Ph.D (Working Professionals) From IIM Shillong, Shillong

Ans. Candidates who go beyond the stipulated time may be allowed to continue in the program depending upon their progress and with payment of continuation fee but not beyond 7 years as under:

• After completion of 4 years into the program an extension of one year will be given subject to a payment of continuation fee of Rs.25,000/- every 6 months.
• After completion of 5 years into the program an appeal to the Director has to be made and such participants may be allowed to continue in the program on a six-monthly extension basis for a period of maximum of two years subject to payment of a continuation fee of Rs. 50,000/- every 6 months.
• Beyond 7 years there will be no further extension.

Ans. The following categories of candidates are exempt from standard tests, but will require to produce two reference letters from senior leadership:

• Postgraduates of PGP programs (2-years, Full-time) of IIMs or an Indian Institute/ University that has featured in the top 50 institutes/universities as per the NIRF list released by the Government of India (List of Management Schools, any year) with CGPA 6.5 out of 10 or equivalent, with at least 5 years of post-PGP experience OR
• Individuals with at least 10 years of rich managerial/work experience from the government and non-government sectors.

Ans. IIM Shillong PhD (WP) fees is INR 10,00,000. The detailed fee structure is as follows:

Ans. There are 7 Areas of Specialization available for PhD (WP) Program, they are as follows:

• Economics and Public Policy
• Marketing
• Finance and Control
• Information Systems and Analytics
• Operations and Quantitative Techniques
• Organizational Behavior and Human Resource
• Strategy and Liberal Studies

Ans. Reservation for Eligible categories will be as per Government of India rules applicable for the Doctoral program at the time of Admission.