Ph.D

TAPMI Manipal offers a full-time doctoral level PhD programme The course duration for this programme is of four years. Under this programme, the institute offers fellowships to its PhD students. Through the fellowship scheme, Students are rewarded with a full waiver of tuition fees, a monthly stipend of INR 35,000 for the first two years, and INR 40,000 for the next two years.

PhD at TAPMI Manipal is a full-time doctoral program. The course duration for the aforementioned programme is of four years. Out of this duration, one year involves rigorous coursework. Doctoral-level courses about, Research Methodology, Research and Publication Ethics, Quantitative Methods of Research, Pedagogical Issues in Teaching, Research Proposal Writing, and area-specific courses are expected to be completed during the course work.

TAPMI Manipal PhD scholarships are awarded to qualified doctoral students for a maximum of four years. However, the scholarships are subject to students’ meeting all requirements and recommendations of the concerned committee. Students who are rewarded with fellowship are provided with a full waiver of tuition fees, a monthly stipend of INR 35,000 for the first two years, and INR 40,000 for the next two years.

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Admissions at TAPMI Manipal are made purely based on merit. There are no reservations at TAPMI for any quota or category. However, the institute does provide need-based financial assistance and scholarships to support students in need. Moreover, there is no ‘Management Quota’ for admissions at TAPMI.

TAPMI Manipal PhD students get to conduct research in all areas of business management, such as Finance, Accounting, and Economics, and; Strategy and General Management; Marketing Management; Information Systems and Technology; Operations and Decision Science; Human Resources; Sustainability and Competitiveness; Organizational Behavior & Communications. This ensures that PhD students at TAPMI Mabipal develop knowledge of all domains of the business world.

TAPMI Manipal reviews PhD applicants on various parameters to ensure admission of deserving students. These parameters include academic profile, total work experience, research proposal submitted along with application, and students’ knowledge about their chosen area of interest. Candidates with strong academic credentials, who wish to pursue rigorous and original research in all areas of management are selected for final admissions.

No, there is no entrance exam for getting admission into TAPMI Manipal PhD courses. TAPMI Manipal ensures to select candidates with strong academic credentials, who wish to pursue rigorous and original research in all areas of management. The candidates are reviewed over various parameters such as education record, work experience, research proposal, and more.

In order to get into PhD courses at TAPMI Manipal, candidates must have completed a master’s degree of a minimum of two years or any equivalent degree from an institution/university recognised by UGC/respective regulatory body. The course should have been completed in full-time mode. Moreover, the candidate must have scored an aggregate of 60% or an equivalent grade.

PhD at TAPMI Manipal strongly encourages students to conduct interdisciplinary work research in all areas of business management, such as Accounting, Economics, and Finance; Strategy and General Management; Marketing Management; Information Systems and Technology; Operations and Decision Science; Human Resource; Organizational Behavior & Communications; Sustainability and Competitiveness. This enables students to gain deeper domain knowledge and specialise in all function areas of a business.