Admission test

• UGC-NET/JRF qualification. (score valid for one year)
• UGC approved national level tests (CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT) (score valid for one year) 
• IILM Doctoral Aptitude Test 

For professionally qualified candidates, the Research Committee will review applications separately to determine admission eligibility and any applicable exemptions

Research Proposal and Interview-

• Evaluation of research proposal and academic profile: The applicant needs to complete the PhD application form. The form must be accompanied by a research proposal of 1000-1500 words expressing a problem statement and method to address it.
• Personal Interview focusing on research inclination, domain knowledge, and alignment with faculty expertise.

IILM University encourages application from SC/ST and women candidates to ensure diversity and inclusivity to the program as per UGC Guidelines

Eligibility

any degree as specified in UGC norms under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956 with provisions as under,

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Management, Economics, Commerce or allied disciplines with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent CGPA, approved by UGC or Councils under ministry of education, government of India. 

• Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree and professional qualifications such as CA, CS, CMA with relevant academic record may also apply with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent CGPA.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grade point average. Those in the final year of their engineering degree may also apply. 

• As per provisions of University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022. 

Note: At IILM University, internal funding ensures that doctoral candidates benefit from subsidised programme fees, making research more accessible.

• Core courses 
• Philosophy of Research
• Research Methods I – Quantitative
• Research Methods II – Qualitative 
• Research Writing and Publication Ethics
• Case Writing and Theory Building
• Area courses 
• Research Workshop course 
• Teaching and Pedagogy Immersion (Optional)

• The final thesis work of the scholar to be presented before Thesis Advisory Committee (Chair- Director Research/nominated professor, one External Expert, Dean – School/Department and/or Chair PhD at School/Department, TAC members) for approval for the submission of the thesis. This should focus on providing the original contribution in the domain / discipline and the robust research design and methodology to contribute to the knowledge body. 

  The thesis writing can be done in two types of models

  1. Scientific Model- A scholar works in a standard mode of completing research tasks step by step and publish papers and proceed to write thesis. 
  2. Synthesis Model- A scholar needs to write 3 (three) A category / Q1 research papers. This should be added with a chapter that develops theoretical and methodological foundation and synthesize the papers to form one piece of work.

PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT

• The Research undertaken by a Doctorate scholar is expected to provide sufficient basis for writing papers in refereed academic journals. One of the objectives of the PhD program is to prepare scholars for academic contribution and research. Hence the final requirement for qualifying for the title of Doctorate is to have at least two publications. It could be two peer-reviewed journal publications or a combination of one peer-reviewed journal publications and one case study publication. Peer-reviewed journal publications must be in A, B and C categories in ABDC journal ranking or ABS or journals with a Scopus/Web of Science Cite Score. The journal must not be listed as predatory by any indexing body. These publications / acceptance of publications are must before final submission of the thesis. 

The online application for the Class of 2025 is now open. Click on the “Apply” button to begin your application.

Application Fee INR 1000 + GST @18%

OFFICE OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Dr. Rahul Singh

Professor and Director Research IILM University

singh.rahul@iilm.edu

Dr. Ajoy Kumar Dey

Professor Emeritus and Mentor– Doctoral Program School of Management IILM University

ajoy.dey@iilm.edu

Dr. Vidhisha Vyas 

Professor and Doctoral Chair School of Management IILM University

Vidhisha.vyas@iilm.edu

Contact- doctoral.somggn@iilm.edu