Course Benefits

• IIM Visakhapatnam offers an executive PhD program in management, which is similar to a part-time PhD program, especially for individuals with work experience.
• The duration of the program is 4 years.
• For this program, the individuals must have a working experience of around 10 years, followed by an interview conducted by the institute.
• The executive PhD program in management is offered in various specialisations that include Decision Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Finance & Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing Management, Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource Management, Production & Operations Management, and Strategy.
• The Executive PhD Programme aims to develop outstanding scholars who will achieve excellence in carrying out teaching and research assignments in both academic business schools, universities, management research centres, and in addition produce graduates capable of achieving impact through a government, corporate or NGO sectors, where strong advanced research, analytical thinking and critical evaluation is complemented with higher levels of analytical assessment knowledge.
• The working professionals can still earn their doctoral degree through flexible classes, depending on their convenience, through the Online DBA program. The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is considered equivalent to a PhD program. Through this program, you can earn a ‘Dr’ degree from a recognised foreign university without even relocating.