PhD Admission 2025

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode invites applications for its prestigious PhD Programme in Management.

The applications are invited for the following areas of specialization:

1. Economics

2. Finance, Accounting & Control

3. Humanities and Liberal Arts in Management

4. Information Systems

5. Marketing Management

6. Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources

7. Quantitative Methods & Operations Management

8. Strategic Management

Academic Eligibility

A candidate applying for Ph.D. admission should have one of the following educational qualifications.

1. Post-graduate degree or equivalent in any discipline (including M.A., M.Com., M.E., M.Phil., M.Sc., M.Tech., MBA, MCA, etc.) with at least 55% aggregate (or equivalent)

2. Professional qualification such as CA/ICWA/CS along with a Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate (or equivalent) in the Bachelor’s degree

3. 4-year / 8-semester Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 75% aggregate (or equivalent)

Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD/NC-OBC/EWS categories will be given a relaxation of 5% (or equivalent) in the minimum eligibility marks mentioned above.

Those appearing for the final exams can also apply (However, in the case of CA/ICWA/CS, the applicant should have completed the course when applying to the Ph.D. programme).; however, their final selection will be subject to successful completion of the requirement by June 30, 2025. Their admission will be provisional till they produce the required certificates of qualification by 31 December 2025.
 

Qualifying Examination

Except for those opting for IIMB Test, a candidate applying for Doctoral Programme of IIMK should have a valid test score not older than three years as on the closing date of submission in any of the following tests depending on the area of specialization:

Sr. No.	Area of Specialization	Tests
1	Economics*	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-NET
2	Finance, Accounting and Control	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-JRF (in Management, Economics and Commerce only)
3	Humanities and Liberal Arts in Management	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-NET (preferably in but not restricted to English / Linguistics / Law / Political Science / Psychology / Public Administration / Social Work / Sociology / Comparative Literature)
4	Information Systems	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-JRF, UGC-NET
5	Marketing Management	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-JRF
6	Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources	CAT , GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-JRF
7	Quantitative Methods & Operations Management	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-JRF
8	Strategic Management	CAT , GATE, GMAT, GRE, IIMB Test, UGC-JRF

 

* The candidates applying for the Economics area need to go through a written test by IIMK which will be conducted along with the interview.

Note 1: Applicants opting to take the IIMB Test should choose this option in the application. IIM Bangalore will conduct the IIMB Test. The last date for registering for the IIMB Test is 24 January 2025, and it is scheduled to be held on 02 February 2025. Such candidates should submit their Ph.D. application by 24 January 2025 to enable sharing of data with IIM Bangalore. For more details, please refer https://www.iimb.ac.in/node/11966

Note 2: Candidates holding a PGDM (full-time 2-year program)/MBA degree from any of the IIMs or an Executive PGDM/MBA degree from IIM Kozhikode are exempted from taking the tests mentioned above. However, such candidates must have an overall CGPA of at least 2.67/4.33 or equivalent to a B- (B minus) grade in the PGDM/MBA/IIMK Executive PGDM course.

For more details, please refer to the admission policy

How to apply

Candidates must complete their application through the specified online portal/link of IIMK. Candidates may apply to two academic areas of specialization as part of their application. Such candidates must identify their primary and secondary areas of specialization as part of the application form. The application fee (non-refundable) is ₹1,000 for applying to a single academic area and ₹1,500 for applying to two academic areas, which has to be remitted online through the link provided with the application form.

• Online application will open on – November 22, 2024

• The Last date for submission of Online Application is - January 31, 2025 ( 23:59 Hours )

• Interview dates - April 15 - 19, 2025 (tentative)

• Interview Venue - IIMK Campus

For more information regarding admissions please call on 0495-2809537/381