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SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY GAZETTE

PART - ONE

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Thursday, the 10th November, 2016

ORDINANCE No. 1 of 2016

An Ordinance for Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (+ÉSÉÉªÉÇ {Énù´ÉÒ), Recognition of Supervisor and Research Center in all Faculties in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil. / Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations 2016.

Whereas it is expedient to provide an ordinance for Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

(Ph.D.) (+ÉSÉÉªÉÇ {Énù´ÉÒ), Recognition of Supervisor and Research Center in all Faculties, the Management Council is hereby pleased to make the following Ordinance :-

1. This Ordinance may be called, ‘An Ordinance for Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)(+ÉSÉÉªÉÇ {Énù´ÉÒ), Recognition of Supervisor and Research Center in all Faculties in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil. / Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations 2016’

2. This Ordinance shall come into force with effect from the date of its approval by the Management Council.

3. This Ordinance is applicable to the following faculties

1) Faculty of Arts (including Fine Arts)-Doctor of Philosophy (´ÉÉb÷:¨ÉªÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 2) Faculty of Science-Doctor of Philosophy (Ê´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 3) Faculty of Law-Doctor of Philosophy (Ê´ÉvÉÒ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 4) Faculty of Medicine (Pharmaceutical Sciences) -Doctor of Philosophy (+ÉªÉÖÊ´ÉÇYÉÉxÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 5) Faculty of Commerce-Doctor of Philosophy (´ÉÉÊhÉVªÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 6) Faculty of Education-Doctor of Philosophy (Ê¶ÉIÉhÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 7) Faculty of Engineering and Technology-Doctor of Philosophy (+Ê¦ÉªÉÉÆÊjÉEòÒ ´É iÉÉÆÊjÉEòÒ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 8) Faculty of Social Sciences-Doctor of Philosophy (ºÉ¨ÉÉVÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ) 9) Faculty of Home Science-Doctor of Philosophy (MÉÞ½Ê´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉSÉÉªÉÇ)

PART – A

Procedure for Recognition of Ph.D. Supervisor and Research Center

A-1. Recognition of Ph.D. Supervisor

Any Regular teacher of the University / Recognized Institution / affiliated Colleges of the University may apply for recognition as a Ph.D. Supervisor in prescribed form (Appendix-1) on fulfilling the following norms and procedure.

Norms and Procedure for recognition of Ph.D. Supervisor

A teacher seeking recognition as a Ph.D. Supervisor shall submit the application in the prescribed form (Appendix-1) along with non-refundable fees as prescribed by the University from time to time on or before 31st August every year and shall satisfy the following conditions :-

i) Must possess Master’s Degree in the relevant / interdisciplinary subject.

ii) Must have Ph.D. in the relevant subject in which recognition is sought.

iii) Must be a full time regular teacher of the University / Recognized Institution / affiliated Colleges of the University.

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iv) Must have at least three years of Post Graduate Teaching Experience or six years of Under

Graduate Teaching Experience as an approved teacher or six years of working experience

of Librarian / Director of Physical Education.

v) Must have at least two research publications in the concerned subject in the referred

journals after award of Ph.D. degree. a) Provided that in areas / disciplines where there is no referred journals, the Board of

University Teaching and Research (BUTR) may relax the above condition for

recognition of a person as Research Supervisor with reasons recorded in writing on

recommendations of Research and Recognition Committee (RRC). b) However if the teacher is a principal investigator of one completed major research

project/ has obtained the Patent, will be waived from research publications.

A-2. Recognition of Research Center

Colleges / Post-Graduate Department Affiliated to the University / Research laboratories of Central / State Government shall apply for recognition of research centre in the relevant subject/s in the prescribed format (Appendix-2) along with the prescribed fees, under any of the following categories.

i) Affiliated Colleges shall have standing of ten years and at least one recognised Ph.D.

supervisor in the relevant subject.

ii) Post-Graduate Department of Affiliated Colleges / Research laboratories of Central/ State

Government/ having two teachers / scientists with Ph.D. degree within the jurisdiction of the

University.

