NMIMS PhD Admission 2023: Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Stipend

SBM NMIMS had started The doctoral program in after the institute received the Deemed to be University status with higher standards in research outputs. NMIMS offers PhD Program fully in compliance with the latest UGC norms with intake capacity of 20 seats. The next PhD Batch at NMIMS Campuses will commence on July1, 2022.

At the doctoral level, NMIMS offers avast array of PhD programmes in the field of Management, Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, Science and Law. For Admission to PhD Programmes, NMIMS accepts the score of NMIMS RAT / UGC NET/ CSIR NET (JRF) /SLET/ GATE / Fellowship, followed by a PI round. The PhD courses are available at the two of the NMIMS campuses with different specializations. NMIMS Mumbai Course & Fee

NMIMS PhD Quick Facts

• Specialization in Human Resources and Behavioral Science, Information Systems, Finance, Economics, Communications, Marketing, Business Policy, and General Management.
• A scholarship of maximum up to 75% of the annual fees and a monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000/ month to the research scholars applicable during the NMIMS Doctoral program
• For admissions to NMIMS PhD course applicants should appear in NMIMS RAT. Apart from that, if they are qualified for UGC NET/ CSIR NET (JRF) /SLET/ GATE / Fellowship, they will be considered eligible for PI Round.
• Rigorous two-year coursework that trains students in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and in applying them in their research

NMIMS PhD Important Dates

NMIMS PhD Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates seeking admission to the NMIMS PhD Programme shall have a Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree 
• The applicant must hace secured at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale in eligible qualification.
• No work experience is necessary for candidates applying for full time PhD Programme at NMIMS.
• Those candidates who have obtained their degree by doing a part-time course or through distance learning, correspondence courses, externally, open school from recognized University are eligible to apply 
• Candidates appearing or awaiting for final year result are not eligible to apply. Candidates are required to submit all mark sheet/s / certificates at the time of admission.
•  AIU Certificate (University Equivalence) is mandatory for those candidates who have completed their graduation/post-graduation from Overseas Universities.

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NMIMS PhD Selection Criteria

• For being shortlisted in NMIMS PhD Course, A candidate must have passed Research Aptitude Test ( RAT) conducted by the University. OR
• The candidate should have qualified in UGC-NET/ UGC-CSIR NET/ SLET/ GATE exams. OR
• An applicant should have qualified Teacher Fellowship examination of the apex bodies in higher/technical professional education or other equivalent examination over a period of last 3 years

NMIMS RAT Cut off: The candidate must have qualified written test with qualifying marks as 50% conducted by the NMIMS University. The NMIMS RAT for PhD admission shortlisting includes 2 separate exams:

• Section A: NMIMS written Research Ability Test
• Section B: Critique a Research Manuscript (subject specific written test)

NMIMS Personel Interview Round: Personal interview for PhD Admission is based on Statement of Purpose.

The candidates will have to demonstrate research orientation, aptitude and commitment during Personal Interview.

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How to Fill NMIMS Phd Form

• You should register yourself online from the official website
• You should then fill in the required personal and education details as required.
• You do not have to complete the online form in one sitting.
• You can complete it in multiple sittings, the convenient “auto-save” option keeps your work saved regularly.
• Fill in the required personal and education details as required.
• Once you have completed the form, you should click on the “Submit” button.
• You will then be directed to the payment gateway, Make payment of fee and get print out of form and keep it safe

All the candidates must specify the following in their application submission

•  The specialization area for which the candidate wishes to pursue.
• Upto 500 words Statement of Purpose (SOP) justifying the purpose of pursuing Ph.D. programme.
• Upto 500 words note on research idea that the candidate might want to study.
• The candidate must explicitly chose Full time/Executive option at the time of application.
• Online Registration Fee is Rs. 2500/- plus applicable taxes
• Registration Fee is non-refundable.

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List of Documents: 

• Attested copies of Graduation Mark sheet and Degree Certificate 
• Attested copies of Post-Graduation Mark sheet and Degree Certificate 
• Work Experience authentication (5 years' understanding) 
• Statement of Purpose
• UGC-NET (counting JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (counting JRF)/SLET/GATE assessment or other identical assessments authentication

NMIMS PhD Course Fees

• The Course Fees for 1st year (Pre) Ph. D. Batch - 2022 is INR 2.5 Lakhs. Moreover, The PhD fees for (Pre) Ph. D. Programme will be informed during personal interview round.
• The finally selected full time PhD candidates at NMIMS will be eligible for a scholarship of maximum up to 75% of the annual fees 
• The PhD parcipant will receive a monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000/month.

NMIMS PhD Course Structure

The NMIMS PhD Programme involves a two-year course work undertaken by the students. The first year of the doctoral course comprises 150 hours of lecture time focused on various research method for research in the corresponding field.

In particular, students take courses in Qyuantitative Research Methods of 60 hours of classroom interaction, Qualitative Research Methods of 30 hours of classroom interaction, and two sequences of Statistical Methods of 30 hours of classroom interaction each in the first year. 

In the second year, participants are, required to take at least 120 hours (four each of 30 hours) of classes: two in their specialization sequence (major), one in an allied sequence (minor), and one in further skill-building such as econometrics, qualitative methods, experimental design etc.

Thesis Proposal Submission

The students require to prepare and defend a thesis proposal by the end of the third year of their Ph. programme. The proposal includes the theoretical structure relied upon in research and a thorough literature review leading to a research gap, and also the statements of hypothesis or the theoretical framework. 

The proposal also touches upon data to be relied on, and measurements of different constructs and variables, the proposed sampling strategy and the proposed statistical estimation methods, or any other data analysis methods as per study design. Prior to a proposal being presented, an internal presentation is done to ensure that the proposal is of acceptable quality. Check NMIMS Mumbai Placements