IIM Bodh Gaya PhD Admission 2025: Registration open till March 31; eligibility, selection criteria

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya has commenced the registration process for doctoral programme in management (PhD) 2025. Interested and eligible candidates can fill up the IIM Bodh Gaya PhD 2025 registration form by visiting the official website, iimbg.ac.in. The IIM Bodh Gaya PhD 2025 registration deadline is March 31.

The IIM Bodh Gaya PhD programme 2025 will offer eight specializations including marketing, economics, finance and accounting, information technology systems and analytic, operations management and quantitative techniques, human resource management and organizational behaviour, business communication and strategy management.

IIM Bodh Gaya PhD Admission 2025: eligibility criteria

Candidates can have a look at the IIM Bodh Gaya PhD 2025 eligibility criteria below.

• Qualifying exams include- CAT(2022, 2023, 2024), GRE, GMAT, GATE, JRF (CSIR, UGC), IIM Bangalore RAT 2025.
• Candidates are required to hold a master's degree or 5-year integrated master's degree or equivalent, in any discipline, with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average
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• Professional qualifications like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average.
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• 4 Year, 8 Semester bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Final Year students in the current academic year may also apply. However, the degree is required to be completed before June 30.
• Candidates who have completed two-year full-time PGP In the last 5 years from IIMs with minimum 60% marks or equivalent are exempted from the test score and can apply directly.

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IIM Bodh Gaya Admission 2025: Selection criteria for PhD programme

Candidates can have a look at the IIM Bodh Gaya PhD 2025 selection process below

Shortlisting based on exam scores:
Candidates are shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) based on their scores in entrance exams like CAT, GRE, GMAT, GATE, or JRF (UGC/CSIR). The number of candidates called for the PI depends on the merit list prepared by category and specialization. As per IIM Bodh Gaya, if the shortlisted candidates exceed the required number, the minimum overall and sectional cut-off scores will be raised.

Personal Interview (PI)
Shortlisted candidates are required to appear for a two-stage personal interview at IIM Bodh Gaya:

• Stage 1: A qualifying round to assess eligibility.

• Stage 2: Assessment of research suitability by evaluating the candidate’s portfolio, academic record, professional work, research interest, and aptitude for research.

Merit list
The IIM Bodh Gaya PhD 2025 final merit list will be based on three components, PI and research aptitude, academic qualifications, and work experience. Candidates can see the weightage assigned to each parameter below.