| School of Business Management,NMIMS University, | | | | committee will consist of : |
| Mumbai,T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal and | | | | • Vice Chancellor, NMIMS University |
| Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, | | | | • Two members nominated by TAPMI & XIME |
| Bangalore have come together to offer a high quality | | | | • Two Ph.D. guides nominated by the VC, NMIMS, |
| Ph.D. programme in Management. | | | | University. |
| The aim of the programmeis to develop a resource | | | | • Registrar, NMIMS (Ex-officio member) |
| for innovative thinking and investigation in management, | | | | • Chairperson (Research & Publications),NMIMS |
| oriented both towards academia and industry. The | | | | University. |
| Ph.D. programme is offered in Business Policy, | | | | Fees |
| Marketing, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, | | | | The fees for the programme are as follows: |
| Human Resources & Behavioral Sciences and | | | | Registration Fee |
| Operations. | | | | (One time) Rs.1,000 |
| The Prospectus and application form will be available | | | | Course Fee |
| at SVKM's NMIMS University, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile | | | | (Annual) Rs. 50,000 |
| Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056 from May 16, 2008 to | | | | Library Deposit |
| June 13, 2008. The last date of receipt of the filled | | | | (Refundable) Rs. 1,000 |
| application form is June 16, 2008. It is also available at | | | | All other incidental costs of travel & stay etc are to be |
| XIME, Bangalore and TAPMI, Manipal campuses. The | | | | borne by the candidates. |
| date of the entrance exam is June 29, 2008.For | | | | Scholarships / Research & Teaching Assistantships: |
| further details please logon to | | | | • Scholarships / Fellowships offered by UGC, |
| Fact Sheet for Reference: | | | | ICSSR, AICTE NDF programme etc to candidates |
| 1) About- Doctoral Programme in Management | | | | qualifying through requisite examinations |
| offered by Consortium of Business School | | | | • One / two teaching / research assistantships |
| SVKM’s NMIMS University, School of Business | | | | each are proposed to be offered by all three |
| Management, Mumbai, Xavier Institute of Management | | | | participating business schools. |
| Education, Bangalore, and T.A. Pai Institute of | | | | 2) About SVKM’s NMIMS University |
| Management Education, Manipal have been offering | | | | In 1981, by the order of the University of Mumbai, |
| post-graduate programmes in Management for the | | | | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies was |
| past several years. Developing a talent base for | | | | established to meet the growing demand for young |
| innovative thinking and research in management & | | | | managers. The parent body, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani |
| related disciplines, both for academic and industry | | | | Mandal was among the first educational trusts to have |
| positions, has been engaging the attention of these | | | | realized this need and further the interests of aspiring |
| institutions for sometime now. | | | | management students and also meet the needs of the |
| Recognizing the acute shortage of Ph.Ds in | | | | challenging world of business. |
| management to serve the academia, research and | | | | Based on the recommendations of the University |
| industry, these three leading Business Schools of India - | | | | Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical |
| SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai | | | | Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, |
| TAPMI, Manipal and | | | | Government of India, has accorded Deemed to be |
| XIME, Bangalorehave come together to offer a high | | | | University Status to NMIMS in January 2003. |
| quality Ph.D programme. This is the first of its kind in | | | | Having experienced the benefits of the Deemed |
| the country where three Business Schools together | | | | University, NMIMS has taken a conscious decision to |
| offer a Ph.D programme. | | | | move towards the concept of Schools and Cells. The |
| Objectives | | | | concept of Schools revolves around the fact that |
| To develop a resource for innovative thinking and | | | | each school has its unique identity and operation like an |
| investigation in management, oriented both towards | | | | academic business unit responsible for its growth. |
| academia and industry. | | | | Based on the discussions and deliberations for the last |
| Scope | | | | couple of months, the concept of schools has come |
