PhD Program

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program in Business Administration provides training for outstanding students for professional careers in teaching and research and looks to the degree recipient as a professional who is primarily concerned with purposeful search for knowledge. Although the Ph.D. Program is research based, the students are required to take doctoral level courses which usually takes the form of seminars.

Admission Requirements and Duration
The Ph.D. Program is also centrally controlled by the Dhaka University. We at IBA conduct the Ph.D. Program within the rules and regulations of the Dhaka University. The minimum requirement for seeking admission to the Ph.D. program is a M.S. or M.Phil. Degree in any discipline and publication of books and articles in any of international standard journal. But the teachers of colleges and Universities may also apply for admission to the Ph.D. Program with only Master's degree i.e. without M.S. or M.Phil. degree provided if he/she has teaching experience for at least 2 years in any college or university and a good number of publications at his/her credit. Primarily the duration of the program is four years that can be extended for a further period on recommendation of respective academic committee. No doctoral fellow can submit his/her thesis before expiry of two years after registration in the program.

Ph.D. Sub-Committee
Like all other Institutes and Department of the University of Dhaka there is a Ph.D. Sub-Committee for IBA which administer the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. Sub-Committee has been constituted and approved by the Syndicate in its meeting held on 3.6.1990 on the recommendation of the Academic Council.

The present Ph.D. Sub-Committee of IBA is constituted with the following members:
1. Director, Institute of Business Administration, D.U. -Chairman
2. Dean, Commerce Faculty (Now Faculty of Business Studies), D.U. -Member
3. Professor Durgadas Bhattacharjee, Management Department, D.U.- Member
4. One senior Professor/Teacher nominated by the Academic Committee of IBA

This Committee receives application and scrutinizes and recommend admission of the candidates to the Academic Committee of IBA which, later on, recommends their admission to the Board of Advanced Studies and Academic Council.