KIIT School of Rural Management: Summer Internship Programme (SIP) for MBA Agribusiness Management (Batch 2024-26) — Overview of program structure, industry collaborations, and institutional vision

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• Page 2 — Director's perspective: The two-year, full-time MBA in Agribusiness Management is built around hands-on learning. The curriculum incorporates four Industrial Experience components—Rural Immersion, two live projects, and an eight-week Summer Internship Programme (SIP)—with SIP being the longest, designed to give students substantial practical exposure. The institution expresses gratitude to past partner organizations and invites new industry collaborators to offer student projects that sharpen analytical and business skills while establishing a durable, mutually beneficial relationship.
• Page 3 — Coordinator's perspective: The current 2024-26 batch has completed Rural Immersion and a live project, and is now poised to take on a variety of SIP projects across agribusiness domains. Opportunities span marketing, value-chain development, agri-inputs marketing, systems development, human resources, and financial management. The scope covers sectors such as agribusiness, food processing, microfinance, dairying, and related areas. Partners are encouraged to engage with talented students to drive meaningful, practical outcomes.
• Pages 4–6 — Program structure and institutional context: The ABM program is a two-year, four-semester, full-time degree totaling 81 credits. Ten credits come from two field segments, four from live projects, and the remainder from classroom coursework, with an eight-week SIP following the second semester. Core sectors include agri-inputs, food processing, commodity trading, financial services (banks, NBFCs, MFIs), e-commerce, agri-exports, cooperatives and FPOs, retail, and warehousing. KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM), under KIIT Deemed to Be University, was established in 2006 to train professionals for rural firms and development organizations. Its mission emphasizes knowledge-driven instruction, leadership development, sustainable rural advancement, and policy-relevant research to support the rural economy, aiming for regional and global standards.

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