What is the job prospect after doing PGDRDM from NIRDPR from Hyderabad?

NIRDPR offers both a 1 year PG Diploma course in Rural Development (RD) and a 2 year PGDM RD Course (from 2018). Since it is a rural Development programme, the major focus of this course lies in reaching out and benefitting the rural regions. The students of NIRD are hired as youth professionals in various such initiatives for a minimum of 2 years, that can be extended based on working performance. These institutions provide a salary ranging between INR 33,000 - 45,000 per month, depending on location of job. After 2 years, students are equipped with a real time perspective that qualifies them to grow in the development sector by climbing up the managerial ladder in government as well as private sector initiatives like CSR, Non Profit Organisations, etc. The course offers experience of grass root reality in rural areas through field exposure visits and internships. These will boost your resume. The tag of being part of the NIRDPR, helps with career prospects. It is suggested that you opt for the two year course, as it is less hectic and provides learning with an unbiased perspective.

How is the PGDM program in the NIRDPR?

The program is PG Diploma in Rural Development and Management, not PGDM. This course is good in terms of ROI, facilities, co-curricular activities, etc. The course structure also includes a difficult pre-course. This pre-course will take almost one month. At NIRDPR placement scenario is quite good. Recruiters like Quess, HCL, HSRLM, etc. visit the placement drive.

Which course is better to do at NIRDPR, i.e. a one-year or two-year programme?

If you already have a masters degree and want to get into the development sector, then pursuing the one-year-long PGDRDM is a better option. It is more practical oriented. But if you are a graduate and want to build a strong academic profile before joining this sector, then choosing the 2-year long course is better. It is an AICTE approved program. However, both courses require you to have a bachelors degree.

What is the full form of NIRDPR?

The full form of NIRDPR is National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. NIRDPR Hyderabad runs under the Union Ministry of Rural Development. It is recognized as a center of excellence for rural development. It offers a variety of PG diploma courses to students. It also has another campus in Guwahati, Assam.

NIRDPR Hyderabad: Courses, Fees, Placements, Ranking, Admission, Reviews

Q: Are there any facilities available on campus at NIRDPR?

Some of the facilities imparted by the University are:Library- It has a fully computerized library with almost one lakh book databases.Sports Complex- Students can play indoor and outdoor games in the sports complex. The badminton court, table tennis, and swimming pool are also available here.Computer centre- The computer centre of the institution is recognised as a centre of excellence by the DoPT as they have the latest technological facilities with stable net connectivity.Cafeteria- They have a hygienic Cafeteria with a variety of meals and snacks available for students.Health centre- The institution has two resident doctors, staff nurse, physiotherapist, dresser, pharmacists, and attendants available every time for the staff and students.Conference Halls- There are 12 conference halls with capacity of 100 persons.Guest houses- The Institution has 4 guest houses with capacity ranging from 45 to 60 persons in each guest house.

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is an autonomous institute, located in Hyderabad, Telangana. NIRDPR, Hyderabad’s flagship programs are PGDM-RM & PGDRDM offered in the regular education program. There are 4 other courses that are offered in Distance Education.

Established in 1958, this institution also has a North East regional center at Guwahati, Assam. It runs under the Union Ministry of Rural Development. It is recognized as a 'Centre of excellence in Rural development' nationally and internationally and also as a ' Centre of excellence in HRD research and Training' by the UN-ESCAP in particular.

NIRDPR keeps its application procedure in Online mode, candidates seeking admission to any of its offered PG Diploma courses can visit the official website of the institute. NIRDPR accepts valid scores achieved in CAT/ XAT / MAT / ATMA/ CMAT for the admission process. The final selection will be made based on the performance in PI & GD rounds. Students who have a Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks in aggregate (45% marks for SC / ST and PWD candidates) or equivalent grade are eligible to apply.

At the placement drive of NIRDPR, top companies participate such as HCL, Odisha Livelihood Promotion Society, IKYA Global, Helpage India, Coconut Development Board, Centum Work Skills, and National Fisheries Development Board, etc.

