Ahmedabad, 15 September 2021: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has announced PhD Programmes for 2022. PhD Scholars are provided a comprehensive fellowship that covers all costs and in addition provided a modest living allowance. Monthly Fellowships are offered @ Rs. 37,700 to Rs. 45,200.
Graduates of the PhD Programme in Management are placed in world class organizations in teaching, research and consulting positions. A total of 408 doctoral students have graduated from IIMA so far.
Research Areas: (1) Agriculture, (2) Economics, (3) Finance & Accounting, (4) Human Resource Management, (5) Information Systems, (6) Innovation and Management in Education, (7) Marketing, (8) Organizational Behaviour, (9) Production and Quantitative Methods, (10) Public Systems and (11) Strategy.
Key Dates:
Link open for Online Application : 13 September 2021
Last date for submitting Online Application : 17 January 2022
Basic Eligibility Criteria:
| The candidate must hold, subject to the condition laid down below: Entry Qualification | Minimum Duration* |
| Master’s
Or Post graduate diploma (2 yrs) Or Professional qualification – CA/ ICWA/CS with B.Com/Degree |
3 years |
| B.Tech./ 4 year Degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent | 4 years |
Selection Process
Candidates applying to the Ph. D. Programme are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) or a standard test in lieu of CAT. For NRIs and Foreign students this standard test is the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). Different Areas of high levels of specialization of IIMA have specified different standard tests that candidates applying to the Ph. D. Programme in their Areas can take in lieu of CAT. These standard tests are given in the following table:
|
Area of high levels of specialization |
Standard Test in lieu of CAT * |
| Agriculture | GRE/GMAT/
UGC-JRF (Economics/ Development Studies/Development Economics/ Business Economics/ Management) ICAR-SRF (PGS – merit list for award of SRF) |
| Economics | GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-JRF in relevant discipline |
| Finance & Accounting | GRE/GMAT |
| Human Resource Management | GRE/GMAT/GATE |
| Information Systems | GRE/GMAT/GATE |
| Innovation and
Management in Education |
GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-JRF in relevant discipline |
| Marketing | GRE/GMAT |
| Organizational Behaviour | GRE/GMAT/UGC-JRF in relevant discipline |
| Production and Quantitative Methods | GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC- NET JRF in Mathematical Sciences |
| Public Systems Group | GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-JRF (in relevant discipline) |
| Strategy | GRE/GMAT |
Valid for two years from the date of the standard test and should be valid on the deadline of submission of the application form
Scores of CAT 2019, 2020 and 2021 are considered valid for application to the Ph.D. Programme in 2022.
Standard Test Score not required if an applicant is:
– PGP Alumni of any IIM
– PGPX/PGP-PMP Alumni of any IIM where such courses are offered
(Part-time/evening/week-end/Distance Learning programmes of IIM are NOT considered)
Candidates will be short listed on the basis of their performance in CAT or the standard test in lieu of CAT, academic background, and experience. The Ph.D. admission interviews will be held during March-April 2022. IIMA may conduct online or face-to-face interviews depending upon the health advisory issued by the authorities at that time.
Fellowship and Expenses: IIM Ahmedabad provides a comprehensive fellowship that covers all academic expenses including tuition, computer, library, medical insurance, placement and alumni fees, and in addition includes a monthly subsistence allowance.
The details of monthly subsistence allowance are as follows:
Slab I: For first and second years
Rs.37,700/-
Slab II: After successful completion of Area Comprehensive Examination
Rs.40,700/-
Slab III: After submitting the TAC approved thesis proposal
Rs.45,200/-
Since the Ph.D. Programme is a full-time residential programme, accommodation is provided to all the students in dormitories. A fixed number of houses for married students are available on campus.
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the official website of IIM Ahmedabad.
