Research is now being accorded a top priority at LLIM with a view to enhance teaching effectiveness. The role of research is to facilitate the process of managing knowledge and its production, consumption, transmission, packaging and marketing at home and across the global network in the near future. In addition, through research the academic rigor and excellence is to be improved substantially at all levels of responsibility and in all spheres of the Institute’s activities.

Research is ineffective unless it is shared with the concerned target audience. Hence the focus on managing knowledge from all angles, which places knowledge sharing on a top priority.

DOCTORAL PROGRAMME

The Doctoral Programme (Ph.D.) of University of Mumbai is available at the Institute and is visualized to contribute significantly to the knowledge management process at the Institute. It is also identified as a totally enriching and mutually rewarding experience for the doctoral scholars and guides alike.

Objectives :

		To contribute to the process of intellectual capital formation in the field of management.
		To facilitate the knowledge management process which includes production, consumption, transmission, packaging and marketing at home and across the global network.
		To enable doctoral scholars / guides to enhance their academic credentials with a view to improve the quality of their contribution to society.
		To instill the right sort of attitudes in researchers and build their personalities around sound and healthy values, ethics and beliefs.

Research Facilities :

The Institute has a Unique Research centre that provides the following facilities to research students.

Eligibility

- Persons having minimum of 60 per cent marks at Post-Graduate examination

OR

- Persons who have done Master’s Degree by research or M.Phil. and have published at least two research papers in peer-reviewed journals.

OR

- Teachers having full time teaching experience of at least five years in Degree/junior Colleges and have published at least two research papers in peer reviewed journals.

OR

- Persons working in national laboratories – institutes/Government/Private organization nominated and sponsored by the respective employer and have published at least two research papers in peer reviewed journals

OR

- Persons qualified in NET/SET/GATE/JRF examination of the apex bodies in higher/technical/professional education such as CSIR/UGC/ICAR etc.

Aptitude Test:

There shall be an Aptitude Test devised and centrally conducted by the University of Pune for the State of Maharashtra.For admission to Ph.D. Degree every candidate, who is otherwise eligible, has to qualify in the said Aptitude Test.However,the persons qualified in NET/SET/GATE/JRF examination of the apex bodies mentioned above, are exempted from this Aptitude Test.

Selection and Registration:

Eligible candidates, after applying shall be screened by a panel and provisional admission shall be given only after undergoing centralized interview at the college/institute university level, as the case may be.

Final registration shall be done in the University after undergoing further necessary procedure and that the topic along with the abstract of research proposal with details of the student, guide and institute shall be announced on the web to avoid duplication. Care shall also be taken to assess relevance of the topic.

Monitoring the Process:

It would be obligatory for the research students to submit progress report of the work at the end of every term, which shall be assessed by a committee formed for the purpose.

Appointment of referees shall be made by the competent authorities preferably by random selection from pre-existing pool of names generated for each subject with various specializations by the Board of Studies. There shall be three referees one from with the state, one from outside the State of Maharashtra and one from Outside India (Wherever available).

Care shall also be taken to avoid reciprocal appointment of referees vis-à-vis the guiding teacher at least for a period of five years.

Submission of Thesis:

Thesis shall also submitted in the form of loose papers or preferably in computer readable form (soft copy) enabling the candidate to incorporate changes after updating the data, if suggested by the referees. In addition to the hard copies, final approved thesis shall be submitted in CD or computer readable form and the University shall make it available on the web.

Examination:

There shall be viva-voce with open defense system.

Applicability of the guidelines:

These guidelines are not applicable to all those cases registered or to the candidates whose applications have been accepted by the IIOD/Director of the University/Institutes/Colleges before the date on which these guidelines are adopted. They will be covered by the earlier rules.

 

Duration of the Programme :


A candidate is allowed to submit his thesis after a minimum of two academic years from the date of Registration.

The candidate is required to be a resident of Greater Mumbai for the duration of the programme.

Fees :


Total Fees: Rs.10,000/- per annum.

(i) Fees include Tuition Fee, Library Fee, Instruction / Research Material / Analysis Fees:

Total: Rs.10,000/- per annum.

(ii) Library Deposit (Refundable) : Rs.2,000/-

Registration for the Ph. D. Programme :


Candidates are requested to refer to the University of Mumbai Circular No.Th./69 of 2001, for registering themselves under the programme.

Please Note : FEES ARE UNDER REVISION AND ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE.

Submission of Thesis :


Two months before submitting the thesis, the candidate shall forward to the Registrar through his guide a statement giving the title and synopsis of the thesis (20 copies type, written and stapled) along with a fee of Rs.3,000/-. The thesis has to be submitted by the candidate through his guide and the Institute, any time after two months and before six months from the date of submission of the synopsis.

Award of degree of Ph. D. :


Award of the degree will be subjected to the approval of the thesis for submission by the guide, the Board of Studies, and also the examiners through the viva-voce examination. If in the opinion of the referee, or any of these approving authorities, the thesis is deemed not to be worthy of submission for the Ph. D. degree but it is adequate for the Master’s Degree (M. Phil.) then the Master’s degree (M. Phil.) may be conferred on the candidate.