Career, Scope and Opportunities in Rural Management

“Rural management is the study of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of co-operatives, agribusiness and allied fields. It merges the knowledge of management studies and applying it in the rural context. Most of the courses are designed in such a way that the concepts taught in the class are applied in the real life through training in the rural areas through case-studies and interaction with the rural people.” –Taken from Wikipedia 

Key to Success

To be successful in Rural Management you should have/ develop:

•   Ability to motivate and work as part of a team
•   Ability to understand and solve problems
•   Quick thinking and the ability to come up with new ideas

Scope and Opportunities

Initially the rural areas were neglected, but with the advent of development in the agriculture there are immense opportunities for the development of rural India.  With more and more agro based industries coming up the infrastructure is made in such a way that it does not harm the environment. After a bachelors degree you can go for an MBA in rural management from IRMA which is the best institute for rural management. As a graduate from rural management one can work with the government and NGO’s working towards the betterment of the rural regions.