PhD Programme is the doctoral programme of the Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) leading to award of ‘Ph.D. degree’. We launch the FPM Programme under the mentorship and guidance from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), the acknowledged leader in management education.

PhD Programme primarily aims at training prospective scholars who will excel in their chosen areas of research through publication quality work of international standards. This programme would also groom the individuals to be highly skilled to teach various aspects of management.

IIM Visakhapatnam is offering PhD for the coming academic year in the following areas of specializations:

• Finance and Accounting
• Production and Operations Management

The duration of the programme is 5 years, comprising 2 years of course work, a comprehensive examination and dissertation work consisting of a dissertation proposal defence and a final dissertation evaluation and defence.