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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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IBS Hyderabad PhD Admission Dates 2025
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 | Past Events |
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1 Jul '25 | Ph.D. (Jul 2025) Course Commencement |
Apr '25 | Ph.D. (Jul 2025) Selection Process - Micro-presentation and interviewTentative |
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