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| General: |
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| The degree
shall be granted for original research work in
subjects recognized for Post-Graduate studies by
the University, subject to ordinances given hereafter. |
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| Eligibility |
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| A candidate
for registration for the degree of Ph.D. must have,
at the time of application, a second class Master's
degree, with at least 50% marks in the subject
concerned OR A candidate holding
Masters' degree with at least 55% marks (50% for
SC/ST candidates) in the subject concerned, is
also eligible for registration for Ph.D. degrees
as per University Rules in the Teaching-Departments
of the University OR A candidate
having Second class Master's degree, with at least
55% marks in allied subject, approved by The Board
of Studies may apply for the registration. Their
cases will be placed before the R.D.C for consideration,
under Interdisciplinary Approach. |
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| Venue
of Research |
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| Eligible
candidates shall be permitted to carry on research
at a centre recognized by the University. |
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- SUPERVISOR A
supervisor to be recognized for guiding research
shall be permanent teacher, having a Ph.D. Degree
of a teaching Department of this University or
an affiliated/constituent college of this University
in the subject concerned/allied subject. The supervisor
shall have least three years of teaching experience
and should have published at least two papers in
reputed journals. Existing supervisors shall continue
to supervise Ph.D. students.
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- CO-SUPERVISOR/ADDITIONAL
SUPERVISOR A Co-Supervisor/Additional
Supervisor from within the faculty with the
above qualifications, may be permitted with
approval
of the R.D.C.
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- EXTERNAL
SUPERVISOR An eminent scholar from outside
the University (associated with the Teaching/research
organization having expertise in the subject
of the research) may be permitted to act as an
external supervisor with the prior permission
of the R.D.C.
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| NOTE:- |
| 1) A person shall not be appointed Supervisor to supervise his/her relatives(son,
daughter, husband, Wife, brother and relative in law). |
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| 2) A
retired teacher of the University may be permitted
to supervise jointly with the teacher of the Same
Department/same discipline. However, this requirement
will be applicable only to the University teaching
Departments. |
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| 3) In
case of subject of research being of an inter disciplinary
nature, A candidate may be allowed to have two supervisors,
both internal of different disciplines or one internal
and the other external, in such case the permission
of the VICE-CHANCELLOR on the recommendation of the
R.D.C. REMUNERATION TO SUPERVISOR To guide Ph.D.
scholars is an integral part of a teacher's duty.
He/She shall not receive nor be paid any remuneration
for this work. |
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| Procedure
for Registration |
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| A candidate
for registration for the degree Ph.D. shall submit
an application to the university on a prescribed
form, along with the required fee and a detailed
synopsis through the supervisor and the Head of
the Department Institution concerned, or the Principal
of an approved research centre. The candidate will
deliver an open pre-registration seminar on the
topic in the department/research centre in the
presence of the faculty members, research scholars
and Post-Graduate students in this respect. The
supervisor will submit a certificate along-with
the application form to the research degree Committee
that the candidate has delivered the seminar satisfactory. |
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| Note: registration fees charged by the
university will not be refunded in any case. Consideration
for the application for registration. |
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| The application
for registration, if complete in all respects shall
be placed before the Research Degree Committee
of the subject and the candidate will appear, before
the R.D.C., for presentation and discussion oh
his topic. If the R.D.C. is satisfied with qualifications
of the candidate, the synopsis submitted, the place
of research, and the eligibility of the supervisor,
he/she may be allowed to be registered for the
research degree. Decisions of Research Degree Committee
shall be implemented immediately. A candidate will
be deemed to be registered from the date on which
his/her synopsis is approved by the R.D.C. |
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| Cancellation
of Registration |
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| Admission/Ph.D.
registration of a scholar may be cancelled by the
university on the ground of unsatisfactory progress
report by the supervisor. Further, on ground of
indiscipline or misconduct his admission to the
institution may be cancelled and his registration
to Ph.D. will stand cancelled automatically from
the date of cancellation of admission. The
supervisor
shall be a member in all such decisions. A candidate
may submit his/her revised synopsis within three
months from the date of meeting of the R.D.C. as
the case may be. The R.D.C. will ordinarily meet
thrice in a year, once in the period of July to
October, November to February and March to June
each year. |
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| Research Degree Committee |
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| The body
that considers the research proposals for a research
degree of the university shall be called the Research
Degree Committee. It shall consist of seven members,
namely the Vice-Chancellors (Chairperson), Convener,
two Internal Members and three external experts
nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. |
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| Submission
of Thesis |
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| A candidate
registered for the degree of Ph.D. shall be allowed
to submit his/her thesis not before two years from
the date of approval of the research proposal by
the Research Degree Committee. The candidate at
the time of submission of thesis will deliver a
seminar in the Department/Research scholars and
P.G students. The supervisor concerned will submit
a certificate along with the panel of experts/examiners
that the scholar has delivered the seminar satisfactory.
