(a) The candidate shall submit six copies of the summary of the thesis together with a list of research • papers published, and/or, communicated for publication, if any, through his supervisor to the Registrar about three months prior to the anticipated date of submission of thesis.
410 (b) The supervisor shall submit a panel of at least six names of examiners actively engaged in the concerned area of research not below the-rank of Reader of University Teaching Department or college Professor in a sealed cover to the Registrar.
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Provided that the panel of examiners shall be obtained from the Head, University Teaching Department of the Subject concerned, in case the candidate is related to the supervisor.
On the receipt Of the panel of examiners from the supervisor and summary from the candidate, the Registrar shall call a meeting of Examination Committee of the subject concerned. The Committee Considering the panel, submitted by the supervisor/Head, University Teaching Department, prepare a panel of six mimes to act as examiners.
The Kulpati shall appoint two examiners out of the two panels, submitted by the supervisor and Examination Committee, respectively. The consent of examiners shall be obtained by sending them the summary and list of publications if any. • U. The candidate shall supply three hard bound copies of the -thesis. The thesis should be type written/photocopied only on one side of pages. After the cover page of the thesis, the forwarding letter/declaration/certificate mentioned in(a) (b) and (c) below must be given.
The thesis should be forwarded by the Head of the UTD/college/institution where the candidate As was registered. {Appendix-3} The thesis must be accompanied by the declaration from the candidates as per (Appendix-4) that the thesis embodies his/her own work and he/she has worked under the supervisor at the approved place or work for the required 'period as per provisions of clause 8 of the Ordinance.
(c) The certificate from the Supervisor together with co-supervisors, if any, as per Appendix-5 that the thesis fulfills the requirements of the Ordinance relating to the l'h.D degree of the University.
The candidates shall try as far as possible to publish and/or communicate paper(s) for publication in standard research journals. Published/conimunicated paper(s) be appended in the thesis.
(el The candidate chilli alcrl remit with the theck nrecrrihed fee :IC the /wan-lin:pion fee
(f) The "no dues certificates- from the place of work and the University library .must be submitted along with the thesis.
-On receipt of the thesis, required fee and "no dues certificates", the thesis shall be sent to the two examiners already consented as per para I I of the Ordinance.
The thesis to be accepted for the award of the Ph.D. degree must comply with the following conditions;
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(a) It must be a piece of research work characterized either by the discovery of the new facts or by a fresh approach towards the interpretation of facts. In either case, it should evince the candidate's capacity for critical examination and sound judgement.
(b) It must be satisfactory in point of language and presentation of the subject matter.
The examiners shall categorically recommend in the prescribed Proforma (Appendix-6) acceptance, revision or rejection of the thesis altogether. He shall also give detailed comments on the points spelt out in clause 14 of this Ordinance and also detailed comments on each chapter in the examiners report, which should be typed on separate pages, in four copies.
(a) The examiners may seek clarification of the subject matter of the thesis from the supervisor through the Registrar. This provision will be incorporated in the letter to be sent' to the examiners while sending the thesis.
(b) The Kulpati may recall the thesis from an examiner who fails to send the reports Within three months of the date of dispatch of the thesis or such other date as may be extended by the Kulpati A, and appoint another examiner from the panels of examiners.
(a) In case both the examiners reject the thesis or one of them rejects the thesis and the other recomniends a revision the thesis shall be rejected.
(b) If both the examiners recommend for the revision of the thesis, the candidate shall be called upon to revise the thesis in the light of the observations of examiners.
(c) If one examiner approves the thesis and the other rejects it or recommends for revision, the thesis shall be sent to the third examiner, drawn from the panel of examiners by the Kulpati, without the reports of earlier examiners. The third examiner shall be asked to give his/her opinion and his opinion shall be final.
(d) In case both the examiners accept the thesis for the award of the Ph.D. degree or in the event -of ft— d.:...4 r,,- nwn-fi Ph.D. degree, the candidate shall be called upon to appear at the viva-voce examination before a board of examiners comprising of the supervisor, co-supervisor (if any ) and one of the two examiners (Selected by the kulpati) who have accepted the thesis for the award of the Ph.D.
Provided that Kulpati shall appoint Head: University Teaching Department or any Professor of University Teaching Department in the subject concerned to act as viva-voce examiner, in place of the supervisor, in case the candidate is related to the supervisor.