Table of Contents

NIRDPR Hyderabad Highlights
NIRDPR Hyderabad Important Dates
NIRDPR Hyderabad Ranking/Achievements
NIRDPR Hyderabad Courses & Fees
NIRDPR Hyderabad Admission
NIRDPR Hyderabad Placements
NIRDPR Hyderabad Scholarships
NIRDPR Hyderabad Facilities
NIRDPR Hyderabad FAQs

NIRDPR Hyderabad Highlights

Established \| Institution type	1958 \| Private Institution
Approved by	UGC and AICTE
Courses offered	4 PG courses across 1 stream.
Accepted Entrances	CAT/XAT/ATMA/MAT//CMAT
Application mode	Online
Admission criteria	Entrance-based
Facilities available	Classrooms, Gym facilities, Medical centre, Laboratories, and Indoor and outdoor games.
Campus Area	103 acres
Official website	http://www.nirdpr.org.in

NIRDPR Hyderabad Important Dates 2024

Events	Dates
Last Date to Apply for PGDM-RM/ PGDRDM	April 21, 2024
Last Date to Apply for PGDM (Distance)	April 15, 2024

NIRDPR Hyderabad Ranking/Achievements

The Institution has got many Rankings and Awards/Achievements in the past years. Few of them are mentioned below.

Telugu Book of records listed the institution for having maximum number of participants in online webinar training on ' Management of mental well-being' during COVID- 19.
It received a CIRDAP award for excellence from the President of India recently.
It recently got the Ranking of 6th DNA and stars of the industry group education leadership award.
It achieved Innovative B - School Award for Educational Leadership.
AARDO awarded the institution for excelling in Rural development.

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NIRDPR Hyderabad Courses & Fees

National Institute of Rural development and Panchayati Raj offers PG Diploma in Rural development stream. It also offers PGDM courses in distance mode for a duration of 18 months.

Courses	Details
PG Diploma in Rural Manangement (PGDM-RM)	Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Bachelor's degree (Minimum 3 years course) in any stream with minimum of 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates). Selection Criteria: CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA + Group Discussion + Personal Interview Fees: INR 5,70,000
PG Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRDM)	Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Bachelor's degree (Minimum 3 years course) in any stream with minimum of 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates). Selection Criteria: Graduation Marks + Group Discussion + Personal Interview Fees: INR 2,90,000
PGDM (Distance)	Specializations: Sustainable Rural Development, Tribal Development Management, Geo- spatial Technology Applications in Rural development, and Panchayati Raj Governance & Rural Development. Duration: 18 months Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any stream Selection Criteria: Selected by Selection Committe, duly constituted for the purpose.

NIRDPR Hyderabad Fees

Courses	Fees
PGD-RM	INR 5,70,000
PGDRDM	INR 2,90,000
PGDSRD (Distance)	INR 16,500 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 14,850 (SC/ ST/ PWD
PGDTDM (Distance)	INR 16,500 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 14,850 (SC/ ST/ PWD
PGDGARD (Distance)	INR 19,800 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 16,500 (SC/ ST/ PWD)
DP-PRGRD	INR 12,000 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 9,000. (SC/ ST/ PWD)

NIRDPR Hyderabad Admission

It offers full time classroom and distance PG Diploma program under 4 specializations which is approved by AICTE. To be eligible for these courses, candidate must have completed graduation in any discipline and should have appeared in any State level or National level management entrance exam (CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA) to be eligible for the course. After selecting the students on the basis of valid scores, candidates are called for group discussion and personal interview for final selection.

Application Procedure:

The candidates must download the brochure from the official website.
Click on Apply online.
The application fee is INR 400 for general /OBC candidates whereas it is INR 200 for SC/ST/PWD candidates which needs to be paid in online mode.
After the fee submission, fill the details required and upload the important educational documents such as mark sheets, degree certificates etc. before the last date of submission.
You have to appear and crack the concerned entrance exam accordingly based on the opted course PG Diploma course.
Then the selected candidates are required to submit the fee.
The candidates applying for Regular classroom program will be called for group discussion and personal interview in addition for the final selection.
For those applying for distance learning programs, the selected candidates will be informed via post or official website. After selection, selected students need to pay the fee online and institution will send them the Study materials.

