IIM Raipur PhD Admission 2026

20 January, 2026

Raipur, Chhattisgarh

PhD

IIM Raipur

IIM

Full details for IIM Raipur PhD Admission 2026.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur invites application for PhD Admission 2026.

Vacancy

The Institute presently offers Ph.D. in the following areas of specializations:

Economics & Public Policy
Finance and Accounts
HRM and Organizational Behavior
Humanities & Liberal Arts (Including Business Communication)
Information Systems
Marketing
Operations and Quantitative Techniques
Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Eligibility

The candidates for the program must have one of the following qualifications obtained from any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India, or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, or an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE.

A Master’s degree/PGP from IIMs or its equivalent in any discipline with minimum 55% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average.
OR
Professional qualifications such as CA/ICWA with degree and CS with B. Com degree along with minimum 60% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average
OR
4 Year/8 Semester Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (B.E./B.Tech/ B.Arch) with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 or equivalent.
OR
Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme in any discipline, with at least 60% aggregate marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

A relaxation of five percentage (5%) points will be given to SC, ST, and PWD candidates.

Age Limit

Candidate must not be more than 50 years as on June 1st, 2026.

Selection Process

Acceptable Test Scores

A valid CAT score is acceptable for all the functional Areas. Test(s) in lieu of CAT for the respective Areas are as follows: GMAT / GRE / GATE / (CSIR-UGC-NET) in JRF Category (with fellowship) only in relevant discipline.
Online GMAT/GRE (Take home) exam scores are not valid. Only test center-based GMAT/GRE scores are valid.
Scores of any of these examinations, including CAT, taken during the last two years (two years from the date of the standard test and should be valid on the deadline for submission of the application form, i.e., on or after 1st July 2024) will be considered valid. Admission to the program is open to overseas candidates, including NRIs and foreign nationals.

Exemptions

An MBA/PGDM (two years full time) degree holder of any of the IIMs with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.0/10.00 and above (or equivalent CGPA, if the grading scale is different from 10) does not need to take any Admission Test. Such candidates can directly apply within the application deadline and pay the requisite fee. After submission of the application forms, the selection procedure followed for such a candidate will be identical to that of all other candidates.

Test Score cut-off to shortlist for PI

The following are the category-wise minimum cut-off test scores required to apply for the PhD program:

Test	General	NC-OBC	SC/ST/DAP
CAT	90	80	65
CAT Sectional	75	65	55
GRE (Sectional)	75	70	55
GMAT	90	80	65
GMAT Sectional	75	65	55
GATE	90	80	65
JRF-UGC/CSIR	All JRF-UGC/CSIR Qualified

Personal Interview

After receiving the application forms, the Admissions Office, in consultation with the Admissions Committee, will determine category-wise cut-offs across different areas for different acceptable test scores, to decide the number of candidates to be called for the Personal Interview (PI).

Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their academic record and performance in the qualifying examinations will be invited to IIM Raipur campus for a Personal Interview as part of the final selection process. The selection panel will assess the suitability of the candidates for the PhD program based on academic records, professional accomplishments, research interest, etc.

Preparing The Merit List

Merit Lists will be prepared specialization-wise based on Academic Qualification and Personal Interview. The following criteria will be applied to prepare the merit lists.

Marks (out of 100)

Academic Credentials 45
Personal Interview 50
Research Publications 5*

*Candidates having publications in Scopus Q1 or Q2 journals only will be awarded 5 marks. No marks will be given for any other publications.

Academic qualifications

Academic Qualification (45%): For the Academic profile, following will be the weights:
- 10th Standard: 8%
- 12th Standard: 8%
- Graduation: 14%
- Post-Graduation (PG): 15%

The marks will be calculated as follows:

Range of Marks (%)	10^thclass	12^thclass	Graduation	PG
≤60	0	0	0	0
>60 and ≤70	2	2	4	4
>70 and ≤80	4	4	8	8
>80 and ≤90	6	6	12	12
>90	8	8	14	15

Financial Support

First & Second Year: Rs. 50,000/month.
Third & Fourth Year: Rs. 55,000/month (After successful completion of Comprehensive Exam)
International, National Conference & Doctoral Colloquium: Rs. 2,00,000 for the entire 4 years.
Contingency Grant: (Rs 10,000/- to Rs. 20,000/-) per year
Contingency Grant A one-time allowance of up to Rs. 50,000 is provided for a laptop/PC
Publication Grant: Upto Rs. 50,000/-

Application Process

PhD application form can be filled in online through the link given in IIM Raipur’s website (https://iimraipur.ac.in/). A candidate is eligible to submit applications to a maximum of two Areas of specialization.
Separate fees are required for each area applied.
After submission of online application form and fees, candidates are required to download the filled in application form and payment receipt and send the filled in form, payment receipt along with self-attested copy of all the documents through speed post