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DEflNIrIONS TERMINOI'GY CLASSIFICATIONS ADlrfissroNs RSGISTRATION COURSEWORK SI'PERVISORS / CO.ST'PERVISOR FELI'WSHIP / SCEOI.ARSEIP DIJRATION RESIDENCY PROGR.ESS OF RESAARCq PREPARATION OF TIIESIS TIBSIS SI]BMISSON TEr,sIS EXAMINAIION COI{DIrcT OF VTVA-VOCE EXAMINATION rINAL SI'BMISSION OF IEESIS COII{FERMENT OT Ph.D. DEGREE REMOVALOF DOUBTS GEIYERAL 1 l. !,DEFINITION S t , ti".e n"gututions, tt'e terms used shall havc the lollowitg definitiorrs:
l.t "Docloral Degre"" 't'"tt nl"on ttt' u-"s-;t oi'ooo'-o' tntto'n'hy (Ph D '} tby the school of Plannins and Architecture """ ;:;;;;';;;nferred on a scholar-who fulllls the reouiremenls in accordance *r* th"*'Jg'r'imt' i't " 'p*tin"a field'pe aining io the cr,urses of studies cond'"t"d bv tht :t;;;'-.Ii; titit or r'tt" rtt"tit thall be menrioned in the said Degree.
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Programmes of the School of Plannlng Application Form.
.,Rcsearch schohr. shall mcalr a person registcred for Research for the Ph-D' Degree alrd in compliaoce with all the Rcgulations' .Conrroller of ExemiMlioN (COE)" shall mcarr Corlbotter of Exa$iontiols appoint€d by the Sclool.
.6ou*e work' shall meaD cauts€s of sttdy ptYY Y T^Deparunent thoueh the #;; r**;bv a scholar registeni for 0!e Ph'D' Degree' *Drte of Registr.tion' shall m€sn dre date of paynertt of foes on adfission to tte Ph' D'
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1.6 progrlmme 1? sFull-tiEe R.sc.rch schohr' sball moan r p€(sotr ttgi$e'€d for ttla Ph'D' degr€ ' ' i*ot*Gn *" for compl'ting fte dcgrec rcquicorcdt&
1.g *prrt-time Res€lrch s.iot t' shatl mean " FY-t o, ry.:
* *'o' Degr€c and will d€v@ part of his / ; ;; f6 conpl€filgdre &grce rc{rrir'9tr€ots'
1.9 aschool' sh.tl me8o fta sldool of Pl'trtri8g ed Atlti!'ffq Ncw Dolhi l.l0.SupewisoPstullrr€atr4ffilrbdofti€fu[tincFr.tyofthcschoolqilohlsbecn approvcd bv drc DRoJDRC " *;:;;#;rJrur wo* orm rcsoarctr sctour'
1.r I'cosupenisor' *, ** ^. *1ffi;*Tlffitfr,fl#.7fie DRCIDRC, to sup€rvisc/guid( fi#;;'"'; *t be-o r'tttl" Eu"ltq of the School' l.l2 'Mitri6um R€gistratio! Period'shall mean de minimum Period for-which a scholar must be registered, t""l"dttg 'h"'t;";pe,rit "' t"'ia"nv non-residerrt scholat till submission of the thesis' 'l-ll .Rcsistratiotr Period" shall be courtcd ftom thc date of rcgisttatioo to submission of ''^ - ,vn-o'pri, ,ppto'"d by the supervisot for oxaminatioo' l.l4 ..RcsideNy,, shsll mesn the minimum period for which a Research soholar must attend th€ School otr Fult-time basis'
1.15 cvdid R€i$trrtion' shall mear list ths scholar has paid all the feeJ ducs' 1-16 Thes€ Regulations vritt came into force ftom the Acadomic Session 2018-19' a Note:'He' &'His' imply'he'/'she' and'his'/'her' respeclively.
