IIM Kozhikode Doctoral Program (PhD)

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) offers a full time residential PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) program. The IIM PhD program is a research based doctorate degree program designed to help students acquire an in depth knowledge and understanding of research aspects to match the global education standards.

The IIM Kozhikode PhD program is a 5 year doctoral level regular program that requires students to attend on campus classes. The PhD at IIM Kozhikode is known as the Doctoral Programme in Management (DPM). The main objective of the program is to give students world class and interdisciplinary training to students in the business management domain. 

The fee structure of IIM Kozhikode PhD is according to the global standards as well but to offer financial assistance to students, the IIM Kozhikode offers financial support. The financial support includes fellowship grants i.e. INR 42,000 for the initial 2 years and INR 45,000 after completing the comprehensive examination, and once the candidate successfully presentation and defense of the Thesis proposal the stipend awarded will be INR 50,000 per month.

The IIM Kozhikode PhD is a regular program but students from the working class can enroll in an Online DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) program that is equally credible as a regular PhD and an ideal program for working professionals. The online DBA program is completely online and does not require any physical contact classes.

Interested candidates, willing to enroll in a Ph.D. program offered at IIM Kozhikode are required to fulfill the below mentioned 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 postgraduation and graduation levels.
• A candidate with a 4 year/8 semester bachelor's degree is also eligible to apply for the Ph.D. program at IIM Kozhikode with a minimum score of 75% or equivalent marks. 
• Candidates with qualifications in professional courses like CA, ICWA, and CS with aggregate and 60% at the graduate level are also eligible to apply for the IIM Kozhikode PhD program.
• The applicant must have a valid score in GATE, GRE, GMAT, and JRF (UGC/CSIR) or have qualified CAT examination.

The university offers Education Loan facilities for both online & on-campus programs. This financial support is of great help to individuals who hold themselves back from acquiring higher education because of their financial constraints. This easy-to-pay fee payment method relieves candidates from the financial load of depositing the entire course fee at once. 

Apart from this loan facility, aspiring candidates can also look for the scholarship schemes proposed by the university. These schemes are based on the academic performance of the candidates. The specific terms & conditions of these scholarship schemes can be checked from the official university website.

The syllabus of a Ph.D. (Doctore 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 PhD program at IIM Kozhikode consists of 2 major phases i.e. coursework and thesis research.

The first phase covers two initial years and the second phase undertakes the thesis research work with a Research Advisory Committee (RAC). To give a brief overview of the PhD program at IIM Kozhikode, the bifurcation of the syllabus is listed below:

The examination mode followed at IIM Kozhikode encourages the engagement of students in the program by including case studies, capstone projects, & other interactive academic activities. Apart from the theoretical knowledge, the university focuses on bridging the gap between conceptual understanding & practical implementations in working professionals. In the pursuit of this aim, the university has made it mandatory for each student to perform well in these extra academic tasks as the scores of these tasks contribute to the final results. Apart from the term-end exams & other assessment tasks, students are also graded based on their understanding of analytical tools.

A student is compatible with acquiring a decent job profile in a reputed academic institution post completion of their PhD program from IIM Kozhikode. The PhD program is considered to be the highest scholarly a candidate can earn and a PhD graduate receives preference from leading MNCs and business corporations but a candidate who is looking for skill upliftment and career advancement in professional and corporate aspects must enroll in an Online DBA program. The Online DBA program is equally credible as a regular PhD program and holds the same value and recognition as a traditional PhD program.

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