Programme Overview

The programme is meant to be residential in nature. However, at the Thesis writing stage, it would be possible to negotiate some flexibility in the mode of working, as per mutual convenience of all the parties involved. In any case, students will devote full-time commitment to the programme, at least up to the point of Thesis Registration. Students will be expected to complete the programme within a maximum period of 4 years. Some of the key components of the programme are described below:

Coursework: (i) Required Courses: During their first year, FPM students are required to study the postgraduate-level core courses offered by the Institute in the business management stream, which will give them an exposure to the basic curriculum of management and a variety of pedagogical approaches typically followed. (ii) Recommended Courses: FPM students may be advised to study some additional courses depending upon their backgrounds and research areas chosen.

Research Training Seminars: These seminars will cover topics such as logic of research, research methods, research skills and practices, etc., as relevant to management and various change-oriented disciplines. These will be arranged throughout the academic year. All FPM students are required to participate in these.

Research Review Seminars: During the pre-registration period (which is 18-24 months from the date of enrollment), FPM students will be required to deliver four Research Review Seminars. These seminars will focus on key research themes pertaining to the area of research chosen, as well as the methodological issues pertaining to that area of research.

Thesis Registration: After completing all the requirements of course work and research review, an FPM student will produce a thesis proposal. This must be done within 18-24 months from the date of joining. If the proposal is found acceptable, the student will be registered for the thesis component. The thesis will be examined by internal and external examiners. The student will have the opportunity to do any additional work and modify the draft thesis based on the feedback received from the examiners. This will be followed by an oral examination. There can be various types of disqualification at this stage, requiring anything from a minor modification to the thesis to a total resubmission of the thesis, with or without another oral examination.

Updated: Aug 24, 2005
FPM Cell
Xavier Institute of Management
Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar 751013, INDIA
email: dean@ximb.ac.in