Udaybhansinhji Regional Institute of Cooperative Management

About Udaybhansinhji Regional Institute of Cooperative Management

Udaybhansinhji Regional Institute of Cooperative Management (URICM), Gandhinagar was established in 1956 under the aegis of National Council of Cooperative Training (NCCT) New Delhi and funded by the Ministry of Cooperation Govt. of India URICM is named after Udaybhansinhji, the Prince of Porbandar who was a leader of the cooperative movement. He was also the founder Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Organization (IFFCO), which has emerged as the world's largest fertilizers company.

With the focus on the development of managerial skills in the undergraduate curriculum, the agriculture and other graduates find it difficult to function effectively as managers in Agribusiness field, which have emerged as their most important employers. In response to URICM launched the two year Post- Graduate Diploma in Management (Agribusiness Management.) The programme was commenced in the year 2008 The PGDM ABM is a full time residential program that evolved and expanded beyond agriculture to other allied such as commodities, Agri-input, Agri-finance, agriculture retailing and rural development Strong connection with leading agriculture industries leads to one of the best cooperative management institutes in India.

Admission procedure of PGDM ABM is by appearing one of the National level exams like CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/ATMA followed by group discussion & personal interview organised by the institute. The program comprises of two segmenta, viz. classroom lectures and practical exposure through summer internship, live projects, seminar observation study tour and project work This unremitting assessment enables the students to implement corrective measures at the right time and meet the standard performance prescribed by PGDM committee.

The program is designed with a classroom teaching component, interesting case method pedagogy Besides, the institute provides soft skills training.computer training for better skills required for practical application.

Admission Procedure

Admission procedure for the PGDM-ABM (AICTE approved) programme will commence in the last week of June, is as given below:

The selection to PGDM-ABM programme is based on Entrance Examination which comprising of

• Latest valid test score of CAT / MAT/XAT/ATMA / CMAT of AICTE at the time of application (GMAT/GRE for foreign National Candidates)
• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview.

Securing minimum prescribed marks in Group Discussion and Personal Interview are compulsory to become eligible for taking admission.

How to Apply?

• The schedule of GD/PI will be announced on the Institute's web site www.urimanage.org.in The Institutions which are conducting CAT / MAT / ХАТ / АТМА / CMAT have no role either in selection process or in the conduct of the programme.
• The prescribed application form may be downloaded from the website and apply with valid score of CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA/CMAT and email it to [email protected]

Infrastructure

• Rich source of information, having 8500 books and 40 reputed journals.
• Weekly and fortnightly magazines 5 different Newspapers.
• supported with Computer Video Conferencing System.
• 150 Audio Visual Cassettes, CD, VCDs Online database
• (Completed and J-gate). Library is connected with Koha Software.

Computer Lab

• Smart computer lab
• 28 computers connected through LAN
• system with WI-FI accessibility
• Special Computer Training for MS-Excel Advanced.

Classrooms and Conference Hall

• Smart Audio-visual facilities.
• Wi-Fi facilities
• Visual media and recreation hall
• Enhanced learning experience