Indian Institute of Management,Ahmedabad
The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is the Doctoral Programme of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Eligibility:The candidate must hold, subject to the condition laid down below,1. A Master's Degree in any discipline, with at least 55 percent marks, with the Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification with atleast 50 percent marks obtained after a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent (OR) 2. Five year/four year Integrated Masters Degree programme in any discipline, with atleast 55 percent marks,obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.(OR)3. A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 55 percent marks.(OR)4. A 4-year/8-semester Bachelor's degree with at least 60 percent marks or equivalent grade point average.Condition:The Master's degree or equivalent qualification/Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification should be: (a) from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956; or (b) recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.Candidates who are in the final year of their Master's/Bachelor's Programmes that would make them eligible,can also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2013 from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar or Director of the university/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2013) stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the master's/ bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the master's/bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by Principal/Registrar of their college/institute. The deadline for submission of mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2013. Please note that those candidates who have applied on the basis of their master's degree will have to meet the 55% marks stipulation, and those who have applied on the basis of their bachelor's degree will have to meet the 60% marks stipulation. Non-fulfilment of these conditions will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
Selection Process: Candidates applying to the Fellow Programme in Management except PGP Alumni from all IIMs and alumni of the One year Post-Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) of IIMA or similar programmes of other IIMs and one year Post-Graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP) of IIMA or similar programme of other IIMs who have undergone more than 15 years (10+2+3 years) of education prior to joining these programmes, are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) or a standard test in lieu of CAT. For NRIs and Foreign students this standard test is the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT).
Fellowship and Expenses:IIMA provides a comprehensive fellowship that covers all academic expenses including tuition, computer,library, medical insurance, placement and alumni fees, and in addition includes a monthly subsistence allowance of Rs.19,800/- for first and second years, Rs. 20,900/- after completing comprehensive examination and Rs. 22,550/- after submitting the TAC approved thesis proposal. . For meritorious students of the first year (those in the top quartile of the class that includes Post-graduate Programme students), the fellowship increases by Rs.3,000 per month from the second year; and for those who are in the 'Industry-scholarship range' (very good academic performance in the first year), it increases by Rs. 6,000 per month. A Contingency Allowance of Rs. 25,000 per year (for five years) to cover research expenses, expenses on books, photocopying etc. are also available to all students. Students are entitled to get upto an amount of Rs.1,75,000/- (upper limt) for attending international conference/workshop/summer school during their entire tenure with FPM system ( maximum 5 years). A student can utilize a maximum amount of Rs 1,20,000 for a single conference.
Application Fee: (Further details are described in the FPM Brochure, which will be provided along with the FPM Application Form). For obtaining the Application Form and Brochure, write to the Programmes Officer, FPM Office, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 380 015 with a bank draft of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) drawn in favour of "Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad" payable at Ahmedabad.
How to apply
Application
in the prescribed format along with a bank draft on before November
30, 2012.Important Dates to Note:Availability of FPM Application Form(s)
: From September 1, 2012.Last date for submitting the completed
Application Form(s) to the FPM Office (IIM-A) : November 30, 2012.For
further information/clarifications, please contact: Programmes
Officer,Fellow Programme in Management,Indian Institute of
Management,Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, Email: fpmofficer@iimahd.ernet.in
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