Ph.D Admission Brochure - 2016

Ph.D Admission
Brochure - 2016
Your Research Journey Begins With
About IFMR
Approved by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India as a
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Scientific Research Organization
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Social Science Research Organization
Vision
‘To become a major research school in Management
including Finance and Economics, producing scholars
to cater to teaching and research needs across India.’
Board of Governors
Chairman : Mr N Vaghul, Former Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd.
Members : Mr K Shanmugam, I.A.S., Finance Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Tamilnadu
Prof R Thandavan, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras
Ms Arundathi Krishna, Deputy Managing Director, Sundram Fasteners Ltd.
Mr Rajiv C Lochan, Managing Director and CEO, Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
Mr D Sundaram, Vice Chairman & MD, TVS Capital Funds Ltd.
Mr Narayan Sethuramon, Promoter, W.S. Industries (India) Ltd.
Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Dr T N Srinivasan, Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics Emeritus and Emeritus Professor of
International and Area Studies, Yale University
Mr Vellayan Subbiah, Managing Director, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.
Ms Nayantara Kothari, Director, Kothari Safe Deposits Ltd.
Dr Srikanth K Iyer, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science
Mr S Mahalingam, Former Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Mr C V Krishnan, President, IFMR
From Governors’ Desk
Mr. N. VAGHUL
Mr. C.V. KRISHNAN
Former Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd.,
Chairman, Board of Governors, IFMR
President, IFMR
“The dream is to invest in quality
students and produce jewels. Over a
period of time, we will create this
reputation. The people who walk out of
this institute will be the people who
create an intellectual revolution in the
country. This will certainly transform it into reality.”
T N SRINIVASAN
Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics
Emeritus and Emeritus Professor of
International and Area Studies, Yale
University; Member, Board of Governors,
IFMR
“In any leading global research university
the atmosphere conducive to innovation
and research took a long time to establish.
Most importantly its faculty have a record of publications in
well-established and refereed journals. Also seminars and
workshops during the academic year are regularly scheduled at
which faculty, visitors, and students present their completed and
ongoing research. In addition at regularly scheduled Prospectus
workshops in different fields Ph.D students would present, often
more than once, ideas on topics[ they are exploring for their
dissertation for comments and suggestions from fellow students
as well as faculty. Also the importance of interactions among
students and with faculty, including social interactions cannot be
overestimated. A good indicator of the state of health and
vigour of research atmosphere in an academic institution could
be judged by asking how extensive and deep is its series of the
seminars/workshops, and whether presentations are sufficiently
deep, rigorous ,forward looking, and near state of the art and
above all, whether participants have unrestricted freedom to
comment on them.”
“We, at IFMR, keep constantly
revamping our existing courses and also
create new ones to deal with the current
economic issues. The students are made
to become familiar with the new market
realities and at the same time not
compromising on the academic rigor.”
Prof. G. BALASUBRAMANIAN
Dean, IFMR
“The Ph.D program of IFMR trains our
students to be good researchers and
teachers. Our program exposes students
to a variety of research methods,
contemporary issues in research and
suitable theoretical frameworks that
provide the foundation for students to
independently explore the areas of their interest.”
Prof. P.K. BISWAS
Director, IFMR B School
“India is one of the fastest growing
economies of the world. It is imperative
that management education should help
in creation, dissemination and
application of knowledge in a way that
helps to bring about profound
transformation of society and the nation.
IFMR, since it’s inception has created a
niche for itself in the field of finance. However, over a period
of time it has become a fully integrated B School, a premier
Management Institute of India. IFMR has focused on
translating critical aspects of management education into
pragmatic managerial excellence, organizational development
and path-breaking research. By way of strategic alliance with
Corporate, Industry, Academia and Civil society, we train and
groom our students to be catalysts in the growth and
development of India.”
Ph.D Program Overview
Affiliations:
Disciplines offered:
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Economics
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Finance & Accounting
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Quantitative Finance
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Organizational Behaviour & Human
Resources Management
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Operations Management
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IT & Systems
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Strategy
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University of Madras: IFMR has been
recognized as a centre for conducting
research leading to PhD degree in the
broad area of Finance since 1982 and
in the broad area of Management
since 2014.
