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Overview
Specialization
Program Structure
Eligibility
Fee
SSIM EDGE

Program Overview

Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM), offers Executive Fellow Program in Management (EFPM) approved by AICTE for working professionals. The EFPM scholars of SSIM are required to undertake a rigorous interdisciplinary research in contemporary areas of management having serious implications for the corporate world and society. EFPM has been designed to provide a holistic and enabling research eco-system for working executives. The program focuses on preparing the candidates through a well-designed path that helps them achieve excellence in paths in academics, research & consultancy assignments as well as research based corporate roles. To achieve this, the program provides scholars with the knowledge and research skills that help them become specialist researchers, with sufficient depth of knowledge in different domains of management.

Areas of Specialization

Accounting & Finance
Organizational Behavior /
Human Resource
Marketing
Economics
Operations Management
General Management
Strategic Management

Program Structure

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 Executive Fellow Program in Management (EFPM) must undergo a rigorous three modules of course work spread over one year. In the first and second modules, the students will pursue the core and specialisation courses. The students will pursue doctoral level Courses in the third module.ter.
The research scholar is expected to complete course work of total 36 credits. The 36 credits are divided into 3 modules. The scholar shall undergo 4 courses of total 12 credits in the first module along with 3 credit seminar on a case study written. During the second module the scholar shall undergo 3 stream-specific courses of 3 credits each and give a 3 credit seminar. In the third module, the scholar shall undergo 2 courses of 3 credits each and write a 3 credit review paper based on the literature on the thesis related topic. The objective of the course work is to provide essential exposure to various areas of management. The courses to be studied by the students during the course work are as follows –
Semester I (15 Credits)
Course Credits
Research Methodology 3
Managerial Statistics 3
General Management 3
System Approach to Management 3
Credit Seminar (Case Writing) 3
Semester II (15 Credits)
Course Credits
Stream Specific Course 1 3
Stream Specific Course 2 3
Stream Specific Course 3 3
Time Series Analysis 3
Credit Seminar 3
Semester III (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 - 42

Duration for
Earning Credits

All the credits specified shall be earned within a maximum of three years from the date of admission to the Program. Extension after the three years shall be approved by the Director
for a period of one year with a review of progress after every six months.

Grading System of Credit Courses/Seminar

A minimum of CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or 60% is required for passing Course work (Trimester 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 research scholar needs to give a pre- registration seminar (thesis proposal) before the Committee constituted by the director.

Thesis Work

On Successful completion of viva-voca and
on the recommendation of the Research Committee,
the Institution shall award “Fellow in Management”

Program Duration

The FPM at SSIM is three years’ duration. Students are required to ensure that they complete all requirements of the program within the stipulated period of three. Candidate shall submit his/ her Thesis only after a minimum period of two years after registration. However, in case of exceptional circumstances, the program may further be extended twice by one-year duration, subject to approval of the competent authority. However, the maximum period allowed for the submission of the Thesis is five years from the date of admission into the Program.

Other Requirements

For the award of Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), the candidate needs to fulfil specific requirements as specified by the institute related to

Presentation of papers in national/international conferences

Publishing of papers in Scopus/ABDC indexed journals

Case Study Publication

Eligibility

The applicant seeking admission to the EFPM of SSIM needs to adhere to the following eligibility criteria:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering and Technology/Management/Economics/Social Science/Biological Science/Pure Science/Commerce/Humanities with FIRST CLASS shall be considered for admission to Fellow program.

A graduate with professional qualifications like CA, ICWA, CS with a minimum of 60% aggregate.

Program Fee

Total fee for the course is INR.4,50,000 (Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only) as applicable at the time of admission payable in the following manner:

Acceptance fee INR.60,000 (Sixty thousand only) non-refundable, payable before commencement of the program in the academic year into which he/she is selected for admission.

The balance INR.3,90,000 (Three lakh Ninety Thousand) fee must be deposited in four instalments in the following manner:

1st Installment
Rs. 1,30,000/-

Date- 30th January 2025

2nd Installment
Rs. 1,30,000/-

Date- 30th January 2025

3rd Installment
Rs. 1,30,000/-

Date- 30th July 2026

A 25% fee waiver will be granted to

Alumni of Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM)

SSIM EDGE

VALUE-ADDED COURSES ENABLING RESEARCH

Courses offered in Report Writing, data analysis using latest statistical software packages and Program languages like R and Python.

FOCUS ON PUBLICATIONS

Focuses on 2 research papers by each candidate in Scopus indexed journals over the course of the program. One case study publication in UGC Care listed Journals/case centre/ET cases.

QUALIFIED RESEARCH MENTORS

Faculty at SSIM bring with them good research exposure, publications and with research degrees from prestigious institutions.

PROGRAM BLENDING INDUSTRY FOCUSED RESEARCH AND ACADEMIA

For the scholarly needs of working executives, faculty and entrepreneurs, the programme focuses on industry needs as well as academic advancement.

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