INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BANGALORE
Fellow
Programme in Management (FPM)
(Equivalent to Ph.D.)
The Programme
The Fellow Programme is the
doctoral-level programme of the Institute which is recognised as equivalent to a
Ph.D. by the Association of Indian Universities and the Government of India. The
programme aims to build in the candidates the perspectives of
the specialist, the researcher, and the academician. The program equips students
for careers in teaching and research, as staff-level specialists in functional
areas in corporate, government, non-government and international organisations,
and as consultants. The programme has the first two years in common with the
Post Graduate Programme. Beyond the second year, FPM students work on advanced
courses and for their doctoral thesis.
Areas of
Specialization
Corporate Strategy & Policy
Economics & Social Sciences
Finance & Control
Marketing
Organizational Behaviour & Human
Resource Management
Production & Operations
Management
Public Systems
Public Policy
Quantitative Methods and
Information Systems
Eligibility
Post Graduates from any
discipline (or those with professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA, and CS
considered equivalent to a post graduate degree) with at least 55% aggregate
marks who also have a Bachelor�s degree or equivalent qualification obtained
after a minimum of three years of work subsequent to higher secondary schooling
(10+2) or equivalent. If applying to the Corporate Strategy and Policy area,
these candidates must have a minimum of two years of work experience after
graduation. Other areas do not require work experience from post graduate
candidates.
Engineering Graduates with B.E. /
B.Tech. / B.Sc. (Engg.) degrees with at least 60% aggregate marks and two years
of work experience after graduation.
Students enrolled in the final
year of a post graduate programme may also apply but must complete their degree
requirements before 30 June 2008.
NRIs and citizens of other
countries with above qualifications or equivalent may apply, but are not
eligible for financial support and must pay annual tuition fees of US $ 8,000
for each of the first two years and US $ 2,000 for each of the subsequent two
years.
The institute encourages
candidates to submit valid test scores from either CAT (2007), or GMAT (taken
after March 2003), or GRE (taken after March 2003), or GATE (2006 or later), but
will also accept applications without any test score. Candidates taking the
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) must have the official result reported to the
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). The GRE code number for IIM-B
Fellow Programme in Management is 7385.
Waivers
Alumni of IIMs who obtained a
post graduate diploma in 1999 or later with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
equivalent of 2.75 or better on a 4-point scale, if admitted, will enter second
year of the programme directly and will not be required to take the first year
courses unless asked to do so by their advisors.
Financial
Support
FPM at IIM-B provides one of the
best financial packages for doctoral students in the country. The FPM students
do not pay tuition and hostel rent and get paid a modest stipend and some
contingency support. Beginning July 2008, FPM students will get a stipend of Rs.
15,000 per month, and up to Rs. 150,000 in contingency support to meet academic
expenses and Rs. 100,000 for participating in conferences abroad during the
programme. These rates are expected to go up in future. Some housing is
available on campus. Married students living off-campus get a housing allowance
of up to Rs. 5,000 per month. In addition, FPM students have opportunities to
work as Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant for which they get paid extra.
A few scholarships are also available to students from second year onwards.
Scholarships
Infosys Scholarship - The
Infosys Technologies Ltd., offers scholarship to one FPM Student for a maximum
period of 3 years.
EADS-SMI Scholarship -
EADS-SMI Endowed Chair offers Scholarship to one FPM student after completion of
second year of study. The student must be working on a research topic relating
to sourcing and supply management aspects.
The yearly scholarship is subject
to satisfactory progress review by the faculty of the EADS-SMI Endowed Chair for
Sourcing.
How to Apply
FPM Application Forms are issued
free of cost on request from 16th August 2007 to 15th February 2008. Please
write to FPM Office, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta
Road, Bangalore - 560076, with a self-addressed envelope size (9" x 12") affixed
with stamps for Rs. 75/- and a self-addressed slip. The application forms can
also be downloaded from IIM-B website www.iimb.ernet.in from 10th August
2007.
Fill in and submit the forms as
instructed, prior to the closing date. Forms (Form A / Form B) downloaded from
the IIM-B website must be filled in hard (printed) copy and sent to the IIM-B
FPM office so as to reach the above address on or before 29th February 2008
along with enclosures as given in the instructions.
Last Dates
(1) Receipt of Request for
Application Forms by Mail: 15th February 2008.
(2) Receipt of Completed Application Forms: 29th February 2008.
Contact
Details
FPM Office,
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,
Bannerghatta Road,
Bangalore - 560076.
Tel: (91) 80 26993056
Fax: (91) 80 26584050
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.iimb.ernet.in
