The vision of the Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship (DSSE), IIT Bombay entails creating a world class educational infrastructure for reliable promotion of technology entrepreneurship, by creating a concomitant knowledge base on this topic driven by fundamental research in the broad domain of innovation and entrepreneurship.

DSSE invites applications for a PhD in the domain of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the following indicative areas of research, for candidates who could subsequently spread across academia, industry and the social sector strengthening technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship infrastructure of the country:

•       Elements of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

•       Entrepreneurial Behavior and Ethics

•       Inclusive Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship

•       Indigenous and Rural Entrepreneurship

•       Innovation and Product Development

•       Lab to Market Translation

•       University Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education

SELECTION PROCESS

Applicants who fulfil the eligibility criteria will be invited to appear in an in-person research aptitude test on IITB campus, scheduled on Saturday, May 11th. This Research Aptitude Test would involve synthesis of research paper(s) and their critique.

Candidates shortlisted based on performance in the written research aptitude test will be interviewed with specific reference to the research proposal submitted at the time of application. Final merit list will be declared based on performance in the interview.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Candidates need to fulfil each of the following three criteria as listed in Sections A, B and C for a valid application

Section A  - Qualifying Degree: 

A1- Masters or equivalent degree in Engineering / Technology or Master of Management or Two Year full time MBA / PGDM from IITs/IIMs or an institute recognized by AICTE/UGC/AIU or M.Des.

A2 - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or 4 year B.Des. or 4 Year BS Economics

A3 - Master’s or equivalent degree in science or M.Pharm. or MCA or MBBS

A4 – Masters or equivalent degree in Arts / Commerce (or allied subjects) or M.Phil. or LLM or One Year Executive MBA from IITs/IIMs or an institute recognized by AICTE/UGC/AIU or CA /CS

AND

Section B - Aptitude Scores

For qualifying degree listed under A2, A3 & A4, candidates must also fulfil ONE of the following additional requirements. Candidates of category A1 with MBA / PGDM / Masters in Management from institutes other than the institutes of national importance will also need to fulfil ONE of the following requirements:

• Should have taken GATE or CEED or CAT or GMAT or GRE or NEET or CLAT during last 5 years and scored minimum percentiles /marks as specified below:
• GATE:75 percentile overall; CAT: 75 percentile overall, GMAT:600 marks, GRE:300 marks, CLAT – 75 percentile, CEED: 75 percentile, NEET:  75 percentile  
• Selected through National Eligibility Test – UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) 
• Selected through a National level examination conducted by MHRD or its agencies /Institutions such as UGC/ IIT/ IISc./ IISER/ IIIT etc. 
• Selected provisionally for the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (provisional award letter to be produced) 
• Minimum of TWO years of professional experience (acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought) 

All Bachelor’s degree undergraduate course leading to a Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s or Bachelor-Master Dual Degree in Engineering, Sciences or Architecture offered by IITs (admitted through JEE) having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (on 10 scale) and above from an Indian Institute of Technology or any of the CFTIs is exempted from the requirement of a valid GATE score for the consideration of General Eligibility Requirement for admission.

AND

Section C - Research Proposal

Applicants have to submit a research proposal of 1000 - 2000 words which identifies a research problem / interest from the domain of innovation and entrepreneurship, argues for its relevance by citing existing literature around it with academic references and proposes an appropriate research methodology to conduct the study. 

Note 1: Requirement of minimum marks in the qualifying degrees can be accessed in Section A.5  of the IITB Information Brochure on PhD Admissions. For CA/ CS, marks obtained in the preceding degree will be considered.

Note 2: Criteria for awarding Teaching Assistantship and other application categories are as per the guidelines mentioned in section A.6 of the IITB Information Brochure on PhD Admissions.

COURSEWORK

We are committed to providing high quality training to doctoral scholars through a comprehensive coursework in the first year of the candidate’s program where (s)he will credit courses across three distinct buckets:

• Research Foundations – methodology and research philosophy courses
• Domain Introduction – fundamental concepts and theories in the domain of innovation and entrepreneurship
• Domain Specialization – advanced courses towards specific research interest of the scholar

APPLICATION

To apply, please visit https://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp

For any queries, please write to office.dsse@iitb.ac.in or call 022-25765381