Ph.D (Working Professionals)

Test Scores and its Validity

IIM Shillong will consider valid scores of GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE or JRF (NET) for admission to PhD (WP) program. Valid score need to be entered while filling the application form.

The following categories of candidates are to be exempted from standard tests stated above but will be required to produce two reference letters from senior leadership.

• Graduates of PGP programs (2 year fulltime) of IIMs or reputed institutions with CGPA 6.5 out of 10 or equivalent (minimum 5 years of post PGP experience). OR
• Government employees of Central/ State/ Civil Services/PSUs/Autonomous Bodies with more than 10 years of administrative experience. OR
• Teachers from institutions of higher education with last qualification from a reputed institution and minimum 10 years of teaching experience with proven research acumen. OR
• Individuals with at least 10 years of rich managerial experience from the non-government sector.

Admission Process for PhD Programme (Working Professionals) 2020

Candidates eligible as above, will be shortlisted based on recommendations of the appropriate committee. The shortlisted candidates will be invited for personal interview (and /or written test /video conferencing if necessary) for final selection at a location decided by IIM Shillong.

Programme Duration

The minimum commitment to the programme is 3 years, but candidates are expected to complete the programme in four years and ensure that they complete the requirements of the programme within this stipulated time. In case candidate is not able to complete the programme in four years, they can be given two extensions of 6 months each depending upon their progress.

Curriculum and Course Work

During the coursework, classes will be held in both online and offline mode. Accommodation and fooding charges will be extra if Campus accommodation is available and is availed by a candidate. The on-campus course work will have three modules in the first year and one module in the second year. First year courses will be having 9 credits distributed over three modules named :

• Fundamental Courses in Management – I (Module I)
• Fundamental Courses in Management – II (Module II)
• Fundamental Courses in Managerial Research (Module III)

In the second year there will be 3 credits of course work.Advanced Courses in Managerial Research (Module IV).

Comprehensive Qualifying Examination(CQE)

• After the completion of the requirement the candidate needs to qualify the Comprehensive Qualifying Examination (CQE) to proceed to the second phase of the programme.
• The candidate who do not qualify the exam shall be given a second chance to qualify for the second phase.
• The candidate will be required to obtain an overall CGPA of 2.2 or above for clearing the Course work in (Term I, II and III).
• The core courses must be successfully completed and the CGPA of 2.2 needs to be accumulated in a maximum of two years

Second Year

• After successful completion of the course work the participant will start working on the main research problem of the PhD thesis under the guidance of his/her TSC
• S/he will start preparing a proposal under the guidance of his/her TSC.
• From the second year onwards after successful completion of all the four modules till submission of the draft thesis, the participants are expected to make regular visits. A minimum of four days of visit to the institute in a quarter is mandated.
• The participant must submit progress report forwarded by the TSC chairperson to the programme office every six months.

Third Year Onwards

• The participants are also expected to work towards presenting papers at a conference and/or making publications in research journals approved by the institute.
• The participants will present the draft thesis in an open seminar, called Pre-submission Seminar, after the TSC clears the draft for the same. The draft Thesis will be modified based on comments received from the TSC and the audience of the public seminar.
• The candidate will have to defend the thesis and then submits the duly modified thesis for evaluation. Once evaluated, the candidate will have to defend the Thesis before the examiners to be eligible for the award of the degree.