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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada

University, Nanded

Ordinances for Ph.D. Degree

I] Place of Research

The Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University offers research programmes in

different subjects under different faculties listed in statute no. 533 and in

interdisciplinary areas leading to the Degrees of Ph.D., D.Sc., and D.Litt. A candidate

shall work in a recognized Place of Research including the University Schools,

University Departments, Research Institutes recognized by the University, and

Research Centers in affiliated colleges and CSIR laboratories/research centers.

The selection of doctoral students should have multiple pathways for entry to

Ph.D. programme while maintaining entry standards; support and promote crossdisciplinary

teaching and research; greater exposure to U.G. and P.G. students to

cutting edge research, the University and Institutions must ensure that research

undertaken must match global quality in relevant field. `

1. The Management of an Institution actively conducting research or specialized

studies and Affiliated Colleges of preferably long standing repute with postgraduate

teaching in the subject or two major research project completed and

having at least one research guide on the permanent teaching staff of the

Department concerned can seek recognition of a particular Department

/Laboratory and the Institution itself if it is solely devoted to the Research Work,

as a Research Centre by

(i) Submitting a prescribed application form together with the stipulated fee to the

Registrar on or before 31 st October of the preceding year.

(ii) The application of the college shall be processed as per provisions of 83(3),

(4) and (7) of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994.

(iii) The application of the research institute shall be processed as per provisions of

84(1) (a to e) and 84 (2, 3 and 4) of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994.

2. The recognized Research Centre shall be actually engaged in research with the

involvement of teaching faculty and the students of the Department(s) / School(s)

concerned. No Institute/ College/ Laboratory shall be recognized for registering

Ph.D. students unless they have the adequate infrastructure and number of guides

to accommodate at least six students in the subject which not only leads to

enhancement of required study material (subscription to number of journals) but

also provide an environment necessary for interaction amongst the fellow

researchers.

3. Recognition granted to a Research Centre shall come to an end in case no Research

Work in terms of research publication in reputed journals /Project is

undertaken within three years from the date of recognition and no further renewal

shall be allowed.

4. Recognized Research Centers shall make adequate additional provisions in their

regular budgets for providing the library support to Research Activities.

5. The number of full time research students permitted to be registered in a research

center shall be such that optimum laboratory and library facilities in case of

Science Faculty or optimum space and library facilities in case of other faculties

can be provided.

The permission of the recognised Research Centers shall be for six years and

Research Centre shall be reviewed after every two years.

The rules regarding the eligibility, registration, supervision, submission and

evaluation of thesis and the viva-voce and defense of thesis shall be governed by

the following ordinances:

II] Eligibility

1. For admission to the Ph.D. programme in a subject in any faculty, an applicant-

a) Shall hold a master’s degree with 55% marks for open category candidate, and

50% marks in case of reserved category candidate & Foreign Students in the

relevant subject from any recognized University. Such degree should be recognized

and valid for continuing advanced education, and the decision of the concerned

Research and Recognition Committee in the matter shall be final

OR

b) Shall hold a master’s degree by research and shall have published at least two first

authored research papers in peer reviewed journals or M.Phil.

c) Shall be a teacher having full time teaching experience of at least five years in

degree/junior colleges and shall have Published at least two first authored research

papers in peer reviewed journals

d) Shall be a person working in national Laboratories-Institutes / Government-Private

Organization nominated / Sponsored by the respective employer and shall have

published at least two first authored research papers in peer reviewed journals

e) Shall be a person who has qualified in NET/SET/GATE/JRF/GPAT examination of

the apex bodies in higher/technical/professional education such as CSIR/UGC/ICAR

/ICMR/DBT only.

f) Persons having passed Graduate Degree Examination with 50% marks and with 15

years experience after graduation in related field who is senior citizen of age 60 years

and above. This type of exceptional cases, for senior citizen only, shall be at the

discretion of Vice-Chancellor.

2. Application for research in inter-disciplinary areas and from applicants belonging

to a faculty or subject other than the faculty or subject in which the research is

proposed to be done and from the international candidates (those who have not

obtained the Master’s degree from the Indian Universities) shall be considered on

the basis of the proven ability and aptitude of the researcher for such a kind of

research. The decisions in this regard shall be taken by the Research and

Recognition Committee/s concerned. Such interdisciplinary research (shall) be

under additional guidance of co-guide/s from the relevant interdisciplinary area.

Three years of work experience in the related field is necessary for such

candidates.

III] PET (Ph.D. Entrance Test)

The entrance exam, now, is must for any Ph.D. appearing candidate

as per the new guidelines laid down by University Grants Commission.

DATES FOR ENTRANCE EXAM

PET / Entrance Test shall be conducted once in a academic year

(June/July). Student involved in malpractice case will be liable for the

punishment as per the university rules.

