Dear Aspirants,

Welcome to the Executive PhD program at IIM Udaipur. At IIM Udaipur, we place a strong emphasis on research excellence. Our institute ranks 4th in India according to the UT Dallas methodology for ranking business school research. Despite being established only in 2011, IIM Udaipur has already achieved significant milestones in business school scholarship, owing mainly to our exceptional faculty and their research contributions.

As EPhD students within this academic ecosystem, you will have the invaluable opportunity to learn directly from our research-active faculty. This experience and the rigour of the EPhD Program will facilitate your development into a scholarly researcher with the potential for active contributions on the global stage. I encourage you to maximize your learning experience in our three-year-long EPhD program by engaging closely with our faculty and rigorously pursuing the goals set in the EPhD program.

The EPhD Program at IIM Udaipur encompasses various opportunities that support your overall development as a scholar. A few of these are:

• International immersion: In-Person and Online Immersion with the Fox School of Business, Temple University. All EPhD students can spend 9 days at Philadelphia for an in-person immersion at the Fox School and an online immersion of 2 weeks with the Fox school faculty, which will enrich their research perspectives and enhance scope of networking with global faculty.
• Incentive For Publication: EPhD students will get incentives for publications which can help lower the overall cost towards the Program.
• Comprehensive Program Structure: Key program components like foundational courses, methodology courses, Area specific core and elective courses, research projects, and international immersion makes the Program comprehensive in nature. This aims at overall development of the EPhD students towards becoming global scholars.

The EPhD program at IIM Udaipur is tailored for contemplative senior executives aiming to propel their careers in management or consulting by engaging in rigorous applied research with a practical focus. Further, graduates of this program would use their research to influence management practices across industry and academia both via teaching and research that enables the publication of case studies and top-tier academic papers.

Best Regards,

Prof. Probal Mojumder
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Chairperson, PhD Programs
IIM Udaipur