DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS FOR THE RESEARCH
COUNCILS AND FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.),
2009
(w.e.f. January, 2010)
(As recommended by the meeting of the Joint Research Council held on 22.10.2009 and
approved by the 93
rd
meeting of the Academic Council held on 08.12.2009. Modifications
as notified vide Memo No. DU/DR-A/6-1/09/1203 dated 31.12.2009 are incorporated)
A. REGULATIONS FOR THE RESEARCH COUNCILS
1. (i) For the different branches of studies there shall be the following
Research Councils :
(a) Arts
(b) Science
(c) Medical Sciences.
(ii) The Research Council for Arts shall consist of the following:
(a) Humanities
(b) Social Sciences
(c) Law
(d) Commerce, Management and Development Studies.
(iii) The Research Council for Science shall consist of the following:
(a) Science
(b) Technology
(c) Engineering.
(d) Pharmaceutical Sciences
(iv) The Research Council for Medical Sciences shall consist of the
subjects approved by the University for Post-Graduate Teaching
and Research in Medical Sciences including Homoeopathy and
Ayurvedic Sciences.
Formation of
the Council:
2. (A) The Research Council in Arts shall consist of the following
persons:
(i) The Vice-Chancellor -Chairperson
(ii) The Rector - Member
(iii) The Registrar - Member
(iv) All Professors and Heads of the University Teaching
Departments in Humanities. Social Sciences and
Commerce who are eligible to be Supervisors - Members
(v) The Academic Registrar/Dy. Registrar (Academic) - Secretary
(B) The Research Council in Science shall consist of the following
persons:
(i) The Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson
(ii) The Rector - Member
(iii) The Registrar - Member 2
(iv) All Professors and Heads of the University
Teaching Departments in Science, Engineering &
Technology, Pharmaceutical Science, and the
Heads of P.G. Departments of Jorhat Engineering
College and the Principal, Jorhat Engineering
College or his nominee, who are eligible to be
Supervisors
- Members
(v) The Academic Registrar / Deputy Registrar
(Academic)
- Secretary
(C) The Research Council in Medical Sciences shall consist of the
following persons:
(i) The Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson
(ii) The Rector - Member
(iii) The Registrar - Member
(iv) The Principals of Medical, Ayurvedic and
Homeopathic College(s), under Dibrugarh
University or their nominee who are eligible to be a
Supervisor
- Members
(v) All Heads of Post-graduate Departments of Assam
Medical College or their nominees and the Head of
the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences having
eligibility to be Supervisors - Members
(vi) The Academic Registrar/ Deputy Registrar
(Academic) - Secretary
Provided further that the Chairperson may nominate a person(s) as and
when necessary to the Research Councils as stated in (A), (B), and (C)
above from amongst recognized supervisors drawn from Centres/
Institutions recognized as Research Centres by the Dibrugarh
University.
Functions of
the Research
Councils
3. (i) The Research Councils, hereinafter called the ‘Council’, shall look
after, review and plan the Ph.D. programmes in the University on
the recommendations of the respective Departmental Research
Committees (DRCs).
(ii) (a) The Council shall consider and approve recommendations of
the respective Departmental Research Committees with regard
to applications of the candidates as indicated in the Ph.D.
Regulations.
(b) Shall take decision regarding the admission of the candidates
to the Ph.D. programme.
(c) Shall scrutinize and approve the Ph.D Research proposals as
recommended by the DRCs for registration.
(d) Shall scrutinize and approve the topics for M.Phil Dissertation.
(e) Shall recognize/approve Ph.D. Supervisors on the basis of
recommendations of respective Departmental Research
Committees to that effect as provided in the Ph.D.
Regulations.
(f) Shall receive and forward the Panel of Examiners for the Ph.D.
Thesis, to the Chairperson of the Research Council for
approval. 3
(g) Shall go through the Reports of the Examiners of the Ph.D.
Theses and recommend holding of Viva-Voce for the Ph.D.
candidate concerned.
(h) Shall receive annual Academic Report(s) from the Principal
Investigator(s) of the ongoing Research Project(s) in various
departments irrespective of the sources of funding.
Joint
Research
Council
4. The Joint Research Council (JRC) shall consist of the members of
the Research Council in Arts, Science and Medical Sciences. The
Academic Registrar/the Deputy Registrar (Academic) shall be the
Secretary.