2. TERMINOLOGY The following lerms used in thc Regulations for the Award of the Dqgree of Docto. of Philosophy (Ph. D.) pertain to the School ofPlanning and Architecturg New Delhi, untqls otherwise specilied:
a) Director b) Dean (Academic) c) Senate d) D€partmental Research Committe€ (DRC) e) Joint Departmental Res€arch Committee (JDRC) f) Coordinator - Ph. D. Programrhe (CPP)
2.1 lre?.rtmcatsl Rese.rch Committe€ (DRC) A Departmental Research Committse (DRC) shell be constituted for each DQartrnent of Studies by the Directoi on the rccommendations ofthc concemed Head ofthe Department for a period oftwo years ard shall consist oflhe following:
a) Chaberton*-HeadoftheDepartment.
b) Member - O,l.e Professor; or Associate Professor of the Department with Ph.D. by rotation by s€niority.
c) Mernbe$ -Two outside exparts with expertise in the subjects.
d) Member - Coordinator ofthe Ph.D. Prog8mme (CPP).
*Chairperson should hold Ph.D. degree or should be in the rsnk of Professor and should not be a research scholar. [n case Head ofthe depaiknent is not in the Iank ofProfessor or does not hold Ph.D. degrce or He3d ofthe departrnent rcfuses to be Chairperso, of DRC, Director can appoint a suitable porson as Chairp€rson DRC.
The concerned Supervisors and Co-Supervisors shall be invited to fErticipate in the DRC meetings only during the presentations ofPh. D. Soholars under their supervision.
Nunber of DRC Meetirlgs: At least two mertings of DRC shall be convened in an academic year by the Deparknent to review the progress of work of Ph.D. soholars. The meetings shall essentially be held as per acadcmic calendar ofthe School.
2.2 Joint CorEmittee of Department l Research Commiftee (JCDRC) A Joint Dcpartmental Rese{rcb Committee shall be constituied to attend to lhe collective / irkrdisciplinary issues related to the admissiorL oonduct a.rd management of the Ph.D.
programme in the School. The JDRC shall meet twige a year as per academic calendar of the School, The JDRC shall comprise oftte following:
a) Chairmat - Deoa (Acodemic) b) Chairpersoa ofDRC of each department c) Thlee outside expet ts nominated by Chairman Senate on adrice of Dean (lcadenic) Experts should be *nior ptuIessors in architecturd plar%ing/ desigb Member d) Coordinatot ofPh.D. Prograrnne (CPP) as Member Secreta4) 3 'tff;ii'jt',:'irin###i*:m:r"rl::lt';:#fl ff :ff '#" ffi,u[*-',gq$Fuo,ir",*u*****;*-* The Coodinator of Ph'D' Programmes (CPP) shall be member of all DRCS and JDRC 3- clAssrflcATroNs ne plLD. programm€ shall be olassified under anyone of The applicants for admissiott to { the follolring oategorlos:
a) b) c) Re$ench g.]l,.,lqr (Full lhflc)'r"'W*iffW*r {i:,xli ";';m")Bod ie' Edv'dionol Institdtions' Pafessionat Bodies' and NGOg' ADIVIISSION ifl$ilfikf#iffi*xxtil" *'"' *"""rae d,urd posscss anv orthe ,-y1p;.';g;,g556gl#Pg;'n';X'f ffiT"' ffi Itri[qffi*]-**'i&]ir'ifrt.ffi ,ffx 4
4.1 OR b) OR Mastor's Degree in relevad allied disciplines (as ideotified in oligibility 4 o) qualifioations in the various Master's Degree Programs of the School) frorn any recognized university/ institut;ons with a minimum of'|\yo aglrelate marks and seven years, experience (rclevarlt to the proposed Ph.D. topic) in teachifig/ research/ professianal practice.
d) Relaxarion of5 per cent on marks or equivalent grade to be considered for SC/ST candidates, as per rule.
4.2 Eiigibility for Prrt-Time Research Scholar Eligibility criteria of part-timc scholars shall be the same as given as above in 4.1. In addition, the followings are to be met with.
a) 'NOC', from employer, ifemployed.
4.3 Eligibility for Foreign Nationals Eligibility qualifications for foreign nationals are the same as stated in 4.1 and 4.2 above, Furtle., they are required to submit theh appli€atioos through the Ministry of Human Resouroe Development or the Ministry ofExternal Affairs. Allsuch scholars shallbe fulltime scholars (Ref. 1.7).
4.4 Other Admission Provisions i) Admissio.r to the Ph.D. Prograrnmes shall be held throughout the year subject to thp holdhg ofthe meeting ofDRC and JDRC.
ii) The admission procedue shall form a part of the academic celendar, clearly stating the dat6s for adveftisement, issue of application forms, rec€ipt of applioation, meetings ofDRCs datc of deciaration of admission results, last date for pa], eht of fees, commeocement of programme etc.
iii) The selectioo of scholars shall be made by the rcspective DRCs after giving due consideration to the qualificqtions and on interviewing the candidates, such that:
- The candidates possess the rcquisit€ qualificatiors and experiencr along with competence for the pmposed research.
- The research on the proposed subjecr can be succ€ssfully pursued.
- The res€arch work can be appropriately undertaken in the concemed Department ofStudies.
iv) All the seleations shall be collectively ratified in the Joint Departmeffai Research Committee (JDRC) under the Chairmanship of Dean (Academic).
v) The topic given in the application shall be considered as indicative of the area of rcsearch.
vi) The scholars shall have the freedom to refine the topic within twelve months of regisuation.
vii) In case the research topic of soholar requires multidisciplinary input, at the time of admission, the scholar shall be assigned to the department \yhioh would provide the major input to that topic and the selection of such scholars may be made by DRC.
Other Departments to be associatcd shall also be identified simultdneously_ In addition to a primary supervisor, preferably from the department to which lhe scholar is attached, co-supervisors (if necessary) from other associated departmentt outside the school shall also be decided by the DRC.
viii) The CPP in consultation with the Dean (Academic) shall flnalize the list of scholars as &tified by the JDRC for admission to the Ph.D. programme and shall submit it to the Dircctor for approval.
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6.3 1 ix)rheschorarshaltbeadmitted.tothe;lf;offi "LT";*r*,r:i""""i1"J11,"ili:"_' Dir""to. and on Payment ol lhe I required formalities REGISTRATIoN . , -, .-^- ri6i r^ time.la case pvervPh.D,scholarshallpaythefee'sasnotif.iedbytheschoolfromtimBtotime' i#l* ""1*i.
*u'tlrationcan be cancelled' Each soholar shall have a valid rogistration at the tiBc of submission ot'not" t-' Reqistntion ofa scholar.shall be cancelled in anyone oflhe following eYentualities' after due approval of the JDRC:
a) Ifthe full-time scholar absents himself for a continuous period offour weeks without "' ,io, i*itu*io,' uno *t** li ti]"**.me a,,d rhe withd*wal is duly accepted h\ if he/ she withdraws Aom the Ph f bv the JDRC, in any academic year subject to the provisions c) Ii hd she fails to PeY th-e tbes contained in thes€ Re!'arlstrons' -o ;"hili; ;;".': "".*:': il1ffi,l$li'JJ"Si';J,';3)**,r"" "i tfh"l tl" it fo*d involved rn an trull Time to P.rt Time CotrveEiotr tll#l'"'g;utrulfi*':l-.tmf,'ffis-- b) Request to be consider€d alter one I Pert Time to Full Tine Co[veEion a) As above howeve' the scholarship will be as por th€ rules' ffff.ix":il shall compulsorilv complete Research Methodolosr cours€ work oryanized bY the School' In addition, they shall also corhplete any other course work as may be prescribed by the r€spectivc DRC.
m*""*:xrp;1ry;gT-i*{f*liq:}H$trd#}:iff *'s eamed by the scholar from the course wt o! above, SUPERVISORS / CGSI,IPERVISORS il;,:**:;*,*x m"n$: mil:*i:[H' "^'' ?, XHJ.i[::ilHrSchoorwithPhD Deeree shall aPProve, from among 6 qD ") a) b) c) Assistant Professor of the school with Ph.D. and minimum two years of teaching experience Post Ph.D.
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7.3 The Supervisors shall be appointed in the first semester itself whcn the topic and area of the research is o be finalized by the student with the scrutiny of DRC' A Supervisor will be allowed to supervise the number oistud€nts as per the following:
Professor - Associat€ Professor - Assistant Professor - 8 studetrts 6 students 4 students
7.4 Normally, there shall be only one Supervisor for a scholar'
7.5 Cr-6up€disioD, ifapplicable wil also be counted as one student for the purPoce ofclause
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7.6 ln special cases or for molti{isciplinary topics, DRC may. recommend appointment ofco-"" irpi*it".i-. industry or fiom'anothir educational institute or from olher department of the School.
7.? Any faculty member registered for Ph.D. ilt the Sohool or aoy other lnstiture shall not oritifv to'u" a suoerviior for any Ph.D. student' Those without Ph- D' appointed as drp"ti,i*" sftott "iu.e to be supervisors iflhey themselves register for Ph D 7,8 In case ofa Supervisor/ Co-supervisol informs unavailability to guide or resigns' rctircs or'' dies, his replacement shall be prornptly arranged by the Chairperson DRC' ?.gJDRCwithrecommendationforDRccanconsiderthechangeofSupervisoronlyin'- "r"rpioruf ** when either the Supervisor or the research scholar requests in writing to DRC ard JDRC with valid reasgn to change-
7.10 Based on the research toPic a.d the availsbility ofguidance' lhe scholar can be kansferred'- it"* "* J.p"*ent to another with the mutual consent of both DRCS of the respective departrnents and with apprcval of Chairman JDRC'
8. FDLLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP 8-l The School shall award Fellowship / contingent crants to the eligible tull-tirne scholars in ac.oldancewiththenormslaiddownbytheUniversityGrantsCommission(UGc)'All India Counoil for Technical Education (AICTE), MHRD and thc Senate of the Sohool from time to time.
S.2Allfull.timePh.D.scholars,whoreceiveFellowship/scholarship,shallrequiretobc involved in teaching assistance for about 6-8 hou6 of per weelq as assigned by the rcsp€ctive Supervisor, in consultation with the Chairperson, DRC'
8.3 The monthly Fellowship and Contingency Grant Shall be released only on the recommendations of the Supervisor' or on the recommendations and approval ofthe Head of the Department in casi Supervisor is absent and not available for recording his remmmendalion with respect to progress in Ph D' res€arch and compliance to requircment in clause 8.2.
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8.4- A,"horu, *h: hT b."",:::i-d::*Tfrlfl#,,":T,t:ffi*:li#i :iifl:ir'l"'ff ll devole his enrire time t".o*l-"t.'.Y:;:;;;i"nr'*irt "priI" or p.ivare.instilutions or rime or Dafi+ime professional pracltce or emp'"J"l"ll'- - .I_i,"a r.v rhe scholar.
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8.s Ad,issioB to the pr, o. p-e*-11 Tfl.T#,:t{i,lr'}: T" """:l ' 'llf;.itJ'Iill,ix dre sogramrne does *t e'TiT,:11;-;,il""* J",*. tn rhe case. of self-financins can continue with the Programme r Hii-,tr"',"*"'in **iar'-the conditions ofclause 8 2 will not be applrcaDte'
8.6 The School Fellor{ship/ Contrng€nt Grants during registration period' if awarded' shall be " " "r"i[ii" -ly r"r max-imum of thr"e years as per rules' 8-? No scholarship witl bs giaen for losve period except for psid leaves'
8.8 Maximum psid leave shall not be more than l5 days in a yesr DI'RATION i,l*." *nr"* ,* *b*:,*:,j.,I1.;ifff .T1;,u,$"ii::vea6 and part{ime soholars within a maximum of s€\'en years rhe minimum pcdod (exclrdioc the pencd::'n:"Jll:ffi'J, 'r:*l#;t1["Tl bD:
;'J}lH:1,':,*f$"ffi f'ffi#ffi 'x:;Jo?oi;on'ii',"*r'or"o The minimum period (exgluding the period of leave ofabsence) in which a thesis can be #;il;; ;;;,";viu uc7 rc a"d li l*,"1X ljlmnffiTj'#-fl::
r€gistra on to the Ph D progranmc sna scholars- In the total duration of the doctoral studies' a full-time scholar may bc "allowed" to take leave of absence (withorrt sctrounrupl #ari"**,,n puJ "r*; )Ear in not more thsn two spells.
o < In c,se of part-time scholsr' the provision shall be the same as above except that the ' Jrratlon alto*ed shall not be more than two years'
9.6 In any casq maximum period for submission of thesis $'ould nol be relaxed and i1 will be the same as clsuse 9 l q 7 lnesDective of the leavo of absence a total maximum pe'iod of registration for full-timc and part-time schorur.ruu * n," ilo,ix;:'#;;;;J;.'*tivelv in accordance within clause 9.1.
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9.10 Research scho,ars will be attowed to travel outside for any data collect;ons or fo. any exchange program_ Any resea.ch scholar may also draw research fcllowship lrom hosl instilute / organizations. During this pcriod research scholar will surrender the scholarship from school.
10. RESIDENCY l0.l In case of full time scholars, every scholar is required to devote his eDtire time to doctoral research during three years after registration during which h€/ she shall be resident.
