The Fellow Program will have three broad phrases-Course work, Comprehensive Examination & Research seminar and Thesis Work.
The student is conferred the title “Fellow in Management” of SSIM on successful completion of all the requirements of the Program
Course Structure and Curriculum
Students admitted to the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) must undergo a rigorous one and half year course work. The objective of the course work is to provide essential exposure to various areas of management. In first year, FPM students must do a set of core courses along with first year PGDM students. The actual number of courses to be done by a FPM student is decided by the faculty of the student’s area of specialisation. The student can register for additional courses (credits) with the first year PGDM students if she/he wishes to, for a nominal fee. In the next half year, the student will pursue specialisation courses and doctoral level courses.
The research scholar is expected to complete course work of total 60 credits covering 20 courses of 3 credits each. The scholar will undertake 11 core courses (which will be common across all specializations), and 9 credits broken down into 3 elective courses from the functional area of research (from a basket of choice provided by the area), seminars 9 credits and doctoral level courses 9 credits. The courses to be studied by the students during the course work are as follows:
Program Structure
The Fellow Program will have two broad phases, namely;
Course work for studying the prescribed courses.
Thesis work after the successful completion of course work. Thesis work involves the preparation of a thesis proposal, pursue research based on the approved proposal, write the thesis, defend the thesis before the research committee and finally submit the thesis.
Course Structure and Curriculum
Students admitted to the Fellow Program in Management (FPM) must undergo a rigorous one year course work. The objective of the course work is to provide essential exposure to various areas of management. FPM students must study a set of core courses along with first year PGDM students and also pursue specialization courses and doctoral level courses. The actual number of courses to be done by a FPM student is decided by the faculty of the student’s area of specialisation. The student can register for additional courses (credits) with the first year PGDM students if she/he wishes for a nominal fee.
The student is expected to complete course work for a total of 36 credits. These 36 credits are spread over three modules. The student shall undergo 4 courses totalling a 12 credits in the first module along with three credit seminar on the case study written. During the second module he/she shall undergo three stream-specific courses of three credits each along with accredit seminar. In third module, the student shall undergo two doctoral level courses of three credits each and write a three credit review paper based on the literature on the thesis related topic.
| Trimester | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Module I (15 credits) | Course 1 | 3 |
| Course 2 | 3 | |
| Course 3 | 3 | |
| Course 4 | 3 | |
| Credit Seminar (Case Study) | 3 | |
| Module II (12 credits) | Stream specific course | 3 |
| Stream specific course | 3 | |
| Stream specific course | 3 | |
| Credit Seminar (Specific) | 3 | |
| Module III (9 credits) | Advanced Research Methodology | 3 |
| Design Thinking/Teaching Pedagogy in Management Education | 3 | |
| Review paper (on research area) | 3 | |
| Total credits | 36 |
| Term I (12 Credits) | |
|---|---|
| Course | Credits |
| Management and Organisation Behaviour | 3 |
| Advanced Excel for Managers | 3 |
| Marketing Management | 3 |
| Business Statistics | 3 |
| Term II (12 Credits) | |
|---|---|
| Course | Credits |
| Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Time Series Analysis | 3 |
| R and Python for Analysis | 3 |
| Credit Seminar (Case Study) | 3 |
| Term III (12 Credits) | |
|---|---|
| Course | Credits |
| Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Operations Management | 3 |
| Operations Research | 3 |
| Research Methodology | 3 |
| Term IV (12 Credits) | |
|---|---|
| Course | Credits |
| Stream specific course | 3 |
| Stream specific course | 3 |
| Stream specific course | 3 |
| Credit Seminar (Specific) | 3 |
| Term V (12 Credits) | |
|---|---|
| Course | Credits |
| Advanced Research Methodology | 3 |
| Teaching Pedagogy in Management Education | 3 |
| Academic Writing | 3 |
| Review Paper (on Research Area) | 3 |
| Total Credits - 60 |
Duration for earning Credits
All the credits specified above shall be earned within a maximum of three years from the date of admission to the Programme. Extension after the three years shall be approved by the Director for a period of one year with a review of progress every six months.
Grading System of Credit Courses/Seminar
The minimum of CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or 60% is required for passing Course work in (Semester I, II and III)/ Seminar. A candidate getting less than 60% shall be given one more opportunity to repeat the Course/ Seminar.
Comprehensive Examination
On successful completion of the course work the candidate need to qualify in the comprehensive examination and give a pre-registration seminar (thesis proposal) before the Research Advisory Committee (RAC).
Thesis Work
On successful completion of viva-voce and on the recommendation of the Research Committee, the institute shall award “Fellow in Management”
Registration Seminar and submission of thesis
After completion of the course work, each research scholar shall qualify in the comprehensive examination and give a pre-registration seminar (thesis proposal) before the Research Advisory Committee (RAC). Research scholar must apply for formal registration within one month after successful completion of the pre-registration seminar to register his/her proposal.
After satisfactory completion of thesis proposal defence, the scholar starts writing the thesis. The candidate will be required to submit his/her research progress reports every six months. On completion of thesis research, the candidates give a public seminar, submit the thesis and defend the same. A candidate shall submit his/her thesis only after a minimum period of two years after registration.