Admission
Procedure for PhD
Research Thesis: Requirements and Procedures
a)
Soon after the admission of the candidate, on the recommendation
of the Board of Postgraduate Studies, the Vice-Chancellor
shall constitute a Research Committee comprising the following:
i) Supervisor
ii) Two members holding
PhD degree in the relevant field from within or outside the
University.
iii) One member holding
PhD degree from amongst the members of the Board of Postgraduate
Studies.
b)
The Research Committee shall evaluate the progress made by
the student at the end of first year in case of full-time
student and at the end of second year in case of part-time
student. Performance of the student will be evaluated by the
Committee through presentation of his work on the date notified
by the Director Advanced Studies, Research and Technological
Development on the recommendation of the Supervisor. On the
positive recommendations of the Committee, the student will
be allowed to continue his work; otherwise he may be dropped
from the PhD program.
c)
During the first year of studies every student shall submit
monthly report to the Vice-Chancellor on prescribed form through
the Directorate of Advanced Studies, Research and Technological
Development. In case the report is unsatisfactory, admission
of the student shall be cancelled forthwith. For second year
onwards, quarterly report instead of monthly report shall
be submitted.
d) On the
completion of his research work to the satisfaction of the
supervisor, the student shall embody the results of his research
in a thesis, written in English. The thesis must make a distinct
contribution to knowledge and give evidence of original research.
e) Thesis
may be submitted within a minimum period of three years in
case of full-time student and five years in case of part-time
student. This period may be extended up to maximum of six
years in case of full time student and eight years in case
of part-time student. This period shall be counted from the
date of registration.
The student shall submit seven copies of his thesis written
on a prescribed format to the Research Committee who shall
first evaluate the thesis and shall ascertain that at least
one research paper, from the PhD work of the student, has
been accepted for publication in a refereed international
research Journal.
Two copies of the thesis shall be sent to two foreign experts
to be appointed by the Research Committee for their evaluation.
f) Based
on the work done and the evaluation report of the foreign
experts, the Research Committee shall submit its report to
the Director Advanced Studies, Research and Technological
Development on a prescribed form recommending that:
i) As the thesis is satisfactory,
oral examination may be arranged to enable the student to
defend his thesis, or
ii) The thesis be resubmitted
by the student after revision according to the directions
of the Committee/foreign experts.
g) In case
of (c) (i), the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of
the Board of Postgraduate Studies, shall appoint the panel
of Examiners comprising the following:
i) The supervisor who
shall act as the internal examiner.
ii) Two external examiners
(out of the panel of four).
h) The
Controller of Examinations shall notify the panel of Examiners,
date and place of Examination.
i) The
examiners shall conduct the oral examination. Each member
shall submit his report recommending that:
i) The candidate be declared
to have satisfied the examiners, or
ii) The candidate should
again appear for oral examination, after a stipulated period.
j) The
candidate shall be admitted to PhD degree provided he has
been declared to have satisfied the examiners during the oral
examination in accordance with the regulations.