INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, Calcutta
Fellow
Programme in Management and Related Disciplines
The Programme
The Fellow Programme of the Indian Institute of
Management Calcutta is a full-time doctoral programme in different fields and
related disciplines of Management. The objective of the programme is to prepare
students for careers in teaching and research in Management or in the related
disciplines, and also for positions outside academics, which require advanced
research and analytical capabilities. The fellow program at IIMC focuses on
training outstanding scholars whose teaching and research will advance
management education and practice, and is capable of meeting the continued need
for qualified faculty in leading business schools in India and abroad.
The Institute started the Fellow Programme in 1971 to contribute increasingly to
the body of systematic knowledge in the management sciences, especially in the
Indian context, through the interactive process of teaching and research. Apart
from doing that, the Fellow Programme also serves the needs of government,
industry, financial institutions and development agencies by making available to
them individuals with a high level of research experience.
The student, on completion, is awarded the title "Fellow of the Indian Institute
of Management Calcutta". The Fellow Programme in Management and the Fellow
Programme in the areas related to Management are recognized as being equivalent
to a Ph.D. by the Association of Indian Universities. The Government of India
has also recognized the Fellowship in Management of this Institute as being
equivalent to a Ph.D. degree in management education of a recognized Indian
University.
Specializations
Behavioural Sciences
Economics
Finance & Control
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Management Information Systems
Mathematics for Management
Operations Management
Regional Development
Sociology
Eligibility
The applicant should hold any one of the following
degrees: -
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Post Graduate Degree in Management or equivalent
professional qualification.
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Post Graduate Degree in other discipline.
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology.
Final year students of
Bachelor's/Master's degree (such applicants have to complete all requirements of
obtaining degree by 30th June of the year of joining). The Master degree holders
should acquire at least 55% marks or its equivalent at the Postgraduate level
and at least 50% aggregate marks at the Bachelor's degree level. Applicants
holding Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology must secure First
class/division. All applicants must ensure that they have obtained minimum of
50% aggregate marks in secondary (Std. X) and higher-secondary (Std. XII)
examinations.
Admission
Criteria
All applicants are required to take the
Common Admission Test
(CAT) of the Indian Institutes of Management. Candidates must also
submit a Fellow Programme Application Form to the Fellow Programme Office of the
Institute. This can be obtained on request from the Senior Administrative
Officer (Academic), Fellow Programme Office, Indian Institute of Management
Calcutta by a specified date announced every year.
Those who qualify on the basis of the CAT performance, and who meet the
eligibility criteria stated above, are called for interview around the middle of
April.
A PGDM/PGDCM holder of any of the Indian Institutes of Management who wishes to
enter the Fellow Programme need not take CAT, if her/his cumulative grade point
average (CGPA) is 6.00/9.00 and above or its equivalent. They can apply directly
in the prescribed Fellow Programme Application form. After submission of
application forms, the selection procedure regarding these candidates will be
identical to that of other candidates. If her/his CGPA is less than 6.00/9.00
she/he should take CAT and go through the admission procedure like any other
candidate.
Candidates who have completed their PGDBM from IIMC would be eligible for CAT
waiver (but not the interviews) if they have secured a CGPA of at least 6.5. A
faculty member of the Institute is encouraged to join a different institute for
the purpose of doctoral degree. An internal faculty member will only be admitted
into the Institute's Fellow Programme under compelling circumstances.
NRI/Foreign applicants (without an MBA) wishing to pursue the FP Programme would
have to furnish GMAT scores obtained not earlier than three years from the year
of application, three letters of recommendation, and a write-up on their
research interest (in a suitably designed format). The applicant must indicate
whether he/she would be available for interview. The FRP Committee will review
on a case by case basis whether to short-list the candidate or not. In the event
of the candidate not being available for interview, the selection/rejection will
be on the basis of the Committee and the concerned Groups decisions. The
candidate need not take CAT, but will have to prove that he/she is
residing/resided abroad.
