KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) Admission 2024: Courses, Eligibility, Application Form, Last Date

Janki Sharma

Updated on - Nov 29, 2024

KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) is currently accepting applications for its MBA courses for the academic year 2025. The institute conducts the KIITEE Management entrance test for enrollment in its MBA courses. The last date to register for the test is January 6, 2025.

KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) offers two MBA courses to the students enrolled. These include  MBA (Rural Management) and MBA (Agribusiness Management). Candidates can either appear for the KIITEE Management Test or secure valid scores in one of the entrance examinations, CAT, XAT, MAT, or CMAT.

KIIT conducts its entrance examination for admission of the aspirants to the MBA (Rural Management) and MBA (Agribusiness Management) courses. KIITEE Management is the entrance test conducted by KIIT for admission to its management courses like MBA.

To be eligible for selection, aspirants should score a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their bachelor's degree. Applicants who expect to complete all their graduation requirements before June 30, 2025, can also apply.

Table of Contents

• KSRM Admission Dates 2025
• KSRM Admission Highlights 
• KSRM PG Admissions
• KSRM Application Process
• KSRM Admission Process
• KSRM Admission Helpline

KSRM Admission Dates 2025

The important admission dates for the KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) are tabulated below.

KSRM Admission Highlights 2025

KSRM, Odisha offers admissions for courses at the PG level. KSRM admission highlights for various PG courses have been tabulated in the table below.

KSRM PG Admissions 2025

KIIT School of Rural Management offers two MBA programs named MBA (Rural Management) and MBA (Agribusiness Management). More details regarding the KSRM MBA courses are tabulated below.

KSRM MBA (Rural Management) Eligibility Criteria 

• For the MBA (Rural Management) program, candidates must have cleared graduation with a minimum of 50% marks from any recognized university.
• Candidates also need to have a valid score in any one of the entrance tests out of KIITEE Management, CMAT, MAT, CAT, and XAT.
• Students in their final year of graduation who will complete all the graduation requirements before 30 June 2025 can also apply. 

KSRM MBA (Agribusiness Management) Eligibility Criteria

• The aspirants should secure atleast 50% marks in their graduation examination in order to be eligible to apply.
• Valid Scores in management entrance tests like CMAT, MAT, CAT, XAT are also considered for admissions.
• For agribusiness management admissions, students in agriculture and allied areas will be given preference.
• Aspirants who are going to complete their graduation requirements by 30 June 2025 can also apply. 

KSRM Application Process

Candidates can apply for KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) MBA courses in two ways. They can either appear for the KIITEE Management Examination and be admitted by scoring well in it, or they can sit for the CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT entrance examinations and secure marks as per the admission cutoff. KSRM application form can be directly obtained through the institute's official website. Candidates can also apply online by filling out the application form and paying the application fee of INR 1,500. 

Steps to Apply for KSRM Bhubaneswar Admissions

• Candidates need to visit the official Site of KIIT School of Rural Management Odisha, India.
• Candidates need to select the program they want to apply for and then should click on 'Apply Now'. 
• Candidates need to fill in all the necessary details and should upload the prescribed documents.
• Candidates need to pay the necessary application fill to confirm their application.

Documents Required for Admission Process

Documents required for the admission process are mentioned below.

• Any Photo ID (Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driver's License)
• Educational Marksheets and Certificates (10th, 12th and Graduation)
• PG certificate (if applicable)
• College leaving certificate.
• Migration certificate
• Conduct certificate
• KIITEE MGT/CMAT/MAT/CAT/XAT scorecard
• Caste certificate, if applicable
• Physically handicapped certificate, if applicable

KSRM Admission Process 2025

KSRM offers admissions to PG courses. The admission process consists of three stages, including shortlisting candidates based on entrance exam scores, a written ability test (WAT) followed by a group discussion, and then a personal interview. The KSRM admission process is listed below.

• Candidates shall be shortlisted on the basis of KIITEE Management / CAT/XAT/MAT.
• The shortlisted candidates are further informed to attend the Group Discussion round.
• The candidates who clear the GD round are further informed to attend the final round of the selection process, the Personal Interview round.
• The final selection shall be based on the performance in KIITEE Management / KIITEE / CAT / XAT / CMAT exam scores, career marks and performance in GD & PI.
• Successful candidates will be intimated of their final selection through an admission offer containing the terms and conditions of admission.
• The selected candidates shall confirm and accept the admission with terms and conditions for taking admission to the program and submit the Acceptance Letter in its prescribed format.

KSRM Admission Helpline 

Details Regarding the Admission Helpline of KSRM are mentioned below.