IIT Madras: IFMR has signed a MOU
in 2014 with the Department of
Management Studies, IIT Madras to
jointly guide and supervise academic
research at masters and doctoral levels.
IFMR Faculty Members
Name
Qualifications
Areas of Interest
Archana Patra
Fellow (IIM Indore),
MBA - Finance Specialization
(Berhampur University),
BSc (Physics Hons.)
International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS), Earning Management, Forensic
accounting, Corporate Performance
Measurement & Impact on Stock Synchronicity and
Cost of Equity Capital studies in Asian Countries
Badrinathan S
PGDM (IIM C)
B2B marketing
Balasubramanian G
Ph.D (University of Madras);
AICWA
Valuation modeling, Activity based costing &
management, strategic cost management,
Performance measurement systems, Business
intelligence and IT strategies
Biswas P K
Ph.D (Utkal University),
MA (JNU)
Social Entrepreneurship, CSR and Corporate
Governance, Microfinance and Livelihoods
Chandrasekhar G R
FPM (IIM Lucknow);
PGDM (IIM Bangalore),
BE (UCE, Osmania)
Firm and Business Groups growth and
evolution; Applications of Complexity Science
in Management
Gangadharan S
Ph.D (University of Madras);
PGDPM; PDM (OUBS, UK)
Economic Growth and Development, Capital
Market, Financial Modelling and Information
Technology
Hemalatha Chandrasekhar FPM (Information Technology
and Systems) (IIM Lucknow);
GNNIT, BE (ECE)
(Bharathiyar University)
Jayaram R
FCMA, M.Com, M.Phil,
Adv Dip M.A (PhD)
Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay PhD (thesis submitted) in Economics
MA in Economics (Delhi School of
Economics, University of Delhi)
IT Strategy, Business Intelligence, Data Mining,
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Software Agents
Strategic Cost Management with specific focus on
Activity based costing & Management
Study & development of Cost models for auto, auto
ancillary, Engineering, Pharma & process
industries, Performance measurement &
management
Development Economics, Microeconomics,
(IFMR, University of Madras), Applied Econometrics
Kannan R
M.Tech (IIT Bombay);
Dip. in Financial Management
(Bombay University);
Chartered Financial Analyst (ICFAI)
Project Finance, Corporate Credit Appraisal,
Infrastructural Finance
Krishnan C
M.A. (Economics)
(Madras University)
Risk Management in banks, Enterprise
- Credit Risk measurement & mitigation,
- Corporate Relationship Management,
- International Banking
Name
Qualifications
Areas of Interest
Krishnan C V
PGDBA (IIM A),
ATIM (Netherlands); B Tech (IIT M)
Strategic Corporate Transformations, Organizational
turnaround strategies and implementation.
Lakshmi Kumar
Ph.D (IIT M); MA (Econometrics)
Banking, Financial Access, Poverty Reduction and
Technology Management
Madhuri Saripalle
Ph.D (University of Conneticut);
MA (Hyderabad Central University)
Economics of organization, Industrial organization
Maheswaran S
Ph.D (University of Minnesota);
PGDM (IIM C)
Asset pricing, Econometrics of financial markets
and Volatility modelling
Nagarani M
MBA (BIM);
MA English (Madras University)
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Palka Chhilar
Fellow (IIM Indore);
CMA; MBA (GGSIP University)
Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Corporate
Finance and Corporate Governance
Praveen Bhagwan
M.Com; M.B.A (in Finance); M.F.T;
PGDFM (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Management, Bangalore); AFRM (IIMB)
Accounting; Corporate Finance; Corporate Risk
Ramkumar M
PhD (thesis submitted) IIT Kharagpur;
PGDM (SCMS)
BE (Anna University, Chennai)
Supply chain management, global supply chain
networks, Management information systems and
operations management
Raghu Raman S
Ph.D (OUBS, UK), MBA (OUBS, UK);
PGDFM (IIFM, Bhopal)
People management issues in BPO organizations,
middle managers and organizational change,
stakeholders and corporate social responsibility
Rakesh Nigam
PhD (Stanford) , MS (Stanford),
M Tech (IIT M)
Mathematical and Computational Finance,
Machine Learning and Analytics
Ramesh Subramanian
M.Com.,CAIIB, FCS, LLM, ACMA
Regulation, Banking, Financial Inclusion,
