IRMA was established in 1979 at Anand, Gujarat with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat, erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board to provide management education, training, research and consultancy support to co-operatives and rural development organizations in India.
IRMA has become a frontrunner in professionalizing the development of India’s rural sector. Over the years, it has provided management training, support and research facilities to students committed to rural development and in this process it has brought within its ambit several co-operatives, non-government organisations, government development agencies, international development organizations and funding agencies
The one- week long campus recruitment generally happens in the month of January- February of the second year of PRM. The natures of jobs offered to the student of IRMA are varied. . The job offers are in areas such as planning and information systems, production management, marketing, finance, accounts, human resource development, rural development, and natural resources management IRMA has enlisted over 650 organisations, which are designated for the purpose of placement of its graduates. The list is ever increasing and attempts are made every year to enlist more organisations