Note:

• Candidates shortlisted in the respective preliminary rounds (e.g., RAT, Virtual Interview, or any combination of rounds) will be invited for the next stage or the Final On-campus Interview as applicable.
• The Final Interview will be conducted on campus, and the date will be the same for all areas.
• Separate email communication will be sent to shortlisted candidates with detailed instructions, schedule, and venue details.
• For the Decision Sciences area, the RAT Exam will be conducted on campus one day before the Final Interview.

For application-related queries please contact- phdadmission@iimu.ac.in or Call- 0294-2477251 (Monday to Friday - 09:00 A.M. to 05:30 P.M.)

Ph.D. 2027: First Year Ph.D. 2027: Second Year

IIM Udaipur offers Ph.D. in five areas. Please note that a candidate can apply to only one area out of the five areas mentioned below. In the case where candidates submit multiple applications in more than one area, the application received on the latest date will be considered and the previous application/applications will be summarily rejected.

Application Process
Please click on your respective area to know more about the research ecosystem, eligibility criteria, application requirements and selection process for each area.

• Decision Sciences. More details
• Finance & Accounting. More details
• Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management. More details
• Operations Management. More details
• Marketing. More details

**There is an application fee waiver for the Ph.D. program.

A candidate receiving an admission offer from IIM Udaipur and accepting the offer within the stipulated date needs to send along with Offer Acceptance, an Offer Acceptance amount (Commitment Fee) of Rs.25000/- which is refundable after joining the program.

(Note: The above amount will not be refunded in case you are not joining the program)

Eligibility Criteria
Candidates are eligible to apply for the Ph.D. program if they fulfill the following criteria:
A 1-year/2-semester master’s degree program after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree program or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree program after a 3-year bachelor’s degree program or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed. This cutoff is 55 percent marks for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.
or
A five-year Integrated Master’s degree (obtained after completing higher secondary schooling in 10+2 pattern) in any discipline with at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed. This cutoff is 55 percent marks for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.
or
A professional qualification (completed) such as CA (ICAI), ICWA, CS with a Bachelor’s degree with at least 60 percent marks. This cutoff is 55 percent marks for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.
or
A 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s degree with equivalent of 75 percent marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. This cutoff is 70 percent marks for applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories.

These criteria are higher than the minimum threshold suggested by UGC guidelines on “Minimum Standards for Ph.D. admissions” as of November 7th, 2022, to ensure consistency with the minimum eligibility criteria of pre-PhD qualifications for the role of Assistant Professor at IIMs.

The Master’s degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification required for IIM Ph.D. eligibility should be:
(a) from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956; or
(b) recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India or (c) possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE. The Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing Higher Secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

Final year candidates who have not yet completed their respective degrees (Bachelor’s or Master’s) by the date application is due are eligible to apply for IIM Ph.D. program at IIM Udaipur and can receive provisional acceptance. According to IIM PhD criteria, with their initial application, they must submit a bonafide certificate (on the day of registration) signed by the head of their current department/institution indicating that they have completed all examinations/submissions required for obtaining the degree. No later than December 30th, of the year of application, they must submit the final mark sheets/certificates related to the completion of the degree indicating the minimum cut-off has been met.

If only the CGPA is available in place of graduation percentage, it will be converted into equivalent percentage as per the conversion formula/norms provided by the board/university/institution. In case a conversion formula is not provided by the university/ institution, the obtained CGPA computed as the percent of maximum cumulative grade points shall be considered the aggregate percentage.

Note: The Institute will follow the Government of India’s reservation policy for EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PwD.

Valid CAT/GMAT/GRE/NET-JRF (in the relevant discipline) scores are mandatory for candidates applying to the Finance and Accounting and Marketing areas, while valid CAT/GMAT/GRE scores are mandatory, except for UPSC Mains candidates for the OBHRM area. For the Operations Management area, valid CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/CSIR-UGC NET JRF in Mathematical Sciences scores. The validity of the test scores is shown in the table below. It should be noted that the scores should be valid at the time of the application deadline. Admission Policy for International Applicants
Who can apply?

• A foreign national holding a passport other than India will be treated as a “Foreign National” and can apply under the International category.
• An Indian national passport holder will be treated as an “Overseas Candidate” and can apply under International category only if the candidate has resided outside India for a minimum of 18 months in the last 36 months.

Interested applicants may note the following:

• The admission process and conditions of eligibility etc., as they apply to domestic applicants, will also apply to International Applicants.
• The fee payable by the International Applicants is the same as applicable to the domestic candidates.
• Considering the time duration required to apply for a visa for non-Indian origin applicants, IIMU follows a rolling evaluation process for them. Irrespective of the admission cycles, their application would be evaluated within six weeks from the date of their application.