Ph.D. in Management 

at SoM, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar

School of Management, PDEU selects candidates for PhD programme based on Written Aptitude Test conducted by the school. WAT shall consist of 50% weightage on research methodology and 50% weightage on subject specific questions. Aspirants with 50% or more in WAT are further required to appear for personal interview or viva-voce. 70% weightage is given to entrance test and 30% to performance of the aspirants in the personal interview round for admission.

Candidates who have passed a master's degree or a professional degree equivalent to it with at least 55% aggregate or its equivalent can apply for the PhD course at School of Management, PDEU. There is a relaxation of 5% in the aggregate for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / differently-abled candidates & other categories of candidates as per the decisions of the Commission from time to time.

For PhD in Management, MBA/ MTech/ ME/ ACA/ AIC/ WA/ ACS level or its equivalent as recognised by UGC / AICTE in appropriate area is required.

The 2024 placement session of PDEU (formerly known as PDPU) concluded with 90% of the BTech students placed. Over 175 companies participated in the recruitment process and more than 550 BTech students got offers. The highest package stood at INR 42 LPA and the PDPU average package offered was INR 7.50 LPA. Google, Amazon, and ITC Limited were some of the prominent companies that participated in Pandit Deendayal Energy University placements 2024. The institute has also released the 2024 placement details for  MBA courses. As per the report, 100% of MBA students were placed and the median package offered to MBA students was INR 8.50 LPA. Further, the average package for MBA batch 2024 stood at INR 8.50 LPA.

The highest package offered to the 2024 passing out MBA batch was INR 24.1 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered during the 2023 placements was INR 21 LPA. From 2022 to 2024, the highest package has been fluctuating. The following table represents the School of Management Pandit Deendayal Energy University highest package trends:

According to unofficial sources, School of Management Pandit Deendayal Energy University alumni primarily work in the Consulting sector with a 22% share. The table below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Finance, Education, and Marketing.

School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Energy University does not offer direct admission to MBA and PhD courses. The school considers CAT, XAT or NMAT scores for admission to MBA programme. The selection to PhD course is based on a Written Aptitude Test conducted by the school. Aspirants can directly come for interview after submitting applications for Executive MBA for admission.

School of Management, PDEU offers admission to MBA and PhD courses based on entrance-exam scores. The school considers CAT, XAT or NMAT scores for admission to MBA course and Written Aptitude Test for PhD programme. The selection for Executive MBA is based is merit-based. Selected candidates have to further pass a personal interview round for admission.

The overall SoM Pandit Deendayal Energy University average package for the academic year 2023-24 stood at INR 9.30 LPA. The same has been presented below:

The following table depicts the School of Management Pandit Deendayal Energy University placement package for past three years:

Yes, the School of Management PDEU has The Corporate Relations and Placement Cell that helps in connecting companies. It manages the entire process of placement starting from identifying the organizations, inviting them to the campus, providing them all information, helping students prepare, coordinating logistics during the placement week, and taking care of follow-ups.