The DoMS-NIT Trichy offers a Full-Time and Part-Time Ph.D. (for the industry-sponsored candidates) program in all the functional areas of management. The basic requirements for research scholars are a Master's degree in an eligible discipline with a good academic record and qualification in CAT / AIMA / GATE / UGC-NET JRF or Lectureship or equivalent. Admission to the Ph.D. programs is made on the basis of written tests/interviews conducted by the Department.
The Research scholar has to complete coursework in the relevant area of research within the stipulated time. This is followed by a comprehensive examination. The scholar has to identify a research problem, analyze it and report the outcome of the work in the form of a thesis. Subsequently, it is defended in the viva voce examination.
