Admission to the Doctoral program in Management will be based on an applicant’s past academic record and other criteria as follows:

• The applicant must have completed a master’s degree in any discipline viz. Arts, Science, Commerce, Technology, Engineering, or Management with a minimum of 55 percent marks or an equivalent grade in a point scale where the grading system is followed. Potential applicants with a bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply for the Ph.D. program but they will have to complete additional course work. The School encourages graduates with significant work experience to apply for the doctoral program. (Bachelor's and master’s degrees or equivalent qualifications must be from universities recognized by the MHRD/UGC or it must be from a university incorporated by an Act of Central or State legislature in India. For international students, the degree or educational qualification that is obtained from a foreign university should be recognized by the MHRD/UGC as equivalent to a bachelor’s or master’s degree.)
• The high score from any one of the tests viz. CAT / GATE / GMAT / GRE / JRF / UGC-NET is an important requirement for admission consideration to the Programme. The final admission to the Programme is subject to the availability of a valid score from these exams. The validity of the examination scores is considered as prescribed by the respective examination bodies.

For all PhD students, the Admission Fee (one-time and non-refundable) is INR 15,000. 

For all PhD students, the Security Deposit (refundable) is INR 15,000. The amount of the security deposit will be refunded at the time of completion of the Programme/ Withdrawal of admission