10.2 Arty scholar living within 50 kfis. ofthe School shall be considered as resident.
10.3 In case of part-time students, the Residency Requirement shall be op€Etive only for the period during which the soholar is undertaking the prescribed course work at the Slhool as prescribed in the rules. Affer satisfactory completion ol the compulsory, optiooal and other recommeoded course work, the scholar, shall be free to work on his / her thesis sn,.where, provided he / she stays in constant touch with his / her Supervisor / Chairperson DRC and attends the DRC meaings regularly.
10.4 In exceptional cases, the pedod of residence for a scholar may be staggered on the recommendation ofthe DRC and approval ofthe Chairperson JDRC.
10.5 A scholar during the period of residerce of otre a.d a half year may be permitted by the Supervisor to go out of Delhi, fiom time to time, as per the requirements of his res€arch work. Out station stay of the scholar exceeding one month may b€ pemritted on the rcooEmendation of the supervisor and with the knowledge alld approval of the Chairperson DRC.
II. PROGRESS OT RESEARCE I l.l Every scholar shall submit a progress repofl of his work in the prescribed forms to the Supervisor at the end of every six months. The Supervisor will forward six monthly progress reports with hiv her remarks for the considemtion ofthe DRC. After reviewing the report, the DRC may recommend appropriate aotion to be taken by Cpp and JDRC.
Every scholar shall, before the end ofone year after registration, submit a time schedule of his work as plfined for the next one year to DRC and to Cpp.
ll.2 If there are thr€e succsssive unsatisfactory rcports (or absents from the me€ting of tfie DRC) on the progress of a scholar as revieved by DRC"/ Cpp or in case of brcach of prescribed rules, the Chairpenon JDRC may recommend cancellation ofthe registration of the soholar on the rccommendation ofthe DRC/ Cpp.
12. PREPARATION OF TIIESIS l2.l The thesis shall be an original work which should signify discovery of new facts or irdioate Irew techniques or nerv inler-relations offacts already koown. The articulation of the contents should be satisfactory, both in rext ard graphic presentation. The respective supervisors wil! ensure that the thesis has b€en put to plagiarism ch€ck and it meets the norms as decided by the JDRC from time ro fime. plagiarism in any case shall not be more than l5 per cent and a certificate to this €ffect will be enclosei along with the final thesiE at the time ofsubmission ofthesis and viva-voce examination.
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13.2 Thesis will be sig ed by Research ,, , T:;;':; 'ubmit his/ hor tiosis within the rime period as stipulated in ctaus€ e-l Prcvided that:
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14.2 On acceptance ofthe synopsis and acceptance ofexaminership, the thesis shali be refened by lhe Coordinator (Cpp) to the abovc three examiners.
14.3 In case any exp€rt decline to examiner, the synopsis will be sent to another expeft tom the approved panel.
14.4 Each examiner shall be asked to submit a report to the coordinator (Cpp) within 6_8 weeks giving a clear recornmendation stating any one ofthe followings:a) The thesh is satisfactory and the viva-voce examination ;f the scholar may be held;b) The thesis is satisfactory but requires minor corections / modifications. After these modifications the viva-voce exam ination ofthe scholar may be held;c) :lhe thesis shall be ref€rred to the scholar for revision foireasons in the report, and thercafter the thesis shall be re-examined by ihe same examiners; andd) The thesis shall be rejected for rhe reasons as staled.
14,5 Reminder may be ssnt to the examiners by Cpp after six weeks. If report is not rcceived after eight we€ks, last rerninder may be sent for next two weeks.
14.6 Ifthe report is not rec€ived with in. next two \reeks ofextension pe od, Cpp will bring it to notice ofchairperson JDRC for further necess.ry aotion.
14-7 Chailpe.son JDRC may send to arothcr examiner from the lisl r€commended by Chairpenoo JDRC and approved by Chairman Senate.
15. CONDUCT OF YIVA.VOCE EXAMINATION I5.l Viva-voce examinations will be conducted if a) All the exaoiners mention recommendations as per clause l4,4.aot 14.4.b.b) Ifany examine(s) gives under 14.4.c. Thesis, after iDcorporating the c4mments, will be examined by the sarne examine(s) and iffinal re.commendation by this examiner is 14.4.a or 14.4.b, the viva-voce examinations may be conducted_c) ln case ofdifferenc€s ofopinion between the examiners, views oftwo examiners out ofthree will prevail.
d) A,thesis requiring major revisions may be submitte.d within six months ofthe recoipt of decision of the School. The same shall normally be examined by tlre alaminer recommending major revisions. If the examircr is unable to re-cvaluate the thesiq the Director, io consultation wift the Dean, Cpp and Chairperson DRC shall appini another examiner or other examinerc. In such cases addiiional panel of examiners may olso be recommendcd to the JDRC by the DRC/ Cpp.
