SPJIMR FPM Admission 2026 : The S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research Mumbai (SPJIMR Mumbai) opened applications for its FPM Programme for admission into 2026 batch, FPM programme is approved by AICTE Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a doctoral-level programme (PhD Programme) is a 4 year residential Programme.

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FPM Programme Structure:

The programme structure is designed to develop academic researchers and thought leaders of the highest global standards who are keen to address real-life business problems through their research. The overall length of the programme is ideally between four and five years.

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SPJIMR’s FPM Programme offers opportunity of Research in the following areas:

Finance , Accounting & Economics
Supply Chain & Operations Management
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Strategic Management
Marketing Management
Information Management & Analytics.

The programme phases include:

Years 1 & 2: Essential coursework for the qualifying exam

Years 2 & 3: Teaching immersion or Case study writing

Years 2, 3 & 4: Guide Allocation process and Doctoral thesis that includes proposal submission, defence and registration. Progress review, pre-synopsis, synopsis and thesis submission

FPM Full-time at SPJIMR is a fully-funded residential programme. Every scholar admitted to the full-time programme receives a stipend for the first four years of the programme.

Every participant admitted as a full-time scholar receives a stipend for the first four years of the programme.

During the coursework phase: Rs. 40,000 per month
Post-clearing the qualifying exam: Rs. 42,000 per month
Post successful defence of proposal: Rs. 45,000 per month.

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Apart from the above the programme has various Financial Supports in the form of Contingency Grants, Conference Grants , Research Grants.

FPM Application fee: Rs. 1,000 (non-refundable), payable via credit/debit card or net banking.

FPM ~ PhD Eligibility

First-class Master’s degree, or an integrated first-class Master’s degree in any discipline, or professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA, or CS, with a minimum of 60% marks.
Candidates without work experience can apply if they have the motivation and background to pursue a rigorous research programme.
Candidates with significant work experience (over ten years) are also welcome as long as they have the motivation and background to pursue a rigorous research programme.
Application requirements include:
– Valid score in CAT / GMAT / GRE / GATE / ATMA / UGC-NET / UGC-JRF.
– Statement of purpose (SOP) outlining motivation for pursuing the programme.
– Indication and elaboration of research interests.
– Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from an academic referee.

SPJIMR FPM ~ PhD Application process

Details to be submitted with the application form:
Academic grades for class X, XII, Graduate and Postgraduate Degree.
A Statement of Purpose (SOP) stating the motivation to pursue the programme.
An indication and elaboration of Research interests (Research Proposal).
Three letters of recommendation, including at least one academic recommendation.
The application processing fee of INR 1000 is to be paid through credit card/debit card or net banking. This application fee is non-refundable.

SPJIMR FPM Selection process: The FPM selection process at SPJIMR encourages bright aspirants with the right fit and motivation to join the programme.

The process begins with reviewing the application forms and Research Proposal.
The shortlisting panel considers academic qualifications, work experience, profile, motivation, recommendations and fit with the institute’s research profile and its mission.
The shortlisted applicants go through a two-stage interview process – Research Aptitude Test (RAT) and Personal Interviews.
The Research Aptitude Test consists of two parts – General Aptitude and Research Aptitude.
Our distinguished panel conducts the Personal Interviews.
Provisional admission letters are issued to the selected candidates.

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About SPJIMR Mumbai: S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), established in 1981 in Mumbai. As per NIRF Ranking 2025, SPJIMR Ranked 4th in Private and 20th in all over India. SPJIMR holds the international ‘triple crown’ of accreditations from EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA.