PhD at Amrut Mody School of Management

Yes, candidates can also register for a part-time doctoral programme.

The Tuition Fee for part-time doctoral students of Management is INR 24,000 per semester.

However, the course requirements will remain the same as for full-time students. There is no provision for online classes for doctoral candidates. They must complete the course credits by attending the classes in person.

As soon as the student joins the programme, the Programme Chair will appoint a faculty mentor in consultation with the School Dean, considering the student's interests. The mentor will help the candidate select courses for study, suggest additional course requirements to broaden the area of research, and provide guidance in preparing for the comprehensive examination. In the AMSOM, the Area Coordinator in which the student is enrolled will be the mentor.

After clearing the comprehensive exam, the student will select a dissertation advisor and two to three members of the dissertation advisory committee (DAC) based on mutual discussion with the faculty. The dissertation supervisor will chair the DAC.

University Fellowship/Assistantships are usually awarded to students for a maximum of four years, subject to satisfactory academic performance. The student must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.0 at the end of two consecutive semesters to continue the fellowship/assistantship each year.

Ahmedabad University awards full tuition fee waivers and financial support to full-time doctoral students. The financial support could be a University Fellowship, University Assistantship, or fellowship from sponsored projects. Presently, the University Assistantship is INR 40,000 plus a tuition fee waiver, and the University Fellowship is INR 50,000 plus a tuition fee waiver.

Generally, completing the programme requirements and getting a degree takes 4-5 years. The student will have up to 10 years (including any academic leave) from joining to complete all academic requirements related to the doctoral programme.

Yes, hostel facilities are available for Ahmedabad University students. For more information, please visit the webpage.

The PET will consist of two parts. Part -1 will have 30 quantitative reasoning/numerical ability MCQs and will be 30 minutes long. This is similar to any standardised test question like (GRE, GMAT, etc.). Part-2 will be essay-type questions that do not require domain knowledge (except for the Economics Area). Applicants will answer two out of three questions, which will be 60 minutes long.

Those who have applied for the Economics Area will have a different Part-2 of the PET, in which they will answer three out of four questions in 90 minutes. Please note that answering these questions will require you to have basic economics domain knowledge. Part-1 of the PET would be the same as mentioned above.

Parts 1 and 2 of the PET will be followed by personal interaction (interview) on the same day or the next day.

Applicants with national-level fellowships/test scorecards, such as UGC-NET, CAT, GMAT, GATE, GRE, etc., may be exempted if they have a high score and, if shortlisted, will be required to appear directly for personal interaction (interview).

In the form, applicants can choose up to three preferences. However, if the applicant has only one or two preferences, then they can choose “not applicable” under the other(s). The applicant’s SOP answer must align with the preferred areas.