IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admission 2026. Application Date Extended

IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admission 2026: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A) opened applications for PhD Admission 2026 -27 Batch. Candidates can apply Online. The last date to apply is Jan 21, 2026. The extended Date to Apply is Jan 31, 2026.

Candidates can apply online in various programme like (1) Agriculture (2) Economics (3) Finance & Accounting (4) Human Resource Management (5) Information Systems (6) Innovation and Management in Education (7) Marketing (8) Operations & Decision Sciences (9) Organizational Behavior (10) Public Systems and (11) Strategy.

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Financial Assistance: The details of monthly subsistence allowance are as follows:

PhD Eligibility Criteria – Candidates must possess-

• A Master’s Degree or Two-year Post Graduate Diploma (obtained after completing a bachelor’s degree with 55% marks or equivalent) or a 5-year Integrated Master’s Degree (received after completing higher secondary school in the 10+2 pattern) in any field with 55% marks or equivalent.
  (OR)
  Professional qualification – CA, CS, CMA (with a minimum of 50% marks) in addition to a bachelor’s degree (with at least 55% marks). (OR) A four-year / eight-semester Bachelor’s degree with a minimum CGPA of 6.5/10 or comparable grades.
• Note that the Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree or equivalent qualification should be 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 be recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India; or possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE.
• Candidates in their last year of a Master’s/ Bachelor’s programme that would qualify them to apply may also apply.
  Such candidates, if selected, will only be allowed to join the programme provisionally if they submit a certificate by May 31, 2024, from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar or Director of the university/institute (issued on or before May 31, 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.

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IIM Selection Process

Candidates applying to the Doctoral Programme are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) or a standard test instead of CAT.  For NRIs and Foreign students, this standard test is the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). 

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Different areas of high levels of specialization of IIMA have specified different standard tests that candidates applying to the Doctoral Programme in their areas of high levels of specialization can take instead of CAT. These standard tests are given in the following table: 

How to Apply: An application fee of Rs. 500/- (Rs. 250/- for reserved category candidates) can be paid through IIMA’s payment gateway. The last date for submitting the application is January 21, 2026 till 5:00 PM.The Extended date to submitting the application is January 31, 2026 till 5:00 PM.

About IIM Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) established after IIM Calcutta.

It is the 2nd oldest IIM and was established in 1961 as an autonomous Institution by the active collaboration of the government of India, government of Gujarat, and industry—no #1 Business School in India by NIRF Ranking 2025. 

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