| School of Business Management NMIMS University, | | | | into existence from 1st April 2006. |
| Mumbai, XIME, Bangalore & TAPMI, Manipal willjointly | | | | SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT |
| offer the Ph.D. programme in Business Policy, | | | | MUKESH PATEL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Marketing, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, | | | | MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING |
| Human Resources & Behavioral Sciences and | | | | SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND TECHNOLOGY |
| Operations. | | | | MANAGEMENT |
| The policies relating to the Doctoral Programme in | | | | SCHOOL OF DISTANCE LEARNING |
| Management offered by Consortium of Business | | | | BALWANT SHETH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE |
| Schools, introduced from the academic year | | | | SCHOOL OF SCIENCE |
| 2006-2007 are outlined in the ensuing sections. | | | | SCHOOL OF COMMERCE |
| Eligibility | | | | Also, the University has taken an initiative to address |
| A. Qualifications: | | | | the needs of various sectors and launched sectorial |
| The students may be drawn from those with | | | | specific post graduate programmes like MBA (Retail |
| qualifications from any of the streams listed below: | | | | Management), MBA (Pharmaceuticals Management), |
| • Master's degree or equivalent in relevant | | | | MBA (Services Management), MBA (Global Business), |
| disciplines like humanities, social sciences and | | | | MBA (Actuarial Science), MBA (Capital Markets) and |
| commerce, from a recognised university /deemed | | | | MBA (Banking). |
| university / institution recognized by Association of | | | | Quality Assurance |
| Indian Universities (AIU). | | | | The National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
| • Post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration, | | | | (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University |
| considered equivalent to MBA by AIU. | | | | Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited NMIMS |
| B. Minimum Marks Required: | | | | University with Grade 'A' (Score 85-90%) and |
| 55 % marks or equivalent CGPA at PG level | | | | awarded the highest “FIVE STAR” rating. |
| C. Work Experience: | | | | NMIMS has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 |
| A t least 2 years' full time relevant work experience in | | | | Certification by ICL in 2004. |
| executive or supervisory capacity after obtaining | | | | Foreign Linkages :Visualizing the onset of globalisation |
| Master's Degree. | | | | the institute went International and established linkages |
| Selection Process | | | | with a number of foreign universities like, ESSCA, |
| All candidates will be required to go through a | | | | Angers, France; ESSCA, Budapest, Hungary; |
| three-stage selection process: | | | | EUROMED, Marseille, France; Universiti Uttara Malaysia; |
| 1. Candidates have to submit their applications for the | | | | Athens University, Greece; Stockholm University, |
| programme in the prescribed form, along with a | | | | Sweden and Middlesex University, UK. Linkages with |
| two-page 'Statement of Purpose'. Statement of | | | | institutions in South Africa and U.S.A. are on the anvil. |
| purpose should briefly describe the area of research | | | | The Institute has an excellent placement record for |
| interest. | | | | full-time students with 100% placement. Multinational |
| 2. All candidates will be required to appear for a | | | | and national companies from IT, FMCG, Service |
| written Research Aptitude Test. | | | | Sector, Heavy Industry, Banking, Retailing and |
| 3. Candidates short-listed after the written test will be | | | | Advertising visit the campus during the month of |
| invited to make a presentation to a team of experts, | | | | January. |
| based on their 'Statement of Purpose'. The | | | | For more info, please visit |
| presentation will be followed by an interview. | | | | 3) About T.A. Pai Management Institute |
| Structure of the Ph.D. Programme | | | | (TAPAIM),Manipal |
| Stage I : Course Work | | | | The T A Pai Management Institute, popularly known as |
| 1. Candidates without MBA qualifications will need to | | | | TAPMI, is located at Manipal, Udupi district, Karnataka. |
| undertake course work equivalent to MBA first year | | | | Manipal is also known as the “International University |
| at NMIMS, Mumbai, TAPMI, Manipal or XIME, Bangalore | | | | Town” renowned for education and healthcare. It is |
