Top B- Schools Unite to Offer Doctoral Programme in Management

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. TheUniversity.
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 andRegistration Fee
Operations.(One time) Rs.1,000
The Prospectus and application form will be availableCourse Fee
at SVKM's NMIMS University, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile(Annual) Rs. 50,000
Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056 from May 16, 2008 toLibrary 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 atAll other incidental costs of travel & stay etc are to be
XIME, Bangalore and TAPMI, Manipal campuses. Theborne by the candidates.
date of the entrance exam is June 29, 2008.ForScholarships / 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 Managementqualifying through requisite examinations
offered by Consortium of Business School• One / two teaching / research assistantships
SVKM’s NMIMS University, School of Businesseach are proposed to be offered by all three
Management, Mumbai, Xavier Institute of Managementparticipating business schools.
Education, Bangalore, and T.A. Pai Institute of2) About SVKM’s NMIMS University
Management Education, Manipal have been offeringIn 1981, by the order of the University of Mumbai,
post-graduate programmes in Management for theNarsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies was
past several years. Developing a talent base forestablished 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 industryMandal was among the first educational trusts to have
positions, has been engaging the attention of theserealized 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 inchallenging world of business.
management to serve the academia, research andBased 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, MumbaiEducation, Ministry of Human Resource Development,
TAPMI, Manipal andGovernment of India, has accorded Deemed to be
XIME, Bangalorehave come together to offer a highUniversity Status to NMIMS in January 2003.
quality Ph.D programme. This is the first of its kind inHaving experienced the benefits of the Deemed
the country where three Business Schools togetherUniversity, NMIMS has taken a conscious decision to
offer a Ph.D programme.move towards the concept of Schools and Cells. The
Objectivesconcept of Schools revolves around the fact that
To develop a resource for innovative thinking andeach school has its unique identity and operation like an
investigation in management, oriented both towardsacademic business unit responsible for its growth.
academia and industry.Based on the discussions and deliberations for the last
Scopecouple 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 willjointlySCHOOL 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 andSCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND TECHNOLOGY
Operations.MANAGEMENT
The policies relating to the Doctoral Programme inSCHOOL OF DISTANCE LEARNING
Management offered by Consortium of BusinessBALWANT SHETH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Schools, introduced from the academic yearSCHOOL OF SCIENCE
2006-2007 are outlined in the ensuing sections.SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
EligibilityAlso, 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 withspecific post graduate programmes like MBA (Retail
qualifications from any of the streams listed below:Management), MBA (Pharmaceuticals Management),
• Master's degree or equivalent in relevantMBA (Services Management), MBA (Global Business),
disciplines like humanities, social sciences andMBA (Actuarial Science), MBA (Capital Markets) and
commerce, from a recognised university /deemedMBA (Banking).
university / institution recognized by Association ofQuality 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 levelawarded 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 inCertification by ICL in 2004.
executive or supervisory capacity after obtainingForeign Linkages :Visualizing the onset of globalisation
Master's Degree.the institute went International and established linkages
Selection Processwith a number of foreign universities like, ESSCA,
All candidates will be required to go through aAngers, France; ESSCA, Budapest, Hungary;
three-stage selection process:EUROMED, Marseille, France; Universiti Uttara Malaysia;
1. Candidates have to submit their applications for theAthens University, Greece; Stockholm University,
programme in the prescribed form, along with aSweden and Middlesex University, UK. Linkages with
two-page 'Statement of Purpose'. Statement ofinstitutions in South Africa and U.S.A. are on the anvil.
purpose should briefly describe the area of researchThe Institute has an excellent placement record for
interest.full-time students with 100% placement. Multinational
2. All candidates will be required to appear for aand 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 beAdvertising visit the campus during the month of
invited to make a presentation to a team of experts,January.
based on their 'Statement of Purpose'. TheFor 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 WorkThe T A Pai Management Institute, popularly known as
1. Candidates without MBA qualifications will need toTAPMI, is located at Manipal, Udupi district, Karnataka.
undertake course work equivalent to MBA first yearManipal is also known as the “International University
at NMIMS, Mumbai, TAPMI, Manipal or XIME, BangaloreTown” renowned for education and healthcare. It is
in classes spread over one year, during the first yearhome 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 givenengineering and technology. Manipal is also known for
exemption from the first year if they are declaredits innovative development in banking and financial
successful in the waiver test. Those granted waiverservices sector.
will have to attend classes for the second yearThe Founder of TAPMI, the late Shri T A Pai, had a
course-work. For the second year course-work, allvision 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 Venueeducational and health infrastructure in Manipal, but to
September 4-7, 2008 NMIMS, Mumbaiprovide the much needed impetus to building
November 5-9, 2008 XIME, Bangaloreprofessional management capability in the country.
