The Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) is at the highest level of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Level 8. This doctorate qualification necessitates the primary focus of the candidate’s work to showcase an original contribution to knowledge within their subject, field, or profession, achieved through original research or the innovative application of existing knowledge or understanding.

The DBA Programme seeks to enhance the capability of the professionals to merge rigorous academic and critical analysis with practical relevance and application. This enables them to evolve into more effective evidence-based practitioners and contribute to the advancement of their profession by expanding knowledge. In this pursuit, it aims to elevate the standards of their profession.Since this programme aims to enhance the research and publication competencies of the scholars and the scholars are expected to be an expert in terms of their Master studies or acquired experience in the past, the scholars in this programme progress in their field to the next level. For this independent research, the learners can choose the topic in any field they have prior expertise in such as marketing, finance, technology, operations, human resources, big data, healthcare, agribusiness, etc.