However, the institution(s) applying under category (i) or (ii) shall have to fulfill the following conditions:

i) Must have other academic administrative and supporting staff.

ii) Must have required infrastructure and research promotional facilities.

iii) Research laboratory/s with sophisticated instruments as required for research in the concerned subject.

iv) Adequate space for research scholar, computational facilities with essential software, uninterrupted power and water supply.

v) Earmarked library resources including latest books, Indian and International journals, e-journals, extended working hours for all subject/s, adequate space for research scholars in the Department/ library for reading, writing and storing study and research materials.

A-2.1 Committee for recognition of Research Center:

i) Dean of the concerned Faculty - Chairperson

ii) Chairman B.O.S. of the concerned Subject in the respective

Faculty

- Member

iii) Head of the University Department of the concerned Subject.

(where there is no University Department in the University

then the Head of PG Department of the affiliated college

having P.G. Studies in the subject to be nominated by the

Vice Chancellor)

- Member


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Committee shall visit the college / institute / department and submit its report to the University as per Appendix-3. The recommendations of this committee shall be placed before the Board of University Teaching and Research (BUTR) for approval. The University shall communicate the decision of the BUTR to the concerned college regarding recognition of Research Center.

A-2.2 Intake Capacity of the Center :

The maximum intake capacity of Research Center shall be 30 per subject. A Research Supervisor / Co-supervisor who is a Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor can guide upto Eight (8) / six (6) / four (4) Ph.D. scholars respectively.

Every recognized supervisor shall submit the declaration about the details of the scholars working under him/her in a prescribed format as per Appendix-4 before 31st March of the year.

PART – B

Procedure for Admission and Award of Ph.D. Degree

B-1. Announcement of predetermined seats :

Subject-wise seats for admission, criteria and procedure for admission and all other relevant information shall be notified on the University website on or before 31st May every year.

Vacant seats shall be displayed on the University website in the following table:

B-2. Eligibility and Procedure for admission to Ph.D. Programme :

A candidate shall be eligible to apply for admission to Ph.D. programme subject to fulfillment of the conditions mentioned in forthcoming paragraphs. B-2.1 Eligibility for admission :

i) Master Degree of the University or an equivalent degree of any other recognized

University in a relevant / interdisciplinary subject with at least 55% marks in aggregate or

its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale

wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational

Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved,

recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its

home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing,

accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.

Sr.

No.

Faculty Subject Name of Research

Center

Total Seats Vacancies Available

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ii) A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, may

be allowed for those belonging to SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / Differently-Abled

and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to

time, or for those who had obtained their Master's degree prior to 19th September, 1991.

The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading

system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are

permissible based only on the qualifying marks without including the grace mark

procedures.

iii) Shall have qualified the Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) conducted by the University.

Provided that, eligible candidates satisfying any of the following criteria shall be exempted from the Ph.D. Entrance Test -

a) UGC/CSIR-NET (Including JRF)/SLET/GATE/GPAT/M.Phil. Qualified. b) Teacher Fellowship.

B-2.2 Procedure for Ph. D. admission and allocation of supervisor :

There shall be a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) for every subject. The constitution of the committee shall be as under :

a) For University Departments/Centers :-

i) Head of concerned Department / Center - Chairperson ii) One subject experts (must be recognized supervisors)

Nominated by the Head of Department / Center. - Member iii) Research Supervisor of concerned subject - Member Secretary

b) For Affiliated/Autonomous Colleges :-

i) Principal - Chairperson ii) HoD of concerned subject - Member iii) One subject expert (must be recognized supervisors)- Member

Nominated by the Principal iv) Research Supervisor of concerned subject - Member Secretary

The eligible candidate shall apply to the Research Center (RC) for admission to the Ph.D. programme in the prescribed format on or before 1st December every year. (Appendix-5). The RC shall prepare and display the list of eligible candidates along with the schedule of interview. The schedule of the interview shall be notified 15 days in advance.

