Ph.D. in Management 

at IIM Shillong, Shillong

The application fee for PhD at IIM Shillong is INR 3,000. The programme fee structure is mentioned below:

No, the UGC-NET is not a mandatory entrance exam for IIM Shillong PhD admissions. Aside from UGC-NET, candidates can also appear for the CAT, GRE, GATE or GMAT to qualify for PhD admissions as well. 

Candidates who fulfill certain requirements are not required to appear for any of the aforementioned entrance exams to qualify for IIM Shillong PhD admissions.

IIM Shillong accepts valid scores of GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE or JRF (NET).

The below mentioned category candidates are exempted from appearing for entrance examinations but are required to produce two letter of references from their senior:

• PGP post graduate from IIMs or any other Institute or University featured in the list of Top 50 institutes ranked by NIRF with 6.5 CGPA and minimum 5 years of work experience after post-graduation.

Or

• Candidates with atleast 10 years of managerial work experience.

The only mode of PhD admissions mentioned on the website of IIM Shillong is online mode.

Since the accepted entrance exams for IIM Shillong PhD admissions cannot be applied for in offline mode, candidates can assume that there is no offline mode of application for IIM Shillong PhD admission.

The date of announcement for the IIM Shillong PhD admission results is yet to be revealed. 

However, IIM Shillong states that the date will be scheduled in between the months of April and May in 2026.

Candidates must go to the website of IIM Shillong after April 12th 2026 to stay updated on any news regarding announcement of results.

IM Shillong admission process is conducted in two phases. In the Phase 1, candidates are shortlisted for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). In Phase 2, based on the Past Academic Performance, Performance in GD and PI, Performance in CAT, total work experience, and gender, the final merit list is prepared for offer of admission to the PGP batch. It is the phase 2 which is the deciding factor for any candidate's admission to IIM Shillong.

Candidates who have opted (as per the CAT application) for the IIM Shillong PGP 2024-26 batch are eligible for consideration in Phase 1. The minimum requirement of marks in various sections of CAT for candidates across different categories to be considered for shortlisting for the PI process is tabulated below:

IIM Shillong Executive MBA or PGP Ex Programme is a one year residential programme. The eligibility and selection criteria for the programme is mentioned below:

Yes, admission are open at IIM Shillong. The institute offers PG, doctoral, and executive courses in the field of Management along with its Management Development Programmes (MDPs). The institute accepts national entrance exams like CAT, WE-MAT,  GMAT, and others.

In this current year 2023 IIM shillong the highest package stood at 71.30 Lacs per annum and the average package stood at 26.96 Lacs per annum with the hike of 16.70 percent in annual CTC than the previous year IT and analytics domain offered the highest package in IIM shillong

Indian Institute of Management Shillong is accredited by AACSB, EFMD Global and Business Graduated Associaion. IIM Shillong is ranked 38th in the Management category by the NIRF 2025. IIM Shillong offers PG, doctoral, and executive courses in the field of Management along with its Management Development Programmes (MDPs). PGPM is a popular programme offered at the institute. The institute is collaborated with international and national organisations.