(1) Every admitted student will be assigned a Research Advisor by the Head of Department on the "* recommendation of the Departmental Research Committee taking into consideration the preference of the •tudent, subject to approval by the Dean.
(2) In the case of M.S. (Pharm.) students the assignment of the advisor will be initiated in the beginning of the second semester.
(3) The advisorwill be a full-time member of the academic staff of the Institute.
(4) For Ph.D. student the advisor shall be appointed during the first semester.
(5) If necessary, t&e Board of Studies and Research (BSR), on die recommendation of the advisor through the Departmentat Research Committee, may appoint joint advisor(s) not exceeding two from inside or outside the Institute, to help the advisor in the accomplishment of the research work of the student.
(6) Normally tJ*ere should not be more than two advisors for a candidate within the Institute and the joint advisor should be appointed within a period of eighteen months from the date of registration of the student except when fee advisor(s) is or are not in the Institute for a year or more at a stretch.