In case a candidate wants to change the school / area after submission of the Ph.D application form, she/he will need to communicate the request to the Admissions Office by March 15, 2025. Additional details may be requested by the Admissions Office from the candidate. Requests received after the deadline may not be entertained.

Change in area after joining the Ph.D program shall follow rules documented in the manual of policies.

Selected candidates will be notified by email individually. The status will be made available from the first week of May (tentative).

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their academic records and Statement of Purpose (SoP). The shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for XIM Research Aptitude Test (XRAT), followed by Research Presentation, and Personal Interview, the details of which will be communicated in due course. Details about XRAT is available separately on our website www.xim.edu.in/admission.

Candidates who have qualified UGC NET-JRF (Category-1: JRF) will be exempted from XRAT. However, they will take part in the other selection processes as listed above.

Candidates qualified in UGC-NET (Category-2: Assistant Professor and Category-3: Admission to Ph.D) may appear for XRAT (Conducted by XIM University) to become eligible for a University Scholarship based on merit. These candidates are required to take part in the other selection processes as listed above.

The Ph.D admission process dates are finalized well in advance and is notified on our website. If there is any change in such dates, that is duly updated. It is not possible to arrange any other procedures pertaining to Ph.D admission on other dates based on personal requests.

A Statement of Purpose (SoP) is what you want to learn about, in your research project. In the SoP the candidate will need to outline his/her research plans and interests. This is very essential as it is one of the parameters for shortlisting in the initial round of selection. The length of this content needs to be between 300-500 words

XRAT is the Research Aptitude Test conducted by XIM University as a part of the Ph.D admission process. The test is used to assess some basic skills considered essential for researchers, namely writing ability, verbal ability and comprehension, reasoning, and quantitative aptitude. The total mark for the test is 100 and the total time allocated is 3 hours.

There is no need to apply separately for XRAT.

The test consists of four sections as indicated above. The questions are a mix of subjective and objective types. An XRAT guidelines containing details on the examination and an XRAT Sample Question is available separately on the Ph.D admission page, and can be accessed by visiting our website www.xim.edu.in/admission.

Candidates who have qualified UGC NET (Category-1: JRF) will be exempted from XRAT. However, they will take part in the other selection processes as listed above.

Candidates qualified in UGC-NET (Category-2: Assistant Professor and Category-3: Admission to Ph.D) may appear for XRAT (Conducted by XIM University) to become eligible for a University Scholarship based on merit. These candidates are required to take part in the other selection processes as listed above.

The coursework for the selected candidates is expected to commence from June/July 2025.

Yes, all candidates will be required to give a presentation during the Ph.D interview process. During the presentation, you are expected to present your research plans and interests.

For the presentation you may use PowerPoint slides. The mode of presentation (online or offline) will be communicated to the shortlisted candidate well in advance with the instructions.

You will be given at least 10 minutes of time for delivering the presentation. Any additional communication related to presentation instructions (if any) will be sent separately from the Admissions Office.

No, you need to carry the presentation in some storage drives (e.g. pen-drive/flash-drive), if held offline. We suggest to have an online back-up in your Drive / Cloud storage / Email etc., so that you can retrieve the data in case of requirement. After completing the presentation before the interview panel, the candidates are required to share their presentation material to the Admissions Office via email [[email protected]] for the record and reference.

Candidates who are working currently can apply, however, for joining the program:

1. They have to quit the job (before joining) and join the doctoral program on the date given after serving any notice period (as relevant)

OR

2. They will need to avail leave/sabbatical for at least the expected duration of the Ph.D program (which will need to be extended if the candidate is unable to complete the thesis requirements by that deadline)

After joining the program they need to be resident in the campus and engage Full-Time with the doctoral requirements till they successfully complete the requirements of the doctoral program

Yes, international students interested in joining a doctoral program can also apply. The eligibility requirements are the same as for domestic students.

No, there is no provision to defer the admission. The conditions for accepting the admission offer will be mentioned in the offer letter.

You can access the Ph.D Admission Bulletin-2025 from our website www.xim.edu.in/admission.

Yes, hostels are compulsory for all the students admitted to the Ph.D Full-Time program in XIM University.

There are separate residences for gents and ladies. The mess is managed by a student’s committee and serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals. The X-Café provides a variety of fast food to the students who work till late night. The facilities at XIM University include 24-hour internet connectivity through the latest Wi-Fi technology, laser printing and photocopying machines, multi-purpose hall, co-operative store, book club, washing machines, water coolers, geysers, telephones, televisions, uninterrupted power supply, different indoor games space, a campus doctor, nurses, 24×7 ambulance for medical emergency, CCTV surveillance, security people for safety, bank branch and ATM machines etc.

The Old campus and the New campus are situated in 20 acres & 55 acres of well-maintained compact campuses with all the facilities befitting a world-class University. Please refer to the Ph.D Admission Bulletin–2025 for more details.

There are more than 140 Full-Time faculty members in XIM University, apart from a big pool of eminent Part-Time and visiting faculty from academia and industry.

Right now there’s no provision for such accommodation.

Candidates, who are placed in the waiting list, need to indicate acceptance of the waitlist by a specified deadline. Candidates not providing the acceptance by the deadline specified will be removed from the waitlist. Accordingly, the actual waiting list movement is maintained from time to time.

A research topic requires interest and motivation of the Ph.D student and availability of a suitable expert (faculty member of XIM University) interested in the area of specialization. Based on preliminary interests, the Ph.D student may explore who are the faculty members from the school who may also be interested in the concerned area of specialization, and then can approach the concerned faculty member. The Ph.D student will need to engage with the concerned faculty member in understanding the area of specialization while she/he prepares for the domain review seminar. Subsequently the guide is registered and the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) is constituted with whom the Ph.D student will need to work towards their thesis.

Ph.D students are encouraged to present papers, which have been submitted to and accepted at professional conferences. XIM University will provide support to the Ph.D student to attend such conferences subject to certain terms and conditions.

The deserving candidates will be granted the University scholarship (30,000 INR per month) upon joining the program, subject to the information that they are not the recipient of any other financial support from any other sources. The scholarship will be given for a duration of 4 years from doctoral registration.

The Ph.D program at XIM University offers a mix of flexibility and rigidity to the students. A candidate will be required to select his/her school and area of specialization at the time of admission which becomes the primary research area for the candidate. XIM University encourages Ph.D student to engage in multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research based on the candidate’s’ interests and scopes of contributions which may be visible during the doctoral research journey. The guide and the thesis advisory committee are expected to facilitate the knowledge pursuit.

It is not mandatory. However, a Ph.D student will be allowed to work as a Research and Teaching Assistant (RTA) thereby assisting faculty members in their area of work. They may also be engaged in teaching if such an opportunity exists. A suitable honorarium will be paid to the Ph.D student for such engagements. All these appointments shall follow the rules and regulations specified by the University.

This is achieved through a structure that has proven to be very effective for starting and developing a research and teaching career related to the domain of specialization – a structure that comprises of rigorous course work followed by supervised dissertation research. It forms an essential requirement for seeking a position in academia. Our past students are currently working in some of the best academic institutions in the country.

No. Transfer in any means is not possible for the Ph.D program.