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Executive Fellow Programme in Management

2018-19
LUCKNOW Campus
The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) was setup by the
Governmen to f Indiain 1984 as an autonomous body. IIML's mission is
to be a global, socially conscious and integrated school of management,
contributing towards management development in India and abroad.
IIM Lucknow delivers a wide range of long term post graduate
educational programmes in management such as:
· Post Graduate Programme in Management, (PGPM)
· Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business (PGP-ABM)
· Post Graduate Programme in Sustainable Management (PGP-SM)
· One-year residential International Programme in Management for
Executives (IPMX)
· Three-year part-time programme in management for executives also known as Working Manager's Programme (WMP).
The Institute also runs a doctoral programme viz., the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). It also offers intermediate to
short term training and management development programmes (MDP's). In addition to all of these, it is also a leading center for
research and consulting services involving corporate strategies and public policy.

NOIDA CAMPUS
The Noida Campus of IIML is evolving as a leading center in the area of
executive education, research, industry interaction and training. The
campus has evolved from the IIML mission, with a focus on mid-career,
executive level management education, training, research and
dissemination. The WMP is the first long term programme launched at
Noida Campus to leverage IIML's resources for catalysing change
through intensive mid-career longer term educational programmes.
The IPMX is also based at Noida Campus. PGP-SM, a recently
introduced post-graduate programme with special focus on
sustainability, is also based in the Noida Campus.

CAMPUS LIFE
 Executive Fellow Programme in Management

Asapart of the mission of Noida campus, IIM Lucknow announced the

Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM) for working professionals in November 2012.

Programme Objectives
The EFPM is a part time, non-residential, doctoral program that has been
specifically designed to cater to the academic needs of working
professionals.
The objective of the EFPM is to prepare students for careers not only in
management research and teaching but also in management practice,
consulting and training in a formal setting. Being a part-time course,
students can do these while continuing to be engaged in their on going
professions/ businesses. Specifically, the programme intends to:
a. Strike a balance between management practice and theory that will give one the power to advance in senior
management, initiate a consulting practice, or launch an academic career.
b. Bridge the industry-academia gap.
c. Encourage relevant research on contemporary management issues.
d. Develop theory and practice of management that benefit contemporary business world.
On successful completion of the programme, students would be awarded the “Executive Fellow of the Indian Institute of
Management Lucknow”.

Eligibility
The candidates for the programme should have one of the following qualifications obtained from any of the
universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions
established by an act of the Parliament of India or declared to be deemed as a university under Section 3 of UGC Act,
1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, or an equivalent
qualification from an institution approved by AICTE.
A Masters' degree or its equivalent in any discipline with minimum 55% aggregate marks (or, its equivalent in terms of
CGPA).
OR
A CA, ICWA, CS or equivalent degree with a minimum 55% aggregate marks (for Finance area)
In addition,
(1) All candidates should have a minimum of 55% marks in all their public examinations starting with the secondary
level.
(2) They should be currently employed in full time job.
(3) They should have at least seven years of executive/managerial/academic experience in the relevant area as on
31st May 2018.

Age Limit
Candidates must not be more than 55years of age as on 31st May, 2018.

SPECIALIZATION AREAS
Agri-Business Management, Business Environment, Business Communication, Decision Sciences,
Finance & Accounting , Human Resource Management, Information Technology & System, Marketing
Management, Operations Management, Strategic Management, Sustainable Management
 Admission Selection Process
Applicants who fulfil above eligibility criteria would be required to have valid test score of CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ GATE and JRF/NET
(UGC/CSIR). Scores of any of these examinations taken during the last two years (i.e., after 01 April, 2016) would be considered
valid. Applicants who have already obtained PGDM equivalent degree (PGP/IPMX/WMP) from any IIM or AACSB/AMBA/EQUIS
accredited educational Institutes in India and abroad (with a minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10.0 point scale) would be exempted
from this test score requirement. Applicants who are MBAs from non-accredited educational Institutes but have at least one
research publication in a journal of category C and above as per ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) rating are also
exempted from the test score requirement. Applicants who have published research papers before are advised to visit the
relevant ABDC webpage (http://www.abdc.edu.au/master-journal-list.php), click Download Master Journal List, check the
ratings of the journals in which their research papers are published and, fill the data entry form accordingly.

Candidates having PGDM equivalent degree from IIMs or AACSB/AMBA/EQUIS accredited educational Institutes are eligible to
apply directly to the 2nd year of EFPM program. Similarly, candidates having PGDM equivalent degree from non-accredited
institutions but having valid test scores in the list of examinations mentioned above are also eligible to apply directly to the
second year of the programme.

Candidates, who are appearing for CAT / GRE / GMAT/GATE and JRF/NET (UGC/CSIR), may fill in relevant parts of EFPM
application form and provide in EFPM admission application information on these tests.

