IIM A Doctoral Programme 2025- Candidates interested in applying for the Doctoral Programme from IIM Ahmedabad can apply for the program. CAT Score is important here. The application link is live to pursue the PHD. Candidates will be selected through an interview that will take place in the month March or April 2026;
CAT Score is very important to apply. IIMA also accepts other score for selecting PHD students the details of which is given below in the article.
Schedule
| Application form opens | 04-Sep |
| Last Date for submission of the application form | 21-Jan-26 |
| Tentative Interview Date | March/April 26 |
Education Qualification
Candidate must have master’s Degree or Two-year Post Graduate Diploma (obtained after completing a Bachelor’s degree with 55% marks or equivalent) or a 5-year Integrated Master’s Degree (obtained after completing higher secondary school in the 10+2 pattern) in any field with 55% marks or equivalent.
(OR)
A professional qualification – CA, CS, CMA (with a minimum of 50% marks) in addition to a Bachelor’s degree (with at least 55% marks or equivalent).
(OR)
A four-year/eight-semester Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 65% marks or equivalent.
If grading system
In case a candidate has grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks (or percentages), the equivalence would be established by IIMA by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
5 point percentage Relaxation
5 percentage points relaxation in eligibility criteria for – Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disabilities (PwD)/Non-creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC)/Economically Weaker Sections (EWS),
Appearing Candidates
Candidates in their last year of a Master’s/Bachelor’s programme that would qualify them to apply may also apply. Such candidates, if selected these candidates can join the programme provisionally if they submit a certificate latest by May 31, 2026 from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar or Director of the university/institute (issued on or before May 31, 2026) 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 is confim when they submit mark sheets and a certificate of having completed the Master’s/Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification referred in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar of their college/institution. The deadline for the submission of Marksheet and Certificate is December 31, 2026. Non-fulfillment of previously mentioned basic eligibility criteria at the end of their Master’s/Bachelor’s programme will automatically result in the cancellation of their provisional admission.
Other Acceptable Score for subjects
| Specialisation | Other Test Scores |
| Economics | GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-NET JRF in same subject |
| Finance & Accounting | GRE/GMAT |
| Food and Agribusiness | GRE/GMAT/UGC-NET JRF in Economics/ICAR-SRF Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Extension Education, Resource Management and consumer science |
| Human Resource Mangement | Gre/GMAT/GATE |
| Information Systems | Gre/GMAT/GATE |
| Innovation and Management in Education | GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-NET JRF in Adult Education ,Anthropology.Eceonomics and allied subject code,Education,Management and allied subject,physical Education,Psychology,Public Administration,Social Work,Sociology |
| Marketing | GRE/GMAT/UGC-NET JRF in Anthropology,commerce,Economics and allied subjects,management and allied sunject,Psychoogy,Sociology,Tourism Administration and Management |
| Operations & Decision Science | GRE/GMAT/GATE/JRF in mathematical from CSIR UGC NET |
| Organizational Behaviour | GRE/GMAT/UGC JRF in the Anthropology,Criminology/Labour welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and social welfare/HRM Management and allied subject/Philosophy/Psychology/Political Science/Public Administration/Social Work/Sociology/women Studies |
| Public System | Management and allied subject under same subject code-computer science and application/Economics/Environmental Science/Geography/Population studies/Public Administration/Management and allied subject/Sociology/Women Studies |
| Strategy | Gre/GMAT |
Validity of the scoreCAT 5 year GRE 5 year GMAT 5 year GATE 3 Year JRF 3 Year SRF 1 Year
IIM Says the Online GMAT/GRE (take home) exam scores are not valid. Only test center based GMAT/GRE scores are valid.
Financial AssistanceSlab I: For first and second years Rs.42,000 Slab II: After successful completion of Comprehensive Exam Rs.45,000 Slab III: After submission of the thesis proposal Rs.50,000
Other GrantContingency allowance Rs.35,000 Reimbursement of qualifying expenses for presenting research papers at international or domestic conferences (or equivalent). up to Rs.4,00,000 Reimbursement of qualifying expenses related to fieldwork and other data collection upto Rs.2,00,000 Start-up grant for purchasing computing equipment. Rs,100,000
Financial awards for publishing papers in specified high-quality peer-reviewed journals.
Accommodation
This doctoral programme in Management is a full-time affair and it requires on-campus or local living. The on-campus accommodation for single students is available for the initial part of their tenure, and limited housing on campus for married students are available. House rent allowance of Rs. 15,000/- per month (Rs. 20,000/- per month for students with family) is available to qualifying students who opt to stay off-campus in Ahmedabad. This option is available to students after passing their comprehensive examination and up to the end of their fifth year.
FAQs
A Master’s Degree and an Entrance test score
Yes IIM A will provided the accommodation or pay you rent for living in local area
