IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2023: Dates, Application Form

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission
IIM Udaipur PhD Admission

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2023: IIM Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan invites online application for PhD admission for the academic session 2023.

Check full details on IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2023 here.

IIM Udaipur PhD Programs

IIM Udaipur offers Ph.D. in the following areas:

  • Decision Sciences
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Financial Assistance

  • The course fee is completely waived for PhD students.
  • All Ph.D. students will be provided with single accommodation (or equivalent) at no charge. Students will get shared office space on the campus. Please note that Married Accommodation is currently not available on campus. The Institute will reimburse an amount of Rs. 10000 per month on production of rent receipt.
  • The Institute will provide various forms of financial assistance to PhD students:
    • Students will be eligible for a stipend of INR 30,000 per month in the first year with a 10% annual increment up to a maximum of five years.
    • The Institute will provide a one-time allowance of up to INR 50,000 to purchase a laptop/PC.
    • Students will be eligible for a contingency grant to purchase books, research materials, hardware, software, stationery, etc. of INR 50,000 in the first year of the program and INR 25,000 from the second year onwards until the end of the fifth year. All payments would be subject to actuals.
    • Students are eligible for research funds for conducting their dissertation-related research. An amount of up to Rs.1,50,000 can be sought and utilized under the supervision of the advisor for this purpose.
  • IIMU encourages PhD students to attend national and international conferences/seminars to present their research papers. For this purpose, students will be eligible for a grant of INR 20,000 per year to attend national conferences/seminars, and a total of INR 2,00,000 over a period of four years to attend international conferences/seminars (outside India) subject to the acceptance of their research papers.

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates are eligible to apply for the PhD program if they fulfil the following criteria:

  • A Master’s Degree in any discipline, with at least 55 percent marks, AND a Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification with at least 50 percent marks (minimum three years of bachelor’s level education after the completion of higher secondary schooling).

(or)

  • A professional qualification (completed) such as CA (ICAI), ICWA, CS with a Bachelor’s degree

(or)

  • A 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent.

These criteria are consistent with the Ministry of Education regarding “Minimum Standards for Ph.D. admission in IIMs” as of December 27, 2018.

The Master’s degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification required for IIM PhD eligibility should be: (a) 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 (b) recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India or (c) possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE. The Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing Higher Secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

Final year candidates who have not yet completed their respective degrees (Bachelor’s or Master’s) by the date application is due are eligible to apply for IIM PhD program at IIM Udaipur and can receive provisional acceptance. According to IIM PhD criteria, with their initial application, they must submit a bonafide certificate (on the day of registration) signed by the head of their current department/institution indicating that they have completed all examinations/submissions required for obtaining the degree. No later than December 30th, of the year of application, they must submit the final mark sheets/certificates related to the completion of the degree indicating the minimum cut-off (6.5 CGPA or equivalent) has been met.

*Valid CAT/GMAT/GRE/NET-(JRF to be mentioned in application, if applicable/qualified) Economics/Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology/Management Scores are mandatory for the candidates applying for Marketing Area.

* Valid CAT/GMAT/GATE/GRE/NET-JRF in relevant discipline Scores are mandatory for the candidates applying for OBHRM Area.

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2023 Important Dates

Application begins onNovember 11, 2022
Application closes on5 p.m. of February 21, 2023
Announcement of ShortlistFor Marketing and OBHRM Areas (March 10, 2023)
For Operations Management and Decision Sciences Areas (March 12, 2023)
For Finance and Accounting Area (March 14, 2023)
RAT/Interview Date (Tentative)April 3rd to 7th, 2023 (For Marketing, Operations Management, OBHRM ,Finance and Accounting Areas and Decision Sciences)

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2023 Application Process

  • Candidates have to apply online on the link available at IIM Udaipur website.
  • Read instruction given there carefully before filling application form.

Guidelines

Along with the completed application form, the following documents are mandatory:

  • Class X Marks Sheet
  • Class XII/Diploma Marks Sheet
  • Bachelor’s Mark Sheet *
  • Master’s Mark Sheet (if applicable) *
  • Mark Sheet (Professional Course – CA/ICWA/CS) if applicable
  • CAT/GMAT/GRE/NET(JRF to be mentioned in application ,if applicable/qualified) in Economics/Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology/Management (for Marketing Area only )
  • CAT/GMAT/GATE/GRE/NET-JRF in Relevant Discipline (for OBHRM Area)
  • Research Experience (for Marketing and OBHRM Areas)
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Photo Id (Passport/PAN/Aadhar)
  • Statement of Purpose

*Candidates in the final year of the program or awaiting their results can upload the Mark Sheet of the previous term(s)/semester/year.

