Hey!!! Fellow Programme in Management is the doctoral programme at IIM.

The FPM program prepares students to pursue a career, which requires high scholastic aptitude and academic research. It is primarily designed to help students seek research careers in academia or elsewhere.

The purpose of the interview is to gauge the academic preparation of the candidate for the programme.

It also gives the candidate an opportunity to find out if the programme meets the requirements of the student. The student is not expected to have prepared any research proposal. In addition to interview, Some of the Areas may conduct written test.


Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must possess one of the following qualifications after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent to apply for IIMT’s Doctoral Programme:

1. A Master Degree in any discipline, with at least 55 percent marks, with a Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification with at-least 50 percent marks obtained after a minimum of three years of education.

2. Five year/four year Integrated Master’s Degree Programme in any discipline, with at least 55 percent marks

3. A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS.

4. A 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s degree with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade point average.

AND

Have a score of CAT or GMAT or GATE or GRE or UGC-JRF as applicable. Validity of score: Two years from the date of the test


Relaxation:
Candidates possessing PGDM of IIMs (full time program) with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 out of 4.33 or equivalent will be eligible for applying directly, without again taking a qualifying examination

Important stages in the FPM program

The key stages are

1. First year coursework (FPM Compulsory courses, Area FPM Courses and some recommended PGP course/s)

2. Second year coursework in area of specialization

3. Area comprehensive examination

4. Proposal defense

5. Data collection / Research

6. Thesis seminar

7. Thesis defense