Eligibilty

Admission to the Doctoral programme in Management will be based on an applicant’s past academic record and other criteria as follows:

• The applicant must have completed a Master’s Degree in any discipline viz. Arts, Science, Commerce, Technology, Engineering or Management with a minimum of fifty five (55%) per cent marks or an equivalent grade in a point scale where the grading system is followed. Potential applicants with a Bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply for the PhD programme but they will have to complete additional course work. Amrut Mody School encourages graduates with significant work experience to apply for the doctoral programme. (Bachelors and Master’s degree or equivalent qualification must be from universities recognised by the MHRD / UGC or it must be from a university incorporated by an Act of Central or State legislature in India. For international students, the degree or educational qualification that is obtained from a foreign University should be recognised by the MHRD/UGC as equivalent to a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.)
• The score from any one of the tests viz. CAT / GATE / GMAT / GRE / JRF / UGC-NET is an important requirement for admission consideration to the programme. The final admission to the programme is subject to availability of a valid score from these exams. The validity of the examination scores is considered as prescribed by the respective examination bodies.

Admission Process

• Admission to the Doctoral Programme in Management is based on past academic performance and experience, test scores, research and writing samples and an interview.
• Steps to apply: 
  • Fill out the application form online at https://auris.ahduni.edu.in/adm-ahduni-doctoral.php
  • Attach all the required supporting documents.
  • Confirm your application details.
  • Make a payment of INR 1200/- as application fee via Debit card / Credit card / Net Banking
  • Qualifying applicants will be Short-listed based on merit, the submitted statement of research interest and writing sample. They will be required to appear for an interview.
  • The dates for interviews will be notified in advance
  • For Important Dates, please Click here

Fee Structure

• 100% tuition fee waiver for all full-time PhD students. (Tuition fee waiver will be limited to five years from the date of admission in the PhD programme)
• The tuition fee for part-time doctoral students of Management, Engineering, Physics, and Humanities and Social Sciences is INR 24,000 per semester, and of part-time doctoral students of  Biological and Life Sciences is INR 31,500 per semester.
• For all PhD students, the admission fee (one-time and non-refundable) is INR 15,000.
• For all PhD students, the security deposit (refundable) is INR 15,000.

Financial Support

Ahmedabad University awards full tuition fee waiver and financial support to doctoral students. The financial support could be either University Fellowship, University Assistantship or from sponsored projects. We offer University Assistantship at INR 40,000 per month plus tuition fee waiver and University Fellowship at INR 50,000 per month plus tuition fee waiver.

Policies regarding Design and Conduct of the Doctoral Programmes

For the Doctoral Programme Policy, Click here.

How to Pay Application Fee

Application fee of INR. 1,200 must be paid along with the application by way of Bank Draft drawn in favor of “Ahmedabad University” payable at Ahmedabad.