Functions of
the Joint
Research
Council
5. The Joint Research Council –
(a) Shall review the policy matters/Regulation pertaining to research
leading to Ph.D. and M. Phil degrees.
(b) Shall consider applications recommended by the respective
Departmental Research Committee for the award of Junior Research
Fellowship (JRF) and M. Phil scholarships.
6. (a) Constitution of the Departmental Research Committee : There shall be a
Departmental Research Committee (DRC) constituted as below in each
Department/ Centre for Studies:
Head of the Department - Chairman
All eligible Ph.D. Supervisors of the Department - Members
Note: With the change of Headship, the Chairperson will also change and there will be
an official notification to that effect.
Provided that the prospective Supervisor of the candidate shall be invited to the
DRC as a Special Invitee if he/she is not a member of the DRC concerned.
Provided further that if the Head of the Department is not a recognised
Supervisor, the Vice-Chancellor will nominate a Chairperson and the Chairperson
so nominated will function for a tenure of three years or till the Head of the
Department acquires eligibility to be a Supervisor whichever is earlier. Provided
that in the case of Departments where the Head of the Department being a single
eligible recognised Supervisor, at least two members for the DRC of such
Departments shall be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from the allied
Departments in consultation with the Chairperson, DRC.
Provided further that the Vice-Chancellor shall constitute appropriate DRCs for
the subjects in which there is no Post Graduate teaching Department in the
University.
Functions of
the DRC
6. (b)(i) The Chairperson, DRC shall place all matters relating to
research before the Committee (DRC) before sending the same
to the Research Council concerned.
(ii) The Chairperson shall also take action on the procedure for
admission as stated under clause 10.
7. An institution may be recognized as a Research Centre of Dibrugarh University if it is
recognized as such by the Executive Council and Academic Council of Dibrugarh
University. Any institution desiring such recognition shall have to apply to the
university with the prescribed application fee. The Research Council concerned shall
cause an inspection of the institution with specific terms of reference, after which the
report of the inspection team shall be put up for consideration before the Research
Council and thereafter at the Academic Council and Executive Council.
A recognized Centre/Institute will have to submit an Annual Report and the Research 4
Council shall have the right to withdraw recognition for non-fulfillment of the
requirements.
B. REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.)
Admission
requirements
8. (i) A candidate (other than candidates from Medical and Engineering
streams) seeking admission to the course for the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) shall have to obtain at least 50% marks in
Master’s Degree OR equivalent grade point.
All applicants seeking admission to the doctoral programme of the
University [except foreign students applying for admission as
provided for under clause 9] must clear the Dibrugarh University
Research Admission Test (DURAT) (See Annexure I). Candidates
with M. Phil degree (regular mode) and those who have cleared
NET/SET/GATE tests or equivalents thereof as recognised by the
University at the time of application shall also be eligible to apply
for admission. Such candidates shall be exempted from appearing in
the DURAT.
The DURAT examinations are to be conducted annually by the
University. The mode of conducting the DURAT shall be decided
by the JRC.
(ii) A candidate may also be enrolled if he/she has any other degree
recognised as equivalent to the Master’s Degree in the subject in
which the candidate wishes to pursue a course of research,
provided the candidate fulfills the conditions at (i) above.
(iii) Under special circumstances, a candidate may be allowed by the
Research Council to undertake research in a subject other than
one in which he/she has obtained Master’s Degree. Before
permitting the candidate to do so, the Council shall satisfy itself
that the branches are inter-related and/or the candidate is
competent to undertake research in the particular subject as
evidenced by published/practical works.
(iv) A candidate must have a Master’s Degree in Engineering/
Technology with a minimum of 55% marks.
(v) A candidate with a B.E./B.Tech Degree with a valid JRF-GATE
score may also be considered for admission to the Ph.D.
programme.
(vi) A candidate must have a Post-graduate degree in any branch of
Medical Science with a minimum of 55% marks.
