PhD (SIAS)

Note: For the SIAS PhD program, full-time research scholars pay a nominal tuition fee of ₹6,000 per year [Fee Structure and Payment - SIAS PHD - Krea University, Annexure 7.1 - Fee Structure.xlsx] and receive a 100% tuition waiver alongside a monthly fellowship stipend of ₹50,000 for Years 1–2 and ₹52,000 for Years 3–5 [Applications are now open for the PhD fellowship programme ..., Financial Aid - IFMR GSB - Krea University], with on-campus housing billed separately at a baseline of roughly ₹90,000 annually [Annexure 7.1 - Fee Structure.xlsx]. In contrast, part-time or Faculty Improvement Programme (FIP) scholars pay a self-funded tuition fee of ₹1,00,000 per year [Fee Structure and Payment - SIAS PHD - Krea University, Annexure 7.1 - Fee Structure.xlsx] for the first five years, after which a term extension fee of ₹10,000 applies from the sixth year onwards if the thesis remains pending [Fee Structure and Payment - SIAS PHD - Krea University].