Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru (IIMB)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Admission to Five-year Fulltime Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree Programme, 2027

Doctoral Programme in Management – IIM Bangalore
Application and Admission Procedure - 2027 Batch

Overall Admission Process to Doctoral Programme at IIM Bangalore

Submit Application Shortlisting* Area Test Technical Interview^# Final Selection
* Economics: All eligible applicants will be required to appear for the Area Test prior to shortlisting.
# Strategy: There is no Area Test. All shortlisted candidates will directly appear for the Technical Interview.
* Public Policy: Shortlisted candidates will first appear for the Area Test, after which a further shortlist will be prepared for the Technical Interview.

The main objectives of the doctoral programme in management at IIM-Bangalore are:

• To provide rigorous training in cutting edge inter-disciplinary management research, and
• To train the next generation of academics that inspire business leaders and policy makers.

The doctoral programme is a five-year full-time programme leading to a Ph.D. degree in management.

Areas of Specializations:
Students enrolled in the doctoral programme can specialize in one of the following ten areas: Duration of the Programme:
Students are expected to complete the doctoral programme within 5 years of registering for the programme.

Eligibility:
Candidates that apply for admission should have either:

• A Master's degree (obtained after completing bachelor’s degree)¹ or,
• A five-year Integrated Master’s degree (obtained after completing higher secondary schooling in 10+2 pattern) in any discipline¹ or,
• A Post Graduate Diploma (2 years)¹
• A Professional qualification such as CA, ICWA, CS² or,
• A four-year or eight-semesters Bachelor's degree³

Note:
The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice followed by the respective university or institution. In case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the respective university or institute. If a university or institute confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
¹ Candidates need to have at least 55 percent marks in the bachelor’s degree, master’s degree(s), and post graduate diploma. This cutoff is 50 percent marks for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.
² Candidates with these professional qualifications should have obtained at least 50 percent marks in their B.Com. or bachelor’s degree. This cutoff is 45 percent for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.
³ Candidates in this category should have obtained at least 6.5 CGPA or equivalent marks. This cutoff is 6.0 CGPA for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.

The above qualification should be from one of the Universities, or other educational institutions, incorporated by an act of the Parliament or State legislature in India; or declared to be deemed as a University under Section3 of UGC Act, 1956, or, recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

• Candidates who are in the final year of the qualifying Programmes that would make them eligible can also apply. (However, in case of CA/ICWA/CS the applicant should have completed the course at the time of applying to the doctoral programme.)
• Such final year candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate (latest by the date of registration to the PhD 2027 programme) from the Principal or Head of the Department or Registrar or Director of the university or institute stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the Master's or Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the marks sheet and the certificate of having passed the Master's or Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal or Registrar of their university or institute.
• The deadline for submission of marks sheet and the certificates is December 31, 2027.
• Please note that those candidates who have applied on the basis of their master's degree will have to meet the 55% marks stipulation, and those who have applied on the basis of their bachelor's degree will have to meet the 65% marks stipulation, or as applicable in the case of candidates from various social categories. Non-fulfillment of these conditions will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.

Application Submission:
The application form for admission to Doctoral Programme 2027, will be available at: https://campus.iimb.ac.in/psp/cssisprd/?cmd=login&languageCd=ENG&
• Application opening date: July 10th, 2026.
• Deadline for submission of fully completed applications: January 25, 2027 (05:00 P.M. IST)

Application Packet:

• Candidates must fill in their application through the online portal listed above.
• Candidates may apply to two areas of specialization as part of their application to the doctoral programme at IIMB. Such candidates will need to identify their primary and secondary areas of specialization as part of the application form.
• Application packet for all areas include the following:
  • Fully completed online application form.
  • Photograph (passport size in JPG or PNG format).
  • Score report (upload scanned copy of GRE, GMAT, GATE, (UGC-CSIR)/JRF NET, CAT), except those using IIMB Test scores for their application.
  • Statement of Purpose (upload document specific to the specialization area of candidate).
  • Mark sheets (upload scanned copy of 10th Standard, 12th Standard, Bachelors and Masters, and relevant Professional Certificates).
  • Category certificate (upload scanned copy, if applicable).
  • Letter of recommendation (ask recommender to complete the online process, do not upload scanned copies).
  • Additional documents (upload scanned copy of relevant document such as resume or research publications, if available).

Application Fee:
The application fee (Non-Refundable) is: If taken, additional fee for IIMB Test will be applicable.

This admission process is applicable for the Doctoral Programme 2027 admissions cycle only.
IIMB reserves the right to change/modify any part of the process, with due notice, at any stage of the admission process.

NOTE: Online GMAT/GRE score is not applicable for PhD 2026 batch.

Contact:
+91 80269 93013, +91 80269 93017
phdadm@iimb.ac.in

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