Institute of
Public Enterprise
Osmania
University Campus, Hyderabad - 500 007.
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Tel: +91 - 40 -
2709 8938 / 7445 / 8145, Fax: +91 - 40 - 2709 5478
e-mail: info@ipeindia.org
Ph.D
Admission Notification 2012-2013 (National Doctoral Fellowships)
Institute
of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad has invited applications for admission to
following National Doctoral Fellowships to pursue full-time research leading to
a PhD degree in Management or related disciplines.
PHD
PROGRAMME
The
Ph.D programme of the Institute is one of the largest in the social sciences
field.
The
Institute’s Ph.D programme has been recognized by nine Universities, namely
Osmania University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, University of
Hyderabad, Utkal University, Andhra University, S.K. University, Sri
Venkateswara University and The University of Mysore and Rayalseema University in Commerce,
Economics, Management and Public Administration. 54 candidates have completed
their Ph.D and 17 candidates are presently registered for the award.
Apart
from the ICSSR, the Institute awards its own fellowships in order to extend financial
support to the research scholars desirous of making contributions in public
enterprise area, management, social sciences and governance and public policy
under the aegis of its Ph.D Programme. The disciplines recognized for such
support are Economics, Commerce, Education, Management, Business
Administration, Psychology, Political Science, International Relations, Public
Administration, Sociology, Social Work, Governance and Public Policy and
Energy and Environment.
I. IPE
National Doctoral Fellowships
IPE
National Doctoral Fellowships have been instituted to provide opportunities to
young scholars to pursue full-time research leading to a Ph.D degree in
Management or related disciplines. The fellowships aim to train prospective
scholars to become highly skilled and innovative researchers.
Objectives
The
central objective of the IPE National Doctoral Fellowships is to prepare
scholars for careers demanding advanced research and analytical capabilities.
Leading
institutes of management are avidly looking for research talent capable of
advancing management education and research. So also management consultancy as
well as industrial organizations are anxious to induct those who have acquired
research qualifications. The proposed doctoral fellowship programme is designed
to serve these niche areas.
Eligibility for
the Fellowship
Candidates
with brilliant academic record, project experience and good publication record
will be preferred.
Post
Graduate Diploma in Business Management / allied subject with a minimum of 60%
marks from reputed management institute
viz., IIMs/IITs or premier management
institutions in India or abroad.
Executives
of Public / Private sector firms with a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience with a
strong research inclination and possessing
a master’s degree with a minimum of 60%
marks.
Faculty
from Universities from India/abroad, research institutions with 2-3years of experience desirous of
pursuing a doctoral programme, having qualified NET / M.Phil. with a consistent
and outstanding academic record.
Candidates
must not be more than 30 years of age relaxable in exceptional cases.
Registration
IPE
is recognized as a research center and its faculty as research supervisors by
the following universities:
Osmania
University
Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University
University
of Hyderabad
University
of Mysore
Utkal
University
Andhra
University
SK
University
Sri
Venkateswara University
Rayalseema
University
The
scholars will be registered with one of the above mentioned universities and
the rules governing the doctoral research of the concerned university will be
applicable in addition to the rules formulated by the Institute concerning the
IPE National Doctoral Fellowship.
Criteria for
Selection (NDF)
Level 1: Passing the
Research Aptitude Test to be conducted
by IPE (upon shortlisting of the application)
Level 2: Presentation of
the proposed research work before an expert panel followed by an interview
Pre-PhD
Examination
As
per the requirements of the registering universities, the scholars will have to
take Pre-Ph.D examination.
Structure of the
Programme
The
programme will have the following components:
Mandatory
course
Comprehensive
examination
Formulation
of thesis proposal for doctoral level research
Publication
requirements
Registration,
pre-Ph.D examination and seminars
Thesis
submission
Thesis
evaluation process
Research
/ teaching assistantship
Mandatory Course
These
courses are aimed at providing basic knowledge and skills to the scholars for a
research role and in-depth exposure to the contemporary themes of development
in their knowledge-domain and related areas of interest. The scholars can also
take a course of independent study on any topic of their research interest. The
course of independent study would be aimed at developing sound research
propositions on chosen issues or problems of management and testing them
through pilot research.
Comprehensive
Examination and Thesis Approval Seminar
Thesis
topic approval seminar and comprehensive examination should go together. On
completion of the course work, the scholars will take a comprehensive
examination whose purpose is to ascertain that they have obtained a
satisfactory level of knowledge of specialization and that they have
satisfactorily integrated the various inputs provided as a part of the course
work. Parallelly, the scholar will develop a thesis proposal and give a seminar
on the thesis proposal to the academic committee for its approval.
