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Fellow Programme in Management

PGDM in Entrepreneurship

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About Fellow Programme in Management

Fellow Programme in Management at EDII Ahmedabad was introduced to create scholars and thought leaders who can produce insightful research in enterprise creation and promote entrepreneurship widely. The Institute is happy to invite applications for its thirteenth batch of the fellow programme for the years 2026. The programme is designed to address the gaps in the availability of trained educators, researchers, business consultants and resource persons in entrepreneurship at higher learning institutions/professional organisations/Government departments/industry in India. The cadre of academicians thus created will raise the standard of education and research, thereby ensuring wider acceptance of entrepreneurship as a career option in the society.

Our FPM programme focuses on

  • Foundation of theoretical, empirical and applied aspects in major areas of Entrepreneurship.
  • Professional ethics and intellectual honesty.
  • Interdisciplinary research and training of high quality.
  • Proficient activities and joint academic efforts.
  • Networking with leading entrepreneurship and research institutions globally.

The objectives of the research programme are

  • To groom potential scholars and make them competent and innovative researchers and educators in various facets of entrepreneurship;
  • To encourage inter-disciplinary high calibre research studies in entrepreneurship with policy implications;
  • To investigate synergy between theory and practice of entrepreneurship as relevant to the Indian context; and accordingly strengthen entrepreneurship education and research ecosystem in the country.
  • To fulfil the gaps in availability of indigenously trained educators, researchers and resource persons in entrepreneurship at higher learning institutions in India; and
  • To motivate scholars to take up theoretical and empirical research work leading to policy papers and publications in journals of repute.

Areas of Specialisation

The course will promote rigorous and inter-disciplinary research in major areas of Entrepreneurship including,

  • Entrepreneurship Education and Research
  • Innovation, Incubation, Clusters and Technology Entrepreneurship
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship,
  • Entrepreneurial Finance and Control
  • Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • Organisation Behaviour and Human Resources
  • Minority, Tribal and Dalit Entrepreneurship
  • Enterprise Creation and Growth
  • Family Business Management
  • Law, Policy and Governance
  • International Entrepreneurship
  • Women Entrepreneurship
Course Architecture

The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a doctoral-level architecture designed to cultivate rigorous researchers and educators in the field of entrepreneurship. Spanning three years, the curriculum transitions from foundational management mastery to specialized seminar-based research and practical teaching pedagogy.

Appendix 1 : Compulsory Courses of Year - I
Trimester I
Sr. No.Course NameCredits
1.Business Statistics & Analytics for Decision Making (QT-I)1.5
2.Management Concepts and Organizational Behaviour3.0
3.Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice3.0
4.Marketing: A Primer for Entrepreneurs1.5
5.Financial Reporting Statement and Analysis3.0
Trimester II
Sr. No.Course NameCredits
1.Marketing Research (QT-II)3.0
2.Foundations of Research Methods3.0
3.Applications of Statistical Packages for Data Analysis [e.g. SPSS, PLS, R, Python]3.0
4.Advances in Entrepreneurship Theories1.5
5.Business Policy1.5
Trimester III
Sr. No.Course NameCredits
1.Academic Project l (Review Article)1.5
2.Academic Project 2 (Empirical Paper)1.5
Trimester IV
Sr. No.Course NameCredits
1.Major area3.0
2.Minor area1.5
Trimester V & VI

1. Thesis Proposal Submission, Presentation and Approval by the FPM Executive Committee and Guide.

2. Teaching Assistantship

Appendix 1 : Area - Specific Core Seminar Courses (AS-CSC) of Year – I

Compulsory and Elective Courses in Each (Major & Minor) Area: (3.0 Credit Major + 1.5 Credit Minor Courses).