Policy, Costing, Financial Inclusion,
Rural Development, Strategy
Sathyanarayanan R
MBA (Sri Chandrasekharendra
Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya);
PG Dimloma in International Business
(Pondicherry University)
Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising Marketing Communications, Cross-Cultural
Marketing, Retail Branding & Shopper Behavior
Sales, Luxury Marketing and Management
Shameem S
Ph.D. (IIT M), M.Sc, Applied Psychology
(Pondicherry University)
PGDHRM (Anna University)
Emotions and behaviour, Behavioural modification,
Cross cultural management, Personality
development, Psychometric tool development,
HR in service sectors
Subramanian T V
Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad);
M.Stat (Indian Statistical Institute)
Services Supply Chain, Business Intelligence and
Data analytics, Quality Management
Name
Qualifications
Areas of Interest
Sunil Bhatla
Ph.D in Marketing
(The Ohio State University);
MBA in Finance and Marketing
(West Virginia University)
International Marketing, Services Marketing
Market Opportunity Analysis, Monetization of a
Business Model, Customer Acquisition, Decision
Analysis and Quality, Digital Fluency: Leveraging
Technology, Personal Branding
Surenderrao Komera
Ph.D (University of Madras),
M.Phil (University of Hyderabad),
MA (Osmania University)
Empirical Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management
and Analysis
Suresh Venkatraman
Fellow (IIM Bangalore), B.E
Adoption of Innovations, Process Management,
Quantitative Modelling, Theory of Constraints
Venkatesh Bangaruswamy
CFA, CIPM, FRM, PRM, FCA, CWA
Behavioural Finance, Portfolio Management,
Derivatives and Fixed-income Securities
Venkatesh T R
PGDM (IIM C)
Marketing Strategy, Branding, Retailing
Venkateswaran
PG Dip in IR & PM (XLRI Jameshdpur)
MA (Eco)
Organisation Culture, Leadership,
Performance Management
Vijayalakshmi C
Fellow (MDI, Gurgaon); PG Dip in
Rural Management (IRMA, Anand),
MSc (Ag)
Identity Dissonance and Change, Relational
identity, HR issues in Mergers and Acquisitions,
Indigenous Psychometrics, Social Entrepreneurship
and Poverty
Research Centres
Centre for Advanced Financial Studies
(CAFS)
The Centre for Advanced Financial Studies (CAFS)
conducts cutting-edge research in financial
markets, financial instruments and financial
institutions with an emphasis on Indian and
emerging markets. The centre specializes in
Quantitative Finance, Financial Modeling and
Numerical Methods in Finance. It runs a Financial
Engineering specialization that prepares students
for a career in Treasury and Risk Management
and honing skills in Asset Pricing and Financial
Modeling. The CAFS faculty members undertake
research in Asset Pricing, Mathematical Finance,
Empirical Finance and allied areas.
IFMR LEAD
Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)
Since its inception in 2005, the Centre for
Microfinance (CMF) is committed to rigorous
research to aid in the dissemination of knowledge
and informed policymaking towards improving the
accessibility and quality of financial services for
the poor. Its dedicated team specializes in design
and implementation, cohort and panel studies,
and short term policy studies on areas of credit,
savings, insurance and pensions, livelihoods and
policy and regulation. To that end, CMF partners
with leading economists, development specialists
and influential practitioners.
Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
The Centre for Development Finance (CDF) is a
public policy think-tank that focusses on two areas
of envir onment and climate change and
infrastructure and governance. The development
practitioners and researchers have substantial
operational and field experience to perform ‘action
r esear ch’. CDF draws upon str ong local
relationships and interactive online maps to
generate accurate data and knowledge. This
knowledge offers insights to governments, policy
makers, civil society, development communities
and corporations to devise ways that would avoid
market failures and enable more people to
interact and benefit from the market.