(e) The supervisor and the Head, University Teaching Department in the.subject concerned, shall be communicated the name of the external examiner appointed by Kulpati to conduct the viva-voce ,Ordinance No:-21 85 examination. The supervisor will correspond with the external examiner and will communicate the date of viva-voce exarnination to the Registrar. The.date so.fixed for the viva-voce examination will be informed to the Candidate and all other concerned by the Registrar.
Provided that in special circtimstance kulpati may appoint alternate Viva-voce examiner from the panels of examiners, if both the external examiners are not in a position to conduct the vivavoce examination.
The viva-voce examination shall be conducted at the University Teaching Department in the subject or at any place fixed by the University for the purpose. The date, time and place of vivavoce examination shall be notified by the Registrar on the University Notice Board at least a week in advance so that all interested person may attend the viva-voce examination. At the time • of viva-voce examination, the Board of Examiners shall be provided the reports of examiners which shall be returned along-with the report of viva-voce examination, to the Registrar.
The candidate shall 'present the work embodied in.the thesis before the Board of Examiners, A, members of faculty, research scholars and other interested persons. After the presentation of the research work, the Board shall ask question together with those questions which have been given along-with examiners' rePorts. Attendance of all those present shall be.recorded by taking . , their signature on a sheet of paper which all be attached to the report of viva-voce examination.
In case the recommendation of the Viva-voce examiners differs from that of the thesis examiner or there is a difference of opinion between the viva:voce examiners, the candidates shall reppear at a second viva-voce examination within six months. If the candidate fails to satisfy the vivavoce examiners a second time, his/her thesis shall be finally rejected.
Such candidates would be required to pay an additional prescribed fee for second viva-voce • examination. New external examiner for second viva-voce examination may be appointed by the Kulpati from the panels of examiners, if considered necessary.
IS. li the examiners recommend that the candidates be asked to revise/improve his thesis, the Kulpati shall permit the candidate to resubmit his thesis no earlier thadsix months and not later than eighteen months, the period being counted from the date of the issue of orders to the candidate.
The candidate shall be provided examiner' reports without disclosing the names of the examiners to enable him/her to improve the thesis on the basis of the reports. All the copies'of the thesis shall also be returned to the candidate.
Ordinance No:-21 86 Incase the candidate is allowed to resubmit the thesis he/she will have to pay the prescribed fee afresh at the time of resubmission, but it shall not be necessary for him to reproduce any certificate of further attendance at the institution at which he/has carried out ihe work.
The resubmitted three copies of the thesis must make clear mention that it is a revised version.
The thesis shall be got examined as far as possible by the examiners who finally recommended for the revision.
In case a candidate is asked to revise the thesis under clause 17(b) and one of the examiners recommends again for revision and the other accepts the thesis for award then the thesis shall be sent to the third examiner. If the third examiner rejects or recommends for revision the thesis shalF stand rejected. If he accepts for the award then the candidate shall be awarded the Ph.D. degree on sucdessful viva-voce examination as per provision of clause 17 of the Ordinance.
In case a candidate who has been asked to revise the thesis under clause 17(c)1 the revised thesis shall be sent to the two examiners who had recommended revision. It wip not be sent to that examiner who had already. approved the Original thesis. If one of the examiners recommends again for revision and the other accepts the thesis for award -even then the candidate shall be awarded the' Ph.D. degree on successful vivavoce examination as per provision of clause 17 of the Ordinance.
If the revised thesis is required to be revised again i.e. second time, it shall automatically stand rejected.
Maximum number of research candidates, that can be registered or allowed to pursue research work under a supervisor at any particular time shall be six only.
Provided that the candidates registered with the Co-supervisor shall not be counted for the number of candidates under supervisor.
No research scholar shall join any other course of study or appear at any other examination languages, research methodology, statistics, computer (courses).
The thesis shall be published only with the permission of the University and such publication shall state on the title page itself that this was thesis approved for award of the Ph.D. degree of the University.
After the viva-voce examination, the recommendations of the examiners shall be placed before to the Executive Council for the award of Ph.D. degree to the candidate. After the approval of the Executive Council, notification shall be issued by the Registrar and then a provisional certificate can be issued by him. In no case the Ph.D. degree shall be awardeclin anticipation of the approval of the Executive Council.
