Thursday, October 11, 2012

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA FPM ADMISSION NOTICE 2013-2015


INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA
Diamond Harbour Road, Joka
Kolkata – 700 104


FPM ADMISSION NOTICE 2013-2015

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The Fellow Program of IIM Calcutta invites applications from candidates with proven academic backgrounds, who have the intellect, interest, and ingenuity to pursue doctoral studies in management sciences and related disciplines. Applicants must possess the ability, motivation, and discipline to sustain themselves in a rigorous doctoral program for four-to-five years.

Eligibility
An applicant to the Fellow Program is required to have: EITHER a First Class Master's degree in any discipline (or equivalent professional qualification) and a three-year Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in the aggregate; OR a First Class Bachelor's degree in Engineering. In addition, applicant must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate in either the Secondary or the Higher Secondary Examination of a Board (or equivalent).
A final-year student appearing for the Bachelor's degree examination in Engineering or Master's degree examination in any discipline can also apply. Such a candidate, if selected, will be provisionally admitted provided (s)he completes all requirements for obtaining the degree before 30th June, 2013. Admission of the candidate will remain provisional until (s)he produces mark sheets proving that (s)he satisfies the eligibility criteria. The deadline for submitting the final year degree mark sheets is 31st December, 2013.

Admission Tests
An applicant can apply to at most two areas of specialization. (S)he needs to have taken the Common Admission Test (CAT) in 2012 OR, depending on chosen specialization(s), alternative test(s) in lieu of the CAT as specified in the following table. The applicant is required to have taken the appropriate test(s) no earlier than 25th January, 2011, and the test score(s) should be valid on 25th January, 2013.
Area of Specialization---Tests in lieu of CAT
Behavioural Sciences
GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in Psychology / Sociology / Economics / Anthropology / Management
Economics
GMAT / GRE / UGC-NET in Business Economics / Development Economics/ Economics
Finance & Control
GMAT / GRE / UGC-JRF in Commerce / Economics / Management
Human Resource Management
GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in any discipline
Management Information Systems
GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in any discipline
Marketing
GMAT / GRE / UGC-JRF in Anthropology / Economics / Management / Psychology / Sociology
Operations Management and Operations Research & Systems Analysis
GMAT / GRE / GATE [for GATE, candidate is required to submit his/her score either (i) in “Mathematics (MA)” Paper, or (ii) in the “Engineering Sciences (XE)” Paper which has “Engineering Mathematics” as a compulsory component] /UGC-JRF in Mathematical Sciences
Public Policy and Management
GRE / UGC-JRF in Anthropology / Economics / Geography / Management/ Political Science / Public Administration / Sociology
Regional Development
GRE / UGC-JRF in Anthropology / Economics / Geography / Population Studies / Public Administration / Sociology
Sociology
UGC-JRF in Anthropology / Economics / Political Science / Sociology
Strategic Management
GMAT / GRE / GATE / UGC-JRF in Anthropology / Commerce / Defence and Strategic Studies / Economics / Environmental Science / Geography / History / Law / Management / Political Science / Psychology / Public Administration / Sociology


Application Process
Candidates can either  Apply Online or Download Application Form from IIMC website and send completed forms by post. If an applicant is unable to download the Form, (s)he can get the Forms physically collected from: The Fellow Program Office, IIM Calcutta, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700104.
Please note that Completed Application Forms should be submitted by January 25, 2013.
Click here for Applying Online (We would prefer applicants to apply online. Online process will open from October 20th, 2012.)
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Exemptions
An applicant who is a graduate of any one of the two-year full-time Post Graduate Programs of any one of the Indian Institutes of Management with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of no less than 6.00/9.00 (or its equivalent), or a degree-holder of the PGDBM Program of IIM Calcutta with a CGPA of no less than 6.5/9.00 does not need to take any Admission Test. (S)he can apply directly using the FP Application Form(s). (S)he has to pay the application fee, and meet the application deadline. After submission of Application Form(s), the selection procedure followed for such a candidate will be identical to that of all other candidates.

NRI/Foreign Applicants
An Indian student who is, or has been, a Non-resident Indian, can apply to the Fellow Program, as can a foreign student. Irrespective of the specialization(s) that such a candidate applies for, (s)he can request that the GMAT be considered the appropriate Admission Test for him/her. (S)he needs to have taken the GMAT no earlier than 25th January, 2011 if (s)he does not hold a foreign MBA degree, and no earlier than 25th January, 2009 if (s)he does hold a foreign MBA degree.
Such an applicant must comply with the same Application Process as a domestic student – submit completed Application Form(s), pay the Application Fee, and satisfy all other criteria stated above (or their equivalents).

Interview Process
Once all valid applications are in, a subset of candidates will be short-listed (on the basis of their Admission Test scores) for an interview process. All short-listed candidates will be called for personal interviews at the IIM Calcutta campus during late March/early April 2013. Domestic candidates will be reimbursed actual AC 3-tier return train fare by the shortest route.
In a first round, candidates will be interviewed by faculty members in the area(s) of specialization to which the candidates have applied. Those who qualify in the first round will be subsequently interviewed by the faculty members of the Fellow Program Committee, who will make the final selection decisions.


Apply Online
We would prefer applicants to apply online. Online process will open from October 20th, 2012.

Instructions For Filling Up The Application Form
An applicant is required to submit a Fellow Program (FP) Application Form 2013 for each area of specialization that (s)he applies for. Completed Application Form(s) must be submitted along with an Application Fee of Rs. 500/-. This fee should be paid by a crossed demand draft for Rs. 500/- payable to "Indian Institute of Management Calcutta" on a bank in Kolkata. An SC/ST/OBC/PWD applicant need not pay the application fee as long (s)he sends an attested photocopy of his/her SC/ST/OBC/PWD certificate.
When applying to two areas of specialization, an applicant is required to submit two separate application forms, complete in all respects, one for each area of specialization. However, a single payment of the application fee of Rs. 500/- will suffice for each applicant, as long as (s)he submits the two application forms at the same time (e.g. in the same mailing).
For each area of specialization applied for, two letters of recommendation (in the prescribed format) are required. Blank forms for recommendation letters, and instructions on how to return them, are contained in the Application Forms.

Applicant must ensure that a submitted Application Form is complete in all respects. Along with the Form, the applicant is required to submit the following "supporting documents".
Certified Documents: Provide attested copies of transcripts of Academic Records/Mark Sheets/GMAT/GATE/GRE/UGC-JRF/UGC-NET test scores. Attestation may be done by a Faculty Member of a College/University/IIM, by a Member of a Legislative Assembly, or by a Gazetted Officer. A "key" to a transcript's letter grade system should be included wherever necessary.
Research Summaries: Enclose summaries of your published or unpublished research work.

Completed Application Forms should reach the following address by January 25, 2013: Sr. Executive Asst. - Fellow Programs and Research, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700104.

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