The doctoral program is specially designed for professionals who are keen to research and resolve business/industry problems.
International School of Management Excellence (ISME) was founded in 2006 by alumni from CMU, Purdue and Wharton, USA. ISME is ranked as one of the Top ranked B-schools in India and is a business school that is international in credentials and culture due to the background of its founders, faculty and the curriculum that has been adopted. The Institute is driven by excellence in every sphere of learning and practice with a corporate-centric approach. ISME has a student focused campus life with a balance of both fun and learning.
FPM is AICTE approved doctoral programme in different management disciplines and functional areas for working executives / managers / faculty members / research scholars / entrepreneurs.
Academic partnerships with leading international educational establishments like University of North Carolina, USA, Pembroke, USA, Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), ESC Clermont Business School (France), THWS (Germany) and Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS).
All faculty at ISME bring with them an international exposure, either by having studied abroad in leading universities or having worked in multinational corporations. Qualified Research Mentors with research degrees from IIT, IIM and other prestigious institutions.
Candidates undergo course work equivalent to 30 credits. Course work classes conducted every week end. The process consists of an understanding of Research Methodology, Review of Literature and Seminars, Submission of Annual Progress Reports etc.Each scholar is expected to regularly present the progress of their research work in Doctoral Committee (DC) meets. The DC includes guide and two subject matter experts. The scholars greatly benefit from these DC meets as they get timely and relevant feedback which ensures that good quality research work.
Awards of Eminence for ISME as a Top B-School:
Awarded Top 30 B-Schools in India by Times of India, 2025
Ranked among Top 4 Eminent B-Schools of Super Excellence by Competition Success Review, 2024
Ranked Top 5 B-Schools in Bangalore by India Today, 2023
Also awarded as 7th Top B-School in South by Times Of India, 2025
The scholars are strongly encouraged to participate in International and National Conferences of repute. Our scholars are recipients of Best Paper Awards at such academic conferences.
Offers the flexibility of week end classes with 3 times a year residential coursework. This enables candidates from outside Bangalore also to enrol.
Courses offered in Academic Leadership, Research Presentation, Research Software Tools and Research Skills.Department of Research at ISME regularly conducts guest lectures, workshops and faculty development programs for the benefit of its scholars. The topics on which such workshops were conducted in the past include Paper Writing Workshops, Thesis Writing, Structural Equation Modelling, Qualitative Research using Nvivo and many others.
For the scholarly needs of working executives, faculty and entrepreneurs, that is focused on industry needs as well as academic advancement.
Focuses on 3 research papers by each candidate in ABDC and Scopus indexed journals over the course of the programme.The library at ISME is equipped with tools like SPSS, Grammarly and database like EBSCO.
The state of the art Wi-Fi enabled on-campus, library and hostel can be availed during their coursework period. This guarantees access to all learning resources and interactions with fellow candidate.