To be considered for admission into the FPM (Full time) at SSIM, the applying candidate must possess one of the following qualifications:

• MBA/PGDM/PG in allied subjects like Economics, Commerce and statistics with 60 percent aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average
• A graduate with professional qualifications like CA, ICWA, CS .

A Candidate shall submit his/ her Thesis only after a minimum period of three years after registration. However, the maximum period allowed for the submission of the Thesis is five years from the date of admission to the Programme.

Candidates having valid UGC NET/JRF/SLETSET scores will be exempted from taking SSIM’s Research Aptitude Test (SRAT). However, they have to register by paying Rs.2000 and submit the filled in application.

The total fee for Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is Rs.3,00,000 (Rs. Three Lakhs only) as applicable at the time of admission payable in the following manner:

An initial non-refundable acceptance fee Rs. 60,000 (Rs. Sixty thousand only) payable before commencement of the programme in the academic year into which he/she is selected for admission.The balance Rs.2,40,000 (Five lakh forty thousand) fee must be deposited in four instalments in the following manner:

•            1st instalment – Rs. 80,000/-
•            2ndinstalment – Rs. 80,000/-
•            3rdinstalment – Rs. 80,000/-

Financial Support (Full time Researchers and Freshers)
SSIM offers limited scholarships to full-time FPM candidates. A stipend will be paid to the scholar who fulfils the criteria, for a period of two years after completing the course work and registration of the proposal.

A stipend of Rs. 20,000 per month in first year and Rs. 25,000 per month in the second year of the thesis work will be paid to the scholar who meets the criteria

Stipend will only be disbursed when FPM scholar is not working anywhere.
FPM scholar will also be working as teaching/research assistant at SSIM.
The progress of the student will be reviewed every six months and the decision regarding the disbursement of stipend for the next six months will be based on the scholar’s performance in the last six month’s period. The satisfactory /unsatisfactory performance of the candidate in the last six months will be certified by the candidate’s guide.

Areas of Specialization

The following are the specializations offered in FPM Programmes :

• Economics, Accounting &Finance.
• Marketing Management.
• Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.
• Operations Management.
• Strategic Management.