Course Benefits

• The duration of the PhD program offered by the IIM Bangalore is 5 years.
• IIM Bangalore PhD program tuition fee is waived off, although they provide a stipend for the individuals of INR 42,000 per month.
• The doctoral students are expected to provide services such as a research assistant and a teaching assistant during various stages of their program.
• To support the doctoral students, the institute also provides travel grants to encourage good/high-quality research in the Doctoral Programme, and to gain exposure opportunities to present their work at national and international research conferences in their domain.
• The institute also provides contingency grants to individuals of INR 25,000 per month for 2 to 5 years.
• The individuals are required to qualify for entrance examinations like GRE, GMAT, UGC NET, and GATE to take admission for the PhD program.
• IIM Bangalore offers a PhD in management in various specializations, which include- Decision Sciences, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Production and Operations Management, Public Policy and Strategy.
• Moreover, the individuals also earn their doctoral degrees along with the ‘Dr’ title through the online DBA program, which takes place in three years. The Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) is equivalent to the regular PhD program. The DBA is characterized by flexible class timings, theoretical and practical domain knowledge, and wider job opportunities.