Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore - 560076
Fellow Programme in Management
(FPM)
About the
Programme
The Fellow
Programme in Management (FPM) is the doctoral programme of Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore (IIMB). The FPM at IIMB is globally recognized as a rigorous and
inter- disciplinary research programme in all areas of business management and
public policy. The programme is committed to training individuals who will
excel in their area of research through publication quality work of
international standard.
Areas of Specializations
FPM
Students specialize in one of the following Areas:
• Corporate
Strategy & Policy
• Economics
& Social Sciences
• Finance
& Control
• Marketing
•
Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
•
Production & Operations Management
•
Quantitative Methods
•
Information Systems
• Public
Policy
Duration of the Programme
Students
are expected to complete the programme within 5 years. In the past, a few
students have Completed the programme within 4 years. The maximum duration of
the programme is 7 years.
Student Intake
The total
number of candidates admitted to this programme each year is around 30.
Eligibility
Candidates
should have
1. A
Master's Degree in any discipline, (10+2+3+1 or 2 pattern) with at least 55
percent marks.
(OR)
2. A
professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 55 percent marks
(OR)
3. A 4 year
/ 8 - semester Bachelor's degree (10+2+4 pattern) with at least 60 percent
marks.
We
encourage candidates to submit valid test scores from either CAT (2013), or
GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ JRF/ NET but will also accept applications without any test
score. Candidates taking the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) must have the
official result reported to the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
(IIMB).
We strongly
encourage candidates seeking career in academics to apply.
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
Based on
the information provided by the applicants, shortlisted candidates will be
called to Bangalore for a Research Aptitude Test (RAT) and/ or interview for
final selection. Selection will be based on the applicant's performance in CAT/
GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ JRF/ NET as applicable, past academic performance, work
experience, and RAT and/ or interview. RAT and Interviews are expected to be
held in the first week of April 2014(tentative) selected candidates are
required to attend the preparatory course which is expected to be scheduled in
the first week of June 2014 Registration for the programme will be during the
mid of June 2014.
Financial Support
FPM
students in good standing will receive a total support of Rs 2,88,000 per annum
in addition to tuition waiver, to cover their living expenses, books and
materials, insurance and other contingency expenses. Also during the programme
the following support is available to the students.
• Start up
grant of Rs 50,000 to meet expenses on purchasing hardware, software, data base
etc.
• National
Conference grants up to Rs 10,000 each for two conferences.
• One
International Conference grant up to Rs 1,00,000 on a competitive basis.
How to Apply
Detailed
information on the application process will be available from September 1, 2013
on www.iimb.ernet.in.
In case of
any queries, write to fpmadm@iimb.ernet.in
or call 080-26993013 / 080-26993017
IVRS No:
26484650
Admissions
Office
Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta
Road
Bangalore –
560076
For further
details, visit the website link: http://www.iimb.ernet.in/doctoral/admissions
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