15.2 While recommending viva-voce examination ofthe scholar, the exa$iner may indicate the nature ofquestions and the issues to be clarified at the viva-voce_
15.3 In csse of favoumble recommendations, the viva-voce examination sball be conducted by the.examinat;on committee comprising External examiners, Chairperson DRC, Supervisor and the Coordinator (CPP) in the pres€ncs of srudents/ scholars and faculty of thj School who want to be present at the time of viva-voce.
15.4 At least one ofthe examiners from outside the School must be present in the viva_voce.
11 \..5 The Chairperson, JDRC willchair thc viva-voQe committec ,5.6 tn addition to obtaining satislactory clsrification oflhe poinls raised b)' the examiners in their repons, the viva-v'occ panel shall satisry ifelfthat the kflowledge ofthe scholar in thc broad area ofhis study is satitfaotory.
15,7 on the consideration ofthe report ofthe viva.v@e o@mination committee, the Chairman viva-voce committee shall firally decide whether;
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17. CONTERMENT OF Ph.D' DEGREE a) b) c) The deere€ of Doctor ofPhilosophy be awardcdi or The sciolar is required !o be re-examined on a laler date; or The degre€ of Doctor ofPhilosophy may not he awatded'
15. EINAL SUBI\I$SION OF TIMSIS
16.l Post viva-voce, two copies of the thesis, with all c-offectio-ns and modifications and.'" "lgiotur., ^ in cta,rse i: z shall be submined to the School Library in hard cover with tiig;1pJ"e *a typed / printea on single side of paper along with two cDs for 6e l?.1 Chairp€rson JDRC shall rccornmend the rninutcs of the viva-voce committee- to Chairman " ' il;#;;J;;pproval tom the chairman Senate' Choirporson JDRC will forward the decisions to COE for derlar*ion ofthe result
17.2 Tho Degree ofDootor ofPhilosophy (P[LD.) shall bc confened-on lhe succ€sstul scholat in dre fortlrcoming Convocation, with thg format approval of the Senato'
13. REMOVAL OF DOTJBTS t8.l If atty issue arisitrg Aom lhc conduct of Ph'D' Progra$mes' is not coveted by these Reguiations, the decision oftle Chairman senate slEll be final'
19. GEIIERAL l9.l In the event ofany ainbiguity in these Regulations' decision of Chai'mao Senate will be inal and bindirg.
19,2 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rogulstions, allcategorics ofthe schol" shall be govemed by the rules and procedure $arnJ by the Seoate in this regard and in force fiom time to time, 12 o drqar aln ary+-dr fi -{qr-dq. 16 AF* SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI ({sc * 3rfrfrq{ * ara "n6q x-F6 6r :i+qra-) (An "Iostitution of Nationat Importance,, und6r an Act of parliament) arra rglta ft+rg rrrrq, grGT Tr.irr Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India 4 - * , frrs q*. , ng fffi 11ooo2 $rra 4-8,1. p. Estate, New Dethi tIOOO2, INDIA gtqfplqisql 111 ORDINANCE NO.III Guidelines for Conduct of Capacity Building / Training Programmes by the SpA {d qttrar aqr ang6-{r F-{cra-{, a'E ffi School of Planning and Architecture : New Delhi Guidelines for Conduct of Capac ity Building / Training programmes by the School 2 3 4 5 6 All faculty members of the School are.encouraged to conduct capacity building/training programmes on various topics related to human setflement developme;t. The;bjectiv;
oJ such programmes is to build the capacities of in_house fer"onnet in vanous departments, organizations, industry and private professionals io if,"i it"y l"cor" more aware and acquire specific exposure and skills in order lo perform better.