The Candidate shall have to appear for interview before the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) for discussing proposed research interest / area of doctoral degree. The allocation of research supervisor for a selected research scholar shall be decided by the concerned RAC depending on the number of scholars per research supervisor, the available specialization among the supervisors and research interests of the scholars as indicated by them at the time of interview. In case if RAC feels that topic selected by the candidate is interdisciplinary then a co-

supervisor may be allowed who must be the recognized supervisor of the University.

The Research Advisory Committee shall take care of reservation policy of the State while

allotment of the supervisor.

RC shall display the list of selected candidates along with the allocated supervisors who shall be acting as internal evaluators for the Ph.D. thesis. After the interview process, the selected candidate shall confirm the admission by paying the prescribed fees and depositing essential original documents, on or before 31st December of the year.


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B-2.3 Course work :

After having been admitted, the scholar shall have to complete a course work of one semester duration (16 weeks) at respective Research Center. However, the scholar who desires to carry the course work at other Research Center within the University area, the scholar may do so with prior permission of both the Research Centers.

Scholar who has already completed M.Phil. (as per UGC Regulation 2009) shall be exempted from the Ph.D. course work.

The syllabus of the Ph.D. course work, teaching scheme and scheme of examination shall be as prescribed by the University.

B-3. Ph.D. Registration and Duration :

B-3.1 Procedure for Ph.D. Registration:

a) Head of the Research Center shall forward the applications of Ph.D. scholar in prescribed

format (Appendix- 6) to the University for registration on or before 31st August of every year

along with following documents.

i) Certificates and Statement of Marks for all relevant qualifying examinations.

ii) Certificates of qualifying PET/ UGC-CSIR NET (Including JRF) /SLET /GATE/ GPAT/ Teacher Fellowship holder.

iii) Certificate of completion of Course Work issued by the University (Appendix-7)

iv) Seven copies of the Synopsis as recommended by the RAC along with soft copy.

b) All eligible scholars shall be called for presentation of research topic before the RRC. The concerned Supervisor may remain present during presentation. The decision of Research and Recognition Committee shall be made available on the University website. The concerned RC, the supervisor/s and the scholar shall be informed about the decision of RRC accordingly on or before 31st October of the year.

c) The date of registration shall be 1st September of the concerned year and the registration

shall be valid for six years from the date of registration.

B-3.2 Duration :

a) The duration of Ph.D. programme including course work shall be minimum three years to maximum six years from the date of admission. However, extension for a period of maximum one year may be granted on the recommendation of the RAC and with the approval of the RRC. Provided, the person with disability (more than 40% disability) may be allowed a relaxation

up to two years.

Provided, the lady scholar may be allowed a relaxation of up to the period equal to maternity leave / child care leave once in the entire duration of Ph.D. programme.

b) The change of the supervisor(s) or minor change in synopsis may be permitted on the recommendation of the RAC and approval of the RRC. Scholar shall have to work for minimum period of one calendar year after change of supervisor(s).

c) A research scholar shall appear before the Research Advisory Committee once in six months to make a presentation of the progress of his/her work for evaluation and further guidance.

d) Scholar shall have to submit the yearly progress report of research in the prescribed format through RAC to the University on or before 31st August. If the scholar fails to submit the progress report consecutively for two years, the registration shall stand cancelled.


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B-4. Submission of Thesis :

B-4.1 Submission of Draft-Thesis

The scholar shall be allowed to submit the Draft- Ph.D. Thesis for pre-defense to the concerned RC not earlier than two years from the date of registration. The submission should accompany the reprint of published/accepted research paper/s on the topic of Ph.D. work in the referred journal/s. The scholar shall get the draft thesis checked and certified for any kind of plagiarism from the University Library.

