Many Indian universities and colleges provide interested students with Doctoral programs in Management. The minimum qualification required for one to join this program is a Masters degree in the relevant field. Students must also have work experience. It will also be needed by students to write an entrance test conducted by that particular institution to join the PhD course. A list of a few entrance exams in the PhD in Management exams is given below.

List of Entrance Exams in PhD in Management

• Alagappa University PhD Entrance Exam
• Aligarh Muslim University PhD Entrance exam
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior PhD Admission Test
• BITS Pilani Ph.D Entrance Examination
• Common Aptitude Test
• Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University PhD entrance test
• GATE ( in some institutions only)
• IIIT Delhi PhD Admission Test
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Entrance Exam
• Institute for Financial Management and Research Chennai PhD Entrance Test
• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad Entrance Exam
• Research management aptitude test R-MAT
• Symbiosis University Ph.D entrance examination
• UGC NET
• University of Pune PhD in Management Entrance Exam
• Xavier Aptitude Test
• XIMB-RAT (Research Aptitude Test)

Institutions That Participate In the Exam

• Aligarh Muslim University
• Amity institute of microbial technology
• Amrita Institute of Management
• Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneur Development
• Bharathidasan Institute of Management
• Birla Institute of Management Technology
• BITS Pilani
• BLS Institute of Management
• Christ college/University, Bangalore
• Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow
• Department of Business Administration, Bhavnagar University
• Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi
• Department of Business Management, Guru Jambheshwar University
• Department of Commerce & Management Studies, University of Calicut
• Department of Management Sciences & Research,G S College
• Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune (PUMBA)
• Department of Management Studies (DOMS), University of Madras
• Department of Management Studies, Jamia Hamdard
• Department of Management Studies, the University of Kashmir
• Department of Management Studies, University of Jammu
• Department of Management, (Birla Institute of Technology)
• Department of Tourism, Kuruksheta University
• Europe Asia Business School (EABS)
• Europe Asia Business School, Pune
• FMS, Delhi
• GH Patel PG Institute of Business Management
• Graduate School of Business & Administration
• ICFAI Business School
• IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade)
• IIM, Ahmedabad
• IIM, Bangalore
• IIM, Calcutta
• IIM, Lucknow
• IIT Delhi (Department of Management Studies)
• Indian Institute of Business Management
• Indian Institute of Finance
• Indian Institute of Forest Management
• Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior (Deemed University)
• Indian Institute of science, Bangalore
• Indian School of Mines (Department of Management Studies)
• Institute for Financial Management and Research
• Institute for Technology & Management
• Institute of Business & Computer Studies
• Institute of Co-operative & Corporate Management Research &Training
• Institute of Management in Kerala
• Institute of Management Studies (IMS)
• Institute of Management Technology
• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
• Institute of Public Enterprise
• Institute of Rural Management Anand
• Institute of Technology & Management
• Integrated Academy of Management & Technology
• International Institute for Special Education
• International Management Institute
• Ishan Institute of Management & Technology
• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
• Justice K S Hegde (Institute of Management)
• Karunya Institute of Technology
• KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
• Mount Carmel Institute of Management
• Neville Wadia Institute of Management Studies & Research
• New Delhi Institute of Management
• NIILM Centre for Management Studies
• NIMT Ghaziabad
• Nirma Institute of Management
• NITIE
• Pearl School of Business (PSB)
• Prestige Institute of Management & Research
• PSG Institute of Management
• Punjab School of Management Studies
• Rajagiri School of Management
• Regional College of Management
• Regional Engineering College (Department of Management Studies)
• School of Management Sciences,
• Shailesh J Mehta SoM, IIT Bombay
• Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management
• SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
• TA Pai Management Institute
• The Indian Institute of Planning & Management
• The Indian Institute of Planning & Management, Delhi
• University Business School
• Vinod Gupta School of Management
• Xavier Institute of Management (XIM)
• XLRI, Jamshedpur

Exam Pattern of the PhD in Management Course

This exam will have 4 parts. The time allotted to finish writing this paper is 120 minutes. The 4 parts are:

• Section A - 5 marks- Time allotted is 30 minutes.
• Section B – 15 marks – Time allotted is 40 minutes – passage writing
• Section C - 10 marks – Time allotted is 20 minutes. Questions are designed to determine the reasoning skills of the students.
• Section D – 20 marks. Time allotted to finish writing is 30 minutes. Questions are designed to test the quantitative ability as well as data interpretation skills of the students.

How to Procure Applications for the PhD in Management Course?

The application for the PhD in Management (fellowship program) can be got by individuals from the counter of the institution concerned. Students also have the alternative to get the form by post. The price of the form will differ from one institution to the other. The price of the FPM admission form at the Xavier Institute of Management is Rs. 1000/-.