Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur

IIM Kashipur PhD programme consists of three stages – Coursework, Comprehensive Exam and Viva Voce, Thesis Work. Candidates are expected to submit their thesis in around four and a half years’ period from the date of initial registration. The maximum time allowed for completion of successful PhD thesis defense is six years from the date of initial registration

Upon joining the programme, scholars will go through coursework in 6 terms spread across 2 academic years. The course curriculum is an important and integral part of a PhD student’s learning process. Coursework for all nine areas has been recommended under the guidance of experienced and learned academicians. The recommended course structure provides inputs related to the foundations of management research, understanding and use of different methodologies, discipline related theory and research, advanced electives, research from allied areas (to motivate interdisciplinary research), academic writing, teaching training modules and workshops. While a basic structure has been proposed each area has also been given the flexibility to recommend courses relevant to their requirements. 

PhD Scholars can pursue their doctoral programme in following areas - Business Communication, Economics, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology and Systems, Marketing, Operations Management and Decision Sciences, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Public Policy, Strategy

MBA Executive program at IIM Kashipur is of 2 years duration and is offered in hybrid online and class room mode. The 60% part of the curriculum will be covered in Online mode and 40% part will be covered in class room sessions. The classes are held on Saturday from 3.30 PM to 9.30 PM and on Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM at IIM Kashipur Dehradun campus. The executive MBA program helps the executives to enhance their management & leadership skills for their development & effectively contribute more to their organizations. The programme develops a knack for digital dexterity to use existing & emerging technology effectively, instils entrepreneurial spirit to encourage startup culture,  enhances business communication, especially in business applications, Contributes to organization development with greater agility and competence.

The course curriculum is divided between core courses and electives and offers Digital dexterity, Future skills, Value added course pack, Simulation games, Flexibility in the course, teaching by Expert faculty members, Campus immersion, Industry Learning, Peer Learning. 

Core courses in IIM Kashipur MBA Executive program include the areas of Business analytics, Marketing, Finance, business economics, design thinking and innovation, Operations and supply chain management, communication, Strategy. The participants will be offered choice of specializations from General Management, Marketing, IT System, Finance, Operations, Economics, Strategy, Communication

IIM Kashipur nurtures the key skills in students through a balanced mix of academics, industry exposure and co-curricular activities. The program provides a comprehensive learning environment to cope with the increasing demand for complex data analysis to help organizations to make better business decisions. 

The MBA Analytics at IIM Kashipur is divided into six terms; three terms in the first year and three terms in the second year. Each term is of around eleven weeks’ duration.  The program helps the students to understand the necessary principles of different forms of analytics (descriptive, predictive and prescriptive) to facilitate decision-making in practical business settings.

In the first year MBA participants are given a complete flavour of general management as well as different function aspects of management with an objective to develop a holistic view of organizational management. Participants complete 21 credits of core courses in two years. One course credit is equivalent to 100 hours of study including 30 hours of class interaction. The new core course structure develops the students of IIM Kashipur to become better leaders in the new economy by making their training more contemporary. At the same time, this structure also makes them aware of the grass-root level problems in our society and why they should care about those issues.

The new design also supports several of the strategic plans of IIM Kashipur of promoting learning and practices in emerging areas of management with addition of business analytics, and introduction of experiential learning component. One crucial expectation in this new structure is that in every course, wherever possible, faculty talks about how the learnings of that course can relate to the realities of the Indian economy. Similarly, across all the courses, ethical ideas and communication skills also are incorporated whenever applicable.

In the second of year of MBA programme, IIM Kashipur offers wide range of specializations in its MBA program. These are Communications, Economics, Finance, Information System, Marketing, OB & HR, Operations & Decision Sciences and Strategy. Apart from the electives being currently offered, there is also a focus on developing a new set of electives. This new set of electives will focus more on the emerging issues in society and business and will be innovative and aspirational. Along with the electives and core courses, students will also be allowed to take courses of independent studies (CIS)