Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

The Doctoral Programme in Management (PhD) is a full-time programme of the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur (IIMS). Minimum duration of the programme for students who gain admission (into PhD) with B.Tech degree is 4 years. For all other candidates the minimum duration is 3 years. It has a maximum duration of five years. Students are expected to complete the programme within 5 years. On case to case basis (upon the recommendations of supervisor / TAC Chairperson) a candidate may be given extension (without stipend) beyond 5 years for another 1 year. 

The PhD programme at IIMS encourages innovative and inter-disciplinary research in all areas of business management. The PhD programme at IIM Sirmaur provides world-class training in all areas of business management to enable students to undertake high-quality research. It creates a group of committed and qualified individuals to create and disseminate new knowledge in all areas of business management, thereby influencing management thought and practice. Through the PhD programme, IIM Sirmaur is making all out efforts to meet the growing needs of academic institutions in India and abroad for quality management teachers.

PhD at IIM Sirmaur adheres to the values of Academic integrity, Rigour in training and research and belief in multidisciplinary approach

Scholarship

IIM Sirmaur full time PhD scholars are offered various financial supports and stipends to complete the programme hassle free:

Stipend: Full time PhD Students will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 30,000 excluding House Rent Allowance (HRA) of Rs 5,000. After clearing the CQE, the monthly stipend will be revised to Rs.35,000 till the end of their fourth year in the programme. The stipend is in addition to tuition fee waiver, books and materials, insurance and other contingency expenses. The support can be extended for six months for a maximum of two times thereafter with the concurrence of the TAC and the DPR Committee. If extended two times, stipend will be paid till 31st May of the student’s fifth year.

Contingency Grant: Contingency Grant of Rs 30,000 per year is allowed on a reimbursement basis for purchase of hardware, software, books, databases, data collection expenses, conference expenses and any other items directly related to the programme for a maximum of 4 years. Any unspent money of the Contingency Grant in one year can be carried forward to future period, as long as the student is registered in the programme.

Conference Grant: Conference Grant will be available to PhD students from June of their second year. PhD students can avail the conference grant for paper presentation provided the grant request should be recommended by the student’s faculty mentor (before TAC formation) or TAC Chairperson (after TAC formation) and will be finally approved by the DPR Chairperson. National conference grant is Rs 60,000 for the duration of the programme. International conference grant is Rs 2,50,000 for 2 international conferences that a PhD student can attend during the course of the programme.

IIM Sirmaur launched the 5 year full time PhD programme with the rigour and training at par with premier business schools in India and abroad. The objective of the programme is to train research scholars in a way that they become experts in their area through intensive teaching and research. 

Minimum duration of the programme for students who gain admission (into PhD) with B.Tech degree is 4 years. For all other candidates the minimum duration is 3 years. It has a maximum duration of five years. Students are expected to complete the programme within 5 years. On case to case basis (upon the recommendations of supervisor / TAC Chairperson) a candidate may be given extension (without stipend) beyond 5 years for another 1 year.

IIM Sirmaur uses the concept of credit to define the weightage of courses in the curriculum. Courses are listed as one, two or three-credit courses depending upon the indicative workload for each course. Generally, a three-credit course involves about 140 hours of work, of which nearly 25% is in the classroom and the rest outside the classroom in the form of preparation and assignments.
The PhD programme starts with coursework and then comes the stage of research. PhD students will pursue the first year of the coursework along with MBA students of IIMS. In the second year, they would be required to study PhD compulsory courses, area compulsory courses based on the student’s area of specialization and other elective courses.
During the first two years, the student undertakes rigorous coursework in overall management courses as well as area courses. This is interspersed with a summer research project for a period of 8-10 weeks. At the end of course work stage, a Comprehensive Qualifying Examination (CQE) will be conducted. On successfully clearing the CQE, students will go to the research stage by submitting and defending their research proposal. After writing the thesis based on the research proposal, students will submit the thesis for evaluation and publicly defend it.

Interested candidates for IIM Sirmaur PhD admission will have to apply online at the IIM Sirmaur website. Candidates can fill-up the application form online. 

The admission process at IIM Sirmaur for the PhD programme is carried out over various stages as below:

Fill a detailed application form and submit within a stipulated date 
Only those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for preparing the shortlist for PIs. The shortlisted candidates will be informed by email.
Candidates who accept the email invitation for PI will be called for interviews. All the candidates called for PI will have to attend the complete process In case a candidate has applied for two areas of specialization, he/she has to attend the interview for each Area.
Candidates who appear for the PI will be considered for final selection 
Admission offers will be sent to the successful candidates. The selected candidates will receive a provisional admission offer from IIM Sirmaur by email. 

Step by Step process to apply for IIM Sirmaur PhD admission is as below:

Interested candidates will have to apply online 
A candidate can apply for a maximum of two areas of specialization.
Required documents to be uploaded with the application form are - Copy of the latest exam score certificate; Attested copy of all academic mark-sheets/certificates and Degree of Graduation/ Post Graduation; Caste certificate (if applicable); DAP certificate (if applicable); Documents related to the work experience (if applicable); Documents related to research/academic output (if applicable)