof. Shyam Singh Prof. Vivek Pandey 0.5 No 50

Sub-Total 3.5

Rural Enterprise Management Group (REMG)

1 Consumer Behaviour Post MT Prof. Saswata Biswas 0.5

2 E-Business for Rural Enterprise Pre MT Prof. Harekrishna Misra 0.5

3 Entrepreneurship Pre MT Prof. Girish K. Agrawal 0.5

4 Strategic Marketing and Planning Pre MT Prof. Pratik Modi 0.5 No 50 The selection will be based on Marketing Management grades and statement of purpose (maximum 500 words).

5 Game Theoretic Approach to Rural Business Post MT Prof. MV Durga Prasad 0.5

6 Personal Financial Planning Post MT Prof. Asmita Vyas 0.5

7 Benchmarking Techniques Pre MT Prof. Anand Venkatesh 0.5 No

8 Quality Management Post MT Prof. Hitesh Bhatt 0.5 No

9 Management Planning and Control Post MT Prof. Paresh J. Bhatt 0.5 No

Sub-Total 4.5

Total 8.0

Elective Course Registration - Guideline 1. Provision for optional/elective courses is available in the classroom terms 4 and 5. In each, a participant is to choose three credits of elective courses. 2. Optional/elective courses are grouped into two i.e. Rural Development Management Group (RDMG) and Rural Enterprise Management Group

(REMG). 3. Of the 6 credits of optional/elective courses, every participant must choose at least 2 credits from each Group. This is meant to ensure a balanced

learning of the varied domain of Rural Management. 4. A participant may additionally register up to 1 credit equivalent course(s) as audit per term. The fee for auditing a 0.5 credit course is Rs.5000/- and

for a full credit course it is Rs. 10,000/-. This fee will have to be deposited during the week immediately following the mid-term examinations of the respective classroom term.

5. The evaluation grade obtained in an audit course will be indicated separately in the final grade sheet/transcript, but will not be included in calculating the CGPA, either for the classroom term or in overall.

6. Participants are advised to consult with concerned faculty members for obtaining clarifications or any information additional to what is announced by the PRM office.

7. Participants are required to fill in the online course registration form (including audit courses) latest by 28th October, 2015. 8. Minor changes in registration (not exceeding two courses) are permissible in the first week of the starting of the classroom term and in the first week

immediately after the mid-term examinations. These changes must be notified in writing on or before lunch time of Friday of the concerned week. No change would be permitted thereafter.

9. In case of migration out of a course the attendance of that course would be transferred to the new course being migrated into. 10. Minimum registration of 20 participants is required for a course to remain in offer. Pre-registration (to be completed by 28th October, 2015) data

would be reckoned for this purpose.