Faculty members may negotiate with various govemments/ministries/ departments / PSUS / funding agencies / para statat agencies,ULBS / NGOS / CgOs, i'niernationat agencies, educational institutions, universities, industry, private professionals, etc. for sponsorship to conduct capacity building / training progiammes. duch proqrammes can also be conducted for faculty members of other eaucaftnal institutronsluniv'ersities.
ln case the.e- is no sponsor for a capacity building/training programme as mentioned aDove and a taculty member desires to conduct a programme in a self financing mode where every participant needs to pay a Course Fee, thJsame can be done.
-"-r:1, "lp:",,y building/training programmes may be for the employees of such abovemen oneo organtzatrons or for the general public/private persons or elected representatives or the industry.
The.duration of Such capacity building / training programmes can vary, based on the neec,s ot the speciflc situation and a Certtftcate shall be awarded by the School to eachparticapant on completion of the programme.
There should be at least five participants to conduct a capacity building / trainingprogramme. ln case the minimum number of participanis are not piesent, theprogramme has to be rescheduled/cancelled There sha Oe no ufper'limtt on ttenumber of participants for the programme.
The programmes may be conducted either in the schoor premises or in hired premrses depending on the situation and specific requirements of the prol;;;;".
* All .funds recerved from the sponsors / course fee sha'r be received in the name ofSCHOOL OF PLANNtNG AND ARCH|TECTURE, r.reW oirnr, Ov i"y oi-" "ro"""ocheque/online and deposited in the account of the School Any programme shall be conducted by one or more faculty members who shall be called ::-:,:913:T: Coordinator ,or the programme. He/she shafi be tn_charge for allma(ers rerated to the programme starting from putting up a note to the Directoi seekingapprovat for undertaking a programme, negotiating wiih t;e spon.oi" i ir "nil]prup"nns 7 I 9 ed\7 -,i- lthe budget, arranging the speakers, resource persons, managing and conducting the programme in terms of participants, venue, deciding on course fee, preparing course materials, deciding on speakers, etc.
10. The administration of the School shal, assast the Programme Coordinator in terms of accounts and administration related to the programme.
11. The Programme Coordinator shall prepare a Budget for the programme and have the same approved by the Director before conduct of the programme-
12. The Budget of the programme shall comprise of heads of expenditure viz. preparatory travel and stay connected with the programme if required, preparation of course material, honorarium to resource persons for preparing course material, stationery, binding, course kit, group photo, hiring of AV equipment if required, hiring of staff on adhoc/termporary basis, hiring of local conveyance, preparation of certificates, food, speaker remuneration/ travel /stay if required, honorarium for Programme Coordinator/ speakers/faculty / support staff ( from SPA or from outside ), momentos, decoration, local as well as outstation travel, misc.. items, etc. depending on the requirements of the programme. Out station travel and stay for field visits as part of the programme are also permitted as per requirements of the programme. The Programme Coordinator shall draw advances and render accounts lor the conduct of the programme.
13. For the work put in by the Programme Coordinator / Faculty member of the School for the conduct of the programme, which is in addition to the normal teaching load of the concerned Faculty, the Programme Coqrdinator/s / Faculty member/s are eligible for receiving remuneration. The remuneration amount needs to be provided for in the budget. The remuneration amount can vary, dependjng on the amount of fund raised and available in the programme. The remuneration shall not be more than THREE months Gross Salary (Basic + GP+DA+HRA) per year. Such remuneration received is not to be treated as Consultancy.
14. The Programme Coordinator shall prepare the Budget and have the same approved by the Director of the School before conducting the programme.
15. All unspent funds in the Budget shall be appropriated to the School account and 30% of the same shall be made available to the concerned Department_
16. One faculty member of the School shall be gjven the additional responsibility as COORDINATOR - CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING. He shall provide hand holding, facilitation and coordination support to allthe faculty members in lhe School for the conduct of capacity building / training programmes an the School and maintain a record of programmes conducted, maintain a calendar of programmes, workout procedural details, formats, etc. and provide inputs where ever necessary for the smooth conduct of this activity.
17. ln the event of any difficulty in interpretation of these guidelines, the decision ot the Director sha,l be final and binding.
4 qlfrfi aqr arq-{-dT fu.flrfiq, ai eF* SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI (nF{ + 3rfrR{F * ard "{tqq Fra 6r {rrflf') (An "Institution of National Impo*.nce" under an Act of Parliament) qrm FgIEa fr+rg a*rq, eaa FrrEr{ Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India 4 - *, aas€q ('t+. r 7a ffi 11ooo2 rTr{fr 4-8, I. P, Estate, New Delhi 110OO2, INDIA :+eqreerrisqr rv ORDINANCE NO.IV Guidelines for Gonduct of Research Proiects in the SPA z.