9. Foreign students applying for admission into the programme shall be
governed by the regulations provided here. These candidates may be
enrolled under the sponsored [that is, nominated by the Govt. of
India or a foreign Govt. or institution of international standing] or
self-financing categories. It is further required that:
a) All foreign candidates excepting sponsored candidates may be
allowed to take provisional admission in the Ph.D. programme, but
he/she must clear DURAT within one year from the date of
admission;
b) the applicant possesses a valid passport at the time of applying for
admission;
c) the applicant fulfils the minimum eligibility requirements as provided
for in clause 8 (i to vi) above [in case marks are not awarded the 5
student must have at least B+ in arts and humanities and A in the
sciences. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to provide a
certified grade conversion formula along with the application from an
officer not below the rank of Registrar of a recognized university];
d) the applicant possesses valid research/student visa and other relevant
documents including a Medical certificate from appropriate authority
for the prescribed duration of the concerned course at the time of
admission;
e) the antecedents of the candidate be verified by the forwarding
authority/ministry/institution and, if found to be in order, a certificate
be issued to the effect thereof;
f) the candidate should have adequate knowledge of English or the
language subject in case the course is to be pursued in a language
subject [it would be the responsibility of the DRC to satisfy itself on
the candidate’s knowledge of English or the language as required];
g) the degrees and certificates of the candidate’s country or institution
or university have been approved by the Association of Indian
Universities (AIU)/Association of Commonwealth Universities
(ACU) as equivalent to the corresponding Indian degrees;
h) All foreign students admitted into the programme shall be full-time
students. In the event of a student’s inability to be a full-time scholar
for the whole period of research leading to submission, he/she must
complete a minimum residential requirement of two years before
seeking exemption of the residential clause, failing which the
registration would be automatically cancelled.
Admission
Procedure
10. (i) The eligible candidates shall apply for admission to the
Chairperson, Departmental Research Committee at the
Department / Centre in which he/she desires to pursue research.
The University shall advertise to that effect through newspaper/
University website at least one (1) month ahead from the date of
admission.
(ii) The application for admission shall be made in the prescribed
form obtainable from the Office of the Deputy Registrar
(Academic) on payment of prescribed fees.
(iii) The Chairperson, DRC shall place the applications at the meeting
of the Departmental Research Committee for scrutiny and
selection of candidates. The Departmental Research Committee
thereupon shall conduct an interview/viva-voce examination of
the applicants and finalize the list of candidates for admission.
(iv) The eligible Applicants shall have to take admission in the
department for a one-semester pre-registration course work as
notified by the University.
(v) For the scholars, who have done M. Phil course in regular mode
and in the concerned subject are exempted from the course work.
(vi) The Departmental Research Committee concerned shall allocate
supervisors to each scholar based on the area of interest of the
supervisor as well as the scholar at the time of admission. 6
Course Work 11. (i) After having admitted, a scholar shall have to undertake a sixmonth course work on research methodology in the department/
centre, which may include quantitative methods, computer
applications, review of literature, etc.
(ii) The structure of the course work shall be as per the provisions in
Annexure II.
(iii) Provided, in exceptional cases, as approved by the Research
Council, course may be carried out in the institutes/orgsnisations
recognized by the University as research centres either within or
outside the University campus for which due credit shall be given
to them.
Provided further that the end-semester examination shall be
conducted only in the University.
Registration 12. (i) After successful completion of the course work, a student shall
submit a synopsis of the proposed research work in triplicate to
the Departmental Research Committee concerned through his/her
supervisor within three months from the date of declaration of the
results.
(ii) For each research proposal at least one expert from outside the
University who is not a recognized supervisor of Dibrugarh
University, shall be consulted regarding suitability of the topic of
research. Such feasibility report should clearly indicate (a) the
status of the topic vis-à-vis the current state of research on the
area and (b) whether the topic is suitable for Ph.D. Research.
(iii) The Chairperson, DRC shall forward the applications along with
the feasibility report and recommendations of the Committee to
the Secretary of the Research Council concerned –
(a) for approval of the Research Topic,
(b) for approval of the name of the Supervisor and
(c) for registration of the name of the candidate and fixation of
the date of effect of registration.
(iv) The candidates from other Universities/ Institutes must submit
Dibrugarh University Registration Certificate to the Deputy
Registrar (Academic) within one year from the date of admission.
Eligibility to
be a
Supervisor
13. The following persons shall be eligible to be Supervisors for Ph.D.
programmes relating to respective areas of specialization:
(i) A teacher of any of the University Departments/Centres or officer
with a minimum of 1 (one) year teaching experience in the
University/ degree colleges, having at least three research papers
published in the referred journals of which one must be published
after obtaining the Ph.D. Degree, and shall have to be authored
by the teacher himself/herself independently, However, in case of
not fulfilling the conditions above, proportionate weightage shall
be given to the teachers for joint publication.