January 7-11, 2009 NMIMS, MumbaiThe T A Pai Management Institute was established in
March 04-08, 2009 XIME, Bangalore1980, in pursuance of the vision of late Shri T A Pai.
May 06-10, 2009 NMIMS, MumbaiThe first batch of about 40 students was inducted in
3. In the second year, candidates will receive instruction1984 and a regular two year Post Graduate
/ have classroom interaction in five compulsoryProgramme in Management was commenced. We
subjects as follows:a) Management Thought, Theoriesinduct about 150 students each year to our PGDM
& Research (Philosophical Foundations ofProgramme 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 Researchimprovements and innovations in the curriculum,
• Qualitative Researchstructure and academic systems, has contributed
4. In addition to above, candidates will have to studysignificantly to making TAPMI a preferred centre for
their specialisation subjects from the fields of Strategicmanagement education.
Management, Marketing, Economics / Finance,Over 1,700 alumni of TAPMI are in positions of
Systems, Human resources, Operations, andresponsibilities and pride in India and abroad. TAPMI has
Entrepreneurship. This shall be a reading paper, whichextended its activities to Bangalore by setting up an
will review up to 100 seminal works in the area ofexclusive Centre for Executive Education. A
specialization.week-end and week day Executive MBA
5. In addition to (3) & (4) above, the candidate will beprogrammes are being offered as flagship
required to write 2 research papers and teach oneprogrammes besides corporate and other short term
course at any of the participating institutions.programmes.
6. Consistent good grade will have to be maintained in4) About Xavier’s Institute of Management &
course work, exam and seminar combined forEntrepreneurship (XIME) Bangalore
proceeding to the proposal stage. A candidate has toXIME 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-workthe 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 Candidacythen Director of XLRI, Prof. J. D. Cherayil, a Former
1. ll candidates will have to submit their researchSenior Professor of IISc and Dr. Fr. Percy Fernandez,
proposals within 3 - 6 months after completion ofDirector 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 thehave no quota, no reservation and no management
proposal to a group of Experts (up to 5 nominatedseats. All admissions to the Institute were to be based
experts, including the proposed Ph.D. guide) forsolely 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 thewomen students in each batch ranges from 40 to 48
dissertation stage.every year.
Stage III : DissertationXIME received AICTE approval to start its full-time
1. The candidate will be required to register formallyPGDBM programme in May 1995. From its very first
with a Ph.D. guide at this stage, if he/she has notbatch of graduates in 1997, it enjoyed full placement
already done so. The guide will be selected by mutualfeaturing some of the best companies of India.
consent between the candidate and the facultyConsidering its consistent good performance and
concerned.market standing, AICTE permitted XIME to double its
2. The faculty member chosen as a guide must beintake capacity to 120 in May 2002.
currently listed on the NMIMS list of guides, to beXIME'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 progressits 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 theirand 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. thesisXIME :
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 Evaluationsponsorship 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 ofWorkshop 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 haveits 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 : Vivanetworking, XIME offers most of its Seminars
1. The candidates will have to defend their thesisWorkshops in collaboration with industry or
through a viva within a reasonable time after receipt ofprofessional associations. Its campus itself is an
all positive reports. The viva will be held by aexcellent example of industry-institute collaboration : Its
committee of at the most five members, including thefour main classrooms are donated by industry or by
Chairperson (Research & Publications), guide, at leastphilanthropic 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 submitConference 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. Committeethe first B-School in the country to offer a one-year
The Ph.D. Committee will be a standing committeeDiploma Programme in Construction Management to
responsible for formulation of all rules relating tocontribute 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