1. The number of seats available for Ph.D. in a particular subject shall be

decided well in advance and notified in the university website or

advertisement. Only pre-determined number of students shall be

admitted to Ph.D. programme.

2. The Department / Recognised Institutes / affiliated Colleges

(herein after referred as ‘Research Centre’) will communicate the

vacancies subject wise to the PG Section. The number of

candidates the guide or supervisor desires to supervise shall be

submitted by the Research Guide to the ‘Head of the Research

Place’, by filling up the ‘willingness form’, who in turn will

communicate all such vacancies (subject wise) to the PG Section

by the end of December and June every year. All such vacancies

will be declared by the PG Section through advertisement and

university web site.

3. The admission to the Ph.D. Programme shall be either through ‘Entrance

Test’ or through M.Phil. Programme. While granting admission to

students to Ph.D. Programmes, the College Department(s) or Campus

School(s) shall follow the State Reservation Policy. Foreign students shall

be treated at par with the open category for admission. The list of the

‘Recognised Guides’ with specialization and the ‘Title of the Thesis

Awarded’ shall be displayed on the web-site & sent to UGC.

4. An applicant seeking admission to the Ph.D. programme shall apply to the

Director, Board of College and University Development in the prescribed

application form along with entrance fee as may be prescribed from time to

time for admission.

FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

The candidates who are eligible under ordinance no.II] 1 b) – e) will be

exempted from entrance examination. In addition to the above foreign

students shall be exempted from the Entrance Test, however, course work shall be

compulsory for foreign students. For foreign students, registration to Ph.D.

programme shall be made during any time of the year; however, admission to Ph.D.

programme shall be confirmed only after the name of the applicant is

recommended by RRC. Research visa shall be mandatory for foreign students.

The Registration Form should be submitted by the exempted candidates

before interview within stipulated time with relevant supporting

documents.

ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH SUPERVISOR(S) / GUIDE(S)

The allocation of the Research Guide for a selected candidate,

including foreign candidates, shall be decided by the Research Centre in

a formal manner depending upon the number of candidates per faculty

member, the specialization available among the Research Supervisors and

the subject interest of the candidates as indicated during interview by the

candidate. The allocation committee may appoint, in case of

interdisciplinary subjects, co-guide/s recognized by this University, if required.

The allotment / allocation of Research Guide shall not be left to the

individual candidate or supervisor.

The allocation committee shall consist of:

a) University Campus:

i) Director (Chairman)

ii) BOS Member nominated by VC

iii) Two subject experts (one from campus school and one from

affiliated colleges)

iv) Reservation nominee (nominated by Vice-Chancellor)

b) Research Centers at affiliated colleges

i) Principal/His nominee (Chairman)

c) Recognised Research Centers

i) Director/His nominee (Chairman)

ii) Dean of the concerned faculty

iii) Head of the concerned department

iv) one subject expert from campus school

v) Reservation nominee (nominated by Vice-Chancellor)

Note: Each member of the ‘Allocation committee’ has to be the

research guide

The head of research centre shall admit the candidates as per

the Govt. rules & reservation policy of S. R. T. M. University,

Nanded.

The candidates who qualify through Entrance Test or who are exempted under

provision of ordinance no. PG/2/2003-04(3) shall have to face the interview

before the ‘Allocation Committee’.

Allocation Committee shall meet twice in a year to finalize the admission

of eligible candidates. The committee shall finalize the supervisor and

Research centre, according to the preference given by the candidate. After

the allotment of the supervisor, concerned student will finalize the

‘Research Topic’ and shall write ‘Research Proposal’ in consultation with

supervisor.

IV] Admission

After the allotment of the guide / supervisor, The applicant shall submit eight

copies of his/her Ph.D. proposal, prepared in consultation with the guide, through

the Head of the place of research. Proposal (with suitable ‘title / theme /

concept’, ‘earlier work / research survey’. ‘objectives’ with ‘hypothesis’ &

‘research methodology’) complete in all respects with due fees should reach the.

RRC.

RR committee shall meet after every three months.

The Research and Recognition Committee then shall-

(a) Grant provisional admission on the basis of the merit of the proposal, its relevance

in regional and national context, and based on the performance of the student in

interview and presentation of scheme of his planned research,

(b) Approve the selection of the topic, guide and Place of Research

giving name of the student, guide and the institute, to avoid duplication.

7. The date of submission of synopsis by the candidate to RRC shall be the date of

registration

Course Work

Course work shall be compulsory for all those who have not completed the

course work in M.Phil. Candidates shall be exempted from clearing the course

work, if he/she has already completed the course work. However, candidate

shall have to submit the certificate to this effect, from the competent

authority.

After having been admitted each Ph.D. student shall be required to undertake

course work for a minimum period of one semester. The course work shall be

treated as Ph.D. preparation. Course work must include a course on research

methodology & philosophy which may include quantitative methods and

Computer Applications in the relevant subject. The research scholar may also

involve in reviewing of published research in the relevant field. Minimum

qualifying requirement for allowing a student to proceed further with the Ph.D.

work would be 50%.passing in the course work paper.

The course work will carry 20 credits. The division of the course work is as

follows:

i) Four credits for ‘Research Methodology’

ii) Four credits for ‘Computer Applications’

iii) Ten credits for subject specific course work (to be taught by the supervisor

on contact hour basis, record of attendance to be maintained)

a) Five credits for ‘Foundation & Philosophy’ of the research subject

b) Five credits for ‘Specific Research Subject’

iv) Two credits for ‘Field Work’, ‘Seminar’ & other related ‘academic

activities’

Total Credits: - 20

The syllabus for the above course works shall be designed by the respective

BOS. The course work shall be treated as pre Ph.D. preparation.

Marks for each paper of the Course Work

Each 5 credits paper shall have 125 marks, 4 credits paper shall have 100

marks and 2 credits paper shall have 50 marks. The total marks for the

Course Work will be 500 marks.

Examination & Passing Standard for Course Work

Examinations for the course work shall be based on the credit system followed

by the campus. Passing standard for the course work shall also be as per the

passing standard for the credit system i.e. 40% separate passing in the

internal & external components.

The remuneration per contact hour shall be paid by the university as per the

university norms. There shall be written examination for these course works.

Course Work Sessions

First Session:- April to June

Second Session:- September to November

Part Time Research:- There is no provision for part-time research for any students.

The other research students will have to sign the ‘Reporting Register’ whenever

they visit the department or school for the research work. Maintaining the

reporting register will be mandatory for the ‘research centre’.

Progress Register:- Every research scholar shall have to make the entries with

regards to i) field work ii) equipments used iii) experiments carried out iv)

literature survey v) time spent in computer lab. and any other relevant

research work carried out, in the progress registered maintained & signed by

the supervisor(s).

The date, duration or registration shall be valid for five years. Extension up to a

maximum period of two years shall be given, in two stages of one year each, by the

Research and Recognition Committee/s concerned only if considerable work has

been done by the candidate. The candidate concerned must submit the application

for extension through his guide and the Head of the Place of Research at least six

months prior to the expiry of the registration period. Failure to apply for

extension at least six months prior to the expiry of the deadline will lead to the

cancellation of the admission. No further extension beyond the stipulated

period of the period of registration shall be permissible.

8. (a) If the candidate desires, he/she may partially modify the title and the proposed

plan of the research. However, such application must be made within two years from

the date of registration. The Dean concerned may approve such changes on the

recommendation of the guide.

(b) In case the area of research is to be changed completely, the candidate shall

have to register under the new title.

9. No candidate shall be allowed to simultaneously register for Ph.D. and any other

degree course of this University or any other University.

10.Normally a candidate shall be required to complete his/her doctoral research under

the supervision of the guide who recommends his case for admission. However,

the Research and Recognition Committee concerned may allow change of guide on

the production of no objection certificate from the first guide and an acceptance

letter from the new guide. No objection certificate will not be insisted on if the

student brings to the notice of the university that his/her guide is not available or

interested in guiding him/her research for some reason. The validity of this reason

will have to be endorsed by the Head of the Place of Research. If Head of the

place of Research himself /herself is the guide then the Dean shall endorse the

validity of this reason. However after change of guide the research student will

not be allowed to submit his thesis at least for one year.

11. Every registered Research Scholar has to submit half yearly Progress Report to

the University through the Guide and if the same is not submitted twice in

succession i.e. for one year, the Guide shall send a report to the University on

the non-compliance of the six monthly progress reports and to initiate further

action in this matter. In such a case a fine of Rs. 500/- will be charged per

report for up to one year and registration shall be cancelled in second year for

continued failure to file progress report. The progress report shall be forwarded

within seven days of submission to the Research and Recognition Committee or

a separate committee formed by the Research and Recognition Committee for

this purpose to assess the progress of the research. The committee shall

scrutinize the progress and shall communicate the comments to the

candidate for its compliance

12. Registration of the candidate shall be cancelled by the Research and

Recognition Committee or a separate committee formed by the Research and

Recognition Committee for this purpose under the following circumstances-

(i) The guide, with justification substantiated by half yearly reports, recommends

cancellation of the registration.

(ii) The student has requested for cancellation of registration. However, in such

case, the student shall not be permitted to register for Ph.D. on the same topic unless

comments of the previous guide are obtained.

Ph.D. Fee

13. The fees for the Ph.D. registration shall be as decided by the competent authority

from time to time. 50% of the tuition fee shall be returned to the Place of Research.

However, any relaxation in the fees as granted by the competent authority shall not

be given to a candidate who registers under 7(b) above.

V] Research Supervision /Guide

1) Eligibility: Recognition as a Research Guide shall be accorded to the applicants

fulfilling the following conditions.

(i) Applicant has put in at least three years of research after the award of Ph.D. to

him with at least three publications substantiating it (Post Ph.D. publications which

should not be part of his/her doctoral thesis) OR he is a Scholar of Eminence with

proven ability to guide research in the concerned discipline. Provided that, the

teacher appointed by the University in the grade of Professor or Reader to the

school, or Professors and Asst. Professors in Engineering/Pharmacy appointed

through duly constituted Selection Committee, shall be deemed to have been

recognized as Guide in the subject(s) taught in the school/college, for all purposes

provided that he/she has published minimum of three papers in the SCI/peer

reviewed journals in the relevant subject(s). This shall not apply to Designated

Readers in colleges and university.

(ii) Teacher working outside University area but fulfilling the above conditions

could be recognized as Research Guide for guiding research in Recognized

Research Institutes, provided he is also recognized as research guide by the

University in which area such applicant normally works, and he is posted in the

recognized institute where the research is to be carried out. Recognized

Research Institutes may use services of exceptionally talented retired research

guides on the recommendations of the Research and Recognition committee.

The teacher recognized as research guide shall cease to be so recognized on

completion of 65 years of age and shall not register new students after

completing 62 years of age.

(iii) In extraordinary cases persons of recognized merit in research with outstanding

publications as well as teaching (Person of Eminence) could be considered for

recognition as Research Guide in relaxation of the above conditions. Such

relaxation shall be approved by the Vice-Chancellor suo-motu or on the

recommendations of the Research and Recognition committee.

(iv) In case of the recognised guide(s), whose department is not a ‘Recognised

‘Research Place’, he/she can register the candidates for Ph.D., by getting

attached to the concerned school on the university campus or nearby

recognised research centre, provided that the school does not exceed the

quota of Ph.D. candidates to be registered under all the recognised guide(s)

in the school for all subjects by over and above 10%.

VI] Interdisciplinary Study

1) Interdisciplinary study will be one in which expert guidance from more than one

subject is required. One of this shall be the basic subject in which the student

has acquired his PG degree and the other/s will be allied subject/s which not

only help in the research but enhance overall quality of research/applied

research and are essential for the same. The Ph.D. in this case will be awarded

in the basic subject or interdisciplinary subject preferred by the student.

Inter-faculty Study

Inter-faculty study will be one in which expert guidance from other subject is

required. Under this, any candidate from any subject can register for Ph.D.

under any subject with the special permission from Vice-Chancellor.

2) The guide in interdisciplinary study must have his/her Ph.D. in the allied field of

the subject or provided that he/she has published minimum of three papers

in the SCI/peer reviewed journals in the subject(s) of interdisciplinary study

in last three years preceding the registration of student. He shall not guide in

subject/topic in which he has no expertise.

3) If the topic of research is such that expertise from more than one subject/field is

required for the work, co-guide from such other subject/field shall be permitted.

However, the guide from the basic subject of the student shall be the main

guide.

4) Whether the topic/field is interdisciplinary or not shall be decided by Board of

Interdisciplinary Studies of the faculty.

5) a) Topics in subjects in Appendix-2 shall be considered interdisciplinary

which may require expertise of co-guide/guide from allied field.

b) Guide from allied subjects/fields shall be permitted to guide only in his

field of specialization in the interdisciplinary subjects.

c) The interdisciplinary study subjects and the related/allied subject/s

shall be as given in Appendix-2. Additional subjects shall be added to it as

approved by the concerned Board of Interdisciplinary Studies through

respective Deans. However, the Ph.D. in interdisciplinary subjects will be

in the field of basic subject/ or interdisciplinary subject preferred by the

student.

VII] Remission/number of students

1) Every recognized Research Guide will be entitled to a remission of two periods

in his workload provided he has at least two Research Scholars registered with

him.

2) The total number of students permitted to be registered with a guide from this

university shall be as follows:

(a) Professor- 08

(b)Associate-Professor- 08

A supervisor shall not have, at any given point of time, more than Eight

Ph.D. Scholars and Five M.Phil. Scholars (including all the inter-disciplinary

subject(s) in which he/she is a guide). A Special concession is granted for

registering two senior citizens or two foreign students as Ph.D. students. In

such case(s) the supervisor shall not have, more than Three M.Phil.

Scholars with him/her. In any case the number should not exceed thirteen.

3) In case of Recognized Research Institute, the guide shall be permitted to have a

maximum of 10 research students registered at the Research Institute, provided

the guide is posted to and guiding research exclusively at the Institute, as the

Institute is not involved in teaching but only in research.