B-4.2 Process of pre-Defense on draft thesis :

a. The scholar shall have to publish at least one research paper in referred journal and shall have to

present at least two papers in national / international level conferences / seminars in the relevant

subject before the submission of draft thesis and produce the evidences for the same in the form

of reprints and presentation certificates. The scholar shall be allowed to submit the final thesis

for evaluation to the University after successful pre-defense.

b. On receipt of the copy of draft thesis submitted by the scholar to the RC, the Chairperson of RAC shall decide the date and time of pre-defense and arrange the defense accordingly.

c. The date of presentation of draft thesis shall be communicated to the scholar at least ten days

before the date of presentation.

d. The Chairperson of RAC shall notify the schedule and details of the pre-defense by wide publicity. The notice should be uploaded on the website of the RC at least ten days in advance.

e. The scholar has to give presentation before RAC, faculty members, and research scholars in the concerned area from the department/RC and invitees along with the Supervisor/Co-Supervisor (if any).

f. In case the presentation is found unsatisfactory or the scholar fails to present the research topic before RAC on the schedule date, the scholar shall be given an opportunity for presentation within three months.

g. The scholar shall accommodate the changes in the thesis as suggested by the RAC in final copy of the thesis.

h. RC Shall issue a Certificate in the prescribed format (Appendix-8) mentioning successful completion of the Pre-defense.

B-4.3 Submission of final thesis for evaluation :

The Ph.D. Scholar shall have to submit four copies of his / her bound thesis along with a soft copy in both MS Word and searchable PDF format on CD to the RC through the Supervisor within three months from the date of pre-defense along with following enclosures.

i) At least one research paper published in referred journal and certificates of at least two paper presentations in national/international level conference / seminar in the concerned research area shall be enclosed with the thesis.

ii) A copy of approved Synopsis shall be enclosed with the thesis.

iii) Summary of thesis in minimum of 3000 words along with the keywords in the form of four hard copies and soft copy of the same.

iv) Certificate of successful completion of pre-defense from RC.

The thesis shall be presented according to following specifications:-

a) The thesis must be typed in MS-Word 2007 or latest version. b) The thesis must be printed on both side of A4 size Bond paper minimum 90 gsm.


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c) The text should be in Times New Roman, Font size 12 with 1.5 spacing. In case of Marathi / Hindi it should be in Krutidev, Font size 14 except Urdu / Persian.

d) Each page must have 1.5 inches left margin and 1.5 inch right margin .The top and

bottom margins should also be of 1 inch. e) Bibliographical details of the references should be in standardized citation format.

(IEEE/ACM/APA/MLA/Chicago/IS style/ILI/Blue Book (Law)). f) The thesis shall be written in English/Marathi/Hindi except where it relates to foreign

or other Indian languages. In the faculty of Science, Law, Engineering and Technology, Medicine (Pharmaceutical Science) the thesis shall invariably be written in English only.

g) Following Certificates/Documents should be included in the thesis as preliminary

pages as per the Appendices mentioned below:-

i) Ph.D. Course work completion certificate from the University (Appendix-7)

ii) Certificate of Head of the Department / Research Center (Appendix-8)

iii) First inner page of the thesis (Appendix-9)

iv) Declaration by the scholar (Appendix-10)

v) Certificate of the Supervisor (Appendix-11)

vi) Acknowledgement.

Head of Research Center shall forward four (4) hard bound copies of thesis along with soft copy to the University with necessary fees as prescribed by the University from time to time, for further necessary action along with the list of at least six (6) experts comprising three (3) from within the State (but out of the University jurisdiction and not associated with the University) and three (3) from out of the State/India.

