Ph.D. in Management is a research programme of the Department of Management Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry University offered since 1986. It has five categories such as full time, part time (internal-teaching), part time (external – teaching) and part time (external-industry) and part time (external – NRI/Foreign nationals). It offers specialisation in the functional areas of management such as finance, marketing, HR, Operations, systems besides strategy and entrepreneurship. For more details, refer university prospectus. Eligibility: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Commerce, Industrial Engineering, industrial management, Production Engineering, Foreign Trade, Operations Research, statistics, Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work, Economics, Psychology, Tourism, Hospitality, Hospital management, Mass Communication and other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 55% of marks. Candidates with affiliation to professional bodies such as ICAI, ICSI and ICWAI and any other relevant disciplines may also be considered Selection Process: University Entrance Examination and Personal Interview. Candidates with UGC -JRF are exempted from Entrance Examination. For more details, refer University Prospectus.