Shahjehan S. Karim PhD Fellowship Program

Embark on a transformative academic journey with the Shahjehan S. Karim Fellowship Program, designed to empower aspiring scholars to achieve excellence in their doctoral pursuits. This prestigious PhD fellowship supports innovative research and academic growth in a dynamIc, interdisciplinary environment.

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Discover diverse research fields, understand eligibility, and learn why IoBM is the right choice for your PhD journey.

Fields of Study

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Eligibility Criteria

  • First division (or equivalent) throughout your academic record
  • MS/MPhil degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 (or equivalent) in a relevant field
  • Valid NTS GAT-Subject score

Shahjehan S. Karim PhD Fellowship Program

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Our PhD Graduates

The official list of individuals who have been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from IoBM.

Samra Saeed

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Muhammad Adnan Bashir

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Amber Raza

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Aamir Hussain Siddiqui

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Muhammad Azeem Qureshi

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Falak Shad Memon

Field: Environment and Energy Management
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Asad Shahzad

Field: Economics

Thesis: Prospects for Global Capitalist Distributive/Economic Justice: A Critical Assessment of the Six Major Theoretical Frameworks for Providing Global Capitalist Distributive Justice Vis a Vis the Justice Systems in the United States of America

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Shahida Wizarat

Field: Economics

Thesis: Essay on External linkages of Pakistan’s Economy


Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Shahida Wizarat

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Role of Virtual Communities in Brand Consideration and Brands Choice by Building Brand Trust

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Amanat Ali Jalbani

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Fair or Unfair; Examining the Mediating Role of Perceived Organizational Support and Justice in the Relationship Between Talent Management Practice and Employee Retention

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik

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Thesis: Impact of Customer-Based Brand Equity on Purchase Intention: An Empirical Investigation in the Insurance Industry of Pakistan

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Adnan Bashir

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Development of Self-Perceived Competencies Scale for Millennials Working in the Banking Sector of Pakistan

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadia Ayub

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Effectiveness of Leadership behaviors in cultures with high-power distance: An exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach through Scoping Review

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Adnan Bashir

Field: Education

Thesis: Effects of Skills based Teaching in the EFL Context: Evolving a Framework for Undergraduate English Language Learners

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Zehra Habib

Safeena Yaseen

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Do consumers’ belief factors influence attitude towards advertising of controversial products in digital media? Development of digital advertising intrusiveness and digital advertising reactance instruments focusing on consumers’ cultural beliefs

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Adnan Bashir

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Measuring the influence of business intelligence maturity and its determinants on organizational agility using the mixed methods research design

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Adnan Bashir

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Forecasting exchange rate via combination of univariate and multivariate models

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Adnan Bashir

Yamna Khan

Field: Business Management

Thesis: An analysis of the influencing factors of organic food consumption in an Asian emerging market: a study of Pakistani household consumers

Supervisor: Dr. Irfan Hameed

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Thesis: Trust me or not: an ambivalent view of social media Influencer Marketing – a case study of Pakistan

Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Azeem Qureshi

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Consumer animosity towards local and foreign products role of co-creation and sense of competition

Supervisor: Dr. Amanat Ali Jalbani

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Product dimensionality index (Prodimex): a higher order specification of formative perception

Supervisor: Dr. Amanat Ali Jalbani

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Empirical evaluation of the antecedents to engage households in pro-environmental consumer behavior

Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Junaid

Field: Computer Science

Thesis: Enhancing sentiment analysis in Urdu language, using NMLPL methods and Bayesian classifiers: a study based on social media data.

Supervisor: Dr. S.M.Aqil Burney

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Thesis: Edupreneurship by family-owned school: human capital development and management as a competitive and advantage

Supervisor: Dr. Nasreen Hussain

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Thesis: The missing link in school curriculum: fostering moral values to develop better citizens

Supervisor: Dr. Nasreen Hussain

Field: Education

Thesis: Moral education at secondary level in three educational sectors of Pakistan: perceptions, practices and challenges

Supervisor: Dr. Zehra Habib

Field: Statistics and Scientific Computing

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Ehsan Ahmed

Field: Economics

Thesis: A federated learning-based resource management framework in fog computing for zero-touch networks

Supervisor: Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro

Field: Economics

Thesis: Socioeconomic Inequality of Catastrophic Health Expenditure (Che): A Decomposition Analysis in Pre And Post 18th Amendment Scenario in Pakistan

Supervisor: Dr. Shahid Wizarat

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Measuring the determinates of financial inclusion with the role of social networks and financial self-efficacy in its acceleration among adults

Supervisor: Dr. Kiran Jameel

Field: Business Management

Thesis: Examining brand resonance model in the context of state-owned enterprises of Pakistan: modification and validation

Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Bashir

Field: Computer Science

Thesis: A federated learning-based resource management framework in fog computing for zero-touch networks

Supervisor: Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro

Field: Education

Thesis: Community networking for children with autism spectrum disorders: promoting inclusive education for lower socio-economic segments

Supervisor: Dr. Zehra Habib

Field: Education

Thesis: Balancing work and family in a digital society: Pakistani women educational leaders’ perspectives and experiences

Supervisor: Dr. Kamal Ahmed Soomro

Field: Education

Thesis: An assessment of secondary school teachers disaster preparedness using the comprehensive school safety framework in district Attock, Punjab–Pakistan

Supervisor: Dr. Sarwat Nauman