4) Guide from outside the university area shall be permitted only two candidates to

be registered for research and either the student or the guide should be from the

University area.

VIII] Withdrawal of Recognition as Guide

Recognition as Research Guide granted to a teacher shall stand withdrawn in casei)

No Research Scholar registers under him within five years from the date of

recognition,

ii) No Research Scholar registered under him submits thesis for award of Ph.D.

Degree within seven years from the date of recognition. However, in such cases, say

of the concerned guide and opinion of the Dean shall be considered,

iii) Not published at least three research papers in case of Campus School faculty

or two research papers in case of a college faculty, in referred journal within a

period of five years,

iv) is involved in serious breach of Rules as laid down involving gross

Administrative and Academic lapses, financial irregularities and malpractices, willful

and perpetual negligence of duties and activities involving moral turpitude.

v) Guide should have at least one major/minor research project on his credit

IX] Research without Guide

1. Persons desirous of registering their names for undertaking independent

Research Work shall have not less than 10 years of teaching/professional

experience and research aptitude evidenced by publication of at least three

research papers in reputed journals, subject to approval from the Research and

Recognition Committee for approving independent registration.

2. As a special case, the Research and Recognition Committee, may allow a

candidate to register for Ph.D. independently i.e. without having to work under

the supervision of a guide, provided that a committee consisting of the

following shall examine the matter and report to the Vice-Chancellor, whose

decision shall be final:

i) Dean of the Faculty (Convener)

ii) Nominee of the Vice-Chancellor (Subject expert)

iii) The Head of Place of Research

The report shall include specific recommendation as to whether student be permitted

to register independently with reasons.

X] Submission and Evaluation of Thesis

1. (a) Every Research Scholar before submitting the thesis shall have to submit

the ‘no due certificate’ duly signed by the ‘librarian’, ‘research lab

incharge’, PG Section, ‘Supervisor’, ‘Head’ / ‘Director’ & ‘Principal’ /

‘Registrar’.

Every Research Scholar shall submit ten copies of the synopsis of his/her

thesis with the specific title through the Guide six months before submitting

the thesis along with the prescribed evaluation fee. The final synopsis

should contain ‘Title of the thesis’, ‘objectives’, ‘hypothesis’, ‘research

techniques used’, chapter-wise brief account of the work done and overall

conclusion. On examination of the synopsis by the R & R committee, RRC

shall permit submission of thesis.

(b) A Research Scholar is expected to complete his research work within three

years from the date of registration and submit the thesis. However, if the

Guide is fully satisfied he/she could recommend submission of thesis after two

and half years from the date of registration. This shall be considered on merit

and documents submitted in support in this matter and recommended by the

RRC and approved by the Vice-Chancellor. Further, if the candidate is M.

Phil. in the subject, he may be permitted to submit the thesis after two years

from the date of registration provided he/she extends his/her research work

leading to Ph.D. degree. If the M.Phil. candidate wants to pursue Ph.D. in any

other topic than the M.Phil topic then he/she may submit his/her thesis after

two and half years from the date of registration, if the guide is fully satisfied.

2. Up to three months before the date of submission of the thesis each candidate

shall give a pre-submission seminar to be arranged by the Head of the Place of

Research on the request of the student duly endorsed by the guide. The

seminar shall be open to all faculty members and research students. The

final plan of the thesis will be discussed by the research scholars present,

among whom the presence of the research guide and the Dean or V.C’s.

nominee shall be necessary. Head of the Department or Head of the Place of

Research shall send copy of the report on presentation, without which the final

synopsis shall not be permitted to be submitted. The synopsis of the

thesis is to be submitted only after successful presentation of

pre-Ph.D. seminar. Compliance of the queries raised or comments made

during the pre-Ph.D. seminar must be incorporated in the synopsis. The

thesis shall be submitted after the report of the synopsis are received. If any

changes are suggested by the referee then such changes will have to be

included in the thesis before the thesis is submitted for the evaluation.

3. Ph.D. candidates shall publish one research paper in a referred journal

before the submission of synopsis and produce evidence for the same in the

form of acceptance letter or the reprint (As per the U.G.C. regulation 2009)

4. The candidate shall be allowed to submit his/her thesis up to six months from

the date of submission of synopsis, failing which the candidate will have to

pay the prescribed fine for late submission. Late submission of thesis shall be

allowed up to the completion of one year from the date of submission of

synopsis or till the expiry of the registration period whichever is earlier.

5. The thesis shall include a certificate by the candidate that the work reported in

the thesis has been carried out by the candidate himself/herself and that the

material from other sources, if any, is duly acknowledged.

