Eligibility for PhD Admission-2025:

1. A Masters' Degree or its equivalent in any discipline with minimum 55% aggregate marks;

2. A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / four-year graduate degree with 65% marks or equivalent grade point average; OR

3. Any professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA and CS with a minimum 55% aggregate marks and B.Com. as undergraduate degree; OR

4. Applicants already holding a two/ three year-full-time classroom based PGDM from any of the IIM with a minimum CGPA of 6 on 10 points scale or 60%.; OR

5. PGP-WE (earlier WMP) of IIM Lucknow with a minimum CGPA of 6.

6. All applicants must have secured a minimum of 55% marks in all their public exam 10th onwards.

Admission Process:

Applicants will be shortlisted for the selection interview on the basis of valid score of one of the following exams: Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs, GATE, GRE, GMAT or JRF/SRF (UGC/CSIR/ICAR). Scores of any of these examinations including CAT taken during the last two years (i.e., on or after 01 January, 2022)will only be considered valid.

Applicants applying with eligibility mentioned in point 4/5 (Part-time/ evening/ week-end/ Distance Learning/ Online programmes of IIMs are NOT considered) would be exempted from taking any exam, and can apply directly through the prescribed Application Form. Applicants applying under the route no. 4/5 are required to produce:

1. A certificate from the degree/ diploma granting IIM certifying that the programme undertaken by the applicant was full time; and

2. The percentage-conversion formula from the degree/ diploma granting IIM failing which their score will considered as rational scale and will be converted by proportionately scaling to reflect a score out of 100 percent.

Admission to the programme is open to overseas applicants including NRIs and foreign nationals. Their admission will be based on GMAT/GRE scores obtained within previous one year.

Age Limit:

Applicants must not be more than 55 years of age as on 30th June 2025.