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ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad PhD Eligibility & Highlights 2025
At the doctoral level, ISB Hyderabad offers full-time, part-time PhD along with a PhD in Economics to the students. All these courses are of four-year duration and have a total fee of INR 5.2 lakh. However, the semester fee of INR 60,000 per semester for all eight semesters can be waived off subject to meeting specific academic requirements (for full-time students). Additionally, there is no fee waiver/ fellowship or stipend for part-time candidates.
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At the doctoral level, ISB Hyderabad offers full-time, part-time PhD programmes along with a PhD in Economics to the students. All these courses are of four-year duration and have a total fee of INR 5.2 lakh. However, the semester fee of INR 60,000 per semester for all eight semesters can be waived off, subject to meeting specific academic requirements (for full-time students). Additionally, there is no fee waiver/ fellowship or stipend for part-time candidates. More details around PhD admission at IBS Hyderabad are tabulated below:
Course Name |
Eligibility |
Selection |
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PhD Full-time/ Part-time |
- Graduation (any stream) with 50% and above aggregate with English as the medium of instruction - PG in Management (full time with specialisation in Marketing/ Finance/ HRM/ Operations from a UGC approved university) with 55% aggregate and above PG (full time) in Economics/ Commerce/ Psychology/ Sociology/ Public Administration/ Statistics/ Maths or similar stream from a recognised university in India/ abroad with 55% aggregate OR - A professional qualification like CFA / CA / CWA / CS with 60% and above aggregate - Must have completed a minimum of 17 years of education (on 10+2+3+2 or 10+2+4+2 basis)
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(GMAT: 500 and above CAT: 60 percentile and above ) - IBS alumni, MPhil degree holders and UGC NET qualified candidates are also exempted from IBSAT Final selection: Aptitude test in research methods + micro presentation + technical interview |
PhD in Economics |
- Graduation with 50% and above aggregate and a PG in Economics or an allied discipline with 55% and above aggregate from a UGC approved university -Must have completed a minimum of 17 years of regular education (on 10+2+3+2 or 10+2+4+2 basis) - Applicants who have completed their UG/PG on a one-time sitting basis or part-time, distance mode or online mode are not eligible for a PhD - Those not meeting the eligibility criteria of English medium at the UG/ PG level must submit TOEFL/ NELT/ IELTS score |
Final selection: Entrance Test + Interview |
Stipend/Fellowship:
- All students admitted into the PhD (FT) will be given a fellowship of INR 25,000 per month
- After passing the PhD qualifying examination, the students are paid a fellowship of INR 35,000 per month till the student defends the thesis proposal
- Stipend of INR 40,000 per month will be paid to the student, after successful defence of their thesis proposal and up to the completion of four years of PhD
- Stipend would be paid for only 48 months (four years) from the date of commencement of the course or till completion of it
- A professional development grant of INR 20,000 per annum is also given to the students for the four years, for attending conferences, workshops and seminars
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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1 Jul '25 | Ph.D. (Jul 2025) Course Commencement |
Dates | Past Events |
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Apr '25 | Ph.D. (Jul 2025) Selection Process - Micro-presentation and interviewTentative |
Mar '25 | Ph.D. (Jul 2025) Last Date to ApplyTentative |
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad Ph.D. Admission 2025: How to Apply?
At the doctoral level, ISB Hyderabad offers full-time, part-time PhD along with a PhD in Economics to the students. All these courses are of four-year duration and have a total fee of INR 5.2 lakh. However, the semester fee of INR 60,000 per semester for all eight semesters can be waived off subject to meeting specific academic requirements (for full-time students). Additionally, there is no fee waiver/ fellowship or stipend for part-time candidates.
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ICFAI University Hyderabad admissions are currently open expect for various courses. Candidates are selected for courses based on their entrance exam scores. Aspirants can apply online on the official website of the university. The applications are open. Interested candidates meeting the eligibilit
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The ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, offers the Ph.D. in one of the most competitive courses, as given below.
The eligibility criteria, along with the cutoff scores needed to join this course, are thus enumerated as follows:
Eligibility Criteria:
Educational Qualification:
Graduation: Any bachelor's d
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Getting admission to the flagship courses offered at ICFAI Hyderabad can be a little bit difficult as it requires students to have good scores in entrance exams. This is not a question for dedicated students who have high chances of admission. Even if the competition seems high, worry not opportunit
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ICFAI Hyderabad rankings 2025 will be updated here once out. A few of the important ICFAI Hyderabad rankings are mentioned below:
Ranking Body | Ranks |
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QS Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia category 2025 | 263 |
QS Asian University Rankings 2025 | 801-850 |
NIRF 2024 under the Law category | 36 |
NIRF 2024 under the Management category | 39 |
India Today 2023 under the University (Private) category | 11 |
NIRF 2023 under the Management category | 40 |
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