Unlock career opportunities like never before with the highest academic qualification - a full-time or a part-time Ph.D. from NICMAR Doctoral School. Fuel your passion for research as you make original contributions to the CRIP sector in the form of unique, high-end solutions. Through engaging, time-bound, and focused research offerings, the Ph.D. programs at NICMAR assist you in shaping the research career of your choice.
Choose from a vast range of academic areas under any of NICMAR’s eminent schools to pursue your doctoral degree. Based on your interest area and your topic of choice, you will be assigned a supervisor who will help you fulfill your career ambitions.
Discover what the Ph.D programs at NICMAR Doctoral School have in store for you.
Lay a firm foundation for your research career ahead in the field of your interest. The Ph.D programs train you to provide academic research solutions for complex business and managerial issues of the construction, real estate, infrastructure, and project (CRIP) sector.
Take advantage of compulsory courses such as Research Methodology and Research and Publication Ethics that prepare you to utilize robust statistical tools in the resolution of research problems. Also get a grip on the nuances of ethical issues in the research field.
As a scholar at NDS, you will be urged to work on a topic of your interest under the expert guidance of our esteemed Student Research Advisory Committee (SRAC). The committee ensures that you receive end-to-end training on all the skill sets required to emerge as a quality academician in your chosen field.
The full-time Ph.D. program shall be for a minimum duration of three years and a maximum of six years from the date of admission.
The part-time Ph.D. program shall be for a minimum duration of three years after registration confirmation (upon successful completion of the coursework) and a maximum of six years from the date of admission.
Seamlessly blending with Baner’s elite, cutting-edge lifestyle, our Pune campus will leave you enchanted with its state-of-the-art learning and living facilities.
As a full-time Ph.D scholar, you’ll be required to report to the institute on a daily basis, except on pre-approved leaves sanctioned by the competent authority. During the course of the program, you are not expected to take any other external assignment, either on a part-time or a full-time basis.
Part-time scholars are not required to physically report to the university on a daily basis. However, they must provide a regular update about their progress to the concerned supervisor and are required to fulfill all requirements of the program. As a part-time Ph.D. scholar at NICMAR, you will pursue the program alongside your regular job at your parent institute.
All scholars admitted through the admission process are registered provisionally. The registration is done from the date of payment of the first semester fee.
It is only after the candidates successfully complete the coursework that their status will be changed from provisional to confirmed. The date of confirmed registration will be the date of declaration of the coursework examination.
Apply NowIt is mandatory for all scholars to enrol for coursework within six months of admission. The duration of the coursework lasts for six months, and all courses recommended must be pursued within six months. Scholars must also register for required courses as suggested by the Student Research Advisory Committee (SRAC).
In order to be eligible to continue the Ph.D. program and confirm their registration, scholars must successfully complete the coursework, and obtain a minimum of 60% or its equivalent grade in the UGC 10-point scale.
Apply NowThe objective of comprehensive examination is to test the general capability of the research scholar and the breadth of knowledge related to the chosen field of research. The examination is conducted orally.
All registered research scholars must pass the comprehensive examination within 18 months of joining the research program. A scholar can appear in the comprehensive examination only after completing the coursework requirements prescribed by the SRAC.
Apply NowAll research scholars shall appear at least twice on a yearly basis (once every semester) before the SRAC for progress evaluation. Furthermore, their registration will get canceled if they receive two continuous ‘unsatisfactory grades’ in their progress evaluation.
Apply NowAn Associate Professor of Finance at NICMAR, Dr. Rajhans carries with him over thirteen years of academic and industry experience. He takes keen interest in the areas of Project Finance, Project Appraisal, Real Estate Finance, Risk Management, and Investment Management. He is a proud recipient of the NICMAR Teaching Excellence Award, courtesy his consistently high ratings from students in the form of feedback. Before foraying in academia, Dr. Rajhans worked with Hindalco Industries Limited, a flagship company of Aditya Birla Group.
Dr. Rajhans has published many research papers and case studies in journals of repute. He is an Editorial Advisory Board Member of Emerging Market Case Studies, Emerald Publishing, and has edited a special issue focused on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Projects (CRIP) management in emerging markets for this journal. He has organized and attended many case-writing workshops, conferences, and symposiums. He has also conducted MDPs for reputed companies such as Tata Projects, Welspun Enterprises, and Government of Rajasthan.
Other than the University Grant Commission (UGC) Fellowship or other government fellowships, NICMAR offers its own ‘Doctoral Fellowship’ called ‘NICMAR Doctoral Fellowship’ (NDF) to select full-time Ph.D. scholars admitted through the admission process laid down by the university.
Under this scheme, few candidates selected for full-time Ph.D. programs will be provided a generous scholarship of up to INR 1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh) per month during the first, second, and third years of the program, so long as they meet the academic performance criteria laid down under this scheme.
Additionally, Rs. 50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand) will also be provided to scholars as a contingency grant every year during these three years of the program to present papers at conferences and purchase recommended books/ stationery/equipment/software. This will be reimbursement of actual subject to the limit.
The full-time scholars may be self-sponsored sponsored by industry or other sponsoring bodies including educational institutions. Foreign nationals will be admitted to the full-time scheme only.
Note: There is no financial assistance offered to part-time Ph.D. scholars from NICMAR.
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School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Sustainable Construction Material into Automation
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Sudarshan Kore
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School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Contract Management
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Smitha Yadav
School:
School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Sustainable Concrete Using Graphene (Construction materials)
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Rajesh Goyal
School:
School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Optimization of Pavement Maintenance Strategy Using AI Techniques for Integrating Condition Data
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Amit Goel
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School of Planning, Real Estate, and Infrastructure (SoPREI)
Research Area:
Land Use-Transport Integration
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Anil Kashyap
School:
School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Sustainable Construction Materials
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Shashank B. S.
School:
School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Concrete as Construction Material
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Anil Agarwal
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School of Energy and Environment (SoEE)
Research Area:
Smart and Sustainable Material
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Sudarsan J. S.
School:
School of Planning, Real Estate, and Infrastructure (SoPREI)
Research Area:
Credit Availability and Housing Price
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Rajni Kant Rajhans
School:
NICMAR Business School (NBS)
Research Area:
Design and Development of a HPWS Model for Family Business in India
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Soumi Rai
School:
School of Energy and Environment (SoEE)
Research Area:
Sustainable Construction materials
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni
School:
School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Construction digitalization through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI's) subfields: Computer vision and NLP to enhance the construction performance variables
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Deepak M. D.
School:
School of Project Management (SoPM)
Research Area:
Building a Resilient Construction Equipmen Management System for Infrastructure Projects
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Anand Prakash
School:
School of Construction (SoC)
Research Area:
Self-Healing in Cementitious Material Incorporating Bacteria
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Amol Pawar
School:
NICMAR Business School (NBS)
Research Area:
Exploring the integration of Lean Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 to enhance value proposition in the Manufacturing Industry
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Shobha Ramalingam
School:
School of Project Management (SoPM)
Research Area:
An empirical investigation to establish project controls for a design consultancy firm at the pre-contract phases of Design & Build projects
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Milind Jagtap
School:
School of Energy and Environment (SoEE)
Research Area:
Use of ML & AI for the efficient use of Waste water Treatment Plant of a Housing Society in Pune
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Abhijat Abhyankar
School:
School of Energy and Environment (SoEE)
Research Area:
Digital Solutions and Advances in Disaster Preparedness, Risk Mitigation, Response, and Recovery"
Name of Supervisor:
Dr. Sagar Malsane