How to Apply:
Application forms can be downloaded from the website (http://www.ifmr.ac.in/downloads.html) . Filled in applications, along with copies of mark sheets of all the examinations, degree certificates and other credentials, and a Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- favoring "Institute for Financial Management and Research" payable at Chennai, should be sent to:

The Registrar
Institute for Financial Management and Research
No.24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam,
Chennai 600 034
email: phdenq@ifmr.ac.in

Selection:
Shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for a selection test (written test will be a combination of multiple choice and problem solving and will cover basic mathematics, statistics, logic and reasoning)and interview to be held at Institute's campus at Chennai, on July 7, 2010 . Second class train fare will be reimbursed to the outstation candidates attending the interview.

The program consists of two-year course work followed by completion of a thesis.

The course work is of two years duration. Most of the first-year course work is of the PGDM program, providing a good grounding in the basic disciplines and functional areas of management. In addition, specific doctoral level courses are offered.

In the second year, students have to attend advanced courses in the chosen area of specialization. Courses offered include:

• Economics
• Quantitative Methods
• Accounting
• Financial Markets
• Asset Pricing
• Corporate Finance
• Empirical Methods and Modeling.

From the third year onwards, students who have successfully completed the course work have to undertake research in their chosen fields of specialization. Students are expected to make original contributions in their area of specialization.

Students have to also assist faculty in research and teaching.

Students are expected to complete their thesis work within two to three years after the completion of the course work.

• Full-time Post Graduate from a recognized university. CA, CWA, CS are also eligible to apply
• Candidates should have obtained first class throughout
• The program demands strong quantitative and computing skills.

Full-time faculty

• R Venugopal - FIIM (IIM-A); BTech (IIT, Madras)
• G Balasubramanian - PhD (Madras); AICWA
• S Maheswaran - PhD (University of Minnesota); PGDM (IIM-C)
• RL Shankar - MS (Carnegie Mellon University); BTech (IIT Madras)
• Jessica Wallack - PhD (Stanford)
• Jijo Lukose P J - PhD (SoM, IIT Bombay), MBF (Cochin University); Grad CWA
• Nilanjan Banik - PhD (Utah State University); MA (Delhi School of Economics)
• Ratul Lahkar- PhD (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• S Raghu Raman - (OUBS, UK); PDGFM (IIFM, Bhopal)
• L Ramprasath - PhD (Rutgers University); MStat and BStat-Hons (ISI)
• R Kannan - MTech (IIT, Mumbai); Diploma in Fin Mgt (Mumbai); Chartered Financial Analyst (ICFAI)
• PK Viswanathan - MS (University of Manitoba, Canada); MBA (FMS, Delhi)
• Bobby S Srinivasan - PhD (Case Western University)
• Lakshmi Kumar - PhD (IIT, Madras); MA Econometrics;
• S Gangadharan - PhD (Madras); PDM (OUBS, UK); PGDPM; MA;
• Viswanath Pingali - PhD (Northwestern University); MS (Indian Statistical Institute)

Selected candidates will be given stipends as follows:

• Merit based attractive stipend up to Rs.50000/- per month
• Scope for Teaching / Research Fellowship