This document summarizes the approach of IIM Jammu to prepare the admission list for its Ph.D. for Working Professionals Program for the AY 2025 intake. IIM Jammu reserves the right to modify any part of this document, including the various criteria and cut-offs mentioned at any time till the actual admission process for the batch is completed.
1. Admission Process
The admission process of IIM Jammu consists of:
- Conducting the written test (for candidates not having valid CAT/ GRE/GMAT/ JRF score card)
- Shortlisting of candidates for Personal Interview (PI) process
- PI Process
Preparing the Merit List based on the Admission Criteria and PI Process
2. Eligibility Criteria
2.1. Qualifications
Candidates must possess one of the following qualifications to apply for IIM Jammu's doctoral program:
- A Master's Degree (Bachelor's degree obtained in 10+2+3 pattern, followed by a master's degree) or a 5-year Integrated Master's Degree (obtained after completing higher secondary schooling in 10+2 pattern) in any discipline, with at least 60*# percent marks in the Bachelor's as well as in the Master's degree.
Or
- A professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 50*# percent marks
Or
- Five-year/four-year Integrated Master's degree program in any discipline, with at least 60 percent marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
Or
- A four-year/8 semester Bachelor's degree (10+2+4 pattern) with at least 6.5 CGPA$ or equivalent percentage*#.
In addition, the applicant must have obtained a minimum of 50 percent marks in both secondary and higher secondary examination of a Board or equivalent.
*The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice followed by the respective University/ Institution. In the case of Grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the respective University/ Institution. If a University/ Institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent percentage, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
*Five percent marks relaxation is given to the applicants from EWS, SC, ST, NC-OBC, and PwD categories.
$ 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale or equivalent 65% marks.
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2.2. Age Limit and Work Experience:
There is no upper age limit for the candidate. The candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of work experience at the supervisory or above level in Government, autonomous bodies, research centres, PSUs, educational institutes, or private organizations.
2.3. Ph.D. for Working Professionals Intake
IIM Jammu would take scholars under this Ph.D. for Working Professionals program in accordance with Government of India's Reservation Policy.
Reservation Policy:
IIM Jammu will strictly follow the Government of India's Reservation Policy:
CategoryReservation
SC
15%
ST
7.50%
NC - OBC
27%
EWS
10%
PwD
5%
To be considered for reservations, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of submission of applications shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effective for Doctoral Programme for Working Professionals 2024. The candidates claiming admissions in the reserved categories need to further note the eligibility requirements carefully before applying. It should be noted that while it is the endeavour of IIM Jammu that candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD/NC-OBC/EWS categories join the program, they have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance that IIM Jammu may specify in order to be considered for admission into the program.
3. Selection Process
Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria as stated above are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) held by the IIMs. Alternatively, those who have qualified GATE, GRE, GMAT examinations can also apply in the relevant area of specialization. Scores of any of these examinations, including CAT taken during the last three years (certificate/award letter should have been obtained within last three years from the last date of application form submission for Ph.D. 2024) will be considered valid. For those candidates who do not possess any of the above test scores (CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE), they need to appear in the entrance test (IIMJ-RAT) being conducted by IIM Jammu. Admission to the program is open to overseas candidates, including NRIs and foreign nationals.
The candidates short-listed based on their academic record and performance in the competitive examinations mentioned above will be called to IIM Jammu for a personal interview for final selection in May 2024.
Candidates who received the admission offer from IIM Jammu and accepted the offer within the stipulated date need to send a commitment fee (Offer Acceptance Fee) of Rs. 36,000/- (the date of submission will be mentioned in the admission offer letter) along with the Offer Acceptance Form, which will be later adjusted against caution money deposit (Rs. 30,000/- refundable after adjusting dues, if any, at the time of leaving the Institute) and Alumni fee of Rs. 6,000/-. If a candidate subsequently wishes to withdraw the offer within the withdrawal date specified in the Offer Letter, the commitment fees of Rs. 30000/- will be refunded after deducting Rs. 1000/- as processing charges. No refund in case of withdrawal from the Programme after registration.
3.1 CAT/GATE/GMAT/GRE/JRFScore
Candidates who have appeared/are appearing for the CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ JRF (certificate/award letter should have been obtained within the last three years from the last date of application form submission for Ph.D. 2024) will be shortlisted on the basis of the details in the application form and the scores of tests as detailed below. Only the shortlisted candidates will then be called for interview in the Month of May 2024.
- Business Communication: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ JRF *
- Business Policy, Strategy & Entrepreneurship: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT JRF *
- Economics & Business Environment: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT JRF *
- Finance and Accounting: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ JRF *
- IT Systems & Analytics: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ JRF *
- Marketing: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ JRF *
- Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ JRF *
- Operations & Supply Chain Management: CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ JRF *
*The JRF- scores should be in a discipline relevant to the area being applied to.
