Indian Institute of Management Nagpur has started the Doctoral Programme from the academic year 2021-22. The objective of the programme is to seek, develop, and foster contextually relevant and socially conscious academicians and researchers seeking thought leadership in management fields.
IIM Nagpur PhD program duration is four years. It is a full time programme. No fee is charged from the candidates who are admitted to IIM Nagpur PhD programme. Instead, they are paid monthly stipend of Rs.30,000 per month for first two years and Rs.33,000 per month in last two years to pursue the PhD programme. On completion of the programme, participants will be awarded with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree by IIM Nagpur
Ph.D. programme graduates from IIM Nagpur will have career opportunities as Faculty at reputed national and international Management Institutes; Management Research Consulting; Policy & Research Centres; Corporate R&D Centres among others
Interested candidates will have to apply online at the link admissions.iimnagpur.ac.in.
Candidates can fill-up the application form online.
The admission process at IIM Nagpur for the PhD programme is carried out over various stages as below:
- Fill a detailed application form and submit within a stipulated date
- Only those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for preparing the shortlist for PIs. The shortlisted candidates will be informed by email.
- Candidates who accept the email invitation for PI will be called for interviews. All the candidates called for PI will have to attend area-led PI followed by programme-led PI. In case a candidate has applied for two areas of specialization, he/she has to attend the interview for each Area.
- Candidates who appear for the PI will be considered for this stage.
- Admission offers will be sent to the successful candidates. The selected candidates will receive a provisional admission offer from IIM Nagpur by email.
IIM Nagpur launched the PhD programme to seek, develop, and foster contextually relevant and socially conscious academicians and researchers seeking thought leadership in management fields. The program duration will be four years. The initial two years will be coursework leading to a comprehensive assessment. Afterward, participants undertake the thesis work for the remaining duration under the supervision of an advisory committee. An extension of up to one year is possible with a recommendation of the Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC) chair and upon approval by the programe Executive Committee (EC). However, no stipend will be provided during the extended term beyond four years unless approved by the programe EC in consultation with the Director.
- Interested candidates will have to apply online at the link admissions.iimnagpur.ac.in.
- Candidates can fill-up the application form online.
- A candidate can apply for a maximum of two areas of specialization.
The application fee is INR 1,000 for applying to a single area and INR 1,500 for applying to two areas.
Required documents to be uploaded with the application form are - Copy of the latest exam score certificate; Attested copy of all academic mark-sheets/certificates and Degree of Graduation/ Post Graduation; Caste certificate (if applicable); DAP certificate (if applicable); Documents related to the work experience (if applicable); Documents related to research/academic output (if applicable)
A candidate should qualify for any one of the following educational qualifications*:
Education: Master’s degree (two years following the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 system of education) with a minimum of 60% or equivalent marks; Post-graduate diploma in management (two years following the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 system of education) of two years in duration passed with at least 60% or equivalent marks; Professional qualification – CA/ICWA/CS with (with at least 50 % aggregate marks) along with a Bachelor’s degree exam passed with a minimum of 60% or equivalent marks; A five-year integrated Master’s degree (five years following the 10+2 system of education) program in any discipline, with at least 60 % aggregate or equivalent marks; A 4 year / 8 semesters Bachelor’s degree (10+2+4 system of education) with a minimum of 85% or equivalent marks
Minimum Marks: The eligibility of Minimum percentage of marks obtained in qualifying exam is – 85% in bachelor’s degree; 60% in Master’s Degree; 50% in professional degree
Final Year Candidates: Candidates who are in the final year of their Master’s/Bachelor’s Programmes that would make them eligible can also apply
Acceptable Entrance Exams: Applicants will need at least one of the following test scores to apply for Ph.D. at IIM Nagpur based on the area they are applying to. Screening examination scores would be accepted for application to Ph.D. Programme if the exam has been taken any time in the last two years. The qualifying entrance exams are - CAT, GMAT, GRE, GATE, UGC-NET, and UGC-JRF, CSIR-NET
Waivers: PGP (Full-time) alumni of any IIM who have graduated within the past three years will get a waiver from appearing for the screening examinations provided they have graduated with a minimum CGPA equivalent to 60%
The admission process at IIM Nagpur for the PhD programme is carried out over various stages as below:
- Fill a detailed application form and submit within a stipulated date
- Only those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for preparing the shortlist for PIs. The shortlisted candidates will be informed by email.
- Candidates who accept the email invitation for PI will be called for interviews. All the candidates called for PI will have to attend area-led PI followed by programme-led PI. In case a candidate has applied for two areas of specialization, he/she has to attend the interview for each Area.
- Candidates who appear for the PI will be considered for this stage.
- Admission offers will be sent to the successful candidates. The selected candidates will receive a provisional admission offer from IIM Nagpur by email.