| in classes spread over one year, during the first year | | | | home to a large number of educational institutions for |
| of the Ph.D. programme. | | | | medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, arts and science, |
| 2. Those with MBA qualifications will be given | | | | engineering and technology. Manipal is also known for |
| exemption from the first year if they are declared | | | | its innovative development in banking and financial |
| successful in the waiver test. Those granted waiver | | | | services sector. |
| will have to attend classes for the second year | | | | The Founder of TAPMI, the late Shri T A Pai, had a |
| course-work. For the second year course-work, all | | | | vision to establish a management institute with an |
| classes will be held over the five weeks as follows: | | | | objective to not only strengthen the existing |
| Wednesday - Sunday Venue | | | | educational and health infrastructure in Manipal, but to |
| September 4-7, 2008 NMIMS, Mumbai | | | | provide the much needed impetus to building |
| November 5-9, 2008 XIME, Bangalore | | | | professional management capability in the country. |
| January 7-11, 2009 NMIMS, Mumbai | | | | The T A Pai Management Institute was established in |
| March 04-08, 2009 XIME, Bangalore | | | | 1980, in pursuance of the vision of late Shri T A Pai. |
| May 06-10, 2009 NMIMS, Mumbai | | | | The first batch of about 40 students was inducted in |
| 3. In the second year, candidates will receive instruction | | | | 1984 and a regular two year Post Graduate |
| / have classroom interaction in five compulsory | | | | Programme in Management was commenced. We |
| subjects as follows:a) Management Thought, Theories | | | | induct about 150 students each year to our PGDM |
| & Research (Philosophical Foundations of | | | | Programme now. |
| Management)b) Economic Theories & Research,c) | | | | TAPMI is today among the top 15 B-Schools in India |
| Strategic Management Research,d) Human & | | | | and among the top 50 in Asia. The programmes of |
| Organizational Behaviour Theories & Research,e) | | | | TAPMI have been recognized by its stakeholders as |
| Research Design & Methodology, | | | | being among the best in the country. Continuous |
| • Quantitative Research | | | | improvements and innovations in the curriculum, |
| • Qualitative Research | | | | structure and academic systems, has contributed |
| 4. In addition to above, candidates will have to study | | | | significantly to making TAPMI a preferred centre for |
| their specialisation subjects from the fields of Strategic | | | | management education. |
| Management, Marketing, Economics / Finance, | | | | Over 1,700 alumni of TAPMI are in positions of |
| Systems, Human resources, Operations, and | | | | responsibilities and pride in India and abroad. TAPMI has |
| Entrepreneurship. This shall be a reading paper, which | | | | extended its activities to Bangalore by setting up an |
| will review up to 100 seminal works in the area of | | | | exclusive Centre for Executive Education. A |
| specialization. | | | | week-end and week day Executive MBA |
| 5. In addition to (3) & (4) above, the candidate will be | | | | programmes are being offered as flagship |
| required to write 2 research papers and teach one | | | | programmes besides corporate and other short term |
| course at any of the participating institutions. | | | | programmes. |
| 6. Consistent good grade will have to be maintained in | | | | 4) About Xavier’s Institute of Management & |
| course work, exam and seminar combined for | | | | Entrepreneurship (XIME) Bangalore |
| proceeding to the proposal stage. A candidate has to | | | | XIME in certain ways is a unique institution. It was |
| appear for a re-exam in any paper he may fail in. | | | | started in June 1991 by a group of academics under |
| Failure in more than one paper during the course-work | | | | the leadership of Prof. J. Philip, Former Director of IIM-B. |
| will necessitate re-registration. | | | | The founding group included : Dr. E. Abraham, S.J., the |
| Stage II : Proposal and Candidacy | | | | then Director of XLRI, Prof. J. D. Cherayil, a Former |
| 1. ll candidates will have to submit their research | | | | Senior Professor of IISc and Dr. Fr. Percy Fernandez, |
| proposals within 3 - 6 months after completion of | | | | Director of St. John's Medical College. |
| Stage I. | | | | From its very beginning, it was decided that it would |
| 2. he candidate has to offer a Seminar on the | | | | have no quota, no reservation and no management |
| proposal to a group of Experts (up to 5 nominated | | | | seats. All admissions to the Institute were to be based |
