Course Details

MODE

Part time

DURATION

72 Months

The Exec-PhD programme is a part-time PhD Program designed to equip scholars with the essential competencies for identifying research gaps within diverse management research domains and for conducting high-quality research. The Exec-PhD seeks candidates with exceptional academic credentials, intellectual curiosity, and the discipline needed to make significant scholarly contributions. The Exec-PhD programme is dedicated to nurturing individuals to excel in their specific research areas through high-quality publications.

The objectives of the Exec-PhD programme are:

To encourage scholars to carry out research in the field of applied management issues, leading to publication in internationally reputed research journals and finding solutions to real-world management problems.
To equip scholars with the necessary understanding and skills to identify research ideas to explore complex issues in the field of applied management.
To develop expertise among prospective scholars for careers in management research and teaching, thereby creating impact on management theory and practice.

Areas of Specializations

Business Communication
Economics
Finance & Accounting
Information Technology & Systems
Marketing
Operations Management and Decision Sciences
Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
Public Policy
Strategy

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates for the programme must have one of the following qualifications obtained from any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, or equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE, or equivalent qualification from the recognized foreign institutions.

a. A Master's degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 60% marks (OR)

b. Five years integrated Master’s Degree Programme in any discipline with at least 60% marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent (OR)

c. A professional qualification duly recognized by UGC/AICTE/AIU equivalent to Master’s degree (like CA, CMA, CS) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average (OR)

d. 4 years / 8-semester Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech. /B. Arch. etc.) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average.

Admission Details

The candidates will be shortlisted (on the recommendation of the respective areas) based on the information provided in the application form. The following points provide details:

1. Test score requirement

The candidates satisfying the academic eligibility criteria as mentioned above should submit their application online. Eligibility also means candidates require a standard test score, from any one of the acceptable tests (not older than three years as on the last day of application submission) (except for the IIMB test score which should be of the same year) for the area(s) of specialization