(ii) A teacher of affiliated Colleges of the University with adequate
research infrastructure (to be ascertained by the Research Council
concerned) and a minimum of 1 (one) year teaching experience in
the University/ college, having at least three research papers
published in the referred journals of which one must be published
after obtaining the Ph.D. Degree, and shall have to be authored
by the teacher himself/herself independently, However, in case of 7
not fulfilling the conditions above, proportionate weightage shall
be given to the teachers for joint publication.
(iii) A scholar having Ph.D. as evidenced by extensive research work
at recognised State/ Regional/ National level Institutes/
Laboratories or institutions recognized by the University as
Research Centres (under clause 7) for a period of not less than
five years of which at least three years must be after obtaining
Ph.D. Provided that a scholar from an Institute or University
which has its own Ph.D. programme shall not be
allowed/recognized as a supervisor,
(iv) Any recognition as provided here would entail that the person
shall apply for recognition to the Research Council through the
DRC in the concerned subject along with relevant documents.
The Research Council shall have the right to accept or reject the
applications of individuals as research supervisors.
(v) Provided further that such recognition be covered under two
categories [i.e., supervisors from recognised institutions and
unattached independent research supervisors] and shall be further
governed by the following requirements:
a) that the person seeking recognition as a supervisor has worked
in the Centre for at least three years on the date of application;
b) that the recognition is in the interest of the University and is
expected to enhance and protect the required standards of
research of the University through collaboration and joint
research ventures.
c) that the recognition of such persons would necessarily mean
that they are treated as internal examiners of the University.
d) that no Supervisor shall be permitted to register Ph.D. scholars
beyond the age of 70.
e) that in case the applicant is not covered by the clauses [11 (i)
to (iv)] above, the applicant shall apply to the Chairperson of
the concerned Research Council. The concerned RC may then
refer the matter to the relevant DRC or DRCs in case of
interdisciplinary subjects before deciding on the matter.
f) A recognized Ph.D. Supervisor in the rank of a professor, a
Reader and a Lecturer or a Supervisor from a recognized
institute/ Centre/ College of equivalent rank shall not be
expected to supervise more than 8,6 and 4 research scholars
respectively at a time.
g) No recognised Supervisor shall be allowed to supervise the
Ph.D. programme of any near relative.
h) Joint supervision will be allowed only in exceptional cases
after detailed scrutiny by the DRC and under the following
conditions:
(a) The research work is interdisciplinary or involves
different specialisations within the same discipline.
(b) Sub-topics in which supervision is to be provided by
each of the guides are clearly stated at the time of
submission of the proposal.
Change of
Supervisor
14. (i) In case the Supervisor of a candidate leaves the University/
Centre/ College/ recognized institutes before the completion of 8
research of the scholar, the Research Council may allow the
Supervisor concerned to continue with the Supervision of the
research work.
The change of supervisor shall be permitted only in exceptional
cases like death, state of being incapacitated due to illness, mental
disabilities, removal from the job and the like by the Research
Council. In such cases the contribution of the former/original
superior shall be recognized/acknowledged.
Periodical
Report
15. (i) After the expiry of a period of six months of the registration, the
Candidate shall submit a report through the Supervisor to the
Chairperson, Departmental Research Committee (DRC) in
duplicate (as per format in Annexure III). The DRC will review
the Progress Report and the Chairperson, DRC will forward the
opinion along with recommendations of the DRC to the Research
Council for consideration.
(ii) The submission of six-monthly report after the expiry of every
six-months shall be a regular procedure for all research scholars;
every candidate shall have to submit the same positively at the
end of every six months. Provided that a candidate may be
permitted to submit two six-monthly reports together only once
during the entire tenure of his/her research on payment of a fine
to be fixed by the university. Non-submission of progress report
beyond a period of one year may lead to cancellation of his/her
registration.
(iii) The Progress Reports will be reviewed by the Research Council
taking note of the opinion of the DRCs from time to time. If at
any stage, it is found that a candidate is not making satisfactory
progress, his/her registration may be cancelled.
Language 16. In all subjects, the thesis shall be written in English.
However, in the language subjects, however, the thesis may be
written in English or in the language concerned, if approved by the
Research Council.
Modification
of Title
17. A candidate may be allowed by the Research Council on the
recommendation of DRC to modify the title, provided it does not
alter the basic thrust or contention of the research work.