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NIRDPR Hyderabad Placements

It provides almost 100% placements every year. The top recruiters that visit the college yearly are- IKYA Global, RURBAN Mission, New Delhi; Coconut Development Board, National Fisheries Development Board, SEARP-Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Livelihood Mission, Bihar Livelihood Promotion Society, State Rural Livelihood Mission, HCL, Helpage India, IL &FS, Centum Work Skills and many more.

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NIRDPR Hyderabad Scholarship

As per the NIRDPR Policy meritorious & deserving students will be given NIRDPR’s Scholarship based on their performance during the trimester examination.
The North Eastern Council, Shillong, will be approached for giving fellowships to economically backward students of North Eastern states.

NIRDPR Hyderabad Facilities

NIRDPR, Hyderabad provides basic amenities that students are required. Some of the facilities are mentioned below:

Library- It has a fully computerized library with 1,20,262 including books, Hindi books, and bound volumes of periodicals. The library has plenty of books, periodicals, and CD ROM/ Video cassettes. A total number of 28 subscriptions of newspapers, 247 intakes of periodicals, subscriptions to 142 Indian and foreign journals, 45 journals are received on an exchange and complimentary basis, and about 60 newsletters are received from different rural development institutions. There is the books database which includes 93240 books and 125188 references in the journal articles database.
Hostel facility- It provides hostel facilities to both male and female candidates. The hostel has two-seater rooms with lodging facilities of filtered drinking water and clean & hygienic washrooms.
Sports Complex- Students can play indoor and outdoor games in the sports complex. The badminton court, table tennis, and swimming pool are also available here.
Computer center- The computer center of the institution is recognized as a center of excellence by the DoPT as they have the latest technological facilities with stable net connectivity.
Cafeteria- They have a hygienic Cafeteria with a variety of meals and snacks available for students.
Health center- The institution has two resident doctors, staff nurses, physiotherapists, dressers, pharmacists, and attendants available every time for the staff and students. The health center has auxiliary services and a community health club with modern equipment in it.
Conference Halls- There are 12 conference halls with a capacity of 100 persons. Training sessions, workshops, and seminars organized by institutions are held in the conference halls.

NIRDPR Hyderabad FAQs

Ques. How is NIRDPR as an educational institution?

Ans. National Institute of Rural development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) was established in 1958. This autonomous organization is located in Hyderabad, Telangana. Besides the main campus in Hyderabad, this institution also has a North East regional centre at Guwahati, Assam. It runs under the Union Ministry of Rural development. It is recognised as a 'Centre of excellence in Rural development' nationally and internationally and also as ' Centre of excellence in HRD research and Training' by the UN-ESCAP in particular. It offers a variety of 4 PG diploma courses to the students graduating in any discipline.

Ques. What are some of the achievements of NIRDPR?

Ans. The Institution has got many Rankings and Awards/Achievements in the past years. Few of them are mentioned below.

Telugu Book of records listed the institution for having maximum number of participants in online webinar training on ' Management of mental well-being' during COVID- 19.
It received a CIRDAP award for excellence from the President of India recently.
It recently got the Ranking of 6th DNA and stars of the industry group education leadership award.
It achieved Innovative B - School Award for Educational Leadership.
AARDO awarded the institution for excelling in Rural development.

Ques. What are the courses offered by NIRDPR?

Ans. NIRDP offers a 2 PGDM courses and 4 distance mode PGDM courses. They are -

PG Diploma in Rural Management (PGDM-RM)
PG Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRDM)
PG Diploma in Sustainable Rural Development (Distance)
PG Diploma in Tribal Development Management (Distance)
PG Diploma in Geo- spatial Technology Applications in Rural development (Distance)
Diploma Program in Panchayati Raj Governance & Rural Development (Distance)

Ques. How is the placement avenue at NIRDPR?

