Kolkata: The Doctoral Program of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta invites applications from eligible candidates for Academic Year 2020.
Key Dates & Application: A candidate can apply to a maximum of two Areas of Specialization. The SC/ST/PWD applicants (submitting copy of SC/ST/PWD certificate) are required to pay application fee of Rs. 500/- and all the other applicants are required to pay an application fee of Rs. 1000/-.
Applications will be received from 04 November 2019 to 20 January 2020.
ELIGIBILITY: An applicant of the Doctoral Programme is required to have:
EITHER
First Class Master’s or Post graduate diploma (2 years) in any discipline and a three-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks in the aggregate;
OR
CA with minimum 50% marks or CS/CMA with minimum 55% marks, with B.com degree;
OR
B.Tech/4 year’s degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent.
Non-engineering candidates who have undergone 10+2+5 years will be considered eligible to apply for the Doctoral Programme. CMA (USA) candidates are also eligible to apply for the Doctoral Programme.
In addition, applicant must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate in either the Secondary or the Higher Secondary Examination of a Board (or equivalent).
Area of Specialization Test(s) in lieu of CAT
Economics GMAT / GRE / UGC-NET in Business Economics / Development Economics / Economics
Finance & Control GMAT / GRE / UGC-JRF in Commerce / Economics / Management
Human Resource Management GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in Economics / Management / Law / Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management / Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / Psychology / Sociology
Management Information Systems GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in any discipline
Marketing GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in Economics / Psychology / Sociology / Anthropology / Management
Operations Management GMAT / GRE / UGC-JRF in Management / Mathematical Sciences
Organizational Behavior GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in any discipline
Public Policy and Management GRE / UGC-NET in Anthropology / Economics / Environmental Science / Geography / History / International and Area Studies / Law / Management / Political Science / Psychology / Public Administration / Social Work / Sociology
Regional Development GRE / UGC-NET in Anthropology / Economics / Geography / Population Studies / Public Administration / Sociology
Sociology UGC-NET in Anthropology / Economics / Political Science / Sociology
Strategic Management GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in Anthropology / Commerce / Defence and Strategic Studies / Economics / Environmental Science / Geography / History / Law / Management / Political Science / Psychology / Public Administration / Sociology
EXEMPTIONS
A MBA/PGDM (two years full time) holder of any of the IIMs with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.00/9.00 and above (or equivalent) does not need to take any Admission Test. (S)he can apply directly using the DP Online Application Process. (S)he has to pay the application fee, and meet the application deadline. After submission of the application forms, the selection procedure followed for such a candidate will be identical to that of all other candidates.
ADMISSION TESTS
An applicant can apply to at most two areas of specialization. (S)he needs to have taken the Common Admission Test (CAT) in 2019 OR, depending on chosen specialization(s), alternative test(s) in lieu of the CAT as specified in the following table. The test score(s) should be valid on 20th January 2020.
For eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should visit the PhD admission page of the official website of IIM Calcutta.
