BITS Pilani is at the forefront of scientific research and Industrial consultancy. The Department of Management is placed in the top 500 in the world in the QS subject Ranking 2021 for Business and Management. Research conducted by the faculty and research scholars has played a large part in this achievement. We always look for candidates who can contribute to taking these achievements forward. We offer Ph.D. program in both full-time and part-time modes. A well-organised and systematic approach has been developed for the selection of research scholars. We invite interested candidates from industry and academia to explore our Ph.D. program.
Finance & Accounting
Marketing
Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Information Technology & Technology Management
Strategy & Entrepreneurship
60% or 6.0 CGPA or above in:
MBA
Or
Two-year Management Program,
Or
Candidates having M.Phil. (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Or
Any Higher Degree of BITS Pilani
60% or 6.0 CGPA or above in:
MBA
Or
Two-year Management Program,
Or
Candidates having M.Phil. (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Or
M.E/M.Tech in Industrial Engineering
Or
Any Higher Degree of BITS Pilani
The candidate must be a working Professional.
All Candidates shortlisted for the PhD programme in the Department of Management, Pilani Campus, need to appear in the following test(s):
One-hour subjective test. The written test will be application-based in Business & Management to assess basic management knowledge and research aptitude.
Based on the test results, there may be a shortlisting of candidates for Interviews.
Admission to the Ph.D. programme is made in both semesters against the advertisement, available at https://admissions.bits-pilani.ac.in/PhD/phd.html. The candidates have to apply using the prescribed application form. The candidates are advised to mention their research interest area(s) out of the above-mentioned research areas.
Candidates are initially admitted to the programme as provisional candidates. They need to do the coursework as per the institute norms. After which, they must clear the Ph.D. qualifying examination, which is conducted every semester for the candidates who have completed their coursework successfully with the required valid grade as per the institute norms. After passing the qualifying examination, they can submit their research proposal.
Full-time Ph.D. students admitted to the Ph.D. program are eligible for consideration for a fellowship of ₹37,000 per month, subject to the intake qualifications. Consideration for fellowship will be as per Institute norms, details of which are available in the PhD brochure on the admission website. It will be obligatory on the part of every admitted full-time student to undertake 8 hours (per week) of work as assigned to her/him by the Institute.