INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD
Fellow
Programme in Management (FPM)
Agriculture, Business Policy,
Econmics, Finance and Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational
Behaviour, Personnel and Industrial Relations, Production and Quantitative
Methods, Public Systems.
The Fellow Programme in
Management (FPM) is the doctoral programme of the Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad. The objective of the programme is to provide students
with necessary skills to identify and research complex issues in the field of
management. FPM seeks candidates with outstanding academic backgrounds,
intellectual curiosity and discipline needed to make scholarly contribution.
IIMA's doctoral programme provides strong opportunities for inter-disciplinary
education and research. The small entering class ensures close interaction with
the faculty, where students can determine their own direction under the guidance
of their thesis advisory committee.
The programme offers research training in ten areas of specialization.
The student becomes part of one of these sentinel groups and acquires the
fundamental theoretical knowledge and practical aspects of the area. This allows
close interaction with faculty members, which provides the intellectual
stimulation and helps develop the student's own research interests and
professional goals. The programme is strongly committed to preparing faculty who
shape the managers of the future.
Students generally take four to five years to complete their doctoral studies
including two years of rigorous course work. Course work in the first year
provides a general management overview and develops basic skills for analyzing
managerial problems. In the second year, students take advanced doctoral level
courses in their areas of specialization. The doctoral dissertation, for the
next couple of years, provides them with an opportunity to make original
contribution to an area of management or to one of its source disciplines. Our
doctoral students find challenging opportunities in India as well as abroad and
a variety of research and strategies. The FPM of IIMA is recognised as
equivalent to Ph. D. in management by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Government of India.
Admission
Procedure
IIMA's Doctoral Programme aims to
admit individuals with exceptional academic background, strong motivation and
discipline, and a potential to become excellent researchers at international
level. Our students come from a variety of disciplines ranging from social
sciences and humanities to sciences and engineering. Applicants are evaluated on
their past academic achievements, motivation and preparation for the programme,
letters of recommendation, scores on standard tests, and a personal interview
with the faculty. Candidates with inadequate preparation in mathematical methods
and/or communication skills attend a preparatory programme before entering the
programme.
Eligibility
Candidates must possess one of the following
qualifications to apply for IIMA's Doctoral Programme:
-
Master's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55
percent marks
OR
-
Bachelor of Engineering with a minimum of 60 percent
marks
OR
-
CA, ICWA, CS with a minimum of 55 percent marks
Bachelor's and Master's degree
must be obtained from a University, Deemed University or an Institution
recognized by AICTE/UGC. Those in their final year of Master's in any discipline
or Bachelor's of Engineering can also apply. Such candidates have to complete
the requirements for the course before 30th June 2005 and produce the original
certificates/mark sheets by 31st December 2005.
Admission
Process
Application form for admission to FPM could be
obtained by writing to the FPM Office. The application form can be downloaded
from the FPM website. Faculty will then evaluate the applications that have been
submitted, and invite a select group of candidates for personal interviews with
the faculty and the members of the FPM Executive Committee, who recommend
candidates for admission. The deadline for submission of application material is
November 15, 2004. Interviews will be held in early April and admission
decisions made by mid April.
Contact
Programmes Officer,
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM),
Indian Institute of Management,
Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad - 380 015
Phone: +91-79-26324635/36
Fax: +91-79-26306896
E-mail: [email protected]
