PhD Management Sciences

What a PhD in Management Sciences involves in Pakistan — research areas, careers, funding, and which universities offer it.

Quick Facts

Degree LevelPhD
DisciplineBusiness
Offered By 48 universities in our directory

A PhD in Management Sciences is a research doctorate producing original scholarship in management disciplines. It is academic training aimed at business school faculty positions, not a route into senior corporate management — an MBA or direct experience serves that far better.

What the Programme Involves

Doctoral study typically runs three to five years: coursework, a comprehensive or qualifying examination, several years of original research under a supervisor, and a dissertation defence. Supervisor and research group choice shape the research problem, the resources available and the publication record you finish with.

Research Areas

Common areas include organisational behaviour and human resource management, marketing and consumer behaviour, finance and corporate governance, operations and supply chain management, strategy and entrepreneurship, and management information systems. Methods training is unusually heavy, since management research depends on empirical rigour.

Career Scope in Pakistan

The primary destination for a PhD in Pakistan is university faculty employment — HEC requires a doctorate for permanent appointment at most ranks, and the higher education sector has expanded substantially.

Other destinations include research institutes and think tanks, senior consulting where methodological expertise is valued, policy research on business and economic issues, and corporate research functions at large organisations.

Funding

Doctoral study in Pakistan is normally funded rather than self-financed. HEC’s Indigenous PhD Fellowship provides a monthly stipend in the region of PKR 30,000-50,000 for study at Pakistani universities, alongside overseas scholarships, and some universities fund their own candidates. Confirm current terms on hec.gov.pk.

Admission Requirements

A relevant 18-year qualification (MS/MPhil) with a strong academic record, plus the doctoral admission test, an interview and normally a research proposal aligned with an available supervisor.

Where You Can Study This

  • 48 universities
  • 20 cities
  • 22 public
  • 26 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 4 of these 48 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University City Sector Duration
Air University Islamabad Public 3-5 years
Bahria University Islamabad Public 3-5 years
International Islamic University Islamabad Public 3 Years
Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi Public —
Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak Public —
Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat Public —
Lahore College for Women University Lahore Public —
National Textile University Faisalabad Public —
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Public —
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar Public —
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law Management Sciences Karachi Public —
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad Public 3 Years
University of Buner Bunair Public —
University of Education Lahore Public —
University of FATA Kohat Public 3-7 years
University of Haripur Haripur Public —
University of Kotli Kotli Public 3 Years
University of Narowal Narowal Public —
University of Poonch Poonch Public 3 years
University of Sargodha Sargodha Public —
University of Swabi Swabi Public —
University of Turbat Turbat Public —
Abasyn University Peshawar Private —
Capital University of Science & Technology Islamabad Private —
CECOS University of Information Technology & Emerging Sciences Peshawar Private —
DHA Suffa University Karachi Private —
Foundation University Islamabad Private —
GIFT University Gujranwala Private —
Grand Asian University, Sialkot Sialkot Private —
Hamdard University Karachi Private 3 Years
Institute of Management Sciences Lahore Private —
Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology Karachi Private —
Lahore Garrison University Lahore Private —
Minhaj University Lahore Private —
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif Private 3 years
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi Private —
MY University Islamabad Private —
Preston University, Karachi Karachi Private —
Preston University, Kohat Kohat Private —
Riphah International University Islamabad Private 03 years / 50 Credit Hours
Salim Habib University (Former Barret Hodgson University), Karachi Karachi Private —
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology Peshawar Private —
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology Karachi Private —
The Green International University, Lahore Lahore Private —
The University of Faisalabad Faisalabad Private —
University of Sialkot, Sialkot Sialkot Private —
University of South Asia Lahore Private —
Zia-ud-Din University Karachi Private —

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a PhD funded in Pakistan?

Most doctoral students are funded rather than self-financing. HEC's Indigenous PhD Fellowship provides roughly PKR 30,000-50,000 per month for study in Pakistan, with overseas scholarships also available and some universities funding their own candidates.