Small Enterprise Finance Centre (SEFC)
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial
to the Indian economy for its role in job creation,
social mobility and poverty alleviation. However,
the SMEs are stymied because of few sources
available to raise funds. Small Enterprise Finance
Centre (SEFC) performs research projects that
examine ways in which the SMEs can raise funds
Centre for Digital Financial Inclusion
(CDFI)
from financial markets and institutions in in India
and South Asia, and identifies the lacunae that
are restricting this access. The ideas are tested by
robust empirical analysis through randomized
impact evaluations, audit studies and large scale
econometric analysis. The findings are
disseminated to relevant policy makers and
practitioners.
JPAL South-Asia
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a
global network of researchers who carry out
rigorous randomized impact evaluations to answer
critical policy questions aimed at reducing poverty.
J-PAL South Asia was established as the regional
centre for South Asia at IFMR LEAD. J-PAL’s
research efforts focuses in areas of Agriculture,
Education, Environment and Energy, Finance,
Health, Labour Markets, and Political Economy
and Governance.
The Centre for Digital Financial Inclusion (CDFI) is
a premier research and analysis organization that
is committed to developing innovations and
creating an enabling environment that will expand
the reach of digital financial products in areas of
savings, insurance, credit and payment services for
the poor, rural or otherwise excluded population
segments. Established in September 2014, this
centre functions within the auspices of IFMR.
Entities such as banks and financial services
pr oviders, public policy institutions, and
organizations that operate in the sphere of
financial inclusion are expected to benefit from
the Centre’s work. CDFI has received financial
support from the Bill &Mellinda Gates Foundation,
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Omidyar
Network, and the Tata Trusts.
Scholars’ Profile
Education
10%
21%
Engineering
16%
Economics
M.Com
Chartered Accountancy
53%
Gender
F, 42%
M, 58%
Where are our Alumni working?
45%
Industry
55%
Academic
Select Publications of our PhD Students
1.
Praveen Bhagawan. M and Jijo Lukose. P.J,
2014, Currency Exposure and Hedging Practices
among Indian Non-financial firms: An Empirical
Study, Foreign Trade Review, 49 (3), 247-262.
2.
Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Swati Dutta and
Viswanath Pingali (2014) “Endowment Effects in
Bundles”, IIMA Working Paper series (WP201406-01) [Indexed in IDEAS-RePEc].
3.
Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, (2014) “Does
Access to Microfinance Affect Consumption
Inequality? Evidence from a Randomized Control
Trial in Andhra Pradesh”, MPRA Working Paper
58674. [Indexed in IDEAS-RePEc].
(http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/ 58674).
4.
Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay (2015) Miseries of
the Red Corridor Region of India: What Do the
Data Tell us?" Regional Development and Public
Policy Challenges in India, Book Chapter (see:
h t t p : / / w w w. s p r i n g e r. c o m / i n / b o o k /
9788132223450).
the Indian banking sector,” Journal of Public
Financial Management, Vol.5(1), pp.75-90.
9.
Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay and Nilanjan Banik
(2013), “The Inter play between Growth and
Development: Evidence from Indian Districts”,
Asia-Pacific Development Jour nal, ESC AP,
Vol.20(2), pp.109-127.
10. Lakshmi Kumarand Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay,
(2013), “Savitha and Suvarna: A Tale of Two
Poor Women in Rural Tamil Nadu”, Journal of
Rural Development, Vol. 32(3) pp. 333-339.
11. S. Maheswaran & Dilip Kumar (2014), “Small
sample properties of tests of the martingale
hypothesis, ”Finance India, Vol.28(1), pp17-36.
12. S . M a h e s w a r a n & D i l i p K u m a r, ( 2 0 1 4 ) ,
“Modelling persistence and long memory under
the impact of regime shifts in the PIG Sstock
markets, ”Decision, Vol.40 (1&2), pp.117-134.