• Ordinance No:-21 87 • 23. One copy of the thesis' will be kept in the University Library and another copy will be kept in the Departmental Library of the Institution where the research work was carried out; the third will be returned to, the supervisor.
24. After the declaration of the result the successful candidates may be provided the-copies of reports of . examiners who recommended for the award of the degree on payment of fee prescribed by the University. The . reports will not disclose the identitji of the examiners
25. On detection of any irregularity or any plagiarism the University shall take suitable steps to withdraw the degree as per provisions of Section 33(i) of the Act.
• PERFORMA FOR SYNOPSIS (PARA-3) I. Title of the thesis
2. Introduclion : Giving purpose of research (in about 200 Words)
3. A brief review of the work already done in the field.
• 4. Noteworthy contributions in the field of proposed work.
5. Proposed methodology during the tenure of the researck work.
11/ 6. Expected outcome of the proposed work.
1110 7. Bibliography in standard format.
8. List of published papers of the candidate.
Signature of the Supervisor Signature of the Candidate Date Date Signature olto-supervisor(iI any) Date CONFIDENTIAL PROGRESS REPORT (Para-I0) • Six monthly report of the research work done for the period from • to of the I research scholar.
i 0 I. Name of the research scholar • • 2. Subject 41, Ordinance No:-21 88 Topic registered for Ph.D. Degree Name of the Supervisor.
Name of Co-supervisor (if any) Description of the guidance on the topic Period with dates the Candidates has been with the guide for . research work.
(It may also indicate the date of leave availed by the candidate during the above period.)
Remarks of the supervisor on the work done by the candidate on topic.
Fees paid vide receipt No date A, Signature of the supervisor Date Place Address FORWARDING LETTER OF HEAD OF INSTUTUTION{ (Para-'12 (a)} The Ph.D. thesis entitled submitted by Shri/Smuku under the supervision of is forwarded to the University in three copies. The candidate has paid the necessary fees and there are no dues outstanding against him/her.
Ordinance No:-2I 89 .Date Place (Signature of Head of institution where the candidate was • • registered for Ph.DiVidhya Varidhi degree) Name Seal DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE (Para-I2 (b)) I declare that the thesis entitled is my own work conducted under the supervision of Dr (Supervisor/Cosupervisor) at (Centre) approved by Research Degree Committee. I have put in more than 200 days of attendance with supervisor at the centre.
I further declare that to the best of my knowledge, the thesis does not contain any part of an (viJIA vilicli Ilib UCCII 1.1U111IllCU Iui the iiSciiu u dily lit:16RX CIIIICI ill till) 1./110.coity tit hi iiiy (J111vCIlly without proper citation.
Signature of the candidate Date Place Ordinance No:-21 90 • CERTIFICATE OF THE SUPERVISOR ((Para-I2 (c)} CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the work entitled is a piece of research work done by Shri/Sint./Ku under my/our guidance 'and supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy iVidliya Varidhi of University (M.P.) India. I certify that the candidate has put in an attendance of more than 200 days with me. • • To the best of my knowledge and belief the thesis:
• Embodies the work of the candidate himself/hecielf:
) Hasl,duly been completed:
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(iii) Fulfills the requirement of the Ordinance relating to the Ph.DNidhya Varidhi degree • of the University; and •
(iv) • Is upto the standard both in respect of contents and language for being referred to the examiner.
• • • • Signature of the Co-supervisor Signature of the Supervisor Date • Date S • Ordinance No:21 91 • EXAMINERS REPORT ON PH.D. THESIS (Para-15) • Title of thesis • Name of candidate Shri/Smt./Ku • • • subject Faculty
1. The thesis is recommended for the Yes award of Ph.D. degree.
,2. The thesis be revised on the Lines detailed below 41
3. The thesis be rejected •
0. Please write Yes/No, as the cise maybe.
• DETAILED REPORT The examiner is requested to attach detailed report in four Copies, covering also the following points) •
(a) It must be a piece of research work characterized either by the discovery of the facts. or by a fresh.
approach towards the interpretation of facts. In either case it should evince the candidate's capacity for critical examination and sound judgment.
(b) It must be satisfactory in point of language and presentation of the subject matter.
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