6. The thesis shall be written in English/Marathi/Hindi except when it is related

to modern European or Indian languages. In the faculties of Science,

Engineering, Medicine, Law and Pharmacy the thesis shall be written in

English only.

7. The candidate shall submit to the Examination or P.G. Section three copies of

his /her thesis in form of hard bound papers along with a soft copy (computer

readable floppy or CD) through Guide and Head, Place of Research and

produce an acknowledgement of the receipt of thesis by the research guide and

the Head, Place of Research. The thesis shall be accompanied by declaration

signed by the candidate to the effect that ‘the thesis is his/her original and

independent work’. It shall also be authenticated by the Guide.

8. The final thesis shall be presented in accordance with the following

specifications:

a) The paper used for printing shall be A4 size.

b) Printing shall be in a standardized form on one side of the paper and in

one-and-half spacing.

c) A margin of one-and-half inches shall be left on the left hand side.

d) The card for cover shall not be more than 330 gms.

e) (i) The title of the thesis (ii) name of the University (iii) degree, its subject

and faculty (iv) name of the candidate, (v) name of the guide and coguide,

if any and (vi) the month and year of submission shall be printed on

the title page and the front cover (Appendix-1).

XI] Appointment of Examiners

1. The procedure for appointment of examiners shall be undertaken soon after the

candidate submits his/her synopsis.

2. The synopsis shall be forwarded to Research and Recognition Committee/s

concerned. The Committee shall recommend to the the V.C. or Board of

Examination (BOE)/Dean a panel of six external examiners in the prescribed

format (along with the latest biodata of the examiner(s) & letter to the effect

that he/she is the recognised guide of the university), of which at least three

shall be from other states of India or from outside India for faculty of Science,

Law and Engineering and Technology. However one of the two referees should

be from other than the state of Maharashtra for Arts & Social Sciences. For the

Science faculty, Law, Engineering and Technology and ‘English’ subject one of

the referees should be from outside India A pool of names of experts shall be

prepared for each subject with various specializations by the concerned Board

of Studies for the purpose of selection of referees. The V.C. or BOE may

approve all the names on the panel in order of priority, add or delete or may

refer back to the concerned Research and Recognition Committee. Care shall

be taken to avoid reciprocal appointment of referee vis-à-vis the guiding teacher

at least for a period of five years. However not more than two theses should be

sent to one expert in a year of a particular subject. If the approval of the panel

is delayed beyond three months, the Ph.D. candidate, through his guide may

bring this matter to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor directly and Vice-

Chancellor in such case may initiate appropriate action in consultation with the

Dean and ensure that the panel is approved within a month. If This method shall

stand amended if provisions of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 in this

matter are amended subsequently.

3. The guide of the candidate shall be the internal examiner. In case of a candidate

working independently, the Research and Recognition Committee concerned

shall recommend to the BOE the name of a recognized research guide who

shall be the internal examiner.

XII] Evaluation

1. After the V.C. or BOE has approved the panel of examiners, the Controller of

Examination (COE) shall invite the first two examiners on the approved panel

to examine the thesis. When an examiner accepts the invitation and the

candidate has submitted the thesis, the COE shall forward the thesis to the

examiner(s) within a week from the date of receipt of acceptance letter or the

submission of the thesis, whichever is later. If an examiner does not accept the

invitation within thirty days from the date of dispatch of the invitation letter,

invitation shall be sent to the next examiner on the panel.

2. The internal as well as external examiners shall independently send their reports

in the prescribed format (Appendix 3) to the COE within sixty days from the

date of receipt of the thesis with a copy to the internal examiner (The reports

sent by e-mail shall be accepted) If an examiner fails to do so, the COE shall

send him/her a reminder immediately after the expiry of the said period and

request him/her to submit the report within thirty days thereof. If the examiner

concerned fails to comply even within the extended time, the COE shall invite

the next examiner on the approved panel to evaluate the thesis. In the event of a

request for late submission of report, receipt, postal delay, etc the Dean

concerned shall take an appropriate decision in the interest of the candidate

concerned.

3. The COE after ascertaining that all the three reports are favorable, arrange the

viva and the defense of thesis on an earliest date suitable to the internal

examiner, the nearest or earliest available external examiner and the

chairperson. The reports, received from the external examiner(s), shall be

made available to the candidate, the research guide and the chairperson

immediately for the compliance of the comments made in the thesis,

4. In case an external examiner gives an unfavorable report the COE shall get the

thesis examined by the next examiner from the panel of examiners approved by

the V.C. or BOE. If both or two out of three external examiners give

unfavorable reports, the candidate shall be declared as failed.