Sr. No. Course Name Credit
AS-CSC-1 : Entrepreneurship Education and Research
1Dilemmas and Debates in Entrepreneurship1.5
2Evolution of Entrepreneurship Education1.5
3Entrepreneurship: Cross-Disciplinary Interfaces Business History1.5
4Curriculum Design and Teaching Pedagogy1.5
5Entrepreneurship Research1.5
6Experiential Learning: Tools and Techniques1.5
7Traits, Characteristics and Cognitive Style of Entrepreneurs1.5
AS-CSC-2 : Innovation, Incubation, Clusters and Technology Entrepreneurship
1Nurturing Innovations1.5
2Product, Service, Process Innovations1.5
3Incubating Innovations Technology Business Incubation1.5
4Technology Entrepreneurship1.5
5Intellectual Property Rights and Commercialization1.5
6Cluster Management and Development1.5
AS-CSC-3 : Social Entrepreneurship
1Theories of Social Entrepreneurship1.5
2Social Innovations and Ventures1.5
3Social Enterprise Networking & Development1.5
4Corporate Sector and Social Entrepreneurship1.5
5Bottom of the Pyramid and Entrepreneurship1.5
6Ethics and Entrepreneurship1.5
AS-CSC-4 : Corporate Entrepreneurship
1Theories and Practice: Corporate Entrepreneurship1.5
2Configuring Organizations for Corporate Entrepreneurship1.5
3Intrapreneurial Behavior1.5
4Entrepreneurial Leaders: Cases on Corporate Entrepreneurs1.5
5Business Strategy and Corporate Entrepreneurship1.5
6Public Sector Entrepreneurship1.5
AS-CSC-5 : Entrepreneurial Finance & Control
1Entrepreneurial Finance and Liquidity Management1.5
2Financial Reporting and Analysis1.5
3Financial Institutions and Markets1.5
4Strategic Financial Management1.5
5Management Control Systems1.5
6Financial Innovations and Engineering1.5
7Venture Funding and Angel Investors1.5
AS-CSC-6 : Entrepreneurial Marketing
1Theories and Evolution of Marketing1.5
2Consumers, Consumption and Markets1.5
3Creating Value and Differentiation1.5
4Producing, Communicating and Delivering the Value Product1.5
5Marketing Science1.5
6Marketing and Internet1.5
7Marketing Research and Decisions1.5
AS-CSC-7 : Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
1Personnel Competence and Capability Building Systems1.5
2Organizational Diagnosis & Change1.5
3Entrepreneurial Teams1.5
4Organizational Structure and Culture1.5
5Performance Evaluations and Management1.5
6Interpersonal Relationships1.5
7Industrial Relations and Labor Laws1.5
AS-CSC-8 : Minority, Tribal and Dalit Entrepreneurship
1Dalit and Minority Empowerment1.5
2Tribal Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility1.5
3Policies and Programmes for Minority, Tribal and Dalit1.5
4Inclusive Growth and Support Institutions1.5
5International Perspectives on Entrepreneurship among Deprived Class1.5
6Indigenous and Artisanal Clusters1.5
AS-CSC-9 : Enterprise Creation and Growth
1Developing Successful Business Ideas1.5
2Launching and Managing an Enterprise1.5
3Opportunities & Strategies for Expansion, Diversification and Growth1.5
4Project Formulation, Preparation and Appraisal1.5
5Managing Adversities and Failures1.5
6Serial Entrepreneurship1.5
7Emerging Enterprise Consultancy1.5
AS-CSC-10 : Family Business Management
1Family Business Dynamics1.5
2Managing and Growing Family Firms1.5
3Family Managed Businesses in India1.5
4Succession Planning for Entrepreneurial Continuity1.5
5Transition Management in Family Business1.5
6Dealing with Non-family Managers1.5
7Growing, Preserving, and Sharing the Wealth1.5
AS-CSC-11 : Law, Policy and Governance
1Business Laws1.5
2Public Policy and Entrepreneurship1.5
3Intellectual Property Rights and Commercialization1.5
4Business Governance1.5
5Corporate Governance1.5
6Regulatory Mechanism and Systems1.5
AS-CSC-12 : International Entrepreneurship
1Entrepreneurship around the World1.5
2Successful Models of Globalizing Ventures1.5
3Venturing in Emerging Markets1.5
4Trade Barriers and Agreements1.5
5Internationalization Process1.5
6Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Networking1.5
7Immigrant Entrepreneurship1.5
AS-CSC-13 : Women Entrepreneurship
1Women Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment1.5
2Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship1.5
3Group Entrepreneurship and Women1.5
4Women in Business1.5
5Self Help Groups / Neighborhood Groups and Microfinance1.5
6Policies and Programmes to Develop Women Entrepreneurship1.5
7Gender, Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship1.5

Admission Process

FPM Eligibility

🎓 Academic Requirement

  • Master’s Degree or equivalent with First Class
  • Engineering / Technology / Management / Economics
  • Social Science / Biological Science / Pure Science
  • Commerce / Humanities or related disciplines
  • Final-year Master’s students may apply
  • Degree completion required before July 2026

📄 Document Requirement

  • Provisional admission for final-year candidates
  • Final mark sheet submission mandatory
  • Proof of eligibility required before confirmation
  • Deadline: 31 July 2026 (or institute notification)
Admission & Selection

🧠 Entrance Test

  • Entrepreneurship Research Aptitude Test (ERAT – EDII)
  • Research and analytical aptitude assessment

📊 Evaluation Criteria

  • Academic qualification
  • Relevant work experience
  • Tentative research proposal & presentation
  • Personal Interview

🎯 Final Decision

  • Decision by FPM Selection Committee
  • Communication only to selected candidates
  • No correspondence for non-selected applicants
💳 Apply Online
  • Submit application through EDII online portal
  • Application Fee: ₹1,000
  • Secure online payment gateway available
  • Confirmation shared via registered email
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Fee Structure

Programme Fee

A. Programme Fee for students with Fellowship Support

  • The fee for the FPM (2026) is Rs. 8,37,555 from which Rs. 6,29,055 will be waived off.
  • After waive off, the charged fee for the programme will be Rs. 2,08,500 which has to be paid by student in 9 different installments.
  • This fee includes costs of tuition, library, basic teaching material, examination and use of computer laboratory, cost of admission form, refundable caution money and one time alumni fee.

B. Programme Fee for students without Fellowship Support

  • The fee for the FPM (2026) is Rs.5,40,000 (Rupees five lakh forty thousand only) which has to be paid by student in 12 different instalments.
  • This fee includes costs of tuition, library, basic teaching material, examination and use of computer laboratory, cost of admission form, refundable caution money and one time alumni fee.
Fellowship

Fellowship Support

  • The institute has provision of providing fellowship support (tuition-fee waiver and stipend) to selected candidates which covers stipend, contingency grants and tuition fee waiver.
  • The costs of library, basic teaching material, examination and use of computer laboratory will be deducted from the candidates’ stipend as per the norms of the institute.

Additional Payments for Fellowship Candidates

  • In addition, the fellowship candidates will also need to pay Rs. 1000 towards admission form and Rs. 10000 as refundable caution money.
Stipend & Financial Support

Stipend & Contingency Grant for Candidates

  • Selected students will be given a stipend that starts at Rs.35000 per month for the first two years, and will go up to Rs.42000 per month depending on the candidate’s academic progress in the third year.
  • Deserving candidates can avail contingency grants of up to Rs.30000 in the first year of study, and up to Rs.20000 per year for subsequent two years.
  • These grants can be used for buying books and personal computers, for field research, and for attending academic conferences.
  • The stipend and contingency grants are given as per the norms of the institute for three years of study, and can be extended for up to one more year if the candidate demonstrates satisfactory progress in thesis research.

Financial Grant to attend International/National Conferences

  • The institute also provides financial support to candidates to attend national/international conferences within India from third year onwards.
  • Every FPM student in his/her 3rd and 4th year will be supported with up to rupees fifty thousand (Rs.50,000, only) to present research paper(s).
  • This grant includes conference’s registration fees (if any), travel expense, local transport, room and board.
Additional Financial Support for Candidates

Thesis Phase Support

  • Additional financial support is available to students during their thesis phase, in the form of extra funds up to Rs.30,000, for field research (if needed).
  • Candidates will also be eligible for research grants of the institute, to pursue field visits/ contribute in academic research events, besides Teaching Assistantship .
Teaching Assistantship

Teaching Assistantship

  • The institute encourages to FPM candidates to join as a teaching assistant with any faculty member during 2nd year of the program .
  • Every FPM student in his/her 2nd and 3rd year has to teach at least one course to the PG students in the institute.
  • Apart from that, for additional course the reimbursement will be paid to FPM students as per institute norms.
Mandatory Program/Project Coordination

Mandatory Program/Project Coordination

  • The institute provides opportunities to FPM candidate to work as an independent researcher, programme coordinator besides helping them becoming independent project coordinator.
  • The FPM Students are encouraged to design and coordinate one programme/project during the FPM .
Accommodation

Accommodation

  • Participants selected for the FPM programme shall be provided with single room accommodation on Campus.
  • Limited married students accommodation is available and shall be allotted on first come first serve basis.
  • Student will be charged a nominal rent in accordance with institute norms.
  • Accommodation will be provided to without fellowship support students for two weeks every year.
  • The meal charges will be separate and payable by the candidates as per the rates decided by the institute’s administration.

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E-mail: fpm@ediindia.org,

Phone: +91-79-69104900, 69104999

Mobile: +91-97236 18419, +91-97255 25219.

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