Admission to Ph.D. Program (2011)
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi

The Doctoral Programme offered at the Faculty of Management Studies has been providing opportunity to undertake pioneering research.  The PhD programme at FMS encourages scholars to engage in original work in different areas and aspects of management, which should, in turn, augment the knowledge and data for teaching and for practical implementation.          

No. of Seats: Total number of annual intake of PhD students shall not exceed 20.  However, FMS may fill only as many seats as suitable candidates are found and availability of supervisors in a given year.

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for admission to the PhD programme, a candidate must have obtained a Master’s/ M. Phil degree of the University of Delhi, or any other recognized University, or any postgraduate degree in an allied subject recognized as equivalent in the subject in which the candidate wishes to pursue a course of research. She/ he must have obtained either a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in the M.Phil degree or a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in the Master’s degree.
Candidates with four year or more than four year Bachelor degree viz. B.Tech or M.B.B.S and with 70% and 60% marks or equivalent grades respectively, who have obtained any national level fellowships are also eligible to apply.

Admission Procedure
 Candidates, except those belonging to the categories listed below, seeking admission to the doctoral programme are required to take the admission test to be held on 5th December 2010. Shortlisted candidates will thereafter be required to fill up the form of the Board of Research Studies (Management) at the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi by 31st January 2011.

Exemption from Admission Test: Candidates exempted from the admission test will be required to apply by submitting the completed form of the Board of Research Studies at the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi by 31st January 2011. The application form should be accompanied with a demand draft of Rs. 250/- drawn in favor of the Registrar, University of Delhi.   

All eligible candidates, including those declared successful in entrance test, will be required to appear for a personal interview for finally being considered for admission to the doctoral programme.

Study leave: Permanent teachers of any recognized University/ College other than University of Delhi and/ or employees of a Research Institute in India having a minimum of three years teaching/ research experience, and candidates sponsored by their employers will be considered for admission to PhD programme only if they obtain study leave for a period of two years to fulfill residency requirements to be considered for enrolment in PhD programme of University of Delhi.

These candidates will, however, be required to appear for the admission test (unless exempted)

For detailed information regarding the eligibility criteria for enrollment to the Doctoral programme of University of Delhi refer to Ordinance VI B of University of Delhi (www.du.ac.in/du/phd_ordinance.pdf).

Candidates Exempted from Admission test
1. Teachers of University of Delhi  holding permanent, temporary or ad-hoc positions and having completed two years of service as teacher in a Department/ Constituent College of University of Delhi.
2. Applicants appearing in final year examination of MBA (FT/ MS/PT/HCA) programmes at FMS, University of Delhi and / or candidates who have successfully completed MBA  FT/MS/PT/HCA) programme from FMS during the last two years.
3. Applicants in receipt of National fellowships such as:

• JRF through UGC/ NET and CSIR/ NET
• Fellowship of CSIR/CAR/CCSR/DBT/DST or from any other recognized Government Institutions/ Organizations
• Rajiv Gandhi Fellowships from UGC

Foreign Nationals: All Foreign nationals seeking admission to PhD (Management) should apply though the office of the Dy. Dean (Foreign Students). Hard copies of the Foreign Students Registry Form along with the requested documents should be sent to Dy. Dean (Foreign Students), Foreign Students Registry Office, C/O Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi – 110 007 (India). There is no NRI/ PIO quota. 

1. Foreign Nationals studying in India are required to write the Entrance Test and appear for the interview, if shortlisted
2. Foreign Nationals with Indian degrees (but are not currently staying in India) are required to submit GMAT scores (minimum score of 650) and Foreign Nationals with foreign degrees are advised to submit GMAT and TOEFL scores. They are, however, required to submit a research proposal, clearly indicating the research objective, methodology and a tentative bibliography.
3. All foreign nationals will also be required to fill the form of the Board of Research Studies (Management), if selected for PhD programme. The BRS (Management) form should be accompanied with a DD of Rs. 250/- in favor of The Registrar, University of Delhi.      
4. If selected for admission to PhD (Management), admission will be granted only after the candidate arrives with a valid Research Visa and registers with the Foreign Students Registry office, University of Delhi.