” Candidates applying for OBHRM and Marketing Area are required to answer the following specific questions in their Statements of Purpose (SOP) “.

SOP Questions for OBHRM Area:

  • Why do you want to pursue a PhD? Why a PhD from IIMU? (100 Words)
  • State your research interest(s). Explain what research would you want to do? Why? (300 Words). Please note you may or may not be actually pursuing this research interest if you get selected.
  • What are your future research goals? (100 Words)

SOP Guidelines for Marketing Area:

Your statement of purpose (SOP) for applying to the PhD program in Marketing area at IIMU

Must include answers to the following three questions:

  • What is your motivation to pursue PhD? Why a PhD from IIM Udaipur specifically?
  • What is your career plan post PhD?
  • Are there any specific research topics (within the broad domain of Marketing) that you are interested in? What are these topics, and how has your interest developed in these specific topics?

Don’t just write your SOP in a simple question-answer format. Rather, share with us a compelling narrative (in the form of a long, coherent essay), clearly explaining your purpose for applying for a PhD in Marketing at IIMU.

Documents:

  • SOP – Maximum 2 pages (Single spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, 1 inch margin)
  • Resume – Maximum 2 pages
  • Provide 2 references who may be contacted during the application process. LOR submission is mandatory. Applicants should follow up with their listed references to ensure that their LOR gets submitted by the given deadline. Otherwise, their application would be considered incomplete and would not be processed
  • Awards and recognitions
  • Documents in support of Work/Research Experience
  • Published Research Papers

Documents may be submitted in PDF, Doc, docx or JPEG formats.

Application Fee

There is no application fee for the PhD program.

Selection Process

PhD Decision Science Selection Process 2023

There shall be 2 stages in the selection process:

  • Stage 1: Screening of Applications
  • Stage 2: Research Aptitude Test + Personal Interview

Screening of Applications:

After screening of all applicants, only shortlisted applicants shall be called upon in person for Research Aptitude Test and Personal Interview.

Breakdown of DS-RAT (Research Aptitude Test)

The Institute will further update in the due course of time.

PhD Operations Management Selection Process 2023

There shall be 2 stages in the selection process:

  • Stage 1: Screening of Applications
  • Stage 2: Research Aptitude Test + Personal Interview

Screening of Applications

After screening of all applicants, only shortlisted applicants shall be called upon in person for Research Aptitude Test and Personal Interview.

Breakdown of OM-RAT (Research Aptitude Test)

The Institute will further update in the due course of time.

PhD Marketing Selection Process 2023

There shall be 4 rounds in this year’s selection process for PhD applicants in Marketing area:

Round 1: Screening of Applications

The Marketing area faculty will screen the submitted application packets by the candidates, and only shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in Round 2.

Round 2: Model Critique

The candidates will be given a simple conceptual model/framework to critique. The critiques submitted by the candidates will be evaluated on:

  • Depth of analysis
  • Writing skills

Rounds 3 and 4: Personal Interviews

Candidates shortlisted based on their performance in round 2 will be invited for a virtual interview with a panel of Marketing area faculty (round 3). Selected candidates, those who are shortlisted based on performance in round 3, will be called physically to IIMU campus for a final interview with the entire Marketing area faculty group (round 4).

In both the interview rounds, the candidates will be evaluated on their research aptitude, domain knowledge, motivation and preparedness for the PhD program, long-term career plans, and communication skills.

PhD Finance & Accounting Selection Process 2023

  • The Selection process of the Finance & Accounting area will consist of Personal Interview

PhD OBHRM Selection Process 2023

There shall be 2 stages in the selection process:

  • Stage 1: Screening of Applications
  • Stage 2: Personal Interview + Statement of Purpose

Screening of Applications

After screening of all applicants, only shortlisted applicants shall be called upon in person for Personal Interview.

Personal Interview

Important Links

Application FormClick Here
IIM Udaipur WebsiteClick Here
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IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2022

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2022 Important Dates

Application begins on26 Nov, 2021
Application closes on28 Jan, 2022
Announcement of Shortlist28 Feb, 2022
RAT/Interview Date (Tentative)04 to 08April, 2022( For Marketing, Operations Management, OBHRM and Finance and Accounting Areas)

IIM Udaipur PhD Admission 2021

Important Dates

EventsDates
Application begins on25 November 2020
Application closes on22 January 2021
RAT/Interview Date (Tentative)15-16 March 2021