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Overview

The Fellow program in Management (FPM) is a full-time, residential doctoral program offering studies in different fields of management and cross-functional areas. The program aims to train prospective scholars to become highly skilled and innovative researchers and teachers in various fields (aspects) of management and relevant areas. It primarily aims at preparing scholars for careers as faculty members at premier academic institutions and for position outside academics requiring advanced research and analytical capabilities.

Mission & Vision

VISION

To excel as a center for developing thought leadership through intellectual contribution to academia, industry and society at large

MISSION

M1: Developing a broad understanding of different research traditions and alternative approaches to inquiry
M2: Exploring opportunities in inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research in all functional and sectoral areas.
M3: Building capacity of scholars to achieve high levels of proficiency in teaching, research, and consultancy services.
M4: Developing scholars’ capacities for scholarly writing and grantsmanship

Faculty Guides

Dr. Pranjali Madhur

HOD - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

Dr. Pranjali Madhur is a Ph.D. and MBA in Human Resources. She has also completed her LLB. She has also practiced as a Lawyer in Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, and also as a Finance Trainee in Project Costing at Thermax Ltd. She published a book (In Kindle Edition) By Speak Foundation on “Spirituality at Workplace and Its Impact on Performance and Job Satisfaction”. Also, published a Chapter “An Empirical study on the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance among IT Sector Employees”. She is a Member of BAR COUNCIL OF MAHARASHTRA & GOA, Associate Editor of International Journal of Commerce & Management Research, Associate Editor of International Journal in Applied Research, Research Paper Reviewer of Science Publications (Scipub), Member in MTC (Management Teachers Consortium) Global, Assistant Vice President of Pune Region of MTC(Global), Member of All India Management Association, Member of International Stress Management Association, Member of International Human Rights Council, Research Fellowship in Excellence in World Business Institute at Australia, Member of International Society of Emotional Intelligence, Member of Strategic Management Society, Chicago, USA, Research Paper Reviewer in various journals of Science Publications, Member of American Psychological Association.

Dr. Asha Bhatia

FACULTY - RESEARCH METHODS

Dr. Asha Bhatia is a PhD in Management Studies and an MBA with specialization in Finance and HRM.

Dr. Asha Bhatia is a PhD in Management Studies and an MBA with specialization in Finance and HRM. She has an experience of 23 years in diverse functions. She has published over 20 research papers in peer reviewed journals and has authored a book chapter in “Universal Brotherhood Through Yoga" which was released by the Hon. Vice President of India. Recently she was invited to attend the Global Women Summit held in Chennai and was felicitated as “Distinguished Woman in the Field of Management, 2020”. Additionally, she has won the Unilever Award for “Leadership and Sustainability”. She is a certified trainer in CSR and has conducted management development programs for the Mumbai Police, Indian Navy and many well-known corporate organizations.

Dr. Indrajit Goswami

DIRECTOR - QUALITY & ACCREDITATION

He has presented conference papers both in India and abroad and has more than 50 publications including research papers in SCOPUS, SAGE and EMERALD journals and case studies. He has authored 03 books and contributed 07 chapters in edited books. He believes in continuous learning and so far has completed 29 certificate programs from YALE, Michigan and North Western Universities, Copenhagen Business School, Elsevier Institute and LinkedIn.

Dr. Dilip Nandkeolyar

HOD – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Prof (Dr.) Dilip Nandkeolyar is Co-chancellor at Commonwealth University, London, UK. He has also been teaching and facilitating online Management Courses at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Prof (Dr.) Dilip Nandkeolyarhas has written several research papers, case studies and book chapters published in National/International Journals. Beginning November 15, 1976, Dr. Nandkeolyar has had varied hands-on, bottom-up combined professional experience of over 44 years in the field in Industry, Consulting, Mentoring Coaching Research, Training and Teaching. His areas of interest are Entrepreneurship and SMEs Development, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Retailing, Rural Marketing, Service Marketing and Branding.

