IIM Bangalore Doctoral Program (PhD)

The IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Bangalore offers PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) program that is specially designed for students to develop a professional career in teaching and research in academic institutions. The IIM Bangalore PhD program offers extensive research opportunities in public policy and business management areas. 

The IIM Bangalore program helps students acquire in depth and keen knowledge of both applied and conceptual terms. To make students comparable with the global competitive market the knowledge and education area of business are created while considering the international academic standards. 

The duration of the IIM Bangalore PhD program ranges between 3 - 5 years, a students can complete their program in 3 years or stretch beyond 5 years as well. To offer a wide career choice to students, the IIM Banglore PhD is offered in multiple industry specific areas of specialization namely Decision Sciences, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, and Human Resource Management, Production and Operations Management, Public Policy, and Strategy respectively. 

The IIM Bangalore program offers required and essential research facilities like Behavioural Sciences Lab, Consumer Insights, Data Centre & Analytics Lab, and Real Estate Research. Students receive global exposure from highly qualified and experienced faculty members of IIMB which has 50 years of excellence. 

The PhD program at IIM Bangalore is a full time residential program under which attending on-campus classes is mandatory for students. To earn a doctoral with a flexible learning methodology students can enroll themselves in an Online DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) program which is equally credible as a regular PhD but can pursued from any corner of the world. 

Students who are willing to get admission in a Ph.D. program offered at IIM Bangalore are required to fulfill the below listed eligibility criteria and admission requirements of the program:

• A candidate must have completed a master's degree with a 10+2+3 pattern education qualification from a valid and recognized university.
• A minimum of 55% of the aggregate marks are required at both graduation and postgraduation levels. 
• A candidate with a 4 year/8 semester bachelor's degree with a 6.5 CGPA or above score is also eligible to apply for the Ph.D. program at IIM Sambalpur.
• Candidates with qualifications in professional courses like CA, ICWA, and CS can also apply if they have scored 50% marks in their bachelor’s degree. 
• The applicant must have a valid score in GATE, GRE, GMAT, and JRF (UGC/CSIR) or have qualified CAT examination.

Note:

• Students from EWS, SC, ST, NC-OBC, and PwD categories are entitled to a 5% relaxation of marks. 
• A student willing to pursue a doctorate degree after a bachelor’s degree can enroll in an online DBA program that requires a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience along with a bachelor's degree.

There are various financial aids available at IIM-B, they offer many scholarships to the students like the Aditya Birla Scholarship,  Citi Women’s Leader Award, Siddhartha Padam Award, Runwal Education Trust Scholarship,  Yes Bank Scholarship,  Employment in Social Sector Scholarship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Scholarship (SC), OPJEMS Scholarship, Societe Generale Global Solution Centre India Scholarship and many more. They allow students to study and complete their courses without any hassle or hindrance. They have a dedicated Financial Aid Committee that decides the scholarship awardee and aid/support management. 

The syllabus of a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) program varies from specialization to specialization. The electives chosen by the students determine the curriculum of their Ph.D. program. The major part of a Ph.D. program syllabus is occupied by research methodologies in various aspects. The Ph.D. covers subjects and topics from Psychology, Sociology, Science, Probability, General Aptitude, etc.

The program syllabus slightly touches topics from 10+2 educational qualifications, graduation, postgraduation, mathematics, and others. The Ph.D. program at IIM Bangalore is a 5 year program that has two major phases namely coursework and thesis research. The first phase includes coursework, independent study, and a summer research project that has to be submitted at the end of the second year examination (viva and written exam) simultaneously, the second phase is all about the dissertation. To give a brief overview of the Ph.D. program at IIM Bangalore, some core subjects of the syllabus of PhD Public Policy are listed below:

The Examination for students enrolled in full-time courses will be done in traditional pen-paper mode. However, the institution has given flexibility to the students pursuing online programs. They are not supposed to visit any University or study center for examination or project submission. Online examination will be done through the examination portal of the University.

Students are advised to read all the guidelines and advisories before appearing for the final examination. Also, the students have to submit the assignments or projects allotted by the University, that will be required for the evaluation process. They provide self-paced learning material that helps students to appear for the examination. 

The PhD program of IIM Bangalore is designed to offer a professional successful career in the academic domain. A PhD is considered to be the highest education qualification a Student can have and offers decent job opportunities in academic institutions. Whereas, a student who is willing to pursue a doctorate degree in business and corporate aspects can enroll in an Online DBA program that adds a “Dr” title to a candidate's name and is equally credible as a regular PhD degree.

A few job profiles students can opt for after completing their Ph.D. program from IIM Bangalore are listed below with their average salaries respectively: