BANGALORE UNIVERSITY Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
Jnanabharathi, Bangalore- 560 056
NOTIFICATION
No.Ex-II/Ph.D. Entrance-Non Entrance/2013. Date: 22/03/2013
Applications in the prescribed form for admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (enclosed herewith), are invited from the eligible candidates who are required to appear for entrance test and also those who are exempted from taking entrance test i.e., candidates who have passed the NET/SLET/GATE/JRF, M. Phil degree obtained through regular course work and not through distance education mode or belong to FIP/QIP Programmes or any other tests/examinations conducted by national bodies and Candidates selected to work under funded projects fulfilling the requirement of eligibility vide., 3.1(a) & (b) of the Ordinance Governing Doctoral Degree Programme and Government sponsored Foreign Students for the year 2012-13. The admission for candidates exempted from entrance test and those appear in the entrance test shall be conducted in the ratio of 50-50 among the available vacancies in each Department.
The candidates shall submit duly filled-in application through online only along with fees of Rs.1500/- for Entrance and Rs. 1000/- for non entrance candidates (50% of the prescribed fee for SC/ST and Category-I Candidates) to the University SBM Nagarbhavi A/C No. 64075075224 on or before 10.04.2013 up to 6 p.m. The application & fees, received after the last date will be rejected automatically and fees will be forfeited to the University. The candidates fulfilling the below mentioned eligibility criteria alone shall apply for Ph.D Programme and shall produce all the original marks cards, caste certificate, relevant order / certificate for claiming exemptions from Entrance Test etc. at the time of admission/ counseling for verification along with copies of one set of all the said documents, failing which, they will not be considered for admission to Ph.D programme in spite of their passing entrance test etc. or claiming eligibility under non-entrance category and the fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO Ph.D. COURSE
Ord. 3.1(a) A candidate who has obtained a Master’s Degree from Bangalore University or any University/institution in the State or from any other University recognized as equivalent thereto securing not less than 55% marks in the aggregate at the Master’s Degree Course as a whole
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shall be eligible to register for the Ph.D. Degree Programme. However, in the case of SC/ST and the Category–I candidates, the minimum marks required shall be 50%.
(b) Such of the teachers employed in affiliated colleges before 31.03.1992 and are continuing in service on a regular basis and desirous of registering for the Ph. D Programme shall be permitted for registration having a minimum of 50% marks at the Master’s Degree Course.
(c) A candidate who is qualified as indicated in (a) / (b) above shall be eligible on the basis of an Entrance Test administered by the University i.e., Bangalore University Ph. D Entrance Test (BUPHET), through centralized Examination and Evaluation system. The eligibility list of such candidates shall be prepared by considering the marks scored in Entrance Test only. Minimum passing marks in the Entrance Test for General Merit and SC&ST and Category-I shall be 55% and 50%, respectively. However in the case of a candidate who has passed the NET/SLET/GATE/JRF, M. Phil degree obtained through regular course work and not through distance education mode or belongs to FIP/QIP Programmes or any other tests/examinations conducted by national bodies, such candidates will not be required to appear for Entrance Test. the candidates selected to work under funded projects shall also fulfill the requirement of eligibility vide., 3.1(a) & (b).
(d) i) Foreign students with 55% marks or equivalent Grade in the recognized degree, sponsored by their Embassies / ICCR and have passed GRE and TOFEL shall be eligible
ii) Such of those foreign students who have passed GRE and TOFEL or any other recognized tests/examinations conducted by the national bodies and who are not sponsored by their Embassies / ICCR shall fulfill the eligibility requirement as mentioned in 3.1 above.
Ord.5 Registration
5.3 (a) Candidates for the Ph.D. Programme shall work in the University Post Graduate Departments or in any recognized Laboratory / Institute or the Department of an affiliated college within the University under a recognised Supervisor.
(b) A candidate may be allowed to work under a recognised supervisor in any of the affiliated college/institution, provided the research centre/college/laboratory where the candidate wishes to work, is recognised for the purpose by an Expert Committee constituted by the University.
5.4 (a) Every candidate shall submit a Research proposal along with Application, which shall be placed before the Board of Studies concerned for approval. However, before the proposal is approved by the B.O.S, the candidate shall make a presentation on the topic of research before the teaching staff of the Department. The Chairman of the Department shall send a report to this effect to the B.O.S and after its approval to the Registrar (Evaluation).
(b) Research Proposal involving inter / multi disciplinary research shall be examined and decided at a meeting of Joint Board of Studies of the concerned faculty. After such clearance by the joint B.O.S such proposal shall be approved. In all such cases, Ph. D Degree shall be awarded in the present subject/discipline as decided by the Joint B.O.S. The Chairperson of the parent department shall send a report to this effect to the Registrar (Evaluation). The Provisional Registration shall come into effect from the date of approval of Research Proposal / Synopsis by
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the Doctoral Committee. The Candidate shall be eligible for admission to hostel etc., only from date of coming into effect of the provisional registration.
5.5 No candidate shall be permitted to join any course of study other than that connected with Ph.D. Programme concerned or appear for any other examination conducted by the University or by any other University during the period of registration.
Ord. 6. Course Work:
6.1 After Provisional Registration, registerd candidates shall take up the course work in the respective P.G. Departments / Research Centers for a period of Six months (one semester), and this shall be compulsory for both full timers and part timers.
Vacancy List:
The Vacancy list of Various Departments is as under:
Sl. No.
Name of the Department
Specialization/ Subject
Number of Vacancies
FACULTY OF ARTS 1. Kannada 1) PÀ£Àßq,À ¸Á»vÀå, ¸ÀA¸ÀÌøw, «ªÀıÉð, ±Á¸À£À vË®¤PÀ ¸Á»vÀå, ¨sÁμ.É
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2. Hindi 1) Modern Prose, Poetry, Drama, 2) Ancient Poetry, Comparative Literature, Modern Prose, Poetry, Drama, 3) Medieval poetry, Modern Prose, Poetry, Drama, 4) Comparative Literature, Modern Prose, Poetry, Drama.
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3. Sanskrit 1) Arthasastra, 2)Darsana Sahitya Arthasastra
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4. Telugu 1) Modern/Classical Telugu literature/Folklore /Translation, 2) Comparative Literature, Literary Criticism.
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5. Urdu 1) Dr. Iqbal/U.Journalism.
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6. History 1) Social History of modern India, and Karnataka, Women Studies, 2) Modern History Tourism Studies contemporary Karnataka Studies, 3) Constitutional History of Modern India & Socio Economic History of India, Oral History.
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7. Economics
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8. Sociology
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9. Political Science
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10. Rural Development
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11. Performing Arts 1) Street Theatre, 2) Music, 3) Karnatak Music, 4) Drama, 5) Music.
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12. Women's Studies 1) Gender Studies, Human Rights, Women’s Studies, 2) Literature, Trible Women, Women’s Studies.
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13. Philosophy 1) Indian Philosophy, 2) Philosophy of Religion.
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110 FACULTY OF SCIENCE
14. Apparel Tech. & Management 1) Textile Science Textile Waste Management & Wet Processing.
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15. Botany 1) Microbiology, Organic farming & Biofertilizer, 2) Morphology, Morphogenesis, Embryology & Tissue Culture, 3) Algae, Gymnosperms, Conservation of RET Plants, 4)Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Environmental Biology, 5) Microbiology Plant Pathology of Environmental Biology, 6) Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Biology & Toxicology, Honey bee ollination, Plant pathology, 7) Cytogenetics and Molecular Systematics, 8) Cytogenitics, Plant Tissue Culture, Phytochemistry, 9) Plant Tissue Culture Cytogenetics
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16. Computer Science and Application 1) Data mining Signal Process Computer, 2) Data Mining & Computer Networks, 3) Computer Networking and Computing, 4) Image Processing
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17. Chemistry 1) Organic, 2) Inorganic, 3) Physical
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18. Biochemistry
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19. Chemistry
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20. Communication 1) Communication Research, Electronic Media, Magazine Communication, Kannada Press, 2) Communication Research, Electronic Media, Development Communication, Media Management
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21. Electronic Science 1) Thin Films Solar Cells Polymer Electronics, 2) Electronics Media, 3) LTE and Wireless Censor Network.
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22. Geography 1) Agriculture, Environmental, Tourism, Industrial, Urban, Population Geography, 2) Industrial, Regional planning, Urban Geography, Tourism
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23. Geology 1) Petrology & Geochemistry, 2) Economic geology and Geochemistry, 3) Hydrogeology, 4) Economic geology, 5) Palaeontology & Statigraphy, 6) Micropalaeontology & Statigraphy.
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24. Home Science 1) Human Development, 2) Textile and Clothing Natural Dyes, 3) Food and Nutrition, 4) Family Resource Management
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25. Library & Information Science 1) Application of IT in LIS.
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26. Microbiology 1) Industrial Microbiol, 2) Mol. Plant pathology/ Endophytes, 3) Mol. Diagnostics / Cancer Biology, 4) Herbal Drug & Toxicology
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27. Biotechnology 1) Cancer biology, 2) Insect Biotech, 3) Plant Biotech, 4) Biofuel/Genetics, 5) Biochem/ Neuro Sci, 6) Anticancer agent/ Osteoporosis, 7) Free redical biology, 8) Nutritional Biochemistry.
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28. Mathematics 1) Number theory Special function, 2) Riemannian Geometry, 3) Complex Analysis, 4) Graph Theory & Combinatorics, 5) Fluid Dynamics
10 29. Psychology 1) OB/Applied/Sports/Aging
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30. Physics 1) Condeused matter Physics, 2) Atomic Matter Opt. Physics/ Cond. Matter physics, 3) Nuclear Physics, 4) Astrophysics, 5) Condensed matter Physics, 6) Material Science, 7) Atm. Sci., 8) Amop/ Condeused matter, 9) AMOP.
16 31. Sericulture & Life Science 1) Sericulture, Economics & Women Studies, 2) Cellular Physiology, 3) Insect Per Ascular Management, 4) Plant Pathology & Microbiology, 5) Physiology, Bio Chemistry and Genetics , 6) Plant Pathology, Microbiology Plant Physiology Moriculture,7) Genetics Molecular Biology, Reproductive Biology
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32. Speech & Hearing 1) Audiology & Speech Language Pathology, 2) Speech & Language Pathology.
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33. Statistics 1) Multivariate Analysis, 2) Regression Analysis, Time Series analysis, 3) Queueing theory, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Estimation, 4) Inference, Inference for Stochastic Processes, Statical Computing, 5) Nonparametric inference, Inference in Reliability, Nonparametric Quality Control
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34. Zoology 1) Cytogenetics/ Ecotechnology, 2) Physiology/ Genetics, 3) Entomology/ Genetics, 4) Aquaculture/ Physiology of Reproduction/ Toxicology, 5) Genetics/ Toxicology, 6) Aquatic Biology/ Environmental Biology, 7) Entomology
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Total
252
FACULTY OF COMMERCE
35. Commerce (P.G Dept. BUB) 1) Costing/Finance/ H.R./General Mgt., 2) Banking/ Derivatives/ Commodity Markets/Finance
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36. Commerce (Govt. R.C. College)
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37. Management (Canara Bank School of Management)
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Total
13 FACULTY OF EDUCATION
38. Education
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39. Physical Education
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Total
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FACULTY OF LAW 40. Law 1) International Law, 2) Constitutional Law, 3) Environmental Law, 4) Human Rights Law, 5) Labour Law, 6) Constitution & Intellectual property Law, 7) Any Inter- Disciplinary topic, 8) Labour Capital Law
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Total
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
41. Civil Engineering 1) Environmental Engg., 2) Structural Engg., 3) Geotechnical Engg., 4) Highway Engg., 5) Earthquake Engg., 6) Water Resource Engg., 7) Construction Technology
36 42. Electrical Engineering
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43. Electronics and Communication Engineering 1) Multimedia, M-Commerce, Mobile Communication, Panasire Computing, 2) EMI/EMC Power Quality
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44. Computer Science & Engineering
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45.
Mechanical Engineering
1) Machine Design & Materials, 2) Manufacturing Sc. & Engg. 3) Manufacturing, 4) Manufacturing & Materials, 5) Production Engg., 6) Production Engg., 7) Thermal Engg., 8) Metal Casting,
9) Tribology, 10) Mechine Design.
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Total
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Grand Total
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Note: 1. The vacancy position is subject to variation.
2. Reservation in admission for SC/ST/Cat-I and OBC Candidates will be provided as per Clause 8.2 of the Ordinance Governing Doctoral Degree Programme of Bangalore University.
Procedure for downloading and Submission of Application Form:
 Candidates shall visit and browse the Application Form from the website www.bangaloreuniversity.ac.in or www. attristech.com/bu.
 Shall enter the required details in the Application Form and submit
 Thereafter, shall download two sets of duly filled in Application Form and retain one set for his/her reference and one set to be sent to The Registrar (Evaluation), Central College Campus, Ambedkar Veedi, Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560 001.
 Incomplete/ineligible Applications and Applications received after the last date shall automatically stand rejected and no communication regarding the same will be made to the candidates.
 The admission tickets of the eligible candidates shall be downloaded between 01.05.2013 to 10.05.2013 by entering their date of birth or mobile number.
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Enclosures:
1. The copies of the following documents shall be scanned and enclosed to the application form.
2. Copies of statement of marks of Master’s degree & M.Phil. Part-I & II examinations (wherever applicable).
3. Copy of the Caste certificate in case of SC/ST/Category-I/II-A/II-B/III-A/III-B candidates.
4. Document pertaining to UGC-JRF / CSIR-JRF/ NET/ SLET/ GATE/ FIP/ QIP/ specialized funded projects/Govt., sponsored foreign students (wherever applicable).
5. However, selected candidates have to submit Migration Certificate and Eligibility Certificate at the time of registration.
6. Scanned copy of the latest passport size photograph on the application form.
7. Proof for having paid required fees i.e. copy of bank Challan.
For clarifications Contact:
1. Special Officer (P.G. & Ph. D): 080-22961079, Asst. Registrar (Evaluation): 080- 22961207, Ph D Section: 080-22961242.
2. Help Desk – Attris Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, Phone–080-23612627, E-Mail: www.phdbub@attristech.com
Calendar of Events
1) Issue of Application Forms 22.03.2013
2) Last date for the receipt of application 10.04.2013
3) Date of Entrance Test 11.05.2013
4) Announcement of answer key 12.05.2013
5) Objections, if any, by the candidates for key answer 14-05-2013
-with reference through e-mail to: phd-2013@bub.ernet.in up to 5 p. m.
6) Announcement of provisional eligibility List of Qualified 21.05.2013
Candidates
7) Date of Interview/counseling. 27.05.2013 to 31.05.2013
8) Last date for admission 01.06.2013 to 05.06.2013
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 In case, the last date is declared as holiday the next working day will be the last date.
 Applicants are required to enquire personally in the concerned Department and also check the websites for information regarding their selection and no correspondence is entertained in this regard.
Copy to :
1. All the Chairpersons of the P.G. Departments, BUB/Directors/Principals of Constituent/ affiliated P.G. Departments/Research Centers
2. Special Officer ( P.G.& Ph. D)/ D.R/AR Exam Branch.
3. Administrator, P. G Centre, Kolar, BUB.
4 The Librarian, BUB.
5. The Director, Prasaranga, BUB
6. P.S.to VC/Registrar/Registrar (Eval.)/Finance Officer
Registrar (Evaluation)
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Guidelines for Admission of the Candidates for Ph D Programme under Ordinance Governing Doctoral Degree Programme of Bangalore University for the academic year 2012-13.
I. The admission of candidates exempted from entrance test and those appear in the entrance test shall be conducted in the ratio of 50-50 among the available vacancies in each Department. However, if the seats earmarked for respective category remain vacant, the same may be filled from the other category and vice- versa in each Department. The Candidates shall apply as per the conditions/procedure provided in the notification for Ph.D. admissions.
II. Mode of Entrance Test:
1. The entrance test for admission to Full time and Part-time Ph.D Programme will be conducted centrally on the pattern of NET examination (for MCQ Papers).
2. There shall be two papers at the entrance test, Paper – I & Paper – II each carrying 50 marks.
3. There shall be 50 multiple choice questions (each carrying one mark), in each of the two papers.
4. Each paper shall be of 75 minutes duration.
5. Paper – I shall consist of the following components (common to all the faculties):
i) Research Aptitude
ii) Test of reasoning;
iii) Language Comprehension;
iv) Data interpretation.
6. Paper – I (in three sets with key answers) shall be prepared by an independent board consisting of three experts, drawn from different faculties appointed by Vice-Chancellor. The medium of language for paper setting in paper – I shall be English & Kannada only. However, University can use the unused question paper out of the question bank available in the University.
7. Paper – II shall be based on the respective discipline, in which the candidate intends to pursue the Ph.D Programme. The questions shall be based on the current syllabus of the compulsory courses at the respective PG Programme. The medium of language for paper setting in Paper-II shall be English except in Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts and Education) /language courses.
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8. Paper – II shall be set by two experts selected from the approved P.G List of external examiners chosen by the Vice-Chancellor from the panel of examiners for the respective PG examination. Each expert shall prepare one set with key answers, consisting of 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), distributed evenly among all the courses and all the units in each course with Kannada version wherever applicable. However, University can use the unused question paper out of the question bank available in the University.
9. The conduct of Entrance Test/ Valuation may be through the co-ordinators appointed by the University for the said purpose or any other Officer of exam branch or entrusted to/ in collaboration with any reputed organization/agency.
10. The minimum marks for passing the entrance test shall be 55% for GM & OBC Candidates and 50% for SC/ST/Category I Candidates in both papers I & II put together.
11. After valuation of the scripts of Paper-I and Paper-II and announcement of results, the Registrar (Evaluation) shall send the merit/eligibility list to the Chairperson of the concerned P.G. Department who shall convene the Departmental Council meeting for allotment of candidates to the supervisors as per merit/eligibility list and area of specialization, etc., including recognized research centers or through centralized counseling. The University may constitute Ph. D Admission Committee to oversee the admissions.
