National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), with the aim to develop a committed and competent cadre of rural development management professionals in the country, is all set to introduce Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM) and Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Rural Management (PGDM-RM) programmes. The curriculum of the new programme is specially designed to address key policy and management issues in rural development.
The two-year programme, spread over six trimesters, consists of classroom teaching and interactive learning, field visits; and organisational internships. This will equip students with skills to efficiently implement projects and provide them with core development and management insights and impart analytical skills for planning and managing rural development programmes. The one-year programme (PGDRDM) is spread over three trimesters.
Speaking about the programme, Dr W R Reddy IAS, Director General, NIRDPR, said, “We are proud of the batches of graduating students from the PGDRDM programme who are a living testimony of the mandate we strive to fulfill – to develop a cadre of committed, competent and passionate rural development professionals. The placement and feedback from employers are heartening. The recruiters are particularly appreciative of our students’ ability to work at the grass-roots level, with empathy and commitment, their readiness to live with the community and understand their problems.”
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