The vision of T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal is to lift the standard of management education in India through path-breaking, pioneering research is realized through the PhD program.

Recognized as the Research Center of Manipal University, it encourages interdisciplinary work that leads to new insights and theory.

Its potential research areas include all topics spanning business and management such as Decision Theory, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain, Organization Theory, Organizational Behaviour, Strategy, General Management, etc.

Admission – Ph D

Initiated in 2014, its PhD program is a full-time residential program, with a current enrollment of 11 scholars. It adopts a two-stage process for admitting candidates to its Doctoral Research Program.

One needs to send in a 5 to 7 page (roughly 2500-3000 words) study proposal describing the area of research interest, the broad problem that intend to work on during the doctoral program, and the methodology intend to follow.

Shortlisted candidates are then invited to participate in the next stage of the admission process that is held in Manipal.


Eligibility
A Master’s degree in a Management or related subject as the area of interest, with minimum 60% marks, from a recognized University / Institute in India or abroad.

Diploma must be recognized by AIU.


Program Duration and Coursework
The full-time doctoral program is expected to take at least four years to complete and involves two years of rigorous coursework.

In the first year, doctoral scholars undertake MBA-level courses covering basic topics in management.

Doctoral-level courses pertaining to philosophical foundations of research thought, research methodology, econometrics, writing a research proposal, and area-specific topics are taught in the second year.

In exceptional cases, full-time scholars who possess an MBA or PGDM degree from a reputed institution in India or abroad that is equivalent to its PGDM degree – as deemed so by TAPMI – can be let off from the first year of MBA-level courses and be permitted to directly do their doctoral courses.

The course waiver is not guaranteed to all and is based on the recommendations of the Doctoral Committee upon suitable evaluation.