Ph.D in Management (Full time and Part time)
GRDAM is offering the PhD Research Program with the approval of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Approved Guides are available to guide the Research Scholars in all the following major areas.
- General Management
- International Business
- International Marketing
- Shipping Management
- Logistics Management
- Export - Import Management
- Human Resource
- Finance
- Production and Operation System
- Hospitality Management
- Healthcare Management
- Management of MSMEs
- HR Analytics
- Finance Analytics
- Marketing Analytics
- Any other relevant area in Management Science
Duration of the Programme
Ph.D. in Management Science [Full-Time]
- For the candidates with MBA but without M.Phil. in Management: Three years
- For the candidates possessing M.Phil. Degree in Management: Two years
Ph.D. in Management Science [Part-Time]
- For the candidates with MBA but without M.Phil. in Management: Four years
- For the candidates possessing M.Phil. Degree in Management: Three years
Application & Guidelines
The Bharathiar University shall notify in its website and through advertisement in the national / regional / local news papers calling applications towards admissions in to M. Phil., programme. The University shall admit candidates by a two stage process through an entrance test, called Common Eligibility Test (CET), and an interview. CET shall be conducted by the University during June / July every year. The test will be conducted at the following centres: Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur, Ooty and Pollachi/Udumalpet.
Master’s Degree holders satisfying the qualification criteria stipulated under supra 2 above shall be eligible to appear for CET. However, the candidates who qualify in UGC-NET (including JRF) / UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF) / SLET / SET / GATE, scientists working in DRDO / Faculty of Air Force Administrative College, holders of teacher fellowship (like FIP and FDP) and candidates of foreign origin possessing prescribed qualifications shall be exempted from appearing for CET.
CET shall be of objective type with 50 multiple choice questions (MCQs) each with four options. Each question carries 0.7 marks. No negative marks for wrong answers. The maximum marks shall be 35 (50 x 0.7 = 35 marks). There shall be a passing minimum of 10 marks out of 35. The marks awarded in CET shall be valid for one academic year and shall be used to register for the M. Phil., programme during October every year.
Only the candidates who secured the passing minimum as mentioned above shall be called for interview after the scrutiny of his / her application for admission into M. Phil., programme. Interview shall be conducted at the college premises.
Application forms, Regulations and Guidelines for the above Research Programmes can be downloaded from the Official Website of the Bharathiar University.
- Visit https://www.b-u.ac.in/
- Click “Downloads”
- Go to “Registrar’s Office” under “Downloads”
- Then Contact the Principal/Director of GRDAM [9842221409] for further details