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STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME |
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DURATION, FINANCIAL AID AND RESIDENCY |
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The objective of the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), a
Doctoral level program of IIM Lucknow, is to train and develop
scholars for distinguished careers in teaching, training, research
and consulting in management. |
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The Programme has the following components: |
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Mandatory Course Work |
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During first year
of the programme the students acquire knowledge of the discipline
and functional areas of management and general management. The FPM
students, irrespective of their area of specialization, take a
compulsory set of courses in the first year. At the end of the first
year, the student undergoes a summer placement/summer research
assignment under the advice/guidance of a faculty member from
his/her area of specialization. The FPM students who have already
completed their PGDM from IIMs are exempted from the First year
Course work including the summer work. |
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During second year
of the programme the students acquire in-depth knowledge of the area
of specialization and related fields. In addition, students take the
FPM compulsory courses, which are specially designed to provide
teaching and research skills, and to develop integrated learning. |
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Only management
teachers and working executives will be allowed the flexibility to
complete the first and second years of course work in four time
slots of either July-December or January-June within a total span of
four years. These time slots may have breaks in between. |
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| Comprehensive Examination |
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On completion of
the two years of course work, the students are required to take the
comprehensive examination. |
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The comprehensive
examination which will normally be held before the beginning of the
3rd year, intents to test whether the student has
obtained a satisfactory level of knowledge in his/her field of
specialization and whether he/she has satisfactorily integrated the
various courses taken by him/her in the area. |
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| Formulation, Preparation and
Presentation of Thesis Proposal |
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After passing the
comprehensive examination, the student enters the thesis preparation
stage. The student first develops a thesis proposal, for which
he/she identifies a research topic, identifies the members of the
Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC), gives a seminar on the thesis
proposal to the IIML academic community, and gets the thesis
proposal approved by the TAC. |
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| Thesis Preparation, Submission and
Defense |
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On approval of the
thesis proposal, the student works closely with the TAC on his/her
thesis work. On completion of the thesis work, the student submits
the thesis and defends the same. |
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The Programme is
offered in the following areas of specialization |
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The students who
successfully complete all requirements of the programme will be
eligible for the award of the title of “Fellow of the Indian
Institute of Management Lucknow”. The Fellow Programme of IIML is in
the process of obtaining recognition from the Association of Indian
Universities as being equivalent to a Ph.D in Management. |
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The student is expected to
complete the programme in four years. Under special circumstances, extension of
two more years may be granted. If a student fails to complete the requirements
of the fellow programme within this specified period, he/she has to withdraw
from the programme. |
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All resident Indian students
admitted to the programme are given fellowship and contingency allowance up to
four years. Students are provided with a fellowship stipend of Rupees 20,000 per
month during I and II year and Rs. 24,000 per month subject to completion of
comprehensive examination in III year and submission of thesis proposal in IV
year. An additional stipend of Rs. 2000 per month will be paid during a term (3
months) in which the student is assigned academic duty (teaching and/or grading)
of up to 10 hours per week. Similarly, an additional stipend of Rs. 5000 per
month will be paid during a term in which the student independently teaches a
full credit (30 hours) course. Those who are exempted from first year course
work and are admitted directly in the second year of the programme would be
eligible to get stipend only for thirty six months. |
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A comprehensive package of
contingency grants is provided to all FPM students. The package has the
following components. |
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A contingency grant of Rs. 10,000 per annum in I and II year, and Rs. 15,000 per annum during III and IV year of the programme. This grant will be available for purchase of books, stationery, computer hardware/software and travel related to thesis work. |
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A one time computer purchase grant of Rs. 50,000, which may be availed before the end of course work. |
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A domestic conference travel
grant of Rs. 10,000 each in III and IV year. |
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A one time international
conference travel grant of up to Rs. 75,000 which can be availed after
submitting the thesis proposal. |
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A Doctoral Consortium travel
grant of Rs. 10,000 in III and IV year to attend the proposed annual inter-IIM
Doctoral Consortium. |
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Reimbursement of annual
membership fee (student rates) of one national and one international
professional society during III and IV year. |
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Reimbursement of travel
expenses for case-writing and field research during III and IV year, subject
to a maximum of Rs. 50,000. |
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An additional national
conference grant of Rs. 10,000 each during III and IV year for those scoring a
CGPA of 7.00 and above. |
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The Institute also provides
certain additional facilities for married FPM students whose families are
residing on campus. This includes |
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Reimbursement of family
health insurance premium. |
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School transport facility
for children to those schools already covered by the Institute’s school
transport system. |
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FPM students are not required
to pay any tuition fees during their study at IIM Lucknow. Free lodging facility
is provided to the students by the Institute in the FPM hostel. |
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FPM is a full time residential
programme. For working executives/management teachers residential requirement
for the first two years (divided into more than one blocks of ‘six months’ each,
spread over a maximum period of 4 years, if necessary) is compulsory. The
residential requirement for the remaining two years for the working executives/
management teachers is decided on a case to case basis. During the residential
part of the programme, taking up employment or residing outside the campus is
not permitted. Working executives/ management teachers taking longer permitted
leave from the campus will not receive any fellowship during their period of
absence. However, they may be provided admissible contingency grant for carrying
out research work. |
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No contingency grant will be
provided to the students during their permitted leave of course work phase and
during this phase they will be required to vacate the hostel accommodation.
However, students who have successfully completed the course work phase and
permitted to carry out their research work as a non-residential candidate, will
be allowed to retain the hostel accommodation up to the stipulated period of six
years. |
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| Bharti Foundation Fellowship |
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Bharti Foundation Fellowship has been instituted for the
academically meritorious Fellow Students from the academic year 2005-2006. This
fellowship is awarded every year amongst the final year students on competitive
basis. The eligibility criteria are as mentioned below: |
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The student should have minimum Cumulative Grade Point
Average of 7.00 on a 10.00 point scale during the two years course work |
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The candidate has passed the Comprehensive Examination |
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The candidate has cleared the Research Proposal stage |
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The amount of this Fellowship is Rs.4.00 lakhs which
includes the stipend, contingency expenses and the expenditure related to the
participation in National/International conferences. |
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