Thesis
preparation
The
thesis should be a scholarly contribution to knowledge pertinent to the
understanding and resolution of management problems. After passing the
comprehensive examination, the scholar will enter the thesis stage. Under the
guidance of supervisor, the scholar will pursue independent and original
research towards preparation of a thesis. The thesis may require field
investigation and observation. The thesis should include effective analysis and
evaluation of relevant data to yield independent and significant conclusions.
Publication
Requirements
The
research undertaken by IPE National Doctoral Fellowship awardees is expected to
provide sufficient basis for writing papers in refereed academic journals. One
of the objectives of the doctoral fellow programme is to educate the scholars
in being ready to contribute in this manner. Hence, by the time the scholar
submits the thesis, he / she should have had at least one paper accepted for
publication in an international and another in a national, refereed journal.
Seminars
As
required by the registering universities, the scholars are required to offer a
pre-submission seminar prior to completion of research.
Thesis
Submission
On
approval of the thesis proposal, the scholar will work closely with the
supervisor (s) assigned to him. On completion of the thesis work, the scholar
will submit 8 copies of the thesis to IPE for retention in IPE Library and
onward submission to the university where the scholar is registered.
Teaching
assistantship requirement
The
teaching assistantship requirement ensures teaching skills in IPE National
Doctoral Fellowship scholars. A scholar will be expected to work with a faculty
member as a ‘teaching assistant’ to provide support in teaching courses at the
MBA / PGDBM programmes. The minimum load required for teaching assistantship is
about 8 hours per week.
Fellowship value
and duration
IPE
National Doctoral Fellowships shall carry a stipend of the value of Rs.27,000/-
per month in the first year and Rs.30,000/- during the subsequent two years.
The scholars will be entitled to an HRA of 30% of the fellowship amount per
month. There will be a contingency grant of Rs.15000/-per annum to support the
field work, purchase of books etc. IPE National Doctoral Fellowships will be
provided for a period of three years extendable at the most to the fourth year
based on satisfactory progress of the doctoral work as certified by the
supervisor and approved by the research committee. IPE is also endeavouring to
build relationships with selected foreign universities and every effort will be
made to provide an opportunity to the IPE National Doctoral Research Scholars
to visit a foreign university for a short duration not exceeding three months
to carry out collaborative research.
Application
Form
The
application forms can be downloaded from IPE website: www.ipeindia.org.
II. ICSSR
Institutional Doctoral Fellowship
The
IPE under the aegis of Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR) offers Doctoral Research
Fellowships in social sciences. There is also pay-protection fellowship awarded
to the lecturers working in affiliated degree/PG colleges and the members of
professional staff in research institutes and the other two are ordinary
fellowships. The application form can be
down loaded from www.ICSSR.org / www.ipeindia.org.
Eligibility
A
Master’s degree of a recognized
university with a first or second class in Social Sciences with atleast 55%
marks.
National
Eligibility Test (NET) for JRF/Lecturership is desirable or completion of M.Phil.
The
applicant for fellowships must be registered for Ph.D. Those who are not registered need not apply.
Financial
Support
The
value of the fellowship is Rs.16,000/- p.m. (UGC rates) + Contingency Rs.15,000
p.a in case of unemployed scholars. Salary Protection is offered in case of employed lecturers working in
affiliated degree/PG colleges.
The
upper age limit for a doctoral fellow is below 35 years (relaxable by 5 years
in case of SC/ST).
For
teachers and professional staff of research institutes holding regular posts
the upper age limit would be 45 years.
In
exceptional cases , where a candidate is found to have outstanding ability, the
age limit may be relaxed marginally at the discretion of ICSSR.
III. IPE
Doctoral Reserach Fellowship in Governance and Public Policy
IPE
doctoral fellowships will be paid on the same scale as ordinary fellows of the
ICSSR. All other rules will be the same
as those applicable to the ICSSR research fellows from time to time.
IV. IPE Doctoral
Reserach Fellowship in Governance and Public Policy
Master's
degree ( with atleast 55% marks) in social sciences, preferably Political science, Economics, Public Administration or sociology.
For
in service people, Master's degree in any subject with at least five years work
experience in government, public sector, civil society, or private sector.
For
people employed in government, public sector, private sector or civil society
the quantum of fellowship will depend on the conditions of leave (with pay or
without pay) and subject to rules and regulations of IPE.
For further
details and downloading of applications please visit our website www.ipeindia.org or contact Dr. Jayasree Ravindran, Assistant
Professor & Co-ordinator (Research), Institute of Public Enterprise, OU
Campus, Hyderabad-500 007. Phone -
040-2709 9264/6836/8937/8938
The
completed application forms must reach on or before 31st October 2012.
ALL
THE APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL CLEARLY
INDICATING THE TITLE, OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY AND THE METHODOLOGY BEING ADOPTED
OR TO BE ADOPTED.
IPE
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS
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