Hyderabad: NIRDPR aims to build change agents of tomorrow

Hyderabad: National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR)is committed to bring a rural change with its Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)and Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Rural Management (PGDM-RM) programmes. The curriculum is specially designed to develop a committed and competent cadre of Rural Development Management professionals in the country. 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.

The first year of the programme consists of 18 credit courses and 2 non-credit courses adding up to 72 credits. The second year of the programme consists of 54 credits. The last date to apply for the programme is 10th April 2020.

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 fulfil – 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 grass-roots level, with empathy and commitment, their readiness to live with the community and understand their problems."

Some of the top recruiters for this course over the years include ICICI Foundation, IKYA – Global, Tata Trust, HCL Foundation, NRLM (National Mission Monitoring Unit), RUrban Mission - Ministry of Rural Development, National Fisheries Development Board, Rural Livelihood Mission in various states, among others.Some of the students of previous batches are also working in UN organizations like UNDP, UNICEF, UN-Women etc. Some of them are also working in reputed international consulting firms like PWC – INDIA and Ernst and young, among others.

On completion of the programme, the students will have developed:

Expertise in the planning and management of rural development programmes with a focus on participatory development and innovation

Competence in reorienting the development delivery systems for improved delivery of services

Sensitivity to the issues of equity and gender

Appreciation of the rights and entitlements of the rural poor and the socially disadvantaged groups

Right attitudes and values necessary for rural development professionals

Positive thinking and leadership qualities

An understanding of the processes of skill-building, productivity, quality and value addition

An ability to build rural organisations and develop human resources amongst the rural poor

Heightened interest in inter-sectoral coordination and collaboration, and forge public-public and public-private partnerships and networks

Skill sets to better implement Rural Development Programmes of Government, NGOs and the CSR initiatives of the corporate sector

Further details about the programme are also available at the website: www.nirdpr.org.in