| experts, including the proposed Ph.D. guide) for | | | | solely on merit. In another noteworthy feature, XIME is |
| approval. | | | | one of the leading B-Schools where the percentage of |
| 3. he approval is a qualifier for progressing to the | | | | women students in each batch ranges from 40 to 48 |
| dissertation stage. | | | | every year. |
| Stage III : Dissertation | | | | XIME received AICTE approval to start its full-time |
| 1. The candidate will be required to register formally | | | | PGDBM programme in May 1995. From its very first |
| with a Ph.D. guide at this stage, if he/she has not | | | | batch of graduates in 1997, it enjoyed full placement |
| already done so. The guide will be selected by mutual | | | | featuring some of the best companies of India. |
| consent between the candidate and the faculty | | | | Considering its consistent good performance and |
| concerned. | | | | market standing, AICTE permitted XIME to double its |
| 2. The faculty member chosen as a guide must be | | | | intake capacity to 120 in May 2002. |
| currently listed on the NMIMS list of guides, to be | | | | XIME's beginning in June 1991 was rather modest, and |
| approved by the Ph. D. Committee. | | | | in a leased building. But in January 2002, it moved into |
| 3. All candidates will have to present a progress | | | | its new campus in the heart of Electronics City having |
| review report every three months. | | | | practically all modern facilities. In architecture, facilities |
| 4. Candidates will be required to complete their | | | | and landscaping, it is a beautiful campus. It is located in |
| dissertation within 2-4 years after registration. | | | | a 4.30 acre plot of land. In terms of achievements, |
| 5. Candidates who do not submit their Ph.D. thesis | | | | XIME : |
| within the stipulated period will be required to | | | | • Has had 100 percent placement every year |
| re-register, following the standard re-registration | | | | • Has organized a number of path breaking national |
| procedure. | | | | seminars and workshops, some of which with the |
| Stage IV : Submissions and Evaluation | | | | sponsorship of AICTE |
| 1. All candidates will have to submit the synopsis of | | | | • Organized on behalf of AICTE the first ever |
| their thesis at least six weeks before submission of | | | | Workshop on Accreditation of Management Schools in |
| the final thesis. | | | | November 1995 |
| 2. The Thesis, submitted will be examined by a panel | | | | • In September 2004, XIME received the highest |
| of three members. | | | | level of 5-year accreditation from the National Board |
| 3. The panel of examiners will be selected by the Ph.D. | | | | of Accreditation |
| committee. | | | | The 'E' in XIME stands for Entrepreneurship. It is one of |
| 4. Separate reports from all three examiners will have | | | | its goals to facilitate Entrepreneurship among its |
| to be submitted to the university within three month. | | | | graduates/alumni. In line with its strong belief in |
| Stage V : Viva | | | | networking, XIME offers most of its Seminars |
| 1. The candidates will have to defend their thesis | | | | Workshops in collaboration with industry or |
| through a viva within a reasonable time after receipt of | | | | professional associations. Its campus itself is an |
| all positive reports. The viva will be held by a | | | | excellent example of industry-institute collaboration : Its |
| committee of at the most five members, including the | | | | four main classrooms are donated by industry or by |
| Chairperson (Research & Publications), guide, at least | | | | philanthropic individuals. Its library is funded by the Tata |
| two external member of the examining committee, | | | | Trust and well -appointed auditorium (300 seating |
| and the VC or a faculty nominated by VC. | | | | capacity) funded by the Oberoi Group. Its Executive |
| 2. Final examining committee will be required to submit | | | | Conference Hall is donated by Biocon. |
| its report within two weeks after the viva. | | | | XIME tries to be innovative in many ways. It is perhaps |
| The Ph.D. Committee | | | | the first B-School in the country to offer a one-year |
| The Ph.D. Committee will be a standing committee | | | | Diploma Programme in Construction Management to |
| responsible for formulation of all rules relating to | | | | contribute to the ever-growing need of professional |
| selection of Ph.D. candidates, administration of the Ph.D. | | | | manpower in the construction industry. |
| programme and award of the Ph. D. degrees. The | | | | |