Ph. D. in Management – Kochi (Department of Management)

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The Doctor of Philosophy in Management, which will be a research degree, offered at DOMK, is designed to stimulate the inquisitive nature of candidates in their pursuit for new insights into the management domain. The programme is structured to allow students adequate flexibility to quench their intellectual curiosity. The broad aim of the programme is:

1) To equip the candidates with the necessary skills that enhance scholarship leading to socially impactful research

2) To enable them to think about alternate causal configuration in a given area of study and to excel in diverse institutional settings, such as universities, industry and think tanks

3) To expose them to the vast volume of knowledge which remains underutilized in the management domain and to aid them in disseminating knowledge to others, inside or outside the classroom, in an effective manner.

The courses offered at the preliminary stage of the programme will make the scholars capable of producing good quality research. The requirements of the proposed programme will be followed as per the guidelines specified by the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham as well as the Faculty of Management. In the initial years, the Department will introduce Ph.D. Level courses (both in full time and part-time mode) that will be offered by Department faculty as appended in the following sections. The maximum number of candidates to be admitted would depend on the seats available, faculty interest and the availability of fellowship.

These courses are designed to create interest among doctoral students in areas such as Economics, Finance, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Health Care Management, Marketing, and Decision Sciences. The Doctoral candidates will have the flexibility of identifying and attending courses offered in other campuses of the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in their research area.

The applications will be screened by the Committee on Postgraduate Programmes (CPGP) and shortlisted applicants will be called for an entrance test followed by an interview. Admission will be based on performance in the written test and personal interview. Both the written exam and the interview are usually conducted on the same day and the results are usually announced within a month time.

Each applicant is required to submit the following:

• Application form duly filled in all aspects,
• His or her degree certificates and grade / mark sheets (self-attested copies),
• A Statement of Purpose (describing his or her research interests), and up to three areas of interest in the order of preference for selecting the major area courses for the Ph.D. Should it be required, the Committee may request additional evidence, such as letters of recommendation, copies of claimed publications, etc.
• Mode of Registration Fee Payment: Online

All the aforementioned documents are to be submitted online.

Should there be any further query, please feel free to write to us, by clearly mentioning the nature of your query on the subject line.

The Ph.D. program at DOMK is structured along globally acknowledged processes. There are 4 significant milestones to be covered as part of the program. These four stages can be completed in a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 8 years. While the part-time scholars are allowed up to a maximum of 8 years to complete their Ph.D, the full-time PhD program requires the scholars to focus on their research and aim to complete their Ph.Ds. in a maximum of 4 years.

All scholars are required to undertake 8 courses of which 4 are core and the rest are electives. The course work is structured over two terms in a year. While the winter term is during December 26^th and January 25^th, the summer term is between May 21^st and June 20^th. These dates are fixed to allow scholars plan their leave in advance and be present in campus. In general, a scholar can aim to complete 3 courses in a term. Below is reproduced the winter and summer terms of recent two terms.

After completion of a minimum of 8 courses, the scholars would move to the second stage of their Ph.D which includes formation of a dissertation committee and writing their comprehensive qualification exam (CQE). The CQE is a 1-month take home exam, which seeks to test the readiness of scholars to take up their thesis research and is designed to assist scholars in narrowing the focus of research. The written exam is followed by an oral viva by the committee members.

The 3rd stage is the proposal defense where the scholars are expected to defend their thesis proposal in an open forum and a special invited external examiner. Subsequent to the successful defense, the scholar can focus on executing their research with constant support from the dissertation committee.