• Train prospective scholars to become highly skilled and innovative researchers and teachers in various aspects of management.
• Promote research relevant to management and organization.
• Develop theory and practice of management as relevant to the Indian context; and accordingly develop management education in India.

The programme prepares the students for careers not only in management research and teaching but also in management practice, consulting, training, and development.

Course Structure

Executive FPM students will complete 11 courses in 4 campus visits of 20 days duration each, spread over a period of 2 years. Besides the campus visits of 20 days' duration each, at least 3-5 additional campus visits will normally be needed. These visits are meant for comprehensive examination, defense of the thesis proposal and final thesis defense. On successful completion of all the requirements of the Programme, a student will be awarded the title 'Fellow in Management of XLRI'.

Not Eligible are

Degree / Diploma / Certificate holders through part-time, correspondence, private appearance, or satellite-based programmes.

Duration of the Program

The maximum permissible time for the programme completion is 8 years. If the student fails to submit the thesis proposal within 4 years, he/she need to re-register with a fee of Rs. 1,00,000/-. Within 3 years of thesis proposal, the final defense has to be made.

Students failing to complete the requirements within this time period will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Program.

Besides the campus visits of 20 days' duration each that are needed to finish the course work, at least 3 additional campus visits will normally be needed to finish comprehensive examination, defend the thesis proposal, and defend the final thesis.

A student has to meet all the requirements of the Program according to prescribed standards including the permissible maximum duration of the Program as above and no exemption will be granted for any reason whatsoever.

Course Fee

The total fees for the entire programme is Rs. 8,50,000/- payable in four installments.

Note: The institute reserves the right to collect the service tax from the students in addition to the fees if applicable.

This does not include board and lodge charges during campus visits.

All Application Forms will be screened by a separate Screening Committee with representatives from Fellow Programme Committee and respective areas (Economics | Finance | Human Resource Management | Information Systems | Marketing | Organizational Behaviour | Production, Operations & Decision Sciences| Strategic Management).

Call Letters for interviews will be sent as per their recommendations.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for a personal interview during March/April 2018 at XLRI, Jamshedpur for the final selection. The programme will commence in June 2018.

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Courses on Statistics and Research Methods are compulsory.

Doctoral Courses

A student is required to undergo 4 doctoral courses. Of these four, at least 3 needs to be from the student's area of specialization and the fourth course may be from the list of electives in other areas offered especially to the Doctoral Students. The aim is to socialize students into the process of scholarly research and provide them opportunity to do critical review of research in their area of specialization.

Advanced FPM Courses

The Executive FPM students will be required to undergo four advanced or compulsory FPM courses. The aim is to provide teaching and research skills of an integrated nature. The four advanced courses are:

• Advanced Research Methods (ARM)
• Advanced Techniques in Research Methods (ATRM)
• Academic Writing (AW)
• Pedagogy for Management Teachers (PMT)

Seminar Course

Executive FPM students are required to undertake a Seminar course in consultation with area faculty in the field of research interest of the student. It is a non-classroom course.

Qualifying Examination

After successful completion of the course requirements, the Executive FPM student is required to take the comprehensive examination to qualify for the thesis registration.

• Economics
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Organizational Behaviour
• Production, Operations & Decision Sciences
• Strategic Management

A student is permitted to change the area of research only with the permission of FPM Committee. The FPM Committee may require the student to do some more courses suitable for the changed research area as the condition for such a change.