IIFT-Indian Institute of Foreign Trade jobs for Ph.D. Programme in Delhi. Last Date to apply: 26 Apr 2019

Ph.D. Programme 2019

The Institute invites applications for its Ph.D. Programme Full-Time (Economics) and Ph.D. Programme Full-Time & Part-Time (Management) from both domestic and overseas candidates for the year 2019. Selected candidates for the Ph.D. Programme can attend the classes during the course work from Delhi as well as Kolkata campus (through real time interactions).

Eligibility :  The eligibility criteria for applying in IIFT’s Ph.D. programme are the following

A. Indian Scholars

(i) Ph.D. in Economics (Full Time) :- Master’s degree/M.Phil.degree in Economics from a recognized university with at least 55% marks or CGPA equivalent to B Plus in aggregate. A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50% may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC(non-creamy layer)/differently-abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) from time to time.

(ii) Ph.D. in Management (Full Time) :-  Master’s degree/M.Phil.degree in any discipline (including IIFT MPIB) from a recognized university with at least 55% marks or CGPA equivalent to B Plus in aggregate. OR Diploma courses which are considered equivalent to Master’s Degree (e.g., PGDIM from IIMs) with 55% marks or CGPA equivalent to B Plus, recognized by AICTE/UGC would be considered. In such cases candidates would be required to produce the necessary certificate(s) from Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics & Mathematics (at least up to Graduate Level) and the Descriptive Test to judge the writing skill of candidates on a subject-specific contemporary issue. It is important to note that the Written Entrance Test is a screening test. Stage II: Candidates who would qualify in the Written Entrance Test will be called for the Interview*.

(ii) Ph.D. in Management (Full Time & Part Time) :- A two-stage process is followed for admission to IIFT Ph.D. Programme. Stage I: All the eligible candidates will becalled for the Written Entrance Test, comprising of Basic Statistics, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation

Indian Scholars :

There is no programme fee for Indian Full Time Ph.D. Scholars. However, they have to pay Library Security Deposit (Refundable) of Rs.5,000/-.

The total programme fee for Part Time Ph.D. Scholars is `4.00 lakh* payable to IIFT as specified below.

Fellowship for Full-time

An amount of Rs.22,000/- is being offered by the Institute in the form of fellowship to a few of the selected candidates during the first two years of doctoral work. The amount is subject to revision by the Institute. The tenure of fellowship will be extended for a further period of two and half years, subject to a comprehensive review of academic performance. The Full Time Ph.D. scholars are required to get involved in various teaching, research and other administrative activities of the Institute. For continuation of scholarship in the second phase, performance evaluation will be done on half-yearly basis.  No separate HRA is admissible as per the IIFT rules.

Doctoral Scholars at IIFT

The doctoral scholars at IIFT Ph.D. Programme regularly participate in national and international conferences, seminars, workshops and other events such as Doctoral Consortium organized by Academy of International Business (AIB) in India and abroad.

Fee : Bank draft of Rs.2,500 (Rs.1,250 in respect of SC/ST/PWD category candidates and US$120/ Rs.8,500 for overseas candidates in favour of INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE payable at NEW DELHI.