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Admission Policy for Ph.D. Programme, Batch 2025-29

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The Ph.D. programme of the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur is a rigorous research programme in various areas of business management and public policy. The main objective of the programme is to provide scholars with the necessary skills to undertake independent research in the field of management. The Ph.D. programme seeks candidates with outstanding academic backgrounds, intellectual curiosity and the discipline required to make a scholarly contribution. The programme is committed to train individuals to excel in their area of research through the quality publication of an international standard.

ADMISSION PROCESS

IIM Kashipur offers full-time residential PhD programs in the following areas of specialization:

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

An applicant can apply at most to two different areas of specialization.

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The process that is being adopted for selecting the scholars for Ph.D. programme at IIM Kashipur for the batch 2025-29 involves two stages:

STAGE 1: SHORTLISTING OF APPLICANTS FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEW (PI)

The shortlisting of applicants for PI will be done based on following criteria:

A. Academic Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for the Ph.D. programme at IIM Kashipur 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 Education (MoE), Government of India, or equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE, or equivalent qualification from the recognized foreign institutions.

• A master’s degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 60% marks.
• 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.
• 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.
• 4 years / 8-semester bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech. /B. Arch. etc.) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average.

Those who are appearing for their final year examination in the current academic year may also apply. However, their admission to the programme, if selected, will be provisional subject to their successful completion of all requirements for completing the relevant degree before 30 June 2025 (a letter needs to be obtained by the applicant from the Head of the concerned Institution to this effect) and compulsorily producing the degree/certificate of completion by 31st December 2025 (satisfying all the eligibility criteria). The provisional admission of any such scholar (if any) subsequently failing to conform to all the stipulated admission eligibility criteria by 31st December 2025 will be summarily terminated and no further correspondence will be entertained (monthly scholarship and any other applicable grant w.e.f. July 2025 for these applicants will be released only if they clear all eligibility criteria by 31st December 2025).

B. Qualifying Test Criteria

Candidates applying to a specific area of specialization will need to attain a minimum qualifying test score (as outlined in table 1) from any of the recognized qualifying tests listed in table 2.

Table: 1 Qualifying tests, minimum qualifying test scores

All candidates, except those choosing the IIMB Test, must furnish their test scores, which must remain valid as of (Date will be provided by the Admission Office), during the application submission for PhD Program.

Table 2: Areas of Specialization and Accepted Qualifying Tests

• Standard test score is not required for full-time MBA or equivalent of all IIMs who have a minimum CGPA of 7 on a 10-point scale or 2.8 in 4.0-point scale or equivalent (passed in the preceding ten years period at the time of the application).
• Applicants opting for GMAT or GRE should upload a copy of their official GMAT scores along with the application. Applicants who have not received the official score card, should upload the TEST TAKER COPY along with the application, but submit the OFFICIAL SCORE CARD before the interviews.
• Applicants opting for GATE or UGC/CSIR-JRF score should upload their valid SCORE CARD along with the application.
• Applicants opting to take the IIMB Test should choose this option in the application.

C. Additional Criteria Determined by the Respective Area

Each area retains the right to establish additional screening criteria beyond the minimum requirements mentioned above (sections A and B) for selecting applicants for personal interviews. This may lead to an applicant (applying to two areas) being shortlisted in one area but not in another.

Based on the applications received, applicants satisfying the academic eligibility criteria, minimum qualifying test score and any other criteria set by the area will be shortlisted by the respective areas and will be called for a personal interview (PI) at IIM Kashipur.

STAGE 2: PERSONAL INTERVIEW AND FINAL SELECTION

Applicants, shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI), will receive three high-quality research papers in their respective area. Applicants will choose one paper for discussion during the interview. The panel will assess their academic ability, research orientation etc. during the PI. The shortlisted applicants will need to demonstrate satisfactory performance across various parameters in the Personal Interview (PI), as determined by IIM Kashipur.

The final selection process considers the applicant's alignment with the academic area they applied for, and an area-specific offer list will be compiled solely by the respective Areas.

Only the applicants satisfying the requirements mentioned in the earlier stages will be considered for the final selection. Academic area-wise merit lists will be generated based on the performance in the Personal Interviews and the provisional admission offers will be made.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Work experience in industry or academics (in reputed organizations), though not mandatory, will be given due credit in the selection process. The work experience as full-time salaried executives/government officials/NGOs or as teachers in an organization/institution of repute is only considered as a valid experience.

RESERVATION CRITERIA

IIM Kashipur will follow the Government of India norms on reservations for Schedule Caste (SC), Schedule Tribes (ST), Non-Creamy Other Backward Class (NC-OBC), DAP (Differently- abled Person), and EWS (Economically Weaker Section). However, it should be noted that the applicants must meet the minimum eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance in the selection process to be considered for final admission.

Legal Disclaimer

IIM Kashipur reserves the right to make changes in the shortlisting and selection criteria, if considered necessary at any point. Any dispute concerning Admissions for Ph.D. Batch 2025-29 would be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Kashipur Only.