Candidates residing outside India could take any of the above test/s (depending on the area to which they are applying) or appear for GMAT.3.2 IIM Jammu Research Admission Test (IIMJ-RAT)
All the candidates have to appear in the IIMJ-Research Admission Test (IIMJ-RAT) while candidates possessing a valid score of (CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/JRF) are exempted from appearing in IIMJ-Research Admission Test (IIMJ-RAT). The test will include questions in Quantitative, Reasoning, English Comprehensions, Research, and Teaching Aptitude. Sample questions will be available on the website.
4. Admission Criteria
4.1. Test Score (CAT/GRE/GMAT/GATE/JRF) or IIMJ-RAT cut-off
The CAT/GRE/GMAT/GATE/JRF or IIMJ-RAT percentile will be used for shortlisting candidates for PI. The tentative category-wise minimum percentile is as follows:
Minimum Percentile of CAT/GRE/GMAT/GATE/JRF
Test
CAT
GRE
GMAT
GATE**
JRF**
Sectional
Overall
Sectional*
Sectional*
Overall
All
GATE
QualifiedAll
JRF
QualifiedGeneral
70
80
70
70
80
SC
55
65
55
55
65
ST
55
65
55
55
65
NC-OBC
65
75
65
65
75
PwD
55
65
55
55
65
EWS
65
75
65
65
75
* Verbal and Quantitative sections only.
* Verbal and Quantitative sections only.
** Only Relevant Subjects of GATEwill be considered.
*** Criteria will be declared later.4.2. Personal Interview
Upon being shortlisted as per the entrance test score, the candidate has to appear for a personal interview before a selection panel. The selection panel will assess the suitability of the candidates for research work based on the portfolio of the candidate. The committee will look into a consistently good academic record, professional accomplishments, research interest, etc.
4.3. Preparing the Merit List
Merit List will be prepared based on Personal Interview, Research Aptitude & Publications and Reference Letter, Academic Qualification, and Relevant Work Experience. The applicant is expected to submit the research proposal and two reference letters while applying. The candidate should have relevant work experience, and accordingly, marks will be given by the selection panel.
The composite score calculated based on the weights given below will be used to prepare the final merit list:
- Personal Interview (50%)
- Work Experience (15%):
- Academic Qualification (35%):
- 10th Standard: 10%
- 12th Standard: 10%
- Graduation: 10%
- Post-Graduation: 5%
Work Experience marks distribution
Experience (In Months)
Less than 36
36.01-48
48.01-60
60.01-72
72.01-84
84.01-96
96.01-108
108.01-120
120.01-132
132.01-144
144.01-156
156.01-168
Above 168
Marks
(15)Not Eligible
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
** Only completed months will be considered Only Full-time remunerative experience after graduation must be entered. Part-time/ Project/ Internship/ training/ apprenticeship/ Article ship/ Pre-graduation work experience should not be entered and will not be counted as work experience.
Experience Related Certificates:
1. Work experience Letter and Relieving Letter is required for all the past organizations/companies the applicant has worked with. The certificate must be on the company letterhead with seal and signature of the competent authority.
2. Service certificate is required from the current organization's/company's letterhead & issued by an appropriate competent authority with the seal and signature for those presently working. In case, if a service certificate is not available, please provide the offer letter/Joining letter with a first-month payslip and payslip of the latest two (2) months. Please merge individual files into a single file and upload the same on the website.
3. Salary certificate from the bank is mandatory for candidates who have worked in the unorganized sector. The salary must be transferred from the firm’s bank account to the employee’s bank account.
4. Experience earned without salary, or with cash salary will not be considered.
5. In case the candidate is a proprietor or partner of a firm, the candidate has to provide the document proof such as the income tax for the relevant period and a certificate of registration for doing a business from the municipal corporation or appropriate authorities such as MSME certificate issued by Govt. of India, Udyog Aadhar Registration Certificate, Partnership deed of the firm duly signed by all partners and GST registration certificate.
6. Work-experience data till 31st January 2025 will be considered admission processes.
5. Program Fee
PhD (working professional) candidates will be required to register in each term (Each academic year consists of 03 terms) by paying a registration fee of Rs. 66,000. A Candidate may avail accommodation facilities on campus subject to availability and corresponding room rent as per the type of room availed. Food charges are as per actuals.
6. Changing Research Area
Once a candidate takes admission in a given area, s/he will have to pursue the doctoral work in that area only.
7. Important Dates
- Last Date for Application: 31st March 2025
- IIMJ- RAT: 21st April 2025
- Dates for Interview: 4th May 2025
Classes: Doctoral Scholars need to attend the classes in online/offline mode. However, they need to appear for the final examination on Campus.
This admission process is applicable only for the Doctoral Programme for Working Professional for 2025. IIM Jammu reserves the right to change/modify any part of the process, without any notice, at any stage of the admission process.
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