BENGALURU, 7 JULY

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has celebrated a significant milestone with Muhammed Sadiq T becoming the first fellow to complete a PhD under the NS Ramaswamy Pre-doctoral Fellowship (NSR Pre-doc). Sadiq, part of the inaugural 2018–19 cohort, defended his doctoral thesis at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, focusing on misinformation on social media and its implications for public health communication. Professor Anil B Suraj, Chairperson of the NSR Pre-doc programme, noted that 51 fellows from the programme have secured admissions to various PhD programmes globally. The NSR Pre-doc Fellowship, launched in 2018, aims to enhance diversity in management research and prepare participants for advanced studies at leading institutions, reinforcing IIMB’s commitment to developing a robust research pipeline.