PhD - Management Sciences

PhDanagement sciences will be knowledgeable, professional researchers, and able to use theory and research tools to address and solve complex business problems. The PhD Management Sciences degree program’s objectives are:

Study the doctoral-level courses in management sciences and develop an understanding of research work in management sciences and related fields.
Fulfil the academic as well as professional requirements in the discipline of management sciences.
Impart higher education and training to conduct research work in different areas of management sciences.
Provide qualified and trained manpower for teaching and research at the university level.
Produce professionals with advanced concepts in management sciences and related fields to undertake research programs and execute research projects of national and international importance.

Eligibility criteria for admission to a PhD program in management sciences are mentioned below.

Must qualify GRE-Subject/GAT-Subject/IMS Graduate Admission Test (I-GAT) as per HEC requirement and IMS procedures.
MS (with research)/M.Phil. (Areas related to Management Sciences) 18 years degree from a chartered institute with minimum CGPA 3.0.
MS with research or M.Phil. Degree in related disciplines. However, such candidates will need to complete deficiencies or prerequisite determined by the PhD Admission Committee.

The minimum duration for completion of PhD degree is three years and maximum duration is eight years.

After the PhD course work and passing the comprehensive examination (as per HEC rules) the student shall be evaluated for the qualifying for the candidacy of research for the PhD program by the qualifying evaluation procedure of the IMS. For successful completion of the PhD degree, scholar should fulfill the requirement

Successful completion of PhD course work.
Qualifying the comprehensive examination.
Successful defense of the research proposal/synopsis.
Paper publishing requirement would be as per HEC rule.
Successful defense of PhD thesis.
Other minimum requirements set by IMS / HEC.

Road Map

PhD program requires a minimum 18 credit hours of course work and at least 12 credit hours of research work. The distribution of the total credit hours is strictly according to the HEC criteria. Program structure and semester wise break up of credit hours is as follows (see Table 1).

Table 1

	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
Need Based Elective (NBE)*	3	9
Related To Research Work (RRW)**	3	9
Thesis		12
Total Credit Hours		30

Specialization is offered in different disciplines depending on the availability of the expertise and as prescribed by HEC. PhD course work credit hours may be implemented via selection of a particular mode of course execution from the various available approaches including guided, taught, seminar and independent research.

Table 2

Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester - 1
Need Based Elective	3
Need Based Elective	3
Need Based Elective	3
Semester - 2
Research Related Work	3
Research Related Work	3
Research Related Work	3
Total	18

The following are the 4 groups of elective courses:

No.	Course Title
	HRM Specialization
1	HR Strategy
2	HR Training and Development
3	Organization Development
	Marketing Specialization
1	Brand Strategy
2	Seminar in Strategic Management
3	Strategic Marketing
4	Product Innovation
	Finance Specialization
1	Corporate Finance
2	International Financial Markets
3	Corporate Control and Capital structure
	Management Specialization
1	Integrated Management System
2	Leadership Theory and Management
3	Contemporary issues in Management
4	Strategic Management
	Research Related Courses
1	Advance Research Methodology
2	Research Workshop
3	Qualitative Research Methods
4	Statistical Inference
5	Writing a Research Dissertation

PHD – Fee Structure

Total Fee	Rs. 655,000/-
Admission fee	Rs. 20,000/-
Registration fee	Rs. 20,000/-
Miscellaneous Charges (Per semester)	Rs. 10,000/-
Tuition Fee (Per credit Hour)	Rs. 18,500/-
If enrolled in 03 courses totaling 09 CrHrs, the total tuition fee for the semester fee will be	Rs. 116,500/-