IIFT Part Time PhD

Hello sir I am Punit want to do part time PhD from IIFT so can you tell me what is the eligibility criteria required for this? Also give me the syllabus for PhD

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The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is an autonomous public business school established in 1963 by the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry) to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources; generating, analyzing and disseminating data; and conducting research.

The eligibility criteria for applying in IIFT’s Ph.D. Program(Part time and Full time) are the following :
Master’s degree ( including IIFT MPIB / M.Phil degree in any discipline from a recognized university with at least 55% marks or equivalent to B Plus in aggregate. OR
Diploma courses which are considered equivalent to Masters Degree ( e.g. PGDIM from IIMs ) with 55% marks or CGPA equivalent to B plus, recognized by AICTE / UGC only would be considered. In such cases candidates would be required to produce the necessary certificate (s) from competent authority.

IIFT PhD Admission Process

A three – stage process is followed for admission to the Ph.D. Program

Stage – I :
An Expert Committee under the supervision of Chairperson ( Research ) will scrutinize the applications together with necessary enclosures and prepare the list of the candidates to be allowed for appearing in the entrance examination subject to fulfillment of the academic eligibility.
The list of eligible candidates will be uploaded on the web – page of the Institute, well in advance of IIFT PhD entrance test.

Stage – II :
Only eligible candidates will be called for the Written Entrance Examination, comprising a Research Aptitude Test ( based on Basic Statistics, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Mathematics ( 12th Standard ) and Awareness on Contemporary Issues. It is important to note that Objective Test is a screening test.

Stage – III :
Candidates who would qualify in IIFT PhD Entrance Test will subsequently appear at the Institute in New Delhi for the following :
One hour Descriptive Test ( on Research Aptitude ) to judge writing skill of candidates on a contemporary issue.
A Personal Interview conducted by Expert Panel Members. Separate Panels will conduct interviews for Part – Time and Full – Time students.

Final Merit list will be prepared considering marks received by a candidate in all three components, namely, objective test, descriptive test and personal interview.

The syllabus of Ph.D. Program is as follows :

Semester – 1
Foundation Course on Mathematical Methods
Foundation Courses in Functional Areas
Global Economic Environment and Policy
Statistics and Research Methodology
Research in Strategic Management : Concepts and Applications

Semester – 2

Applied Econometrics
Data Analytics
Elective Courses
Seminar Paper

For more info Contact:
IIFT
B-21,IIFT Bhawan, Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi, Delhi 110016
Telephone: 011 2696 5124

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