Course Structure

The FPM would ordinarily demand three years of residential requirements in two stages. In the first stage, the selected candidate needs to meet the course requirements over one year. During this stage, the scholar is given appropriate exposure to the basic discipline of management, thus preparing him/her for the thesis work in the next stage. Each scholar is placed under the guidance of a Faculty Advisory Committee after considering his or her field of interest.

In the first year, FPM scholars undertake a list of selected PGP core courses, as required in (recommended by each) different functional areas. The second year coursework would include specially designed doctoral courses, advanced courses and PGP elective courses in accordance to the scholars' area of interest. The scholar is required to ensure completion of required credits for each academic year as prescribed in the FPM manual.

On successful completion of the course work, the scholar must qualify in the comprehensive examination before taking up the thesis work. The thesis stage is of two years. The scholar will select a thesis topic from among the areas: Economics; Finance; Human Resource Management; Marketing; Organizational Behaviour; Production, Operations & Decision Sciences and Strategic Management. The scholar is expected to identify a thesis topic in consultation with a thesis advisor, and work under the supervision of a Thesis Advisory Committee. On successful completion of all the requirements of the FPM, a scholar will be awarded the title 'Fellow in Management of UBS'.

Course Work

1. Courses from the Post-Graduate program in Management

This component of the course work aims at providing inputs in various areas of management, which the candidate might have missed (or might not have covered to a sufficient level of detail) in his/her Master’s level qualification. The candidate is required to take First Year courses of the Post-Graduate program in Management (PGPM). These courses are approximately of three months’ duration and must be completed withing one year of registration. Completion requirement is similar to that of the Post Graduate program in Management (PGPM). Only after completion of PGPM level course work, the candidate can start with the thesis work (FPM level course work).

Scholars who already hold an MBA degree are exempted from this course work requirement.

2. Fellow-level courses

The course work constitutes three levels:

Core Courses
Area Core
Electives

(a) Core Courses:

These courses are aimed at providing basic knowledge and skills that FPM scholars require for their role as researchers. For this role, the scholar must be familiar with conducting research in emerging issues of management, using the latest methodologies and research tools. To accomplish this, the scholar is required to take the following core courses:

Research Methods I (Quantitative)
Research Methods II (Qualitative)
Case Writing
Philosophy of Research
Course of Independent Study

(b) Area Core Courses:

These courses are designed to provide the scholars in-depth subject knowledge in the broad area of his/her specialization. These constitute 2 core courses in the domain of specialization.

(c) Electives:

Fellowship program level electives are designed to give scholars a meaningful exposure to contemporary issues. FPM scholars are required to take such electives from their own domain of specialization as well as from other areas subject to their relevance for the proposed thesis work.

Comprehensive Research Evaluation

The purpose of Comprehensive Research Evaluation (CRE) is to ensure a scholar’s multi-disciplinary appreciation of management issues and his/her readiness to undertake original research in his/her chosen knowledge domain. The evaluation is conducted by a Comprehensive Research Evaluation (CRE) committee constituted specifically for each scholar and chaired by a faculty member from the Area of his/her specialization. The Committee determines whether a scholar has developed an in-depth understanding of the inter-disciplinary nature of various knowledge domains, and is able to develop appropriate models / solutions based on the work of other scholars in these knowledge domains. Thus, the extent to which the Comprehensive Research Evaluation (CRE) is rigorous and challenging will in turn determine the extent to which the scholar is able to develop research competencies deemed fit for the thesis work.

The FPM Office will set up a Committee at the beginning of the Term- III, consisting of three faculty members; one of them will act as the Chairperson of the Committee and should be from the Area of the scholar’s specialization. It would be desirable for the Committee to meet as a group, discuss the candidate’s progress, and decide a topic, which would test the knowledge and integrative capability of the candidate and his ability to connect issues and problems in the field of management and relevant areas.