13. S. Maheshwaran & Dilip Kumar (2014), “A
reflection principle for a random walk with
implications for volatility estimation using
extreme values of asset prices”, Journal
Economic Modelling, Vol.38, pp.33-44.
5.
Dilip Kumar and S.Maheswaran (2015) “Return
and volatility spillover among the PIIGS
economies and India”, American Journal of
Finance and Accounting Vol.4 (1).
6.
S. Maheswaran & Dilip Kumar (2013), “An
automatic bias correction procedure for volatility
estimation using extreme values of asset price”,
Jour nal Economic Modeling, Vol.33, July,
pp.701-712.
14. Swati Dutta and Lakshmi Kumar, (2015), “Is
Poverty Stochastic or Structural in Nature?
Evidence from Rural India”, Social Indicators
Research, pp 1-23.
7.
S. Maheswaran & Dilip Kumar (2013),
“Correlation transmission between crude oil and
Indian markets”, South Asian Journal of Global
Business Research, Vol.2(2), pp.211-229.
Conferences
8.
S. Maheswaran & Dilip Kumar (2013), “A
symmetry and long memory in the volatility of
Muneer Shaik presented a paper titled “Modelling the
paradox in stock markets by variance ratio volatility
estimator that utilizes extreme values of asset prices”at
UGC Sponsored International conference on "Recent
Trends in Business, Finance and Economics”
markets. These include Alstom, Kobelco, Danielli,
Colgate, Cadburys, Kellogs, Pepsico, Isuzu Motors
and a large number of other Japanese, European
and American organisations.
Infrastructural Facilities
IFMR has recently built a world-class campus
spread over 40 acres in Sri City, 70 kms from
Chennai. This is in addition to its existing campus
l o c a t e d a t Ko t h a r i Ro a d , N u n g a m b a k k a m ,
Chennai.
Sri City is located strategically on NH-5, on the
border of two industrialised states: Andhra Pradesh
& Tamil Nadu. IFMR’s new campus is an academic
centr e of excellence in the midst of global
organisations setting up world class manufacturing
facilities in Sri City to cater to domestic and export
IFMR’s Sri City campus featur es a fully airconditioned academic block comprising classrooms,
computer labs, seminar halls, library, faculty cabins,
meeting rooms & administrative offices. The
300,000 sft built up area also includes residential
hostels, dining & cafeteria, faculty & staff housing
and a Management Development Centre.
Gynasiums, recreation rooms with TVs, indoor &
outdoor games, an open-air theatre and more help
students unwind. A beautiful water body, walkway
and enough greener y makes the campus
aesthetically and physically soothing.
The entire campus is wifi enabled. A campus
management system has been implemented for the
benefit of faculty, students and the administration.
Complete security and safety are built in as basic
requirements.
Dr. NACHIKET MOR
Member, Central Board, Reserve Bank of India; Past Member, Board of Governors, IFMR
“IFMR is one of the strong research institutions in the country. An area where the institute
has made very good progress is in its PhD program. An institution that wishes to
contribute to the country does so by graduating researchers and academics, who then go
on to become thought leaders and teachers themselves.
As India expands business education, there is a nationwide shortage of highly qualified
faculty members. IFMR is very well positioned to meet that requirement. The program has
acquired new depth; number of students of a very high caliber have joined us and whenever I get an
opportunity to interact with them, I have been very pleased to do so.”
Library & Computer Labs
H T Parekh Library
Computer Labs
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We l l e q u i p p e d f a c i l i t i e s w i t h o v e r 1 0 0
computers available to students 24/7
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High end systems and software packages
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Simulations
Recognised as a World Bank depository, with a
collection of World Bank publications &
leading journals
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A collection of over 40,000 books specific to
economics, management and related
disciplines
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Fu l l t e x t d a t a b a s e s i n c l u d i n g E B S C O,
Sciencedirect, Emerald, Proquest, Jstor &
Jgate
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Statistical databases including Capitaline Plus,
Prowess, CMIE & Indiastat.com
Course work and Research
The PhD students who are enrolled in IFMR will
need to undertake coursework in the first part of
the PhD Program. Some of the courses will be
aimed at giving the student a broad introduction to
the content of the various Management &
Economics disciplines, especially if the incoming
student hasn’t yet been exposed to them. Some of
the other, more advanced, courses are intended to
provide the student with a deeper appreciation of
the research that is cur rent in their field of
specialization and also train him/her in the research
methods that will enable them to make a rigorous
contribution in their dissertation. This would be
done in consultation with their respective faculty
guide(s). The Thesis Advisory committee headed
by the Thesis Super visor guide and regularly
monitor the research progress of the students.
