Organization : Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Program Name : Fellow Programme in Management FPM 2016
Online Application Last Date : January 15, 2016
Website : http://fpm.iimahd.ernet.in/
Fellow Programme in Management FPM 2016:
The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is the doctoral programme of IIMA. FPM admits students who have a strong academic background, are highly motivated and who have the intellectual curiosity to undertake original research. The doctoral programme prepares students for a career in academia or research positions in industry.
Students spend generally a little over four years that includes two years of rigorous course work. From the First term onwards students take advanced doctoral level courses in the area of specialization along with some recommended PGP courses which provides a general management overview and develop basic skills for analyzing managerial problems.
After completing the course work, students have to pass an area comprehensive examination to demonstrate that they have reached a level of proficiency in the area of specialization. Subsequently, students work on their doctoral dissertations. These dissertations are expected to make original contributions to an area of management or to one of management’s source disciplines.
Students admitted to the programme receive a comprehensive fellowship that covers all costs and in addition provides a modest living allowance. IIMA has excellent facilities in computing, library, and faculty resources. IIMA faculty members publish actively in scholarly journals and consult with industry and government within the country and outside. Case writing and related research are actively pursued by faculty and students. Graduates of the FPM are placed in world class organizations in teaching, research and consulting positions. A total of 319 doctoral students have graduated from IIMA so far.
Candidates can apply to the following areas of specialization:
(1) Food & Agribusiness, (2) Business Policy, (3) Economics, (4) Finance & Accounting, (5) Information Systems, (6) Innovation and Management in Education (7) Marketing, (8) Organisational Behaviour, (9) Personnel and Industrial Relations, (10) Production and Quantitative Methods, and (11) Public Systems.
Eligibility:
The candidate must hold, subject to the condition laid down below,
1. A Master’s Degree in any discipline, with at least 55 percent marks, with the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification with atleast 50 percent marks obtained after a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent
(OR)
2. Five year/four year Integrated Masters Degree programme in any discipline, with atleast 55 percent marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
(OR)
3. A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 55 percent marks.
(OR)
4. A 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s degree with at least 60 percent marks or equivalent grade point average.
Condition:
The Master’s degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification 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. 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.
Candidates who are in the final year of their Master’s/Bachelor’s Programmes that would make them eligible, can also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2016 from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar or Director of the university/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2016) stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the master’s/bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification.
Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the master’s/bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by Principal/Registrar of their college/institute. The Last Date for submission of mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2016.
Please note that those candidates who have applied on the basis of their master’s degree will have to meet the 55% marks stipulation, and those who have applied on the basis of their bachelor’s degree will have to meet the 60% marks stipulation. Non-fulfilment of these conditions will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
Selection Process:
Candidates applying to the Fellow Programme in Management are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) or a standard test in lieu of CAT. For NRIs and Foreign students this standard test is the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT).
How to Apply:
Application Form and Brochure will be available online. Candidates can fill-up the application form online and is eligible to apply for a maximum of three Areas. An application fee of Rs. 500/- can be paid through IIMA gate way. The last date for submitting the application will be January 15, 2016.
Also please refer to the IIMA’s advertisement for FPM that will appear in leading newspapers during September 2015.
Important Dates to Note:
Link open for Online Application : From 11 September, 2015
Last date for submitting Online Application : January 15, 2016
For further information/clarifications, please contact:
Programmes Officer
Fellow Programme in Management
Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015
Phone :079-66324638/39