Fellow Program In Management (FPM) is a doctoral level residential program with a 4-year duration. At Goa Institute of Management (GIM), this program is tailored for aspirants who seek to achieve research excellence and develop deep domain knowledge, and work in academia as well as in the corporate world. GIM also offers on-campus accommodation as well as monthly stipend to all deserving candidates pursuing the FPM program.
Areas of Research Pursuit
There are several domains where candidates can hone their skills with the ambition of getting assimilated in the relevant workforce post the completion of their Fellow program. Some of the most commonly explored areas in GIM include:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Economics
- Big Data Analytics
- Human Resource Management
- Information technology
- Marketing
- Organizational Behaviour
- Healthcare
- Strategy
The above listed disciplines cut across several industry verticals and pave the way for FPM degree holders to join various Research Organisations, Educational Institutes, Marketing Consulting Firms, Banking and Financial Services sector, Customer Services, Operations Management, and IT firms.
Popular Career Prospects
Let us examine some of the common career paths open to FPM holders after their course completion at GIM. These include:
- Joining reputed academic institutions, management schools in the role of Assistant Professor or other form of faculty.
- Joining the corporate sector in areas of Consulting, Analytics, Investment Banking, and other general forms of management.
- Joining research wings of industries with special focus on areas like Data Analytics and Data Science, Marketing Research, Quantitative Business Research, Organisation Development, Strategy Planning and so on.
- Joining the government sector in advisory roles in departments and think tanks such as the Planning Commision, NITI Ayog, that shape and implement national policies.
- Pursuing an additional Research Fellow program in business schools abroad and then joining foreign schools as a faculty member.
- Self employment in the form of entrepreneurship, startups, management guru or releasing management publications.
GIM, is one of the leading B-Schools in India and has been rated among the top 4 Best B-schools in the world, in the Positive Impact Rating 2021. The FPM program it offers is a niche course that is highly regarded in the academic and corporate worlds alike. Successful aspirants of the FPM program can expect a rewarding career ahead of them with lucrative opportunities to grab.