Stipends & Facilities
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Rs 35000 pm during the first two years
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Rs 40000 pm during the third year
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Rs 45000 pm during the fourth year
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Free student accommodation on campus
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Support to attend one national conference per
academic year af ter coursework & one
international conference during tenure
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Reimbursement of expenses incurred to attend
2 training workshops during the tenure,
subject to a maximum of Rs 10000 per
program
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Rewards for publications similar to faculty
members (currently a publication qualifies for
a reward upto Rs 2 lakhs to be divided among
the authors)
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In addition to research, plenteous
opportunities to gain valuable teaching
experience and associated remuneration.
JPAL fellowship for select candidate
working in the area of Development
Economics
This Fellowship is awarded to PhD students who will
focus on development economics or finance and
plan to conduct field research through impact
evaluations, preferably, RCTs. As part of the
sponsorship, the doctoral student will be required to
intern with J-PAL South Asia for any two summers
for a duration of 8-10 weeks each before their
graduation to have the opportunity to develop
hands-on experience in the field.
Guide speak
Prof. G. Balasubramanian, Dean
Prof. S. Maheswaran, PhD - Program Director
Guiding PhD students is more
of a process of co-creation of
value in terms of knowledge
and new discoveries. I always
partner with my doctoral
students, encourage them to
think independently within the
framework of research
methodology and publish as much as possible. I
treat them as my equals and encourage them to
develop as teachers as well. I have eased them to
the corporate world in order to gain some practical
insights. It is an enjoyable and rewarding
experience for both the guide and the students.
Guiding PhD students has always
been a great learning experience
for me. Invariably, they help me
uncover some empirical regularity
or puzzle in the data that seems
to defy explanation. By working
together, we come up with the
sort of theoretical model that can
successfully capture the essence of such a finding,
thus paving the way for more insights to follow.
Fortunately, I have been blessed to have had a
great collaboration with PhD students that has led
to highly original and interesting research. The
name of the game isn’t just about having a great
idea for a PhD thesis or, for that matter, a research
paper. What matters more is to put forth effort over
time in a sustained manner that will see it through
to completion and, eventually, get published.
Lakshmi Kumar, Associate Professor
In my opinion a guide facilitates students to enhance their knowledge of the doctoral
process—the elements, roles and stages of development associated with it – along
with strategies for their own growth and development. Mentoring is the key to success
for all those involved and we hope the resources available at IFMR will be useful for
prospective students. A good working relationship between the guide and the student
is an essential part of academic success. A growing body of research shows that a
good mentoring relationship is also conducive to the mentor’s own success. Hence
being a guide has enhanced my intellect and has hopefully contributed to the students’ career growth too.
Alumni speak
Dr. N. Chandrasekaran
Dr. Yoonus C. Ahammed
(1990)
(2011)
Director, Centre for Logistics and
Supply Chain Management, Loyola
Institute of Business Administration
(LIBA), Chennai & Vice President Corporate Affairs at Take Solutions
Ltd
Senior Manager, Surveillance
Analytics, Scope International
PhD at IFMR offered me a great learning
experience. We had opportunities to interact with
Development experts, bankers, academicians and
consultants. The research rigor was excellent. I am
happy to be associated with IFMR even today.
Dr. G. Ramachandran (1991)
DGM, Private Banking Division,
ICICI Bank
IFMR has a well-equipped library
in terms of books and journal
collections, aided by unrestricted
computing facilities in the
campus. Enough freedom is given to research
scholars in selecting Ph.D topics and attending
classes. Also environment is very conducive for
interdisciplinary research. These are hallmarks of
this institution.
