IIM Kashipur PhD Admission 2024: Dates, Application Form

IIM Kashipur PhD Admission 2024 – Indian Institute of Management Kashipur invites application for PhD admission 2024.

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IIM Kashipur PhD 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

IIM Kashipur PhD Admission 2024 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.

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 executives/government officials/NGOs or as management teachers in an organization/institution of repute is only considered as a valid experience.

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 2024 (a letter needs to be obtained by the candidate from the Head of the concerned Institution to this effect) and compulsorily producing the degree/certificate of completion by 31st December 2024 (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 2024 will be summarily terminated and no further correspondence will be entertained (monthly scholarship and any other applicable grant w.e.f. July 2024 for these candidates will be released only if they clear all eligibility criteria by 31st December 2024).

IIM Kashipur PhD Admission 2024 Important Dates

IIM Kashipur PhD Admission 2024 Application Process

• Candidates can apply online through the official website http://www.iimkashipur.ac.in/
• For any technical query/problem during filling of an application form, please contact – response@iimkashipur.ac.in

Application Fee (in last year)

Selection Procedure

The candidates will be shortlisted (on the recommendation of the respective areas) based on the information provided in the application form. The selection process is as follows:

1. 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 (test taken in the calendar year 2021 onwards only will be considered) (except IIMB test score, conducted after July 2023) for the area(s) of specialization they are applying to, as shown below. Applicants to take Common Admission Test (CAT) in 2023 or depending on chosen specializations, alternative test scores in lieu of the CAT score as specified below.

a. 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.

b .Applicants opting for GATE or JRF (NET) score should upload their valid SCORE CARD along with the application.

c. Applicants opting to take the IIMB Test should choose this option in the application.

The cutoff test score for General candidates are given as:

1. GMAT: 610
2. CAT: 85 percentile
3. GRE: 310
4. GATE: 95 percentile based on (1 – Rank of the candidate/Total participants)
5. IIMB Test score: 85 percentile
6. JRF Qualified (JRF-NET)

The cutoff test score for NC-OBC/SC/ST/DAP/EWS candidates are given as:

1. GMAT: 580
2. CAT: 80 percentile
3. GRE: 295
4. GATE: 90 percentile based on (1 – Rank of the candidate/Total participants)
5. IIMB Test score: 80 percentile
6. JRF Qualified (JRF-NET)

d. Three high quality research papers will be provided to all shortlisted Ph.D interview applicants in an area and each of shortlisted applicants can choose one paper of their preference from the list of three papers provided to all of them in the concerned area. The applicants will be asked questions by the interview panel members about their research inclinations and aptitude from their preferred paper, as will be identified by them in the interview.

2. Based on the applications received, candidates satisfying the Academic eligibility criteria and acceptable standard test score, the shortlisting will be done by the respective Areas and candidates will be called for the Personal Interview (PI) which will be conducted at IIM Kashipur (online/offline) on 10th April 2024 (tentative). PI determines the academic preparation of the candidate for the specific area he/she has applied. An applicant can apply at most to two different areas of specialization.
3. IIM Kashipur also expects a consistent and minimum performance under different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of the PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.
4. Final selection will be based on the requirements of the academic area to which the candidate has applied and an area-wise offer list that will be prepared by the Areas only.

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

All matters related to admission in the Ph.D. programme at IIM Kashipur is governed by the Admissions Committee.

Financial Assistance

• Fellowship of Rs. 37,000/- to Rs. 42,000/- per month. Contingency grant of Rs. 1.25 Lacs, Conference grant of Rs. 3 Lacs.

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