IIM Amritsar PhD Admission 2025: The Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar ) invites applications for admission to the Doctoral (PhD) Program offered in various specialization for the academic year 2025-26. Candidates can apply online. The last date for submitting the completed application form is till February 28, 2025.
PhD Admission 2025. IIT, IIM Applications Date
All the shortlisted candidates need to appear for On-line Research Aptitude Test (RAT) tentatively in March 2025 and should be available for the personal interview in April 2025(tentative).
Specialization Areas in Ph.D. Program: Candidates can apply to the following areas of specialization
(1) Economics
(2) Finance & Accounting
(3) Information Systems
(4) Marketing & Communications
(5) Quantitative Methods & Operations Management
(6) Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management
(7) Strategic Management
PhD Eligibility Criteria
- Master’s degree or Post Graduate Diploma or its equivalent in any discipline with first class OR
- B.Tech. / 4 Years Degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent OR
- Any professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS/CFA- Level-II (USA) with a graduate degree in the relevant subject with minimum 55% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average.
- Those who are appearing for their final year of Master’s / Bachelor’s examination in the current academic year may also apply. However, their admission to the programme will be provisional subject to their successful completion of all requirements for obtaining the relevant degree before 30th June 2022. These candidates are expected to submit their marksheet and degree certificate on or before December 31, 2025. Non-fulfilment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
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PhD Application Process 2025
- Provide the complete and accurate information in the application process.
- You will be asked to upload your recent color photograph (passport size) and qualifying examination’s scorecard (in the PDF format).
- We will be processing the applications as soon as they are submitted on a rolling basis.
- For any admission related query – please write to us: phdadmission@iimamritsar.ac.in
PhD Application Fee
- For SC/ST: Rs 1000/-
- For Differently abled candidates (certified by competent authority): Rs: 1000/-
- For General/OBC/EWS: Rs 1500/-
- Mode of Payment : Through Online mode
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PhD Selection Procedure
Candidates who fulfil the above eligibility criteria and seeking admission into the programme must take the Common Admission Test. Alternatively, those who have taken GATE, GMAT, GRE, JRF (UGC/CSIR) (in the respective specialization) examinations can also apply in the relevant area of specialization. Scores of these examinations (including CAT) taken during the last two years (July, 2023 or after) will be considered valid for the admission process.- The candidates short-listed on the basis of their academic record, performance in the competitive examinations mentioned above, and research interests will be called for a personal interview (including Research Aptitude Test and Written Analysis Test) for final selection in March/April 2025. The successful candidates will receive admission offers by the end of May 2025.
About IIM Amritsar: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar, the 15th IIM established under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development), was founded with the support of the Government of Punjab. IIM Amritsar ranks #47 under the category ‘Management’
IIM Amritsar two-year Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA in Business Analytics (MBA-BA) and Human Resources (MBA-HR), Executive MBA (EMBA), Two-year MSc in Data Science and Management and the Doctoral Program in Business and Management.