5. In case both the referees/examiners call for major revision and rewriting of the

thesis, the thesis shall be so revised, rewritten and resubmitted within a period

of one calendar year from the date the referees’ comments are communicated to

the candidate. In such a case tuition fee for the year and 75% of examination

fee shall be paid for resubmission. If more than one year’s time is required but

total time so required is less than seven years from initial registration, the

candidate shall be granted extension of time to that extent. In such a case yearly

tuition fees and full examination fee shall be paid by the candidate for

resubmission. In case the total time required or taken exceeds seven years from

the date of initial registration, the candidate shall have to re-register for Ph.D.

6. It shall be mandatory for the examiners to return the copy of thesis to the

university.

7. i) The lodging & boarding arrangement of the examiner shall preferably be

made in the university guest house by the Ph.D.section.

ii) Candidate in no case should try to make contact with or entertain the

examiner before the viva-voce. The examiner(s) shall have to sign the

certificate to that effect, and shall have to submit the same to the Vice-

Chancellor (Appendix - 4).

iii) The name of the External examiner(s) who assesses/assess the thesis

shall not be included in any other committee nor he/she shall be invited as a

resource person for at least a period of one year.

XIV] Viva Voce and Open Defense of Thesis

1) Viva Voce shall be held at the University preferably on the Campus. The Vice

Chancellor shall nominate the Chairperson from amongst the Dean /

Professor / Director of School / Head of the School of the concerned subject not

less than the cadre of Reader (with at least five years post Ph.D. experience)/

for the Viva-voce and the defense of the thesis.

2) The day, date, time and the place for the viva voce and the defense of thesis

shall be notified by the Examination Section, in consultation with the internal

examiner, at least eight days in advance.

3) The defense of the thesis shall take place in the presence of the internal

examiner, one external examiner and the chairperson, who shall jointly evaluate

the performance of the candidate.

4) In case none of the external referees is available for the viva-voce of the

candidate, the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Dean concerned,

shall appoint a senior research guide in the subject to act as an examiner for the

defense of the thesis. If the internal examiner is not available, the Vice-

Chancellor shall appoint one of the senior research guides in the subject

5) The examiners present for the viva-voce and the defense of the thesis shall

submit their final consolidated report to the COE through the Chairperson of

the Viva-voce immediately after the defense is over. The final

recommendation of the examiners shall be by majority. After acceptance of

the same, the Examination Section shall issue the notification.

6) In case the defense is not satisfactory the examiners may recommend that a

fresh viva-voce and the defense of thesis be organized after six months, but in

any case within one year. For such fresh viva-voce, fresh fee of Rs. 5000/- or

as required to meet the expenses for the viva voce which ever is higher shall be

charged.

7) The overall result shall be officially declared by the Examination Section on the

same day of the defense of thesis or next day.

8) On following the successful completion of evaluation process and

announcement of the award of Ph.D. the University shall submit a soft copy

of the Ph.D. thesis to the U.G.C. within a period of 30 days (as per the U.G.C.

regulations 2009).

XV] Teacher Recognition

1) A Full-time, adjunct or honorary Professor, Reader or Lecturer, Associate

Professor, Principal, Reader, Lecturer may impart post-graduate instructions if

he is recognized to do so by the University. The teacher appointed by the

University in the grade of Professor or Reader or Lecturer in the Campus

Schools of teaching shall be deemed to have been recognized as the Postgraduate

teacher for imparting instruction to the Post-graduate courses in the

corresponding School.

2) Applicants seeking recognition as Post-graduate Teachers shall apply in the

prescribed form in triplicate together with a fee as prescribed by the university

from time to time each year for consideration under S.36 (A) of the Act.

3) College teachers possessing academic qualifications as prescribed by the UGC

or who are approved college teachers and who fulfill any of the following

conditions shall be recognized as Post-graduate Teachers, provided the

place/college where they are teaching is permitted to run the P.G. course in the

respective subject.

a) Ph.D. with three years experience of teaching under-graduate classes.

b) M.Phil. with five years experience of teaching under-graduate classes.

c) Respective Master’s Degree in first class with six years experience of teaching

under graduate classes.

d) Seven years experience of teaching under-graduate classes in the

case of all others.

e) A teacher who is a recognised guide shall be deemed to have been

recognized as the Post-graduate teacher for imparting instruction to the

Post-graduate courses

The above norms shall be applicable to teachers in the faculties of Arts, Social

Sciences, Science, Commerce & Management Sciences, Law, Education and

Physical Education. . In addition, rules as prescribed by concerned professional

body for the respective professional course shall be coterminous with the

continuation of the concerned PG Center as well as continuation of the

concerned teacher in the college, subject to provisions of PG/14/2003-04 below

4) Ordinarily a teacher seeking recognition as the Post-graduate teacher shall not

be above 60 years of age. The teacher recognized for the Post-graduate

teaching, shall cease to be so recognized on completion of 65 years of age.

