Ph.D. Admissions

Prof. Praveen GoyalConvener, Departmental Research Committee

Admissions to the Ph.D. Programme

BITS Pilani is at the forefront of scientific research and Industrial consultancy. The Department of Management is placed in top 500 in the world in the QS subject Ranking 2021 for Business and Management. Research conducted by the faculty and research scholars has played a large part in this achievement. We always look for the candidates who can contribute to take these achievements forward. We offer Ph.D. program in both full-time and part-time mode. A well-organised and systematic approach has been developed for the selection of research scholars. We invite interested candidates from industry and academia to explore our Ph.D. program.

Research Areas

Finance & Accounting
Marketing
Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Information Technology & Technology Management
Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Shortlisting Criteria for Ph.D. Admission 1st Semester 2022-23

Full time candidates

60% or 6.0 CGPA or above in MBA or two year Management Program, Or
Candidates having M.Phil. (Social and Behavioral Sciences) & M.E/M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering Only, Or
Any Higher Degree of BITS Pilani

Part time candidates

60% or 6.0 CGPA or above in MBA or two year Management Program, Or
Recognised One year Residential Executive program, Or
Candidates having M.Phil. (Social and Behavioral Sciences) & M.E/M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering Only, Or
Any Higher Degree of BITS Pilani
The candidate must be working Professional.
5 year of work experience

Aspirant Scheme

A Higher Degree (M.E. / M.Tech. / MBA / M.Phil. / M.Pharm. etc.) of BITS Pilani or its equivalent with a minimum of 60% marks, and
Candidates working in an organisation that collaborates with BITS Pilani through Practice school/ Research/WILP activities, and
Candidate should mandatorily choose a faculty member of BITS Pilani as Supervisor. The co-supervisor however can be from BITS Pilani or the organisation of the candidate, and
Candidate should obtain No Objection Certificate from his/her organisation.

Application Procedure

Admission to the Ph.D. programme is made in both the semesters against the advertisement, available at https://www.bitsadmission.com/phmain.aspx. The candidates have to apply in the prescribed application form. The candidates are advised to mention their research interest area(s) out of the above-mentioned research areas.

Candidates are initially admitted to the programme as a provisional candidate. They need to do the coursework as per the institute norms. After which they must clear the Ph.D. qualifying examination which is conducted every semester for the candidates those have completed their coursework successfully with required valid grade as per the institute norms. After passing the qualifying examination they can submit their research proposal.

Financial Assistance

Full-time Ph.D. scholars admitted into the Ph.D. programme are eligible to be considered for an Institute fellowship of Rs. 31,000/- per month in the first year as per the institute norms. Higher assistantship will be made available in subsequent years. It will be obligatory on the part of every Full time Ph.D. scholar to undertake 8 to 10 hours (per week) of work as assigned to him/her by the institute.

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