Thesis Work

Thesis Proposal:The scholar’s research work would start with the identification of a thesis topic (usually based on guidance/advice of faculty members), and getting a Thesis Committee constituted for supervision of the research to be done. The Thesis Committee is a three member - committee consisting of a Chair, one member from the allied / same area within UBS and one external member from a reputed overseas university. The scholar is required to work with this committee to develop a research design, leading to the development of a thesis proposal. He/she will then be required to deliver an open seminar on the thesis proposal to the UBS academic community. In case modifications to the proposal are suggested, the scholar has to carry out the modifications and a revised proposal has to be presented within a given time frame. Once the proposal is approved, the scholar may proceed with the research work towards his/her thesis.

Presentations:The scholar is further required to make presentations on his/her progress - every six months - where the faculty community and Fellowship scholars give feedback and suggestions for improvement. The feedback has to be incorporated within the given time frame. The scholar must submit the progress report with necessary documents and proof of evidence of progress achieved to the thesis committee members, with a copy to the FPM office.

Thesis Writing:Work on the thesis represents the final phase of the Fellowship program. The thesis work of the scholar, in consultation with the Thesis Advisory Committee, is expected to provide some original contribution to knowledge on the subject using a robust research design and methodology and should provide evidence of new knowledge.

Thesis examination:Once the Thesis Committee has approved the thesis, the Dean / Chair (FPM/EFPM) would appoint a Thesis Examination Committee consisting of the TAC Chair and two external examiners, of which one can be from a reputed institution abroad. This Committee would examine the thesis and then subject the candidate to an exhaustive and rigorous viva voce examination based on the thesis. Based on the comments of the examiners and the oral examination, the thesis may either be accepted as it is or accepted after modifications or rejected.

Publication Requirement:The Research undertaken by an FPM scholar is expected to provide sufficient basis for writing papers in refereed academic journals. One of the objectives of the Fellowship program is to prepare scholars for academic work and research. Hence the final requirement for qualifying for the title of Fellowship is to have at least two papers in reputed peer reviewed International journals, in well known classification lists like Clavariate Analytics, or journals with a Scopus Cite Score. In addition, scholars should publish a Case in Richard Ivey Case publishing / Harvard Business School Publishing, ACRC etc. The scholar should either be a single author or the first author for this purpose. The scholar must (has to) be aware of the anti-plagiarism clause and may submit the teaching case with teaching notes to one of the above-mentioned case collections at one point of time.

Requirement for Teaching Assistantship:Since the purpose of the FPM program is to rigorously prepare scholars for outstanding careers in teaching/ research, there is a need to build collaborative research / teaching skills. Therefore, each scholar is required to work with a faculty member as a ‘teaching assistant’ supporting the faculty in teaching which may include teaching, lecturing / case material preparation, course design, curriculum design, grading etc. FPM scholars are expected to provide 30 hours of teaching assistantship.

Program Learning Goals (LGs)

LG1: RESEARCH COMPETENCIES

LG2: KNOWLEDGE CREATION

LG3: TEACHING ABILITY

Award of the Title of Fellow

A scholar must complete the following requirements to qualify for the award of the title of Fellow:

successfully complete the FPM course-work
successfully complete the comprehensive research evaluation
successfully complete the thesis work
complete the publication requirement
complete the teaching assistantship requirement

In addition, the scholar must obtain clearance from various functionaries of the institute as per guidelines. On qualifying for the award of the title, scholars receive the title of “Fellowship in Management” at the Institute’s Annual Convocation.

Fellowship

Fellow scholars are awarded a fellowship of Rs. 30,000/- per month during 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 30,000/- per month for the third year to cover living cost and other expenses. Fellowship will be paid only to full-time residential scholars for a maximum period of three years and no extensions will be provided.

A fellow scholar is entitled to a contingency grant of Rs. 30,000/- per annum for three years and a grant of Rs. 20,000 for Data Collection during third year.

Conferences and International Exposure The Institute provides support for attending National and International conferences after successful completion of first 2 years. A fellow scholar will be reimbursed all related expenses up to Rs. 20,000. You will also be eligible for incentives for the high quality Research Publications (ABDC & Scopus) and patents will be as per the UBS research policy.