Change of
Topic
18. A candidate may be allowed by the Research Council to change the
topic. In such case, fresh feasibility report on the revised topic shall
be necessary and the matter shall be processed through the DRC as
stated under clause 2 above.
Re-registration 19. (i) A candidate may be allowed by the Research Council on the
recommendation of the DRC, to register afresh on expiry of five
years from the date of registration.
(ii) Re-registration shall also be necessary in case of change of topic
as stated under Clause 18 above.
(iii) In all cases of re-registration, the candidate will have to pay the
usual registration fee.
Validity of
Registration
20. A candidate registered for Ph.D. degree may submit the thesis after
completion of two years of research work from the date of
registration. But he/she shall be required to submit the thesis within
five years from the date of registration.
Provided that if a candidate fails to submit the thesis within five years
from the date of registration, he/she may apply for re-registration. In 9
such cases the thesis shall be submitted not later than two years
from the date of re-registration failing which his/her registration
shall stand cancelled.
Prerequisites for
submission of
Thesis
21. (i) Every registered candidate shall present at least two papers
during the tenure of his/her research on his/her research work at
Seminars organized by the Department/Centre /research centres
recognized by the University, where the scholar is working.
(ii) Every scholar shall have to publish at least one (1) research
paper on his/her research work in a referred journal before
submission of the thesis and produce evidence to that effect in the
form of re-print or acceptance letter.
(iii) Prior to submission of the abstracts of the thesis, the scholar
shall a make seminar presentation in the department/centre based
on the findings of his/her research work and that shall be open to
all faculty members and students for getting feedbacks and
comments, which may be suitably incorporated into the thesis
under the advice of the supervisor.
Submission
of Abstracts
of Thesis
22. (i) Prior to the submission of the thesis, the candidate shall write to
the Research Council/DRC along with Abstracts in quadruplicate
through the Supervisor and the Chairperson, DRC. The
Chairperson, DRC shall place the application before the DRC
along with the filled-in format as stated in Annexure IV. If the
DRC is satisfied that the candidate has fulfilled all the
requirements in Clause 21 above, the Chairperson, DRC shall
forward the quadruplicate copies of Abstracts of the thesis to the
Research Council.
(ii) At the stage of submission of quadruplicate copies of abstracts,
the Chairperson, DRC in consultation with the Supervisor of the
thesis shall prepare a Panel of not less than Seven (7) Experts
with full address, designation and broad area of specialisation,
besides the Supervisor(s) and shall submit the same to the ViceChancellor. The panel shall consist of at least three (3) experts
from outside the state/ country. The Panel must contain the
initials of the Supervisor and the Chairperson, DRC. If the
Chairperson, RC is satisfied that the Panel is in order in all
respects, he/she shall take it up with the Controller of
Examinations. The list of external examiners should not contain
the names of recognized Ph.D. Supervisors of the University or
of any person from the institution where the Supervisor or Cosupervisor is working.
Appointment
of Examiners
23. (i) The Vice-Chancellor shall appoint two examiners out of this panel
of experts at least one from outside the state/ country, besides the
Supervisor(s) of the thesis.
(ii) The Controller of Examinations shall send the Abstracts to the
examiners as approved by the Vice-Chancellor as a first step
towards the examination of the thesis.
Submission 24. (i) The scholar shall submit four printed or type-written copies (five 10
of Thesis copies in case the work is done under joint supervision) of Ph.D.
thesis within four (4) months from the date of submission of the
abstracts in the prescribed format as per/ in Annexure V and
Annexure VI respectively along with requisite amount of fees.
(ii) On verification of records, the Deputy Registrar (Academic)
shall issue necessary instruction to the candidate to submit the
thesis to the Controller of Examinations after paying the
prescribed fee for submission of thesis. The Controller will send
the thesis to the Examiners approved by the Vice-Chancellor
along with a recommendation proforma.
Examination 25. (i) The thesis shall be examined in two parts:
(a) Written comments by the Examiners on the thesis submitted;
While giving detailed comments on the thesis, the Examiner shall
recommend that in his/her opinion –
either, the thesis be accepted,
(This opinion will be given on the basis of the thesis Examiner’s
detailed report and it must not contradict the detailed report.)
or the thesis be revised and resubmitted.
(In
this case, the examiner shall indicate the lines along which the
thesis should be revised. For such revision, the candidate shall be
provided with the report of the examiner/examiners who have
recommended revision of the thesis.)
or the thesis be rejected.
