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Admission at any point of time.
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The candidate should get consent from a research guide
and Co-guide (if necessary).
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Research proposal will be scrutinized by DRC which
will make suitable recommendation.
The selected candidate has to register every semester
till the submission of the thesis.
8.
Extension of Maximum Duration:
In exceptional
circumstances if the DRC recommends and the URB deems
it fit, a maximum
grace period of one
year beyond
the normal maximum period of 6 years
may be granted, by the Vice– Chancellor, six months at a time,
to enable the research scholar to submit the thesis.
9.
Course Work:
A research
candidate shall undergo course work consisting of four
courses of 3 credits each. The courses can
be designed by the guide or may be chosen from
the available PG level courses offered by this University. The
guide can also offer additional courses, if necessary.
Courses designed by the guide have to
be approved by the Director (Academics).
10.
Duration for completion of course work:
Course work must be completed within one year from the
date of registration for full time candidates and two
years for part time
candidates which is extendable
by one semester on the recommendation of the DRC. Candidates
who fail to complete the course work within the prescribed
period will
not be permitted to continue
the research.
11.
Comprehensive Examination:
Immediately after the successful completion of the course
work, the DRC will conduct a comprehensive oral examination.
Based
on the performance of the candidate,
the committee will decide to permit either to proceed with
thesis work or to reappear for viva. If the performance
is still not
satisfactory, then his/her
registration will be cancelled. The minimum period for
submission of thesis is one year after completion
of the comprehensive
examination.
12.
Change of Research Guide:
Change of research guide shall not be permitted as a
matter of course. In exceptional cases such changes
may be permitted
provided
that,
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the
research guide under whom the candidate has originally
registered gives a “No Objection Certificate”.
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the
new guide gives a “Certificate of Willingness” to
guide the candidate for the remaining period
of research.
In
case the “No Objection Certificate” is
not obtainable, the case shall be considered by the
URB on its merit.
If there is a change of research guide and not
the topic, then the date of registration will
not change.
13.
Cancellation of Registration:
The
registrations of a research scholar for the Ph.D. programme
shall stand cancelled under the following
cases:
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The research scholar wishes
to withdraw from the course and wishes to cancel his/her
registration.
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The
registration of a research scholar has exceeded the
maximum period stipulated for
the Ph.D. programme.
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The research scholar
has not paid the semester fees within the stipulated time.
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The research scholar is
found to be pursuing some other degree/diploma during the
research period, without approval
of the guide.
14.
Submission of Synopsis:
The synopsis shall be accepted only when
the research scholar
has at least three papers (either published
or accepted)
in peer-reviewed journals/refereed
conference preceedings, with at least one
of them in an
International Journal.
Six copies and an e-copy of the synopsis
(PDF format) shall be
submitted. Synopsis shall
be presented by the candidate
for approval from DRC before submission. The thesis
shall be submitted
within 6 months
from the date of
submission of the synopsis.
15.
Submission of thesis:
Six copies of the thesis
and an e-copy shall
be prepared in accordance
with
the format
and specification
prescribed.
16.
Thesis Evaluation:
The research guide
will submit a
panel of 6 examiners,
3 from India
and 3 from outside
India. The Vice-Chancellor
shall consider
these
names and constitute
a Board of two
examiners consisting of one
from each of
the above categories.
The Vice-Chancellor
shall
nominate any
one of the examiner
who had
evaluated
the thesis as
an External Examiner
for conducting
Ph.D. viva voce.
All
the examiners shall send
their reports
as a hard copy
to the Director
(R&D)
by name. In addition, the examiners shall also send their reports by e-mail to
the Director (R&D).
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If
one examiner recommends
rejection, the candidate
shall
carryout further research
for
one more year as
directed
by the examiners
and
submit the thesis. Fresh
panel
of three examiners shall
be
fixed and thesis
evaluated.
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If
one examiner recommends
award
of the degree
and
the other examiner
recommends revision,
the
thesis should
be revised on the lines
of
the
report of the
examiner who asked
for revision. The
revised
thesis
will be
sent
to
the same examiner
for evaluation,
if
he/she has accepted
to
evaluate the revised
thesis.
Otherwise
the
revised thesis
will be sent
to
a third examiner
for evaluation.
Once
the University
comes
up with the
decision
as “Revision
and Resubmission” of
the thesis,
the guide/guides
shall
be requested
to direct
the student
to revise
and resubmit
the thesis
after
three
months
but within
a period
of
one year
from
the
date
of intimation
of the
same.
Copies
of the
reports
of
the examiners
shall
be
made
available
to the
candidate
for carrying
out the
corrections.
17.
Viva Voce Examination:
If both
examiners
recommend
his/her
award
of the
degree
to
the candidate,
the
candidate will be
required
to
defend
his
thesis
in
a public viva
voce
Examination. The following
is
the composition
of
the viva voce
Board.
- Head of
the concerned
department (Chairman)
- Research Guide
(Member)
- One of
the examiners
who evaluated
the thesis
(Member)
If
the viva
voce board
declares the
performance of
the research
scholar as
not satisfactory,
he/she may
be asked
to reappear
for viva-voce
examination at
a later
date (not
earlier than
a month and
not later
than six
months from
the date
of the
first viva
voce). On
the second
occasion, the
viva voce
board will
be expanded
by adding
additional members
by the
Vice-Chancellor.
If
the viva
voce board
on the
second occasion
also evaluates
the performance
of the
research scholar
not satisfactory,
the matter
will be
referred to
URB for
final decision.
18.
Award of
Ph.D. Degree:
If
the performance
of the
research scholar
in the
viva voce
is satisfactory,
he/she will
be awarded
Ph.D. degree
on the
recommendation of
the Board
of Governors
of the
University.
19.
The Act
of Plagiarism:
If
a research
scholar
is found
to have
been involved
in plagiarism
after thorough
enquiry by
a committee appointed
by the
URB, his/her
research registration
shall be
terminated
and
also he/she
shall be
debarred to
register for
any other
programme in
this university.
Further the
recognition
of
the concerned
research guide
shall be
withdrawn.
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