Indian
Institute of Management (IIMA)
Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad 380 015
Phone
:079-66324968/69
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
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 generally take four to five years,
including two years of rigorous course work, to complete their doctorate. While the first year of course work is
common with IIMA's Post-graduate Programme, the second year involves advanced
doctoral level courses in their chosen area of specialization. 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 279
doctoral students have graduated from IIMA so far.
Candidates can apply to the following areas of
specialization: (1) Agriculture, (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, 2014 from
the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar or Director of the
university/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2014) 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 deadline for submission of
mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2014. 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-fulfillment
of these conditions will automatically result in the cancellation of the
provisional admission.
Selection
Process
Candidates applying to the Fellow Programme in
Management except PGP Alumni from all IIMs and alumni of the One year
Post-Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) of IIMA or similar programmes of
other IIMs and one year Post-Graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy
(PGP-PMP) of IIMA or similar programme of other IIMs who have undergone more
than 15 years (10+2+3 years) of education prior to joining these programmes,
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).
Different areas of IIMA have specified different
standard tests that candidates applying to the Fellow
Programme in Management in their areas can take in
lieu of CAT. These standard tests are given in the
following table.
Area-----Standard Test in lieu of CAT------Validity
of Score
Agriculture UGC-JRF (Economics/Development Studies/Development
Economics/Business Economics/Rural Economics/Public Administration/ Sociology)/
ICAR-SRF
Business Policy GMAT / GRE
Innovation and Management in Education GMAT/ GRE/
GATE/ UGC-JRF in relevant discipline/NET (Education/other social sciences)
Finance & Accounting GRE / GMAT / UGC-JRF in
relevant discipline
Organizational Behaviour GRE / GMAT / UGC-JRF in
relevant discipline
Personnel and Industrial Relations -- CAT/GMAT/UGC-JRF
in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Public Administration, Management, Law, Labour
Welfare/Personnel Management Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/
Human Resource Management, Women’s Studies, and Human Rights and Duties.
Economics UGC-JRF in Economics, Business Economics
and Development Economics
Marketing GMAT / GRE
Production and Quantitative Methods --UGC-JRF in
Mathematical Sciences / GMAT / GATE / GRE
Computer & Information Systems Group --GMAT /
GATE / GRE
Public Systems Group GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-JRF (in relevant
discipline)
Validity of
Score : Two years from the date of
the standard test and should be valid on the deadline of submission of the
application form
Those applying to the Fellow Programme in
Management on the basis of the above tests in lieu of CAT should have scored
more than 50% mark in their bachelor’s degree to be considered for selection to
the Fellow Programme in Management. CAT scores of CAT 2011, 2012 and 2013 are
considered valid for application to the Fellow Programme in Management in 2013.
Candidates will be short listed and called for an
interview at Ahmedabad during March-April 2014 for final selection on the basis
of their performance in CAT or the standard test in lieu of CAT, academic
background, and experience.
Fellowship
and Expenses
IIMA provides a comprehensive fellowship that
covers all academic expenses including tuition, computer, library, medical
insurance, placement and alumni fees, and in addition includes a monthly
subsistence allowance of Rs.25,000/- (Slab A) for first and second years, Rs.
27,000/- (Slab B) after completing comprehensive examination and Rs. 30,000/-
(Slab C) after submitting the TAC approved thesis proposal.
For meritorious students of the first year who meet
certain GPA requirements are entitled for an extra fellowship (This would be
for one year). A Contingency Allowance of Rs. 25,000 per year (for five years)
to cover research expenses, expenses on books, photocopying etc. are also
available to all students. Students are entitled to get upto an amount of
Rs.1,75,000/- (upper limit) for attending international
conference/workshop/summer school during their entire tenure with FPM system (
maximum 5 years). A student can utilize a maximum amount of Rs 1,20,000 for a
single conference. (Further details are described in the FPM Brochure, which
will be provided along with the FPM Application Form).
Since the FPM is a full time residential programme,
bachelor accommodation is provided to all the students in dormitories. A fixed
number of houses for married students are available on campus (in the past
whoever wanted such an accommodation, could obtain it). In case on campus
accommodation is not available, married students may be permitted to stay off
campus.
How to
Apply
Application Form and Brochure will be available
online. Candidates can fill-up the application form online and an application
fee of Rs. 500/- can be paid through IIMA gate way. The last date for filling
the application will be January 30, 2014
A candidate is eligible to apply for a maximum of
three Areas. A candidate is required to take only one bank draft regardless of
the number of areas that (s)he chooses to apply to.
Also please refer to the IIMA's advertisement for
FPM that will appear in leading newspapers during
August/September 2013.
Important Dates to Note:
Availability of FPM Application Form(s) : From September,
2013
Last date for submitting the completed Application Form(s) :
January 30, 2014
For
further information/clarifications, please contact:
Programmes Officer
Fellow Programme in Management
Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015
Phone :079-66324968/69
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