Section 27: Eligibility conditions for the award of Ph.D
ordinanceCentral Ordinance · No. 13 of 1998
(1) Having completed the doctoral courses [normally within the first two semesters of joining the programme in case of M.S. (Pharm.) entrants and with four semesters for M.Sc. or M.Pharm. entrants] with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 6.50, the student may formally register himself or herself to the candidacy of Ph.D. Degree only after he or she has cleared the comprehensive examination.
(2) Application for registration must be made to the Board of Studies and Research (BSR) in the prescribed form.
(3) The date of registration will be die date of joining the programme. In exceptional cases the date of registration may be preponed by a maximum of six months by the"Board of Studies and Research (BSR) if it is convinced that the student has spent adequate amount of time in research earlier.