Moreover the candidate must have put in an attendance
of 360 days at the place of research. A certificate
to this effect from the supervisor must accompany
the thesis. The maximum period allowed for submission
of the thesis is five years from
the date of approval of the topic by the research
Degree Committee. However in some genuine cases
the vice-chancellor may allow an extension of two
years but that too with the recommendation of the
supervisor and the candidate has to pay the fee
determined by the University from time to time.
In case the candidate fails to submit the thesis
in the stipulated time of five years then his/her
registration automatically stands cancelled. |
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| Evaluation
of Thesis |
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| Examiners
shall examine the thesis separately and submit
their detailed reports and final recommendations,
if all three examiners recommend the award of the
degree or two examiners recommend award of the
degree and third recommends the revision and resubmission
of thesis, the candidate shall be called upon to
appear for a viva-test. There shall be an open
Viva-Voce, which shall be conducted at the respective
department or approved research centre concerned
under the over all supervision of the Head of the
Department, the Viva-Voce test may be conducted
at the University on the request of the candidate
with the prior approval of the Vice-Chancellor.
The candidate shall present a summary of his thesis
and the work done by him before an audience consisting
of the two Viva-Voce examiners appointed by the
Vice-chancellor the candidate shall present a summary
of his thesis and the work done by him before an
audience consisting of two Viva -Voce examiners
appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, teacher and Post-graduate
students of the subject concerned and allied subjects.
A notice to this effect shall be circulated by
the supervisor with the prior approval of the Head
of the Department/Principal of the college concerned/head
of the Institution. A copy of the above notice
shall be attached with the viva-voce report. |
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| Ordinances-For
Doctor of Literature/Doctor of Science/Doctor
of Law |
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| The degree
of Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Science and
Doctor of Law shall be abbreviated to D.Litt.,
D.Sc. and L.L.D respectively. The degree of D.Litt./D.Sc./L.L.D
shall be granted for high original research work
already published having its own significance in
the subjects recognized for Post-Graduate studies
by the University, subject to the ordinance herein
after given, provided that no candidate shall be
eligible for registration for D.Litt./D.Sc. before
a period of three years after he/she has been awarded
Ph.D. degree in the subject concerned. |
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| Eligibility |
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| A candidate
for registration into the degree of D.Litt. or
D.Sc. must hold a Post-Graduate qualification with
50% marks in the subject concerned under 10+2+3
system. This qualification will apply in case of
those candidates who have acquired this Post-Graduate
degree under 10+2+2 system. However, degrees of
oriental examination will not be considered for
registration in the above course. Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) in the subject in which the candidate has
applied for registration for the degree of D.Sc.
or D.Litt., provided that in case of a candidate
who takes up a topic which requires a probe in
more than one discipline or the topic of D.Litt./D.Sc.
is of the Interdisciplinary nature, the Vice-Chancellor
may allow the registration even if the candidate
has a Ph.D. degree in a subject other that in which
he/she applies for the registration and if that
Research Degree Committee considers him/her competent
to carry on research in that particular field,
provided further that the Vice-Chancellor may allow
registration of a candidate who is a teacher in
the University or an affiliated college or a constituent
college of the University, and has obtained Ph.D.
degree from a University other than this University,
if he/she satisfies the other conditions mentioned
above and the case is approved by the research
Degree Committee. A candidate for the D.Litt. or
D.Sc. degree shall submit an application to the
University on the prescribed form along with a
copy of his/her Ph.D. thesis and publications,
if any, stating his/her qualifications and experience,
the title of the proposed thesis and the purpose
of study indicating the original contribution to
knowledge which the thesis proposes to make. The
application shall be accompanied along with a fee
determined by the University time to time which
is not refundable in any case. The candidate can
not submit his/her thesis earlier than three
years and not more than five years from the date
of registration. The thesis submitted by the candidate
must be entirely his/her own work, provided that
the work has not been submitted for any other degree.
It must be an original contribution to knowledge,
opening new fields of research or making significant
advancement on the results of existing investigations.
It must be in a form suitable for publication. |
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| Publication
Of Thesis: |
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| Before
going to press for the publication of the thesis
either in part or full, the candidate would have
to seek prior approval of the Registrar by making
written request within five years after the degree
is awarded. |
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