PhD

Eligibility for PhD Admission-2024:

1. A Masters' Degree or its equivalent in any discipline with minimum 55% aggregate marks;

2. A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / four-year graduate degree with 65% marks or equivalent grade point average; OR

3. Any professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA and CS with a minimum 55% aggregate marks and B.Com. as undergraduate degree; OR

4. Applicants already holding a two/ three year-full-time classroom based PGDM from any of the IIM with a minimum CGPA of 6 on 10 points scale or 60%.; OR

5. PGP-WE (earlier WMP) of IIM Lucknow with a minimum CGPA of 6.

6. All applicants must have secured a minimum of 55% marks in all their public exam 10th onwards.

Admission Process:

Applicants will be shortlisted for the selection interview on the basis of valid score of one of the following exams: Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs, GATE, GRE, GMAT or JRF/SRF (UGC/CSIR/ICAR). Scores of any of these examinations including CAT taken during the last two years (i.e., on or after 01 January, 2022)will only be considered valid.

Applicants applying with eligibility mentioned in point 4/5 (Part-time/ evening/ week-end/ Distance Learning/ Online programmes of IIMs are NOT considered) would be exempted from taking any exam, and can apply directly through the prescribed Application Form. Applicants applying under the route no. 4/5 are required to produce:

1. A certificate from the degree/ diploma granting IIM certifying that the programme undertaken by the applicant was full time; and

2. The percentage-conversion formula from the degree/ diploma granting IIM failing which their score will considered as rational scale and will be converted by proportionately scaling to reflect a score out of 100 percent.

Admission to the programme is open to overseas applicants including NRIs and foreign nationals. Their admission will be based on GMAT/GRE scores obtained within previous one year.

Age Limit:

Applicants must not be more than 55 years of age as on 30th June 2024.

Financial Support:

Fee waiver, Fellowship and liberal financial grants are provided for domestic and international conferences besides a computer grant and family health insurance. NRIs and foreign candidates will be required to bear all the expenses including the tuition fee.

FPM is a full-time residential programme. Students are expected to complete the programme in four years and six months. However, under special circumstances extension of two more years may be granted. The students spend their first two years for course work and the last two years and six months for research and thesis preparation.

Campus hostel facility is available for stay of married students with their immediate family (spouse and children).

During first year of the programme the scholars acquire knowledge of the discipline and functional areas of management and general management. The FPM scholars, irrespective of their area of specialization, take a compulsory set of courses in the first year. At the end of the first year, the scholars undergo a summer placement/summer research assignment under the advice/guidance of their Academic Advisor.

The FPM scholars who already hold a one/two/three year full-time classroom based PGDM from any of the IIMs/WMP of IIM Lucknow with a minimum CGPA of 6 on a 10 point scale or an equivalent 3.0 in 4.0 point scale and corresponding letter grade `B' would be exempted from the first year course work including the summer work and would be admitted directly to II year (herby called 'exempt scholars').

However, sentient area may recommend additional first year courses for FPM candidates in the exempted category if area members feel that the candidate(s) requires additional inputs in a core discipline.

During second year of the programme the scholars acquire in-depth knowledge of the area of specialization and related fields. In addition, scholars take the FPM compulsory courses, which are specially designed to provide teaching and research skills, and to develop integrated learning. During the second year of the programme, the scholars have to choose a dissertation topic to work on which may subsequently lead them to formulate their thesis proposal.

After the completion of first year of coursework, scholars have to undergo a two month summer internship which consists of either a guided summer research at the campus under an academic advisor or an external internship relevant to the research domain if deemed necessary in consultation with the academic advisor.

Scholars will have to do a compulsory Dissertation (2 Credits). Dissertation Advisor of the scholar in consultation with the FPM Office will schedule the dissertation presentation. The course work will end with the common comprehensive exam as suggested earlier. The scholar will follow the thesis work model as suggested for regular scholars after the completion of the course work.

• All resident Indian scholars admitted to the programme are given fellowship allowance up to four and a half years.
• Scholars are provided with a fellowship stipend of Rs. 35,000 per month during I and II year. The stipend will continue until the scholar's successful clearance of Comprehensive Exam at the end of the second year.
• For the rest of the period of the programme (i.e. III year onwards) the stipend of Rs. 40,000 per month will be provided after the successful completion of comprehensive examination in III year.

• All resident Indian scholars admitted to the programme are given contingency allowance up to four and a half years.
• 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/softwares etc.
• A one-time computer purchase grant of Rs. 50,000, which may be availed before the end of course work.

A total combined travel grant/conference registration grant amount of Rs. 1,40,000/- (i) to attend one international conference after submitting the thesis proposal, (ii) to attend a maximum of one domestic conference each in III and IV year, and an additional travel grant of Rs. 10,000/- in III or IV year to attend a domestic Doctoral Consortium or the proposed annual inter-IIM Doctoral Consortium/Doctoral consortia organized by IIMs/IISc/IGIDR.