Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, 02 January 2021: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur, India’s Leading Business School, has announced PhD Programmes for 2021. PhD Programme is offered in six management released subjects. The institute provides Monthly Fellowships and various research grants including Start-up grant to PhD Scholars.
Research Areas:
- Marketing
- Strategic Management
- Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
- Decision Sciences & Operations Management
- IT & Systems
- Economics and Business Environment
Key Dates & Application Fees: The closing date for submission of application is 21 February 2021.
The application fee is Rs 1000 /- .
Eligibility
Candidates should have:
A Master’s Degree with 60 percent marks (preceded by Bachelor’s degree obtained in 10+2+3 pattern with 60 percent marks)
(OR)
A 5-year Integrated Master’s Degree with at least 60 percent marks (obtained after completing higher secondary schooling in 10+2 pattern) in any discipline
(OR)
A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 50 percent marks
(OR)
A 4 year / 8 semester’s Bachelor’s degree (10+2+4 pattern) with at least 6.5 CGPA
CAT 2019 & 2020 is valid for the 2021 Ph.D. Admission at IIM Sirmaur. Alternatively, those who have GRE/GATE/GMAT/JRF (UGC/CSIR) taken during the last two years will be considered valid for 2021 Admission.
Selection Procedure: Based on the information provided by the applicants, candidates will be shortlisted (on the recommendation of the respective Areas) and called to Sirmaur for an area-specific written test and / or interview.
Candidates will be admitted to the programme based on a combination of multiple parameters, as also specified by the respective areas. Parameters may include applicant’s performance in CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/JRF (NET) score, past academic performance, work experience, area-specific test and/or interview performance, etc. One of these tests (CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/JRF (NET)) score is mandatory for submitting the Ph.D. application form.
CAT 2019 & 2020 is valid for the 2021 Ph.D. Admission at IIM Sirmaur. Alternatively, those who have GRE/GATE/GMAT/JRF (UGC/CSIR) taken during the last two years will be considered valid for 2021 Admission.
Financial Assistance: There is no tuition fee for PhD students. Additionally, they will receive a stipend of Rs 30,000 per month for 5 years to cover their living expenses
Other financial support made available to students include:
- Start-up grant (in Year 1) of Rs 60,000 to meet expenses on purchasing hardware, software, etc.
- Contingency grant (annual, in years 2-5) of Rs 25,000 to meet expenses on purchasing hardware, software, etc.
- Post-Proposal stipend increment: Rs. 2,000 i.e. Rs 32,000 as stipend per month.
- HRA for those who live off-campus, monthly: Rs. 5000
- National Conference grants of up to Rs. 20,000 per year from 1st year to 5th year (to be provided as per actuals and guidelines applicable).
- International Conference grants of Rs 2, 00,000 over 5 years (to be provided as per actuals and guidelines applicable).
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the official website of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur.
http://www.iimsirmaur.ac.in/iims/iim/admission-process
