The doctorate for leaders who solve problems, not only study them.
A DBA turns twenty years of hard-won judgement into rigorous, defensible research. We help senior professionals choose a programme that respects their experience — and produces a thesis their organisation can actually use.
The DBA is the doctorate for practitioners. Where a PhD asks ‘what is new to theory?’, a DBA asks ‘what is rigorously true about the problem I actually face?’ — and answers it to the same academic standard.
We advise directors, founders and senior specialists who are done with generic executive education and want the deepest applied credential there is. Many are moving toward board roles, consulting or teaching; all of them want research that survives scrutiny.
So we help you frame a problem of practice worth three years, choose between a DBA and a PhD without the marketing spin, and pick an institution whose executive doctorate is genuinely taken seriously.
The essentials.
From practice problem to publishable thesis.
The DBA is engineered around working executives — cohort-based, applied, and anchored to a problem you already live with.
Problem of practice
We help you sharpen a real organisational problem into a researchable question — one your examiners will respect and your employer will actually care about.
Applied research methods
Doctoral-level methods taught for practitioners: how to gather evidence rigorously inside real organisations.
Cohort residencies
Intensive residencies, in person or virtual, with a cohort of peers who are also senior operators. The network is part of the credential.
Fieldwork in your context
Your research runs inside a real business — often your own. Findings you can act on before the ink is dry.
Thesis & viva
A thesis that bridges rigour and relevance, defended before an examining panel. We rehearse the defence with you until it holds.
What the DBA changes.
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A doctorate business schools stand behind.
Your DBA is awarded by an accredited business school. We steer you toward the ones whose executive doctorate is recognised — and away from those simply trading on the title.
We prioritise AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS-aligned schools, and confirm recognition in your target market before you apply.
Mentors who have led and researched.
Advisors drawn from executive education and applied research — people who have sat on both sides of the boardroom and the viva.
“I nearly enrolled in a PhD that would have wasted two years of my experience. They pointed me to a DBA where my day job became my research. Best decision of my career.”
What it costs, plainly.
DBA fees sit above a master’s, and below a full-time PhD once you count lost income. Here is the shape of it.
| Programme fee (total) | ₹9,00,000 – ₹22,00,000, paid to the awarding school over 3–4 years |
|---|---|
| Educat India advisory fee | Fixed and disclosed up front — never a percentage of your fees |
| Instalment options | Cohort-aligned termly plans; several partners offer EMIs |
| Employer sponsorship | Common at this level — we help you build the business case |
Illustrative ranges for design preview only. Final fees depend on the institution and your funding mix — your advisor gives you exact figures before you commit to anything.
DBA — your questions.
Talk to an advisor. Free.
Forty-five minutes, no obligation, and an honest read on your options — including the ones we would not recommend.
- An independent read on your best-fit programmes.
- A clear view of fees, financing and scholarships.
- You speak with an advisor, not a call-centre or a bot.