Bangalore, 16 October 2020:  Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore has released PhD Admission notification for 2021. There is no tuition fee for PhD students. Additionally, Doctoral research scholars will receive a stipend of Rs 35,000 per month for up to five years to cover their living expenses.

Key Dates: The online application portal has opened from 14 October 2020. The closing date for submission application is 18 January 2021.

Research Areas:

Decision Sciences

Economics & Social Sciences

Entrepreneurship

Finance & Accounting

Information Systems

Marketing

Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management

Production & Operations Management

Public Policy

Strategy

Duration of the Programme:

Students are expected to complete the doctoral programme within 5 years of registering for the programme.

Eligibility

Candidates should have

• A Master’s Degree (bachelor’s degree obtained in 10+2+3 pattern, followed by a master’s degree ) or a 5 year Integrated Master’s Degree (obtained after completing higher secondary schooling in 10+2 pattern) in any discipline, with at least 55*# percent marks in the bachelor’s as well in the master’s degrees.

(OR)

• A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 50*# percent marks

(OR)

• A 4 year / 8 semesters Bachelor’s degree (10+2+4 pattern) with at least 6.5 CGPA or equivalent marks.

Note: Five percent marks relaxation is given to applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories; i.e., these applicants should have scored at least 50%, 45% and 6.0 CGPA respectively depending on the qualification that the candidate has acquired.

Test Scores:

Candidates require a valid test score, from any one of the acceptable tests to the area(s) of specialization they are applying to, as shown in the following table.

For eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should visit the official website of IIM Bangalore.

https://www.iimb.ac.in/programmes/doctoral-programme