The Fellow Programme contains two distinct streams:A. The Fellow Programme in Management offers the following specializations:
Behavioural Sciences
Economics
Finance & Control
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Human Resource Management
Operations Management
Strategic Management
Public Policy and Management
B. The Fellow Programme in Disciplines Related to Management offers the following specializations:
Regional Development
Operations Research and Systems Analysis
Sociology
Eligibility CriteriaAn applicant to the Fellow Programme is required to have: EITHER a Master’s degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks (or equivalent professional qualification) and a three-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks in the aggregate; OR a First Class Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (i.e., with at least 60% marks in the aggregate or an equivalent grade point average). In addition, applicant must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate in either the Secondary or the Higher Secondary Examination of a Board (or equivalent).
A final-year student appearing for the Bachelor’s degree examination in Engineering or Master’s degree examination in any discipline can also apply. Such a candidate, if selected, will be provisionally admitted provided (s) he completes all requirements for obtaining the degree before 30th June, 2011. Admission of the candidate will remain provisional until (s)he produces mark sheets proving that (s)he satisfies the eligibility criteria. The deadline for submitting the final year degree mark sheets is 31st December, 2011.
Application ProcedureAn applicant is required to submit a Fellow Programme (FP) Application Form 2011 for each area of specialization that (s)he applies for. Application forms are to be downloaded from the IIMC website: http://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/FPM/ . If an applicant is unable to download the Form, (s)he can get the Forms physically collected from: The Fellow Programme Office, IIM Calcutta, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700104.
Completed Application Form(s) must be submitted along with an Application Fee of Rs.300. This fee should be paid by a crossed demand draft for Rs. 300/- payable to “Indian Institute of Management Calcutta” on a bank in Kolkata. An SC/ST/OBC applicant need not pay the application fee as long (s)he sends an attested photocopy of his/her SC/ST/OBC certificate.
When applying to two areas of specialization, an applicant is required to submit two separate application forms, complete in all respects, one for each area of specialization. However, a single payment of the application fee of Rs. 300/- will suffice for each applicant, as long as (s)he submits the two application forms at the same time (e.g., in the same mailing).
For each area of specialization applied for, two letters of recommendation (in the prescribed format) are required. Blank forms for recommendation letters, and instructions on how to return them, are contained in the Application Forms. Applicant must ensure that a submitted Application Form is complete in all respects. Along with the Form, the applicant is required to submit the following “supporting documents”:
Completed Application Forms should reach the following address by January 24, 2011:Administrative Officer - Fellow Programmes and Research,
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,
Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700104.
Contact InformationAddress: Administrative Officer - Fellow Programmes and Research, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700104.
Tel: 033 – 2467 8062
Email: fpoffice@iimcal.ac.in
Website: www.iimcal.ac.in
Last date for receipt of form: 24 January 2011