Dr. L.V. Ramana (1997)
Associate Professor, IIM - Indore
IFMR offers an envir onment
conducive to the pursuit of
research. The library and more
importantly people in the Institute,
should be credited with facilitating
the process of enquiry.
Studying in IFMR was extremely
wonderful experience and it had
has excellent campus and faculty.
The PhD program was a valuable asset for me. In
addition to broadening my perspective on
Economics and Finance, it has helped me grow both
professionally and personally.
Dr. Dilip Kumar (2015)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
and Finance, IIM Kashipur
The Ph.D programme at IFMR
has helped me to learn important
lessons to pursue quality and
directional research. Not only
this, the programme has helped
me to bring some of the best out of me in research
arena.
Dr. Swati Dutta (2015)
Senior Research Associate,
Institute for Human Development,
New Delhi
Studying at IFMR has been an
enriching and invigorating
experience, preparing me for
the challenges that lie ahead in my professional life.
Today with pride I can say it was a pleasing
experience to be part of IFMR where I was able to
nurture my dreams and turn them into reality.
Selection Criteria and Processes
Essential Criteria:
QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree or equivalent PG Diploma in a relevant discipline, and a Bachelor’s degree with consistent
first class
OR
Five-Year integrated Master’s degree/Dual degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline with consistent first
class
OR
ACA / FCA / AICWAI / ACSI qualifications of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of
Cost & Works Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India provided the candidates
have secured
i)
one of the above qualifications after a lapse of at least 2 years after obtaining a university UG degree
from any recognized university
AND
ii)
First class in the aggregate in the qualifying degree examination
EXPERIENCE
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For candidates applying to the disciplines of HR & OB, Strategy, IT & Systems and Operations, at least
2 years experience is mandatory
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For the disciplines of Economics & Finance, candidates with at least 2 years experience will be given
preference
Important dates
Last date for Application : February 15, 2016
Notification of Shortlist : February 29, 2016
Preliminary Written Exam and Interview : Last week of March, 2016
Final Selection Round : Third week of May, 2016
APPLICATION FORM
1.
Name
2.
Age (as on June 1, 2016)
3.
Gender
4.
Address for Communication
5.
Please tick appropriate category: Open Category / OBC/ SC/ST
6.
Education
Rank,
Aggregate
if known percentage
Subjects
Year of
Institution
completion
University
Class
MPhil
Post Graduate
Degree/Diploma
Undergraduate
degree
XII
X
List details of all educational qualifications from the highest degree (diploma awarded) .Please add more
rows if needed. In case of CGPA, please mention equivalent percentage.
7.
Work experience
Organization
From
To
Designation
8.
Please fill the table given below if applicable.
Name of the Exam
Aggregate Score / percentile
Year of appearance
Valid till
CAT / XAT / MAT / ATMA
GRE / GMAT
GATE
UGC/CSIR NET/JRF
9.
Publications, if any: *Use APA style to list publications
10. Statement of Purpose : Please describe the role a doctoral degree will play in your future career path.
(Max 500 words)
11. Research Proposal : Please attach a short write up describing a researchable problem, motivation to
undertake the specific area of research, research approach and proposed methodology (max 1000
words).
12. Declaration by the Applicant
I declare that entries made by me in this form and the document submitted in support of the information
furnished by me in the Application Form are true in all respects and in case any entry or information or
document is found to be false, this shall entail automatic cancellation of my admission besides rendering
me liable to such action as the Institute may deem proper.
Date:
____________
SIGNATURE OF THE APPLICANT
Place:
____________
Telephone No. _________________
E-mail: ____________________
Mobile No.___________________
Communication details:
Please fill all required details including Statement of Purpose and Research Proposal.
Please save the file as word document or pdf file. Send the completed form to phdapp@ifmr.ac.in on or
before February, 2016.
Important Dates
Last date for Application:
February 15, 2016
Notification of Shortlist:
February 29, 2016
Preliminary Written Exam and Interview:
Last week of March, 2016
Final Selection Round:
Third week of May, 2016
Please visit http://www.ifmr.ac.in for more details
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