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Guidelines for Gonduct of Research Projects in the School All faculty members of the School are encouraged to take up research projects / studies in various areas related to human settlement development.
Faculty members may negotiate with various governments/ministries/ departments / PSUS / funding agencies / para statal agencies / ULBS / NGOS/CBOs / international agencies, educational institutions, universities, industry, etc. for sponsorship to conducl research studies/poects.
1 2 5 3 4 The research work / studies may be conducted by a faculty member of the School or in collaboration with a consortium of institutions.
The research work may be conducted either in the School premises or in hired premises depending on the situation and speciflc requirements of the study/project work.
All funds received from the sponsors of such research projec'ts to be undertaken by a Faculty member of the School shall be received in the name of SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI, by way of a crossed cheque / online and deposited in the account of the School.
Any research work shall be conducted by one or more faculty members who shall be called the'Research Project Coordinator'. He/she shall be incharge for all mafters related to the project starting from putting up a note to the Director seeking approval for undertaking the project, negotiating with the sponsors, preparing the budget, arranging the resource persons ( if any) to be associated with the project, managing and conducting the poect, hiring staff, involving students, undertaking surveys, preparing reports, etc.
The Research Project Coordinator shall involve students to the extent possible and students can also be remunerated for this purpose. However, this should be done in a manner so that it does not affect the regular student obligations and participation in the academic programme for which he/she is enrolled in the School.
The administration of the School shall assist the Research Project Coordinator in terms of accounts and administration related to the research work / study.
The Research Project Coordinator shall prepare a Budget for the project and have the same approved by the Director before initiating conduct of the project.
6 7 I I I ,( 10 ll:.^qrO^S-.-l oflhe project shalt comprise of heads of expenditure viz. preparatory Iravel and stay connected with the project if required. preparation ofrese€rch/survey material, remuneration to resource persons/strdenGiiiationery, l]:X'"t: t:: lll sroup photo. hirins of AV equipmerr ir ,eqrireo, n,rins orslan on ad-hoc/temporary basis, hiring of local conveyance, preparation ofreports and,other such material, food, tiavel and stay if iequireoi reliuneration ror Kesearch prolect Coordinator/ support staff ( from SpA or from outside ),local as well as outstation travel, misc. items, conduct of a"rin"o r"frt"O tothe research, dissemination of research findings, "i".
-J.puna]no on tn" I::r,j-"A.jt.-_"1 t!:
?rol."r ...Oyt station travet anJ'stay ror terJvtsit" Z. p"rt otIne project are also permitted as per requirements. The Research prqect Coordinator shall draw advances and render accounts foifn" *iO-ra ot tt"project.
'l'1. The Research project Coordinator shall prepare the Budget and have thesame approved by the Director of the School before condlucting the project in theSchool.
,, f.ol ,1" y-1, put in by the project Coordinator / Facutty member of the Schoot for iu .":lor:, or the .project,. which is in addition to the normal teaching toador rhe .
concerned Faculty, the Research project Coordinator/s / F-acuitymember/s are erigibre for receiving remuneration. rn. remuieiation amountneeds to be provided for in the. budget. The remuneratio; ;;;unt can vary,depending on the amount of fund raisid and avaifaUle in tire JroiJct fneremuneration shall not be more than THREE months Gros! t-ahry lAasic + 9P .. PA I HRA) per year per project. sr"t, r."run"r"ri- ilieiv"eo ts not to betreated as Consultancy.
'13. All unspent funds in the Budoet shall be appropriated to the School ac@unt and30 percent of the same shalie made avaii;bb ro til;;;;;r,i.-o 6-up"rrr.nt.
14. ln case of remuneration received by lhe Faculty member for being a part of aresearch team where the research work is Ueing "onjuc6"by any otherorganization' Facurty members are permitted to r"Liru i"rJn'"r"tion and thesame is atso not to be treated as ionsuttancy. Th;;o;";;;; Facutty is toinform the School accordingly.
15. On completion of the research projecustudy, the Research proiect Coordinatorshafl submit ar teast two copies of tire ,eport io thl rLia-,v oiin"",i"r.,oor
16. ln. the event of any difficulty in interpreting these guidelines, the decision of theDirector shall be final and binding.