IIM Mumbai or Indian Institute of Management Mumbai offers a full time residential Ph.D. program. The program is globally recognized as the IIM Mumbai Institute and offers world class research opportunities and an education system that helps students to develop leadership skills and entrepreneurial qualities to stand out in the globally competitive world.

The Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) is a doctoral level program that is considered to be the highest academic qualification one can achieve. The IIM Mumbai Ph.D. is designed to nurture ecstatic scholars with a keen interest in the management field. The program is for candidates who are eager to carry out in depth research in various domains with a work quality that meets global standards. 

The duration of the Ph.D. program at IIM Mumbai is 5 years and it is a full time program and includes fellowships and financial assistance from the institute meanwhile, to assist the working class IIM Mumbai also offers executive Ph.D. program but these students are required to spend at least 1 week per semester at the campus and are not entitled to any financial assistance. 

To offer a wide area of career opportunities and research facilities, IIM Mumbai offers Ph.D. programs in multiple specializations including Operations and Supply Chain Management, Analytics and Data Science, Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics & Strategy, and Sustainability Management.

Students have to visit the campus if they are pursuing a Ph.D. from IIM Mumbai but an Online DBA program is similar to a Ph.D. program and can be pursued from any corner of the world without quitting a job or hampering the schedule of working professionals.