[In this case, reasons for rejection will be given by the Examiner(s).]
The Examiners shall also state whether the thesis is worthy of
publication or not. If not, the reasons will be clearly stated by the
Examiner(s).
The recommendation, however, is necessary only for publication of
the thesis. In case the thesis is not recommended for publication, this
will not have any bearing on the award of the degree.
(iii) In case one Examiner suggest resubmission while the other
examiners accept the thesis, the Research Council may ask the
candidate to resubmit the thesis along with a prescribed fee after six
months in the light of the suggestions made by the Examiner
concerned. The revised thesis will be referred to the examiner who
had suggested revision.
(iv)
If one of the examiners recommends rejection, then the thesis shall
be referred to a Third External Examiner from the Panel. In the case
the candidate will have to pay a prescribed fee. If this examiner also
recommends rejection
, the thesis shall be rejected.
(v) The examiners shall also specify if viva-voce test would be
required.
(b) Viva-Voce Test, if recommended
(i) The Board of Examiners to conduct Viva-Voce Test shall
consist of:
(1) The Chairperson of the DRC.
(2) The Supervisor/Supervisors of the Thesis.
(3) One External Examiner of the Thesis to be chosen by the 11
Vice-Chancellor.
(ii) In case the Chairperson happens to be the Supervisor of the
candidate, the Vice-Chancellor shall nominate a member of the
DRC of the Department for the Viva-Voce Board of Examiners.
(iii) Provided that in case of a Department where there is no other
eligible member to be nominated, the Vice-Chancellor will
nominate some other member from an allied Department or the
Vice-Chancellor himself will chair the proceedings.
(iv) The Viva-Voce Board of Examiners so formed shall have at least
two members, one of whom must be an external examiner of the
thesis. Under an exceptional situation some other Expert from
the Panel of Examiners may be invited by the Vice-Chancellor in
lieu of the External Examiner.
(iv) Provided that the Viva-Voce test shall be open, and the
examiners’ report shall be read only by the members of the Board
of Examiners and the Viva-Voce report shall be prepared only by
the Board of Examiners for conducting the Viva-Voce Test.
(v) In the event of absence of unanimity amongst the members of the
Viva-Voce Board with regard to the award of the Ph.D. degree,
the majority decision shall prevail.
(vi) The Report of the Viva-Voce Test and examiner’s report along
with the executive summery submitted by the scholar shall be
forwarded by the Chairperson, DRC to the Controller of
Examinations for necessary action.
(vii) Provided that in case of rejection by the majority, the candidate
shall be required to appear again for the Viva-Voce Test after
three months but preferably not later than six months.
(viii) The Report of the Viva-Voce Test shall be presented to the
Executive Council for consideration and conferment of the
degree.
Result 26. (i) The Executive Council on the recommendation of the Board of
Examiners of the Viva-Voce Test shall confer the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and shall cause the candidate’s name to be
published immediately with the title of the thesis, name of the
Supervisor and the subject to which the thesis belongs.
(ii) The scholar shall submit one hard bound copy of the thesis along with
two soft copies (in CD form) to the Controller of Examinations after
incorporating corrections, modifications, etc. as suggested by the
experts within one month from the viva-voce examination, which to
be duly certified by the supervisor concerned.
Issue of
Certificates
27. (i) A Provisional Certificate shall be issued to the successful scholars
certifying that the Degree has been awarded in accordance with the
provision to the Regulations of UGC, 2009 after submission of one
hard bound copy of the thesis along with the two soft copies (in CD
form) to the Controller of Examinations.
(ii) Original Certificate shall be issued to the successful candidates only after
the convocation.
28. (i) After the award of the degree, one copy of the thesis shall be preserved in
the University Library duly corrected if necessary, by the candidate in the 12
light of the reports of the Examiners and certified as such by the
Supervisor and Chairperson of the DRC concerned.
(ii) After the award of the Degree, the Controller of Examinations shall
submit a soft copy of the thesis to the UGC within a period of thirty days
for hosting the same in INFLIBNET.
Publication
of the Thesis
29. Thesis accepted by the University must not be published without prior
permission of the Registrar of the University.
Candidates
access to the
Report
30. Copy of the Reports of the Examiners will be made available to the
candidates on request and on payment of a prescribed fee.
General 31. Matters not covered by the above clauses, shall be decided as and
when necessary by the Research Council/Joint Research
Council/Academic Council/ Executive Council.
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