Ph.D. in Management 

at SBM NMIMS Mumbai, Vile Parle West

No, NMIMS School of Business Management PhD admission is completely entrance-based and depends upon candidates' performance in the entrance tests, conducted by the institute. The entrance test consists of two sections including NMIMS Written Research Ability Test and Critique a Research Manuscript (subject-specific written test). The final selection is based on marks secured in the Personal Interview (PI) round. NMIMS School of Business also accepts UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/ GATE/ Teacher Fellowship examinations, etc. 

Yes,  NMIMS School of Business Management offers a PhD course in the field of Management for a minimum duration of four years and a maximum of six years. For NMIMS SBM Mumbai PhD admission, candidates need to pass the admission test conducted by the University. The selection process for SBM NMIMS Mumbai for the PhD course is two level process including a written Research Ability Test and a Critique of a Research Manuscript (subject-specific written test).

Candidates seeking admission to the NMIMS School of Business Management PhD course must have passed a Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with a minimum aggregate of 55% or its equivalent. Executive PhD (Working Executives /Teaching faculty) will require at least 5 years of full-time work experience. Candidates appearing or awaiting for final year result are not eligible to apply.

For PhD course admission at NMIMS Mumbai students are required to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. In order to get admission to PhD course at NMIMS Mumbai students are required to pass post graduation with 55% total in the respective stream from a recognised board. This is a mandatory step to qualify before applying for NMIMS Mumbai PhD admission.  

Yes, NMIMS Mumbai offers doctoral-level PhD course for a duration ranges between three to four years. This course is offered across six domains of research areas. The total seat intake for PhD at NMIMS Mumbai is 170. Given below is the list of all PhD programmes offered by NMIMS along with their seat intake: 

NMIMS School of Business Management offers admission to PhD course based on an admission test. The test evaluates the students on general aptitude through a GMAT style examination followed by a subject-specifc essay type written test. Candidates must score a minimum of 50% in the exam to process to the interview stage. The final selection is done based on all the selection rounds.

NMIMS Mumbai PhD fee for all the years of course ranges between INR 3.76Lacs- INR 7.5 lakh. This is a tuition fee, which is valid for all the PhD specialisations. However, this fee is taken from unofficial sources and hence, is indicative. Students are requested to visit the official website to get more details on the NMIMS Mumbai PhD fee. There might be other fee components that are required to pay by the candidates at the time of admission. 

MBA Tech highest and average package in 2025 was 27 LPA and 11.5 LPA. For BDes, highest and average salary was 26.4 LPA and 10.44 LPA. The highest and average package offered to BCom Hons students in 2025 was 22.55 LPA and 7.26 LPA. 

Take a look at the table below depicting the NMIMS Mumbai placement package for 2024:

NMIMS Navi Mumbai has yet to release its overall average package. However, it has released its school wise placement report for 2025. See the table below to know more about the average package recorded during NMIMS Navi Mumbai placements 2025:

No, NMIMS Bangalore does not accept CAT scores for admission to its MBA course. Students seeking to get admission in the MBA programme offered at the institute must appear for the NMAT exam conducted by GMAC. Aspirants can visit the official website of the institute to apply for the MBA course by registering themselves on the admission portal, Students should note that appearing for NMAT is mandatory for NMIMS Bangalore MBA admission.