Applicants seeking admission to the PhD programme should possess:
a) a master's degree from a recognised university or comparable institution; or
b) a bachelor's degree with first class honours from a recognized university or comparable institution, whom should demonstrate strong evidence of research achievement/experience; or
c) any other qualification deemed by the Graduate School to be acceptable for this purpose, whom may be required to take an admission exam.
Language Requirements:
Applicants whose first language is not English, or bachelor degree not obtained with English as medium of instruction are required to prove their language abilities by means of performance in any one of the tests below:
| Test | Minimum requirement |
| Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | 79 (IBT)* Reading, Listening and Speaking≥18; Writing≥19 |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic) | 6.5 Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing ≥ 5.5 |
(* iBT: Internet-based Test. The TOEFL institution code of the University is D378).
Additional Requirements of Faculty of Business and Management
650 for GMAT 10th edition or before, or 625 for GMAT Focus Edition, or equivalent GRE score.
BNBU's institution code in GRE: 1910
BNBU's institution code for GMAT: CGG-BK-39
