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Course Details

MODE

Part time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy in Management is 3 to 6 years, the student has to finish between this timeline to obtain the Ph.D. degree and offered by KCT Business School, Coimbatore.


Eligibility Criteria

MBA / Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management or Administration awarded by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) / M.S. (By Research) in Management Sciences

The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply under Part-time programme.

1. Full-time teachers of University Departments / University Colleges / Colleges affiliated to the University/Government /Government aided Polytechnic.

2. Candidates working in Industrial Units / R&D Departments / National Laboratories / Units of Government / Quasi Government or any other research laboratories which are recognized by the University to do collaborative research with the University and sponsored by the respective employer.

Note (i): The categories of eligible candidates mentioned in Clause 3.2.1 working in the University Departments / University Colleges / Government Engineering Colleges are classified as Part-time (Internal). The nomenclature shall continue for the above scholars till they are in service in the above Institutions.

Note (ii): Teachers of affiliated colleges and Polytechnic in Clause 3.2.1 and candidates as mentioned in Clause 3.2.2 are classified as Part-time (External). The nomenclature shall continue for the above scholars till they are in research.

Admission Details

  • The candidates desirous of registering for Ph.D. Programme shall apply in the prescribed application form downloaded from the Anna University website, fill in all the necessary details and submit through proper channel wherever applicable, before the due date as indicated in the notification issued from time to time. Normally the University shall issue notification for Ph.D. admission twice in a year.
  • The applications of the eligible candidates shall be processed by Committees constituted by the Director (Research) for the purpose of selection. Such Committees shall screen the applications as per the eligibility norms and be responsible for the conduct of test and interview for the eligible candidates. Based on the performance in the test and interview, the successful candidates shall be shortlisted by the above Committees.
  • Candidates qualified in NET/SLET/other National Level Eligibility Test are exempted from written test and they have to appear for the interview only. Candidates who have been awarded INSPIRE Fellowship of DST, Rajiv Gandhi and Maulana Azad Fellowships of UGC or similar Fellowships awarded by statutory bodies of Govt. of India are exempted from written test and they have to appear for the interview only for admission to the Ph.D. programme.

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