Specialisation

At the time of applying for admission, a candidate is required to choose his/her area of specialization for the purpose of the thesis. The candidate can pursue research in the following areas:

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

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

Admission Process

The admission process requires a candidate to opt for ONE of the following options:

Option 1 - (CAT)

Candidates with any of the qualifications mentioned in the eligibility criteria may choose to appear in the CAT.

Option 2 - (UGC)

Candidates with any of the above qualifications may submit UGC JRF/NET; GMAT/GRE/GATE results/scores taken during the last two years.

Option 3 - (MBA/PGDM candidates)

Candidates who have done their PGP from XLRI, any of the IIMs, FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SP Jain, School of Management of IITs, NITs, TIFR, TISS, ISI and other comparable institutes, with a CQPI of at least 6.00/8.00 or equivalent will also be exempted from appearing in the any test.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for a personal interview during September 30, 2021 at UBS, Karjat Campus for the final selection.

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Course Work

Courses from the Post-Graduate program in Management

This component of the course work aims at providing inputs in various areas of management, which the candidate might have missed (or might not have covered to a sufficient level of detail) in his/her Master’s level qualification. The candidate is required to take First Year courses of the Post-Graduate program in Management (PGPM). These courses are approximately of three months’ duration and must be completed withing one year of registration. Completion requirement is similar to that of the Post Graduate program in Management (PGPM). Only after completion of PGPM level course work, the candidate can start with the thesis work (FPM level course work).

Scholars who already hold an MBA degree are exempted from this course work requirement.

Fellow-level courses

The course work constitutes three levels:

Core Courses
Area Core
Electives

(a) Core Courses:

These courses are aimed at providing basic knowledge and skills that FPM scholars require for their role as researchers. For this role, the scholar must be familiar with conducting research in emerging issues of management, using the latest methodologies and research tools. To accomplish this, the scholar is required to take the following core courses:

Research Methods I (Quantitative)
Research Methods II (Qualitative)
Case Writing
Philosophy of Research
Course of Independent Study

(b) Area Core Courses:

These courses are designed to provide the scholars in-depth subject knowledge in the broad area of his/her specialization. These constitute 2 core courses in the domain of specialization.

(c) Electives:

Fellowship program level electives are designed to give scholars a meaningful exposure to contemporary issues. FPM scholars are required to take such electives from their own domain of specialization as well as from other areas subject to their relevance for the proposed thesis work.

Comprehensive Research Evaluation

The purpose of Comprehensive Research Evaluation (CRE) is to ensure a scholar’s multi-disciplinary appreciation of management issues and his/her readiness to undertake original research in his/her chosen knowledge domain. The evaluation is conducted by a Comprehensive Research Evaluation (CRE) committee constituted specifically for each scholar and chaired by a faculty member from the Area of his/her specialization. The Committee determines whether a scholar has developed an in-depth understanding of the inter-disciplinary nature of various knowledge domains, and is able to develop appropriate models / solutions based on the work of other scholars in these knowledge domains. Thus, the extent to which the Comprehensive Research Evaluation (CRE) is rigorous and challenging will in turn determine the extent to which the scholar is able to develop research competencies deemed fit for the thesis work.

The FPM Office will set up a Committee at the beginning of the Term- III, consisting of three faculty members; one of them will act as the Chairperson of the Committee and should be from the Area of the scholar’s specialization. It would be desirable for the Committee to meet as a group, discuss the candidate’s progress, and decide a topic, which would test the knowledge and integrative capability of the candidate and his ability to connect issues and problems in the field of management and relevant areas.

Thesis Work

Thesis Proposal:The scholar’s research work would start with the identification of a thesis topic (usually based on guidance/advice of faculty members), and getting a Thesis Committee constituted for supervision of the research to be done. The Thesis Committee is a three member - committee consisting of a Chair, one member from the allied / same area within UBS and one external member from a reputed overseas university. The scholar is required to work with this committee to develop a research design, leading to the development of a thesis proposal. He/she will then be required to deliver an open seminar on the thesis proposal to the UBS academic community. In case modifications to the proposal are suggested, the scholar has to carry out the modifications and a revised proposal has to be presented within a given time frame. Once the proposal is approved, the scholar may proceed with the research work towards his/her thesis.

