International School of Management Excellence (ISME) was founded in 2006 by alumni from CMU, Purdue and Wharton, USA. ISME is ranked as one of the Top 1% B-schools in India and is a business school that is international in credentials and culture due to the background of its founders, faculty and the curriculum that has been adopted. The Institute is driven by excellence in every sphere of learning and practice with a corporate-centric approach. ISME has a student focused campus life with a balance of both fun and learning.
ISME Research Centre is a recognized centre of research of University of Mysore (UoM), offering Ph.D program in Management. The program has been specially designed to cater to the scholarly needs of working executives / managers / faculty members / researchers / entrepreneurs.
ISME doctoral program offers academic tie ups with top colleges like Carleton University, Canada, Singapore Institute of Management and Management Development Institute of Singapore, creating the international value for scholars during the pursuit of the PhD.
Candidates undergo course work of one semester duration of 72 hours inclusive of course-end assessment.Coursework conducted once a month over a 3 day weekend over a period of 4 months. The process consists of an understanding of Research Methodology, Review of Literature and Seminars, Submission of Annual Progress Reports etc.
The PhD program offers the flexibility of 3 days of residential coursework once a month instead of weekly classes. This enables candidates, even those from outside Bengaluru to be a part of the program while carrying on with their careers.
*Courses offered are subject to modification, based on evolving placement opportunities.
The PhD program is for the scholarly needs of working executives, faculty and entrepreneurs, that is focused on industry needs as well as academic advancement.
Mentors with Doctorates from IIT, IIM and other prestigious institutions will assist the doctoral students in their journey
With an objective to develop scholars for higher level careers in management research and teaching, practice, consulting, training and development, the institute focuses of 2 research papers by each candidate over the course of the PhD.
PhD scholars have access to the state of the art WiFi enabled on-campus hostel during their monthly 3-day coursework period. This guarantees access to all learning resources and interactions with fellow scholars.