Course Structure
The Doctoral Programme would normally demand four years of full-time requirements in two stages. In the first stage, the selected candidate needs to meet the course requirements over two years. The first year course requirements can be waived in certain cases and on a selective basis. During this stage, the student is given appropriate exposure to the basic discipline of management, thus preparing him/her for the thesis work in the next stage. The course work that will be undertaken by the student in the first year will be from among those courses that are offered to the PGP students, and in the second year will include specially designed courses. Each student is placed under the guidance of a Faculty Advisory Committee after considering his or her field of interest.

On successful completion of the course requirement, the student has to qualify in two comprehensive examinations (one written and another oral) before taking up the thesis work.

The thesis stage is normally of two years.

Fellowship
Fellow students are awarded a fellowship of Rs.15,000/- per month, and no fees (admission, tuition, course material, computer, or library) will be charged. Fellowship will be paid only to fulltime residential students for a maximum period of four years, which may be extended by six months on the recommendation of the thesis adviser. After comprehensive a student may be allowed to provide limited Research and Teaching Assistance (RTA), which will be remunerated.

A fellow student is entitled to a contingency grant of Rs.10,000 per annum during the first two years and a grant of Rs.20,000 per annum during the third and fourth years.

Conferences and International Exposure
The Institute provides support for attending National and International conferences. A fellow student will be reimbursed all related expenses up to Rs. 1,00,000 during the entire duration of the program.

Selection Procedure
Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Institute will be called for a test / interview. Selection will be based on the previous academic performance and marks secured in the test / interview.

Minimum Academic Qualifications Required for Admission
Master's degree in Management/Engineering/Sciences/Social Sciences/Commerce and Humanities subjects with a first class or a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent (CGPA 6.5 ) or a Bacheolor’s Degree in Engineering with a first class and adequate work experience with a valid CAT/GMAT score.

Admission of PGDM (Oil & Gas)
Candidates who have qualified for the award of PGDM (Oil & Gas) with exceptionally good academic record in the prescribed disciplines will be considered for direct admission to doctoral program subject to the following conditions :
• If the Candidate happens to be a PGDM diploma holder from IPMG, he/she should have
   qualified for the diploma in the top 25%.
• In the case of MBA’s or PGDM diploma holders with specialization in Oil and Gas or Energy
   from an University or deemed University, he/she should have qualified for the degree
   among the top 10 rank holders of the University.
• Full-time candidates alone are eligible to be considered for such direct admission.

Admission of International Students
Candidates of foreign nationality holding Degrees from Indian Universities seeking admission to doctoral program need the necessary clearance from the Government of India in the Ministry of Human Resource Development and should possess valid Research Visa. They will be treated on par with Indian nationals for purposes of admission to the Institute. Candidates of foreign nationality with Degrees from Foreign Universities seeking admission to the Institute will be treated differently and the case of each candidate will be examined and decided purely on merit. They should fulfill the eligible qualification requirement as applicable to regular students in addition to GMAT and TOEFL requirements.

International students will be eligible for tuition waiver. However they will not be eligible for fellowship, contingency grant or reimbursement of expenses for participating in conferences.

Instructions for Completing Application Form
The following documents are to be sent along with the completed application form
(available online) :
• Copy of SSLC / 10th class or Matriculation certificate.
• Attested copies of all Mark sheets / grade cards, degree certificates beginning from first
  degree towards proof of qualification. Original certificates should not enclosed
• Employer's Certificate in the prescribed format in the case of candidates applying for the
  doctoral program under external scheme and a copy of the degree certificate of Research
  Coordinator.

Applications received without the above certificates for admission to the doctoral program will not be considered and no correspondence thereof will be entertained.

Completed applications in all respects with "Admission to Doctoral Programme" inscribed on the cover should be sent by December 31, 2008 to:

Faculty/Student Coordinator,
School of Petroleum Management
(Formerly known as Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar)
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Raisan, Gandhinagar-380027, Gujarat, India.
Phone: +91 79 23276911 - 18
Fax: +91 79 23276364

Note: Short-listed candidates will get call for test/interview by February 2008 end. Test/Interview are likely to be held during the first week of April 2008.