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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy in Finance is 3 to 6 years, the student has to finish between this timeline to obtain the Ph.D. degree and offered by the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Areas for Research

  • Corporate Finance: Financial decision making, Venture capital and private equity, Small and medium enterprises, Infrastructure finance, Public sector finance; Real Options, Developmental Finance
  • Financial Markets – Capital market, Bond market, commodity market, derivatives, market microstructure, Behavioural Finance
  • Financial Modeling & Forecasting
  • Banking and risk management

Eligibility Criteria

Masters degree or 2 years PG Diploma in a relevant discipline, and a Bachelor’s degree with a good academic record (minimum five years of graduate and undergraduate education) OR Five year integrated masters degree / dual degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline with a good academic record 

AND 

Qualifying in national level examinations such as GATE /UGC or CSIR / NET / JRF / Lectureship or equivalent or international level postgraduate admission examination such as GMAT / GRE or equivalent.

OR 

At least 5 years of managerial experience in lieu of the above examination. (This clause is only for Non-HTRA candidates) 

Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology with a good academic record or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering / Technology in a relevant discipline are exempted from qualifying in National level examinations. 

Candidates with MBA or 2 year PG diploma from Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with CGPA of 8 and above are exempted from qualifying in National level examinations.

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