Presentations:The scholar is further required to make presentations on his/her progress - every six months - where the faculty community and Fellowship scholars give feedback and suggestions for improvement. The feedback has to be incorporated within the given time frame. The scholar must submit the progress report with necessary documents and proof of evidence of progress achieved to the thesis committee members, with a copy to the FPM office.

Thesis Writing:Work on the thesis represents the final phase of the Fellowship program. The thesis work of the scholar, in consultation with the Thesis Advisory Committee, is expected to provide some original contribution to knowledge on the subject using a robust research design and methodology and should provide evidence of new knowledge.

Thesis examination:Once the Thesis Committee has approved the thesis, the Dean / Chair (FPM/EFPM) would appoint a Thesis Examination Committee consisting of the TAC Chair and two external examiners, of which one can be from a reputed institution abroad. This Committee would examine the thesis and then subject the candidate to an exhaustive and rigorous viva voce examination based on the thesis. Based on the comments of the examiners and the oral examination, the thesis may either be accepted as it is or accepted after modifications or rejected.

Publication Requirement:The Research undertaken by an FPM scholar is expected to provide sufficient basis for writing papers in refereed academic journals. One of the objectives of the Fellowship program is to prepare scholars for academic work and research. Hence the final requirement for qualifying for the title of Fellowship is to have at least two papers in reputed peer reviewed International journals, in well known classification lists like Clavariate Analytics, or journals with a Scopus Cite Score. In addition, scholars should publish a Case in Richard Ivey Case publishing / Harvard Business School Publishing, ACRC etc. The scholar should either be a single author or the first author for this purpose. The scholar must (has to) be aware of the anti-plagiarism clause and may submit the teaching case with teaching notes to one of the above-mentioned case collections at one point of time.

Requirement for Teaching Assistantship:Since the purpose of the FPM program is to rigorously prepare scholars for outstanding careers in teaching/ research, there is a need to build collaborative research / teaching skills. Therefore, each scholar is required to work with a faculty member as a ‘teaching assistant’ supporting the faculty in teaching which may include teaching, lecturing / case material preparation, course design, curriculum design, grading etc. FPM scholars are expected to provide 30 hours of teaching assistantship.

program Learning Goals (LGs)

LG1: RESEARCH COMPETENCIES

LG2: KNOWLEDGE CREATION

LG3: TEACHING ABILITY

Award of the Title of Fellow

A scholar must complete the following requirements to qualify for the award of the title of Fellow:

successfully complete the FPM course-work
successfully complete the comprehensive research evaluation
successfully complete the thesis work
complete the publication requirement
complete the teaching assistantship requirement

In addition, the scholar must obtain clearance from various functionaries of the institute as per guidelines. On qualifying for the award of the title, scholars receive the title of “Fellowship in Management” at the Institute’s Annual Convocation.

Fees

Nomenclature of Fees	Annual Amount (FPM)
Admission Fees	Rs 1,30,000
Semester Tuition Fee	Rs. 25,000 (Bi-annual)
Thesis Evaluation Fee	Rs.25,000
Boarding Charges	On actual basis
Lodging Charges	Waived Off
Learning Material Fees	Waived Off
Scholarly Activities	Waived Off
Library Fee	Waived Off
Alumni Fee (One Time)	Rs 25,000
Security Deposit (One Time)	Rs 25,000

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Faculty Guides

Dr. Pranjali Madhur

HOD - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

Dr. Asha Bhatia

FACULTY - RESEARCH METHODS

Dr. Asha Bhatia is a PhD in Management Studies and an MBA with specialization in Finance and HRM.

Dr. Indrajit Goswami

DIRECTOR - QUALITY & ACCREDITATION

Dr. Dilip Nandkeolyar

HOD – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Prof (Dr.) Dilip Nandkeolyar is Co-chancellor at Commonwealth University, London, UK. He has also been teaching and facilitating online Management Courses at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

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