Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

The Department of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, was established in 2009. This institution has been accredited ‘A’ by NAAC and is AICTE approved. The Department of Management, Kochi (DOMK) offers Postgraduate and PhD programs in Management in all the major domains of management. The school is strategically located in the internationally renowned health care campus of the university, the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS).

DOMK provides a plethora of opportunities to conduct collaborative research programmes. Many faculty members of the department are trained in renowned universities in India and abroad and are engaged in many research activities including being principal advisors of research projects, reviewer of international peer reviewed journals, consultancy assignments, serving as resource persons and external examiners for doctoral work etc.

The research orientation of the department has produced many publications in journals of international repute. The department actively participate in collaborations offering interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research programmes. Such as engaging in the design and delivery of courses for the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme offered by the Department of Community Medicine of AIMS and in developing joint research projects.

A doctoral program helps in enhancing the research capabilities of budding scholars and will help in imparting a fresh look for practitioners who wish to broaden their strategic decision making skills. The department has demonstrated capability in guiding scholars across multiple areas of specialization such as

Marketing
Analytics
Public Health
Finance
Operations
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Management Strategy
Information Technology
Economics

Eligibility Criteria

Four types of applicants who are eligible to apply for admission to the Ph.D. program:

Full Time

Applicants holding a Master’s degree are eligible to apply for admission. Examples of Master’s degree include:

ME, M.Tech.
M.Sc., MCA, MA, M.Com, MFA, MJMC and MSW
MBA
MD, MS, DNB, MDS, M.Pharm, PharmD
2 yr. PG Diploma
MS by research
MPhil

All applicants are expected to have strong academic records.

Part Time

Applicants who have a full-‐time appointment at the University or at another academic/R&D organization are eligible to apply for part-‐time admission. Other eligibility requirements of such applicants are same as full time applicants. Part Time students are permitted to proceed at a slower pace in completing their doctoral requirements.

Integrated

Exceptional students pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree here at Amrita will be allowed to apply for the Integrated Ph.D. program subject to the requirement that he or she completes all the requirements of the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree prior to ‘advancement to candidacy’.

Dual Degree

Exceptional students who satisfy the eligibility requirements of Amrita and that of Amrita’s International Partner University (IPU), as stated in the Dual Ph.D. MoU signed between Amrita and the IPU, are eligible for admission to the Dual Ph.D. program.