ICFAI Hyderabad Ph.D. Courses & Fees 2025

Eligibility

Master's degree in Management (full-time MBA with specialization in Marketing/ Finance/ Human Resource Management/ Operations) from a UGC-approved university & a minimum of 55% aggregate & a bachelor's degree in any discipline with 50% aggregate and English as the medium of instruction

Or

Master's degree (full-time) in Economics/ Commerce/ Psychology/ Sociology/ Public Administration/ Statistics/ Mathematics/ an allied discipline from a recognised university in India or abroad with at least 55% aggregate

Or

Professional qualification (CFA/ CA/ CWA/ CS) with a minimum of 60% aggregate and above

Selection Criteria

IBSAT (in CBT format)/ GMAT (500 score)/ CAT (60 percentile)/ NMAT/ UGC NET-JRF/ CSIR NET-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ MPhil along with Micro Presentation & Technical Interview

Specialisations

• Finance

• Marketing & Strategy

• Information Technology &

• Systems Human Resource

• Management & OB Operations Management

Mode of Education

Full-time, Part-time

Total Fee

INR 5.2 lakh (fee taken for four years)

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree with 50% aggregate & above and Master's degree in Economics/ an allied discipline with at least 55% aggregate from a UGC-approved university

(Minimum of 17 years of regular education on 10+2+3+2 or 10+2+4+2 basis)

Additional Qualification

TOEFL/ NELT/ IELTS score

Selection Criteria

Entrance Test & Interview

Mode of Education

Full-time

Application Fee

INR 1,800 (non-refundable)

Total Fee

INR 5.2 lakh (fee taken for four years)

Eligibility

MTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate or equivalent CGPA from a recognised university or equivalent qualification

Or
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology from IITs/ NITs/ BITS/ ISI/ other similar reputed Institutions with at least 8.0 CGPA or its equivalent

Or
MSc from IITs with a minimum of 8.0 CGPA or its equivalent

Or
MSc (Physics/Mathematics) with at least 60% aggregate & proven research record

Or
BTech from a reputed R & D organization with proven research experience

Or
BTech from other universities with a minimum of 8.0 CGPA or its equivalent & a valid GATE score

Selection Criteria

RAPT (Written Test)/ GATE/ CSIR NET-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ UGC NET-JRF & Interview

Specialisations

• Civil Engineering (CE)

• Computer Science & Engineering

• Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

• Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)

• Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Mechatronics

• Maths

• Physics

(Click here to check various areas of research offered under these specialisations)

Mode of Education

Full-time, Part-time

Financial Benefit

• Research Assistantship (RA)/ Teaching Assistantship (TA)

• Fee waiver (decided by the admissions committee at the time of interview)

Application Fee

INR 1,000

Total Fee

INR 5.2 lakh (fee taken for four years)

Eligibility

Master's degree in Law with a minimum of 55% aggregate from a recognised university

For part-time PhD, candidates must have professional experience as:

-Practicing Advocates of a minimum of five years, or

-An executive with a minimum work experience of ten years of administrative experience in any recognised Law Firm/ Tax Consultants/ Public or Private Limited Company/ Company Secretaries/ LLP, or

-Gazetted Officer with five years of administrative experience, or

-Judicial Officers with at least five years of experience/ Retired Judicial Officers

Selection Criteria

Entrance Test score and Admission Interview

Accepted Entrance Exam

PhD Eligibility Test (at least 50% score) conducted by IFHE Hyderabad

Exempted from test: UGC- NET/ JRF/ SLET

Mode of Education

Full-time, Part-time

Total Fee

INR 5.2 lakh (fee taken for four years)