IIM Kashipur Ph.D is a 5 years full time residential programme. IIM Kashipur Ph.D covers areas of specializations like Business Communication, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Information Technology & System, Marketing, Operations Management & Decision Sciences, Organizational Behavior & Human resource Management, Public Policy & Strategy. IIM Kashipur Ph.D admission is based on a valid score of GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/JRF(NET)/IIMB Test. IIM Kashipur Ph.D students receive a fellowship of INR 37 K to INR 42 K per month.

IIM Kashipur Ph.D Highlights

Particulars Highlights
Course Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Type Full time, Residential
Duration 5 Years
Areas of Specializations
  • Business Communication
  • Economics
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Information Technology & System
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management & Decision Sciences
  • Organizational Behavior & Human resource Management
  • Public Policy
  • Strategy
Eligibility Criteria
  • A Master's degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 60% marks
  • Five years integrated Master’s Degree Programme in any discipline with at least 60% marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent
  • A professional qualification duly recognized by UGC/AICTE/AIU equivalent to Master’s degree (like CA, CMA, CS) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average
  • 4 years / 8-semester Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech./B. Arch. etc.) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average
Selection Criteria GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/JRF(NET)/IIMB Test
Financial Assistance
  • Fellowship of INR 37 K to INR 42 K per month
  • Contingency grant of Rs. 1.25 Lakhs
  • Conference grant of Rs. 3 Lakhs

IIM Kashipur Ph.D Important Dates 2025

The below table represents the important dates of IIM Kashipur Ph.D admission:

PhD
Last Date to Fill the Application Form  March 31, 2025 (Tentative)
PI April 10, 2025 (Tentative)

IIM Kashipur Ph.D Cutoff

The below table represents the cutoff test score for IIM Kashipur Ph.D admission:

Exams General Category NC-OBC/SC/ST/PWD/EWS
GMAT 610 580
CAT 85 percentile 80 percentile
GRE 310 295
GATE 95 percentile based on (1 – Rank of the candidate/Total participants) 90 percentile based on (1 - Rank of the candidate/Total participants)
IIMB Test 85 percentile 80 percentile
JRF-NET Qualified Qualified

IIM Kashipur Ph.D Application Fee

The below table represents the application fees of IIM Kashipur Ph.D admission:

Particulars 1 Area 2 Areas
GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/JRF(NET) INR 1000 INR 2000
Application Fee + IIMB Test Fee INR 2000 INR 3000

IIM Kashipur PhD Admission Process 

IIM Kashipur Ph.D admission process includes the following stages:

  • Stage 1: Application submission with the stipulated period of time.
  • Stage 2: Shortlisting of the candidates based on their applications submitted. The applications of the candidates are analyzed based on the cut-off set by the institute and past academic records.
  • Stage 3: The shortlisted candidates are then called for the Personal Interview rounds where the panel judges the candidate on the basis of their academic preparation for the applied area. 
  • Stage 4: After all the rounds are complete. The admission committee prepares the final list of candidates for admission.

IIM Kashipur PhD Reservation Policy

The reservation policies as per the Government of India are:

Particulars Reservation
Other Backward Classes- Non-Creamy layer (NC-OBC) 27%
Scheduled Caste (SC) 15%
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 7.5%
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) 10%
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWD) 5%

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IIM Kashipur PhD FAQs

Ques. Does IIM Kashipur provide placement opportunities to PhD scholars?

Ans. IIM Kashipur provides a platform to aspiring students seeking recruitments and jobs by inviting the top firms and conducting various mock interviews and group discussions in order to train the students. The PhD scholars from IIM Kashipur have wonderful placement opportunities.

Read more: IIM Kashipur Placement

Ques. Is the CIS/Summer Internship compulsory for all PhD scholars at IIM Kashipur?

Ans. A scholar needs to undertake a summer internship program at the end of the first-year course work. However, the candidates who have done/completed their PGDM from one of the IIMs with a CGPA of 7 on a 10 point scale/3.0 on a 4.0 point scale or equivalent, are exempted from the first-year course. They will be given admission directly to the second year thus an exemption from CIS/ Summer Internship.

Ques. Does the work experience of a candidate aids his/her IIM Kashipur PhD selection process?

Ans. During the selection process, work experience in an industry or academics in reputed organizations will be given due credit though it is not mandatory. Only the work experience as full-time executives or as management teachers in an organization/institution of repute is considered as valid experience.

Ques. What are the infrastructural facilities offered by IIM Kashipur for its PhD program?

Ans. Free residential accommodation in the hostel is provided to each candidate. The hostel mess run by the student body. The institute has a state-of-art learning resource center that has a collection of more than 7000 printed books and has subscribed to a volume of online books and all the important online journals in the field of Management and other related disciplines. The Institute has 11 Bloomberg terminals.

Ques. How can one contact IIM Kashipur for PhD admission-related queries?

Ans. For any query related to admission or any other issue, one can contact on 7900444091 or 7088270882. One can also visit the campus for face to face discussion at the address given on the official website.