N. S.

Ramaswamy Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (NSR Pre-doc)

Admission process for 2024 batch

About the Programme

Area of Specialization
The 2024-25 N. S. Ramaswamy Pre-Doctoral Fellowship is available in the following disciplinary
areas within management scholarship and research:
• Decision Sciences
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance & Accounting
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
• Public Policy
• Production and Operations Management
• Strategy

Duration of the Fellowship

Academic eligibility
a. A master’s degree (bachelor’s degree obtained in 10+2+3 pattern, followed by a master’s
degree) or
b. A 5-year Integrated Master’s Degree (obtained after completing higher secondary schooling
in 10+2 pattern) in any discipline, with a minimum of 60 percent* marks in the Bachelor’s as
well as the Master’s degrees.
c. A professional qualification such as CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 50 percent* marks or,
d. A Post Graduate Diploma (2 years) or,
e. A 4-year/8-semesters bachelor’s degree (10+2+4 pattern) with at least 60 percent* marks or,
f. A 5-year Integrated bachelor’s degree with at least 60 percent*marks.
• The applicants holding a Doctoral degree or pursuing Doctoral programme are not eligible to apply.
* The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice followed
by the respective University/Institution. In the case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of
marks would be based on the procedure certified by the respective University/ institution. If a
University/institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the
equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and
multiplying the result by 100.
The above qualifications should be from any of the Universities, or other educational institutions,
incorporated by an act of the Parliament or State legislature in India; or declared to be deemed as a
University under the UGC Act, 1956, or, an institution recognized by the Ministry of Education,
Government of India.
Candidates in the final year of the qualifying programme, can also apply. Such candidates, if selected,
will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate by the date of
registration to the programme (latest) from the Principal/ Head of the Department / Registrar or
Director of the University / Institute (issued on or before the date of registration to the NSR Pre Doc
2024 programme) stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical
examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the Master’s / 4-year Bachelor’s degree / 5
year integrated Bachelors degree/ equivalent eligible qualification. Their admission will be confirmed
when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the Master’s / 4-year Bachelor’s
degree / 5 year integrated Bachelors degree/ equivalent eligible qualification referred to in the
certificate issued by the Principal / Registrar of their College / Institute. The deadline for submission
of the mark sheets and the Degree Certificate is September 30, 2024. Please note that all applications
must meet the 60% eligibility norms. Non-fulfillment of these conditions will automatically result in
the cancellation of the provisional admission. If you are currently working and want to join our full
time programme, you are required to quit the current job before the start date of the programme.
Candidates appearing for Final examination of Graduation: -
At the time of registration, you must produce a certificate from the College/University that you have
completed all examinations and other requirements necessary to obtain Masters/Bachelors Degree on
or before June 30,2024.
You must produce final marks sheets (in original) and provisional Certificate (issued by your
college/University) as proof of having passed the Masters/Bachelors Degree examination, before the
expiry of grace period, i.e. on or before September 30,2024. Appearing for any other examinations
as part of Masters/Bachelors after June 30,2024 will be treated as disqualification and your admission
to the programme will stand cancelled.
Target Groups:
• Applicants belonging to SC, ST, or NC-OBC (as defined by the Government of India).
• Applicants belonging to the PWD category (persons with disability as defined by the Government of
India).
• Applicants belonging to religious minorities (as defined by the Government of India).
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (10th standard or equivalent) from a
school where the medium of instruction was not English.
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (10th standard or equivalent) from a rural
school.
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (10th standard or equivalent) from a
Navodaya School, or a school wholly owned by a State Government, a Gram Panchayats, or by an
urban a local body.
• Women and trans-gender applicants.
Application Fee
The application fee (non-refundable) is Rs. 500/-
Selection Process
Selection to the programme will be done in two stages:
1. Applications will be evaluated, and a shortlist will be prepared of candidates to be called for
personal interview.
2. The final offer of fellowship will be made based on the evaluation of the application and the
candidate’s performance in the personal interview.
Programme Details
The N. S. Ramaswamy Pre-Doctoral Fellowship is a mentor-driven program where candidates
admitted acquire the formal and tacit knowledge necessary to succeed in a Doctoral programme. Each
fellow is assigned to a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at IIMB. While the programme
offers flexibility, certain common elements that are essentials are mentioned below.
• Each fellow will have to complete two Doctoral or MBA level courses of three credits in her/his areas
of interest approved by faculty mentor.
• Each fellow will work for a minimum of 40 hours per week under the supervision of the faculty
mentor.
• A Math Clinic (1.5 hours per week) and a Communication workshop (1.5 hours per week) are
mandatory in the Programme..
Monthly Stipend and other financial support
• Each fellow will receive a monthly stipend of Rs. 30,000 besides full tuition waiver for any
coursework during the program.
• The fellows will also receive a house rent allowance as per prevailing institute norms (currently Rs.
15,000 per month).
• The fellows will be provided with a one-time contingency grant (that can be used for academic
purposes approved by the faculty mentor and the N. S. Ramaswamy Pre-Doctoral faculty committee)
as per prevailing institute norms (currently, Rs. 25,000 per academic year).
• Fellows can avail a Rs. 25,000 Laptop Grant toward purchase of a laptop.
• Cubicle space is provided by the Institute.
• Fixed financial support is provided that may be used to partly cover costs to attend one national
academic conference as an observer and one national academic conference as a presenter (with prior
approval of the faculty mentor).
How to Apply
The online application form for admission to NSR-Predoc 2024, is available at
https://campus.iimb.ac.in/psp/cssisprd/?cmd=login&languageCd=ENG&.
The deadline for submission of fully completed applications is January 31st, 2024 (5:00 p.m.). Please
note that candidates can apply to a maximum of two disciplinary areas of specialization.
For queries, email: predoc[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
Tel: +91 80 26993013/3017
 Important Dates
Application Window November 06, 2023, to January 31, 2024 (5:00 p.m.IST)

Interviews March 11, 12 & 13 2024*

Interview Centre Interviews (Online)

Offers March 3rd Week 2024*

Offer acceptance - Last date March 4th Week 2024*

Registration 1st May 2024

*These dates are tentative & subject to change. Confirmed dates will be notified in due course of time.
# Only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be intimated by e-mail.