Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme From IIM Amritsar, Amritsar

IIM Amritsar offers post-doctoral fellowships to candidates who have strong academic credentials, demonstrated research potential, and curiosity to pursue original research. The following are the minimum eligibility criteria (1 and 2).

Candidates who have obtained a PhD degree (or equivalent) from institutions of high repute like Central Universities, IIMs, IITs, IISERs, IISc Bangalore, NITIE Mumbai or an equivalent level in such other globally recognized Indian or foreign institutions of comparable standards as may be decided by IIM Amritsar, within previous three academic years from the date of application, may apply.

The maximum age limit for candidates is 35 years (this limit may be relaxed by 5 years for women and the reserved category).

Candidates can apply to the following areas of specialization:

• Economics & Strategic Management
• Finance, Accounting & Control
• Information Systems
• Marketing & Communications
• Quantitative Methods & Operations Management
• Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management

IIM Amritsar provides limited financial aid to its post-doctoral fellows (from the date of joining). The details of the same are as follows:

• A consolidated fellowship amount of Rs 55,000 (Rupees fifty five thousand only) per month
• Rs. 30,000 per year as the contingency grant to cover expenses related to attending conferences, workshops, purchase of books, and relevant research activities on a reimbursement basis, upon production of receipts.
• Rs.1,00,000/- (upper limit) for attending one international conference during their entire tenure with the post-doctoral program, on a reimbursement basis, upon production of receipts. This conference grant can be accessed only after completing the first year of the fellowship program and submission of one joint research paper with IIM Amritsar faculty member for publication in a reputed journal (with at least category B in ABDC journal rankings).
• Personal medical insurance cover as per the institute’s student welfare policy.
• Post-doctoral fellows may be provided with teaching opportunities. Institute will pay an honorarium for such activities in addition to the fellowship.