Ans. It provides almost 100% placements every year. The top recruiters that visit the college yearly are- IKYA Global, RURBAN Mission, New Delhi; Coconut Development Board, National Fisheries Development Board, SEARP-Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Livelihood Mission, Bihar Livelihood Promotion Society, State Rural Livelihood Mission, HCL, Helpage India, IL&FS, Centum Work Skills and many more.

Ques. Are there hostel facilities available at NIRDPR?

Ans. Yes, it provides hostel facilities to both male and female candidates. The hostel has two-seater rooms with lodging facilities of filtered drinking water and clean & hygienic washrooms.

Ques. Are there any facilities available on campus at NIRDPR?

Ans. Some of the facilities imparted by the University are:

Library- It has a fully computerized library with almost one lakh book databases.
Sports Complex- Students can play indoor and outdoor games in the sports complex. The badminton court, table tennis, and swimming pool are also available here.
Computer centre- The computer centre of the institution is recognised as a centre of excellence by the DoPT as they have the latest technological facilities with stable net connectivity.
Cafeteria- They have a hygienic Cafeteria with a variety of meals and snacks available for students.
Health centre- The institution has two resident doctors, staff nurse, physiotherapist, dresser, pharmacists, and attendants available every time for the staff and students.
Conference Halls- There are 12 conference halls with capacity of 100 persons.
Guest houses- The Institution has 4 guest houses with capacity ranging from 45 to 60 persons in each guest house.

Ques. How can I get admission to NIRDPR Hyderabad?

Ans. The admission into the flagship 2-year PGDM-RM program is based on national-level exams like CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA, followed by a Group Discussion and the Personal Interview. The PGDRDM program shortists the candidates based on the graduation marks and the further selection process is same as PGDM-RM.

Ques. What are the qualifications required to get admission into NIRDPR?

Ans. To get admission into any of the PGDM program at NIRDPR Hyderabad, the candidates should have a bachelor’s degree with minimum 50% marks and minimum 45% for ST/ SC/ PwD category candidates.

Ques. What is the application fee for NIRDPR?

Ans. The application fee for the regular PGDM program is INR 400 for GEN/ OBC/ EWS and INR 200 for ST/ SC/ OBC. The application fee for distance mode PGDM is INR 500 for GEN/ OBC/ EWS and INR 300 for ST/ SC/ OBC.

Ques. What is the cost of studying at NIRDPR?

Ans. The cost of the regular PGDM program at NIRDPR includes the course fee of INR 2,20,500 per annum, Boarding and Lodging fees of iNR 1,11,000 per annum and a Caution deposit of INR 10,000. While accepting the admission offer, the candidates will have to pay INR 20,000, which will be adjuested in the trimesters.

Ques. What is the fees for online PGDM at NIRDPR?

Ans. The cost of the online PGDM at NIRDPR are as follows:

Courses	Fees
PGDSRD (Distance)	INR 16,500 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 14,850 (SC/ ST/ PWD
PGDTDM (Distance)	INR 16,500 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 14,850 (SC/ ST/ PWD
PGDGARD (Distance)	INR 19,800 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 16,500 (SC/ ST/ PWD)
DP-PRGRD	INR 12,000 (GEN/ OBC/ EWS), INR 9,000. (SC/ ST/ PWD)

Ques. What are the exams accepted by NIRDPR?

Ans. NIRDPR Hyderabad accepts exams like CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA for admission into the PGDM-RM program.

Ques. Does NIRDPR offer scholarship to its students?

Ans. Yes, NIRDPR Hyderabad offers scholarships based on the performance of the candidates during the trimester examination. The North Eastern Council, Shillong also provides fellowship to the economically backward students of North Eastern states.

Ques. Does NIRDPR has any reservation policy?

Ans. Yes, NIRDPR follows the reservation policy as per the Government of india Norms, which is: