Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must possess one of the following qualifications to apply for IIMT’s Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programme in Management.
- Master’s Degree in any discipline securing at least 60 percent marks (or equivalent) or a two-year post-graduate diploma securing at least 60 percent marks (or equivalent), in addition to a Bachelor’s degree/equivalent with at least 60 percent (or equivalent) marks obtained after a minimum of three years of education.
- Five-year / four-year Integrated Master’s Degree Programme in any discipline, with at least 60 percent marks (or equivalent).
- A professional qualification like CA / ICWA / CS (with at least 50 percent aggregate marks) along with Bachelor’s degree (with at least 60 percent marks)
- A 4-year / 8-semester Bachelor’s degree with at least 60 percent marks (or equivalent)
Note:
- Five percent Marks relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates
- The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice followed by the respective University/Institution. In the case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the respective University/ institution. If a University/institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
- The Master's degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification should be:
- (a) from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956; or
- (b) recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India or (c) possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE.
AND
- Have a score of GMAT or GATE * or GRE or UGC-JRF or IIMB as applicable.
Validity of score:
- GMAT and GRE last 5 years (January 2019 to December 2023).
- GATE last 3 years (2022 to 2024)
- CAT last 1 year (CAT exam conducted in 2023).
- IIMB Test conducted in November 2023 and January 2024.
| Acceptable Test Scores for DPM 2023 Batch Admission process | |
|---|---|
| Area | Acceptable Test Scores |
| Economics & Public Policy | CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) |
| Finance and Accounting | CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) |
| Information Systems and Analytics | CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test / GATE (computer science, information technology & statistics / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) |
| Marketing | CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) |
| Operations Management and Decision Sciences | CAT / GMAT / GRE/ IIMB Test / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) / GATE* (Mechanical/Production and Industrial/Computer Science) |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) |
| Strategy | CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test / UGC-JRF (Management & Allied Areas) |
Area-wise Allied Area details (UGC-JRF):
| Area | Name of the course |
| Economics & Public Policy |
Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business Economics |
| Environmental Sciences | |
|
Finance and Accounting |
Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business Economics |
| Commerce | |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | |
| Information Systems and Analytics | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
| Computer Science and Applications | |
| Electronic Science | |
| Marketing | Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business Economics |
| Psychology | |
| Sociology | |
| Anthropology | |
| Commerce | |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | |
| Operations Management and Decision Sciences | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Philosophy |
| Psychology | |
| Sociology | |
| Anthropology | |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | |
| Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | |
| Social Work | |
| Women Studies | |
| Human Rights and Duties |
* Note: Candidates appearing for GATE 2024 can also apply. If the Ph.D. admission interviews are held before the GATE results are declared, candidates should bring a copy of their admit card to the interview and the admission offer will be finalized only after receiving the GATE score from the candidate within the stipulated time. If GATE results are declared before the interviews, candidates should email a copy of their scorecard to fpadmission@iimtrichy.ac.in and bring a copy of their score card to the interview. In the online admission form, such candidates can enter 'NA' in the 'Score' column of Section 4.
Degree Qualifications:
The Master's degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification should be:
- (a) from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956; or
- (b) recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
Candidates who are in the final year of their qualifying degree programme that would make them eligible can also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2024 from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar or Director of the university/institute (issued on or before June 15, 2024) stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the Master's/Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification.
Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the Master's / Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute. The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is September 30, 2024. Non-fulfilment of these conditions will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
Reservation:
IIM Tiruchirappalli will follow the Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).
Relaxation:
Candidates with a PGDM (full-time 2-year MBA program) from any of the IIMs or a PGPBM from IIM Tiruchirappalli will be exempted from having to take the eligibility tests (CAT / GRE / GMAT/ GATE/ UGC -JRF) provided the student has a CGPA greater than 2.6/4.33 or equivalent and has obtained the diploma within five years from the year of admission to the DPM program. The candidate will need to record the CGPA obtained in their coursework in the 'Score' column of section 4 of the online form to place their candidature. After submission of the application, the selection process for such a candidate will be identical to that being followed for other candidates.