Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay offers a programme leading to the PhD degree in all areas of management.

Admission to this program is open to individuals from a range of academic disciplines, including engineering, natural science, humanities and the social sciences.

IIT Bombay accepts applications for Ph.D. Programme round the year.

However, they are processed twice a year (i.e. Autumn Semester (July session) and Spring Semester (January session)

Ph.D. Management Admission Criteria 2016-18

Criteria for Preparing the Merit List (Max. marks 100)

The criteria for preparing the Merit List will be as follows

CAT Score : 20 %
Interview (WAT & PI) : 44 %
Profile : 36%

CAT Score :

SJMSOM IIT Bombay will use CAT 2015 score

Personal Appearance (44%) :

SJMSOM IIT Bombay will consider the following weights

Writing Skills (WAT) : 10%
Personal Interview (PI) : 34%

Personal Interview (34%)

SJMSOM IIT Bombay will consider the following weights
Functional Knowledge : 12%
General & Social Awareness : 10%
Communication Skills : 12%

Profile (36%) :

The following weights will be considered for profiling

Academic Profile :23 %
Work experience : 9 %
Extra-curricular Activities : 4 %

1.3.1 For Academic Profile (23%), following will be the weights
10th Standard : 5%
12th Standard : 8%
Under Graduation : 10%

The formula for calculating the weights for academic profile will be as follows:
Birth Category = GN / OBC-NC

Marks/CGPA Range 10th 12th UG
For Marks (in %) >60 – 90 =5 x (X - 60)/30 =8 x (Y - 60)/30 =10 x (Z - 60)/30
For CGPA (of max. 10) >6.5 – 9.5 =5 x (X – 6.5)/3 =8 x (Y – 6.5)/3 =10 x (Z – 6.5)/3

Where X, Y and Z are the marks/ Grades obtained in 10th, 12th and UG respectively.

For marks below 60% and below CGPA of 6.5 – no marks will be given.

For marks above 90% and grades above 9.5, full weights of 5, 8 and 10 will be given.
Birth Category = SC / ST

Marks/CGPA Range 10th 12th UG
For Marks (in %) >55 – 85 =5 x (X - 55)/30 =8 x (Y - 55)/30 =10 x (Z - 55)/30
For CGPA (of max. 10) >6.0 – 9.0 =5 x (X – 6.0)/3 =8 x (Y – 6.0)/3 =10 x (Z – 6.0)/3

Where X, Y and Z are the marks/ Grades obtained in 10th, 12th and UG respectively

For marks below 60% and below CGPA of 6.5 – no marks will be given.

For marks above 85% and grades above 9.0, full weights of 5, 8 and 10 will be given.
The Work Experience (Max. wt. = 9%) will have the following weights based on number of months:*

Months* 1 to 48 49-60 More than 60

Score =(n x 9)/48 = 9 – 2x(n-48)/3 0

Note: * only relevant experience in terms of completed months will be considered; ‘n’ is relevant experience

Extra-curricular Activities (4%)

The extra-curricular activities as pursued from Class 11th standard onwards will have the following weights

% Extra-curricular Activity
4 National Level Winner
3 Inter State Participation / State Level Winner
2 Intra State Participation / Inter-College Winner
1 City Winner

Contact-

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
IIT Bombay, Powai
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076