Students at the OBHRM area at IIMU focus on interdisciplinary work on a wide range of socially relevant issues from corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, leadership, and organizational governance to broad societal understandings of ethics, historical sociology, structure and agency, gender issues, and marginalization. Whether studying social inequalities or in philosophical enquiries into the meaning of work, micro, meso, or macro, a fundamental criterion for research work in this area is intellectual rigor.
Faculty with proven research skills from the top research programs in the world offer insights into how to tailor methodological skills to suit the research question at hand. As a department, OBHR at IIMU offers the best set of faculty and students in India that actually focuses on research that matters. As such, this is the best doctoral program if the student's focus is to have a productive and respected academic career in research.
If you are interested in applying to the PhD program in OBHRM at IIMU, we encourage you to go through the profiles of faculty affiliated to the department to understand their respective research areas to gauge an alignment with your own research interests.
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Faculty from OBHR area, in collaboration with faculty from leading global universities, have secured Rs. 2.13 crore in funds from the Ministry of Education under the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) to develop research on Sustainable supply chains, Technology based low-cost solutions in Rural Healthcare, and MSMEs and delivery of services in the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid.
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A 1-year/2-semester master's degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed
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A professional qualification (completed) such as CA (ICAI), ICWA, CS with a Bachelor's degree with at least 60 percent marks.
A 4-year/8-semester Bachelor's degree with equivalent of 75 percent marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed.
These criteria are higher than the minimum threshold suggested by UGC guidelines on "Minimum Standards for Ph.D. admissions" as of November 7th, 2022, to ensure consistency with the minimum eligibility criteria of pre-PhD qualifications for the role of Assistant Professor at IIMs.
The Master's degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification required for IIM PhD eligibility should be: (a) from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956; or (b) recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India or (c) possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE. The Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing Higher Secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
Final year candidates who have not yet completed their respective degrees (Bachelor's or Master's) by the date application is due are eligible to apply for IIM PhD program at IIM Udaipur and can receive provisional acceptance. According to IIM PhD criteria, with their initial application, they must submit a bonafide certificate (on the day of registration) signed by the head of their current department/institution indicating that they have completed all examinations/submissions required for obtaining the degree. No later than December 30th, of the year of application, they must submit the final mark sheets/certificates related to the completion of the degree indicating the minimum cut-off has been met.
Valid CAT/GMAT/GATE/GRE/NET-JRF in relevant discipline. Scores are mandatory for the candidates applying to the OBHRM Area. The validity of the test scores is shown in the table below. It should be noted that the scores should be valid at the time of the application deadline.
Please note that a candidate can apply to only one area. In the case where candidates submit multiple applications in more than one area, the application received on the latest date will be considered and the previous application/applications will be summarily rejected.
Along with the completed application form, the following documents are mandatory:
*Candidates in the final year of the program or awaiting their results can upload the Mark Sheet of the previous term(s)/semester/year.
Scanned copies of all academic mark sheets, certificates, qualifying examination score cards, category certificates, and research proposals must be uploaded, along with the online application form.
**There is no application fee for the PhD program.
For application-related queries please contact- phdadmission@iimu.ac.in or Call- 0294-2477251 (Monday to Friday) 9.00AM to 5.30PM
There shall be 2 stages in the selection process:
Stage 1: Screening of Applications
Stage 2: Personal Interview + Statement of Purpose
After screening of all applicants, only shortlisted applicants shall be called upon in person for Personal Interview.
Applicant will appear before a panel for personal interview.
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