Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 

at IFMR Krea University, Andhra Pradesh - Other

Candidates who want Ph.D. admissions at IFMR Chennai needs to download the application form from the Ph.D. admission section available on IFMR GSBs website. The institute does not charge any application fee for Ph.D. admission. Candidates can email the application form along with the documents required to gsb. Phdadmissionskrea. Edu. In. Candidates can also send the filled in application form along with the self-attested supporting documents to the college address. The documents required for IFMR Chennai Ph.D. admissions include Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheet, UG mark sheets (if applicable), PG mark sheets (if applicable), Date of birth Certificate Passport-size photograph, Transfer Certificate Character Certificate etc.

IFMR Chennai provides Ph.D. courses in various specialisations. These specialisations include Data Science & Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Accounting & Quantitative Finance, Marketing, Operations, Organisational Behavior & Human Resources, and Strategic Management. Moreover, the selection process includes application screening, written exam, and Personal Interview.

Yes, you can join IFMR Chennai directly by applying online through the official website. The admissions to the courses are both entrance-based and merit-based.  IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) offers a 2-year full-time MBA program in various specializations such as Finance, Marketing, Data Science, Operations, OB & HR. The institute also provides direct admission in MBA through management quota and NRI quota seats.

IFMR  Chennai admission is entirely entrance-basesd. The institute accepts various national-level entrance exams for admission. Candidates are requrired to qualify for any one of the respective entrance exam, followed by other selection rounds in order to get admission. Find below the list of entrance exams accepted by IFMR Chennai for all its courses:

Course Name	Accepted Entrance Exams
MBA	CAT/ XAT/ NMAT/ CMAT/ GRE/ GMAT
Integrated BBA	IPMAT or SAT or Krea Aptitude Test
E-MBA	Institute-level Written Test + PI
PhD	CAT/ CMAT/ GATE/ GMAT/ GRE/ NET JRF/ NMAT/ XAT
Certificate	Merit-based

 

Application forms of IFMR Chennai generally out at December and last date of submission ususally go till March or April. The admission process for IFMR Chennai is completely entrance-based and requires applicants to fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria for their desired courses. The admission season usually commences in October. The application fee for IFMR Chennai is INR 1,500, which can be paid in online mode using debit card/ credit card/ net banking.

Yes, IFMR Chennai accepts IPMAT scores for admission to its integrated BBA+MBA program. The IPMAT score is determined on the basis of correct answers marked by aspirants in the IPMAT exam. For each correct answer, candidates are awarded four marks. For an incorrect answer, one mark is deducted from the candidates' total score. The final selection process for the integrated BBA+MBA program at IFMR Chennai takes into consideration the IPMAT score, performance in GD/PI, What, Class 10 and Class 12 marks, work experience, academic diversity, and gender diversity.

CMAT 2025 is scheduled to be held on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in the year 2019. 

The NTA has announced registration dates via an official circular, which has been released online at the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply is December 13, 2024, and the admit card is expected to be released on January 20, 2025. 

Yes, IFMR accepts CAT scores for admission to MBA course. Candidates seeking for admission to MBA can qualify for CAT exam with minimum 75 percentile and submit their scores at the time of filling the application form. Apart from this, the institute also accepts scores of other national level entrance exam such as XAT, NMAT, CMAT, GRE and GMAT. Candidates can qualify for any one of the respective entrance exam in order to get the admission.

The CAT exam is always conducted on the last Sunday of November every year so the CAT 2024 exam will be conducted on November 24, 2024. Official announcement of the CAT 2024 exam date will be made by the convening IIM on July 30, 2024. The announcement will be made at the iimcat.ac.in website as well as in all the national dailies across India. We at Shiksha have also notify the aspirants through our communication channels. Registrations cum application process for CAT 2024 will begin from the first week of August and end in the third week of September 2024.

Check below CAT exam dates for last five years:

• CAT 2023: November 26
• CAT 2022: November 27
• CAT 2021: November 28
• CAT 2020: November 29 
• CAT 2019: November 24

The minimum CAT Score should be 75 Percentile to get a call from Next round, Application is open for MBA Batch. Moreover, other entrance exams accepted by IFMR Chennai include XAT, GMAT, CMAT, NMAT, etc. Interested candidates can apply through official website.