XVI] Withdrawal of Recognition

1) Recognition for Post-graduate teaching/research shall stand withdrawn as soon as

such teacher is convicted by the court of law for offence involving moral turpitude,

has become insane and stands so declared by a competent court, has become

undercharged insolvent and so declared by a competent court, or has been

physically unfit and incapable for discharging functions

or physical disability.

due to protracted illness

2) a) Recognition for Post-graduate teaching/research shall stand withdrawn in case

his approval as teacher in a College or Recognized Institution is withdrawn by the

University.

b) Recognition for Post-graduate teaching / research shall be withdrawn if it is

found that the teacher has submitted false or fabricated information/documents for

recognition.

c) Recognition for Post-graduate teaching/research shall be withdrawn in case

the teacher has committed any misconduct and has been inflicted with a major penalty

for the misconduct having been duly proved.

d) The recognition for Post-graduate teaching/research under the previous

ordinances shall be withdrawn only after due and sufficient opportunity is provided to

such a teacher to show cause as to why such recognition should not be withdrawn.

The decision of the Board of University Teaching and Research thereon shall be final.

XVII] D.Sc./D. Litt.

1. An applicant seeking admission to the D.Sc./ D. Litt. programme shall apply to

the Director, Board of College and University Development in the prescribed

application form along with registration fee as may be prescribed from time to

time in the month of June and December of every year, for admission to

respectively start from 1 st July and 1 st January of every academic year, which

will be treated as dates of provisional admission.

2. A candidate to be eligible to the D.Sc./ D.Litt. should have Ph.D. in the requisite

subject with 10 years of research after Ph.D. substantiated by 15 research

publications of which at least 5 shall be in international refereed journals of

repute for D.Sc. and 15 research publications in national referred journals of

repute for D.Litt.

3. The candidate shall submit a detailed plan of research along with details of

status of research in the topic at national and international level. The plan shall

include detailed methodology, equipment to be used, analyses/studies to be

made and objectives planned to be achieved with a time frame.

4. There shall be separate committee comprising the following to advise the

Research and Recognition committee on D.Sc./D.Litt. matters, including

nominations of examiners.

i) The Dean (Convener)

ii) Vice-Chancellor’s nominee (subject expert)

iii) Head of the School in concerned subject not below the rank of Professor or

Professor from School with at least 10 years of experience as Professor

iv) Two experts from outside the university area, not below the rank of Professor,

with at least 10 years of experience as Professor in the subject, except in case

of regional language.

5. The objectives and the research shall be such as is not covered under normal

research leading to Ph.D. and having national and international ramifications.

The plan of research shall be sent to two referees of eminence in the field

concerned outside the State, who shall be asked to state whether the proposal is

worth considering for D.Sc. / D. Litt. Only when both experts give favorable

opinion the candidate shall be considered for registration for D.Sc./D.Litt.

The reports of experts should also specifically state that the thesis is likely to be

characterized bya)

Discovery of new facts OR

b) A fresh interpretation of known facts and re-examination of current theories and

by

c) The capacity of the applicant for critical examination, sound judgment and

systematic exposition of either case.

6. The registration for D.Sc. / D. Lit. Shall be valid for 5 years without extension.

The fees per year and the examination fee shall be as prescribed by the

competent authority from time to time.

7. The thesis shall be sent to three examiners of which one shall be a foreign

examiner in the field for D.Sc. and two shall be Indian nationals who have a

position of eminence in the field.

8. The other procedures of thesis submission, appointment of examiners,

evaluation and viva-voce vide PG/9/2003-04 to PG/12/2003-04 shall apply

mutatis mutandis to D.Sc./D.Litt. In addition, following additional clauses shall

be added to the viva-voce procedure.

a) The report of viva-voce examination of the candidate shall include verification

of facts thati)

The thesis is genuinely and entirely the work of the candidate

ii) The candidate is thoroughly acquainted with the original sources and the

subjects allied to the theme of the thesis and that

iii) The candidate evinces critical acumen and sound judgment

b) In case the recommendation of viva-voce examination differs from that given in

case of written thesis because of report under 5 (a) above that the thesis is not

genuinely candidate’s own, the thesis shall be rejected forthwith.

c) In case the defense is not satisfactory, or recommendation of the viva-voce

examination differs from the recommendation on written thesis, the examiners

may unanimously recommend that a fresh viva-voce and the defense of thesis

be organized after a certain period of time, but in any case within one year. For

such fresh viva-voce, fresh fee as approved by the competent authority from

time to time shall be charged. In the event of candidate’s failure at the vivavoce

examination for the second time, his thesis shall be rejected.

XVIII] Malpractice in the Thesis

Any case of malpractice during the preparation of thesis for Ph.D. & D.Sc. and

evaluation shall be liable for punishment as per the university rules.

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