All application form will be screened by separate screening committees. The candidates short-listed on the basis of their
academic record and performance in the competitive examinations mentioned above will be called to any one of IIM Lucknow
campuses (Lucknow / Noida) for personal interview in May/June 2018. Successful candidates will receive offers and the
program is expected to start by the middle of July 2018.

Format & Structure

The program structure is as academically rigorous as a PhD but is designed
for senior, experienced professional managers/teaching professionals and
is highly applicable with in their specific sector and career.
The programme has the following components:
a. Mandatory Course work
b. Comprehensive Examination
c. Formulation of thesis proposal for Doctoral level research
d. Thesis Submission and Defence

EFPM is a Doctoral Programme for full time working executives/managers/teaching professionals/researchers

Duration of the Programme and Accommodation
For candidates who are admitted in the first year of the programme, first year course work will be held together with students of
WMP (Working Managers Programme). The dates and schedules of these
classes will be announced by the WMP Office and all non-exempted
selected candidates will be advised to attend them.

For exempted candidates who are directly admitted to the second year,
three campus visits of 21 days duration each are needed to finish the
course work during one year. Classes for these candidates will be held in
three modules respectively in July/August 2018, November/December
2018 and April/May 2019. The modules may be held either in Lucknow or
in the Noida campus of the Institute.

During campus visits, the fee payable for boarding and lodging facility will
be recovered from the candidates on actual basis. The fee will be intimated
before the commencement of term by the EFPM office.

EFPM is a part-time non-residential programme. The student is expected to complete the programme ordinarily in four years
(three years in case of exempted candidates) and a maximum of six years (five years in case of exempted candidates). Under
special circumstances, students are eligible to get one-time extension of one year and if they fail to complete the programme,
their registration will be terminated.

It may be noted that the admission in the academic year 2018-19 is open only for candidates who qualify for
exemption. Thus, during the academic year 2018-19, no fresh offers will be made to candidates who do not
qualify for exemption.

System of Evaluation
A 10-point letter grade scale from A+ (10 Points) to F (0 point) is finally
used in each course to measure academic performance. At the end of
each term/module a Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) to reflect the Term
performance and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as a composite
index to reflect the cumulative performance of a student up to that Term
are calculated. There are three to four credits of course work in each
term. At the end of first academic year, and subsequently at the end of
each Term, a student's academic performance must be above the
minimum required CGPA to be eligible for promotion to the next year or
module/term.

Course Fee
At the time of admission, a non-refundable acceptance fee of Rs.50,000/- will be paid by all candidates.

The detailed course fee breakup (excluding the acceptance fee of Rs. 50,000/-) across years is
provided below:

Year Non Exempted

Year 1 2,00,000.00
Year 2 1,50,000.00
Year 3 1,00,000.00
Year 4 1,00,000.00
Thus, for non-exempted candidates who fulfill all the requirements of the program in time, the total course fee works out
to be Rs.6,00,000/-. For exempted candidates who join directly to Year 2 of the program, the total course fee works out to
be Rs.4,00,000/-, provided they satisfy all the requirements of the programme within the stipulated time.

It may be noted that

(1) The above cost does not include boarding & lodging during campus visits. These costs will be recovered from the
candidates on the basis of actuals.
(2) The above fees do not include taxes which are to be paid by the candidates in addition to the fees mentioned.
(3) After Year 4, if all the requirements of the programme are not fulfilled by the candidate, then he/she will pay
Rs.50,000 per year as course fee for all subsequent years.

VIEW OF MR. VIKRAM BATRA

The first EFPM Scholar who completed all academic formalities.
“Being a part of the pioneering batch of the EFPM program at IIM Lucknow, has been a
challenging, yet personally fulfilling experience. It gave me the opportunity to work on real
industry situations, with the rigour and systematic structure of academic research.

The best parts of this journey were those 'eureka' moments which suddenly lit up the path
ahead. It was an amazing feeling while devising a totally new approach, or finding a unique
solution to the problem.
It was challenging to balance research work with a corporate career, but I am thankful for the
guidance from my thesis advisor and the encouragement from my family, which enabled me to complete my
doctoral thesis within 4 years.”

Admission Schedule
S.No. Activity Date
Announcement of the programme (download
1. January 2018
the application form from the website)
Submission of complete Application Form 31st March 2018
2.
Personal Interviews (Tentative) May/June, 2018
3.
Announcement of Selected students (Tentative) June, 2018
4.
5. Acceptance & Submission of First Fee Installment (Tentative) June, 2018
Student reports on Campus/ Induction Programme/
6. July, 2018
Commencement of Programme (Tentative)

For Admission queries:

EFPM Office
Executive Fellow Programme in Management
Tel.: 0120-6678408/8403 Email : efpm@iiml.ac.in

Submit your application form to:

EFPM Office, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Noida Campus
B1, Sec-62, Noida–201307, INDIA, Tel.: 0120-6678408 Fax: 0120-6678506 Email : efpm@iiml.ac.in
For more information refer our website Link:
www.iiml.ac.in/efpm_announcement_web.pdf