Sunday, July 28, 2013

IIM Kashipur’s Executive Fellowship Programme in Management (EFPM) Admission Notice 2013-2014


Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Bazpur Road, Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 244713


Executive Fellowship Programme in Management (EFPM) Admission Notice 2013-2014

IIM Kashipur’s Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM)is a non-residential doctoral programme designed to address the academic and research needs of working professionals from business, government and social sector. Fellow programmes of IIMs are accorded equivalence to Ph.D by Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

The objectives of the programme are:
To reduce the gap between management theory and practices through knowledge creation and dissemination in interdisciplinary areas of management
To encourage cutting edge research in diverse areas of management by addressing the contemporary and future problems and issues relevant to business, government and society
To develop expertise among prospective scholars for careers in management research and teaching and thereby address the shortage of high quality management faculty in the country

DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
The programme should be completed within 4 years after registration, which may be extended by another one year subject to merits of the case and favorable review of work progress by the Research Committee.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The candidates for the programme should 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 an equivalent qualification from an institution recognized and approved by AICTE/AIU.

A master's degree in any discipline with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average with a Bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) (OR)
Five year integrated Masters Degree Programme in any discipline with at least 60% marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent (OR)
A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average (OR)
4 years / 8 semester bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech./B. Arch. etc.) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average.
*Minimum 10 years of managerial/executive work experience is required.

SELECTION PROCESS
Candidates are required to take any of the Standard Tests like CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF and submit scores, provided any of these tests has been taken within preceding two years period at the time of application.(For alumni of full-time two-year PGP from IIMs, standard test scores not required.)

Those who cannot submit scores from said examinations mayneed to take Research Aptitude Test to be conducted by IIM Kashipur (date and details for the same will be communicated through IIM Kashipur website by October 2013)
Based on test scores, shortlisted candidates willbe called for personal interview (PI) at IIM Kashipur Campus.
Final selection will be based on candidate’s cumulative performance in test and PI.

Application Form

The EFPM information Brochure along with the application form can be obtained from September 16, 2013 onwards from IIM Kashipur campus through the payment of Rs. 2000/- by a/c. payee draft payable to “Indian Institute of Management Kashipur”. Advertisement for EFPM programme will be placed in September 2013.

PROGRAMME FEES
The total fee of the programme will be Rs.5 Lakhs over the 4 year period from the date of registration including the boarding and lodging charges for the candidate when he/she visits the campus for Ph.D. work. The fee will be Rs. 2 Lakhs in the first year followed by Rs. 1 Lakh in each of the following three years. The total fee of the programmeneeds to be paid before a candidate submits his/her thesis work. There will be additional fee payable at the start of the fifth year if the candidate fails to complete his/her Ph.D. thesis work within the stipulated four year period.

Important Dates:
Submission of filled-in applications: 16thSeptember, 2013 - 15th January, 2014
Personal Interviews: Between 24thJanuary –2ndFebruary, 2014 (date to be communicated through Institute website)
Last date for payment of first year fee for selected candidates: 10th February, 2014
Registration & Commencement of Programme: 15th February, 2014

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