Ph.D. (Executive) programme at IIM Nagpur is a doctoral programme in management for working business executives who are inclined to gain profound understanding of management research and contribute to management theory and practice. This programme will provide participants with rigourous training in various areas of management research and help them undertake high quality interdisciplinary research. The programme duration is 4 years, but the candidates can complete it in six years.
This programme will be offered with specialization in Decision Science And Information Systems, Marketing, Strategy And Entrepreneurship, Finance And Accounting, Production and Operations Management, Organisational Behaviour And Human Resources Management, Economics, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
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 Executive 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.
The participants are expected to complete the programme within four to six years. The initial six months of coursework will be followed by a comprehensive assessment before participants will undertake the thesis work for the remaining duration under the supervision of a Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC). Participants are expected to submit their thesis by the end of the fourth academic year. If a participant does not complete the dissertation by the end of the sixth academic year, he/she may be allowed to register for one additional year, only on the recommendation of his/her DAC Chair and Ph.D. Programme Chairperson.
Interested candidates will have to apply online at the link admissions.iimnagpur.ac.in.
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)
Academic Eligibility: CA/ICWA/CS (with at least 50 percent aggregate marks) along with a Bachelor’s degree exam passed with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Or B Tech/BE /B.Pharm or any other four year Bachelor’s degree with 60% marks or equivalent Or MBBS/B.Arch or any other five year Bachelor’s degree with 55% marks or equivalent Or M.Tech/MBA/M.Com or any other Master’s degree programme with 55% marks or equivalent
Work Experience: Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years full-time work experience after graduation.
- 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.