12. No research guide shall act as an examiner for the Entrance Test if his/her relative (as specified by the University from time to time) is appearing for the Ph.D entrance examination.
13. The merit/eligibility list of the qualified candidates who appeared for the entrance test, shall be displayed on the Notice Board of the respective P.G. Departments, also indicating the day and time of the interview/ counseling. Attending the interview/ counseling is mandatory.
14. The marks of candidates at the Entrance Test are valid for that examination only. The vacancies which arise subsequently in P.G. Departments in BUB and recognized research centers shall be filed only against the notification made by the University for Admission to Ph. D Programme.
15. The candidates selected for the Ph D programme shall make a presentation on the topic of research before the teaching staff of the concerned Department and after that the same shall be placed before the BOS for approval and after approval of BOS to the Registrar (Eval.)
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III. Selection of Candidates
1. Selection of candidates exempted from appearing at the entrance test.
The order of priority for selection of these candidates to the Ph.D. programme shall be as follows:
a) Candidates who have qualified at UGC JRF/ UGC-CSIR JRF and GATE examination,
b) Candidates who have qualified at NET for Lectureship examination,
c) Candidates who have qualified at accredited SLET examination, and
d) Candidates selected to work in funded projects
e) Candidates selected in UGC FIP/QIP Programmes or any other tests/examinations conducted by national bodies
f) Candidates who have passed M. Phil through course work.
Note: Inter se merit of the candidates in case of tie, in a particular category above shall be decided on the basis of their score at the qualifying Post Graduate examination, without prejudice to the order of priority mentioned above.
2. The list of qualified candidates who are exempted from taking the entrance test shall be displayed on the Notice Board of the Department.
3 In each Department, details of research areas of various staff members shall be put up on the Notice Board.
4 The Department shall hold interview/counseling of the candidates at the Department or at centralized place as decided by the University. The candidates shall submit their areas of interest in the order of their choice prior to the interview. At the time of interview, both research guides and doctoral candidates will discuss their research interest/area. Attending the interview is mandatory.
5. Eligibility to appear for the interview/counseling shall not be construed as confirmation of registration for Ph.D.
6. After holding interview with the eligible candidates, the Chairperson of the Department shall allot/allocate candidates to research supervisors paying due attention to the reservation policy of the State Government/under the Ordinance, the number of students per guide, their specialization and the research interest of the candidate as indicated during the interview.
2. Selection of candidates qualifying at the entrance test
1. The merit list of all the candidates qualifying in the Entrance Test shall be prepared on the basis of their score in the entrance test only.
2. The allocation of guide shall be strictly on the basis of merit/eligibility list, area of specialization and willingness of both the guide & the candidate.
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3. The list of approved candidates and the names of the research guide allotted/allocated to each one of them shall be submitted to the Registrar (Evaluation). While submitting this list, the Chairperson of the Department has to ensure that the tentative research topics are finalized by research guides and candidates.
Note: Inter se merit of the candidates in case of tie shall be decided on the basis of their score at the qualifying Post Graduate examination.
General:
1. All the full time/ regular research scholars (regardless of whether they receive scholarships or not) shall sign in the attendance book regularly.
2. When students proceed on leave with due permission from the concerned authorities, the same shall be written in the attendance book and leave requests are maintained by the Chairperson.
3. Any leave of absence by the scholar shall be immediately reported by the concerned supervisor /Guide to the Chairman of the department who is fully responsible to monitor the attendance of the research scholars.
4. Unauthorized absence beyond 3 days shall be reported to the University by the concerned supervisor through chairperson. Failing which, it will be treated as dereliction of the duty on the part of both supervisor and Chairperson
5. When a student meets with an accident or undergoes hospitalization or takes-up job elsewhere etc., it should be brought to the notice of the University authorities within a week by the guide through the Chairperson for appropriate action in the matter.
6. The supervisors are solely responsible to ensure that change of title of the thesis and extension of terms are sought in time and not after the lapse of the due dates. No excuses are entertained except under exceptional cases like hospitalization/accidents (supported by relevant documents.)
7. If students are hospitalized, the guide may write to the University on behalf of the students and seek leave/ extension of terms etc., as may be required.
8. In cases of delay in seeking extension of terms/ payment of term fee, the University has the right to cancel the registration without any notice to the candidate.
9. For the researchers availing facility of Faculty improvement programme of UGC have to be regular in the department and the departments shall send their attendance certificates every month to CDC, and the CDC in turn shall send the same to the colleges concerned duly endorsed.
By Order
REGISTRAR (EVALUATION)