B-5. Evaluation of thesis :

On receipt of four hard bound copies of the thesis, the same shall be placed before the concerned Research and Recognition Committee (RRC), along with the evaluation report of the supervisor, for recommending panel of referees, for external evaluation of the thesis, comprising of not less than six referees not below the ra0nk of Associate Professor/Equivalent grade with their full address, pin code, e-mail, telephone/cell number, fax number (if any). The RRC shall recommend two panels of three referees each. First panel shall include the referees from within Maharashtra State (not belonging to the jurisdiction of this University and not associated with the University) and the other panel, from outside the State/India.

Provided that if language of thesis is vernacular and referees from out of the State are not available, the panel of referees shall be recommended from within the State (Out of the University Jurisdiction and not associated with the University) .

The panel of external referees, recommended by the Research and Recognition Committee, shall be placed before the Board of Examinations (BoE). The BoE shall recommend the names of the external referees in order of preference from each panel.

The University shall initiate the process of thesis evaluation by sending the letters along with the copy of the summary of the thesis to the referees. For this the referees shall be communicated through official e-mail and also by surface mail within one week from the date of approval of referees from BoE requesting them to communicate their consent for evaluation of thesis within fifteen days. In addition, the University shall take care to remind the referees telephonically.

If such consent is not received within thirty days from the date of communication, the university shall send the letter for consent to the next referee from the panel. In case, the complete panel is exhausted, the fresh panel shall be requested from the RRC.


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On receipt of the consent from the referee, the University shall forward the copy of thesis within one week. Further the referee shall be requested to submit the detail evaluation report in the prescribed format along with the queries/comments (if any) within forty five (45) days.

If the report of referee is not received within the stipulated period, the University shall send a reminder to the referee through e-mail/telephonically to submit the report within next fifteen (15) days. If there is no response from the referee even within the extended period, appointment of referee shall deemed to be cancelled and the University shall appoint the next referee from the panel.

After receipt of the reports of both referees on thesis:

i) If both the referees have recommended acceptance of the thesis, the thesis shall be

treated as accepted.

ii) If both the referees have recommended rejection of the thesis, the scholar shall not be

eligible for the award of Ph.D. Degree.

iii) If both the referees recommend the revision of thesis, then scholar shall submit the revised thesis incorporating the suggestions made by both the referees, in three copies within six months. The revised copies of thesis then shall be sent to the referees along with their suggestions. After revision if both the referees recommends acceptance, the thesis will be treated as accepted.

iv) If one referee recommends acceptance and the other recommends rejection, then a third referee shall be appointed from amongst the approved panel at office level. In such case the decision of the third referee shall be final.

v) If one referee recommends acceptance and the other recommends revision then scholar shall submit the revised thesis in three copies within six months. The revised copy of thesis then shall be sent to the same referee who has suggested revision, whose decision shall be final.

vi) If one referee recommends revision and other recommends rejection, then thesis will

be treated as rejected.

If the thesis has been accepted under the conditions mentioned above, the scholar shall be eligible for open defense and the process for the same shall be initiated within fifteen days.

The entire process of evaluation of Ph.D. thesis shall be completed within a period of six months from the date of submission of the thesis.

B-5.1. Open defense of the thesis :

If the scholar is entitled for open defense, the date, time and the place for the open defense shall be decided and notified by the University, preferably fifteen days in advance. The open defense shall be arranged at the respective RC in presence of all faculty members, research scholars, and invitees. The record of attendance for open defense should be maintained at the RC.

The committee for the open defense shall be as follows –

i) Head of the Department/Research Center - Chairperson

ii) Member/s of RAC - Member/s

iii) Referee of the thesis - Member

iv) Co-Supervisor, if any - Member

v) Supervisor of the candidate - - Member Secretary The Research Center shall submit referee’s report in prescribed form on open defense in sealed envelope to the University. After the satisfactory viva-voce, the student shall become eligible for the award of Ph.D. Degree. In case the defense is not satisfactory the referee may recommend with reasons that a fresh open defense of the thesis be organized within a period of not less than one month. If the defense is still not-satisfactory the candidate shall not to be considered for the award of the Ph.D. degree.


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The result shall be officially declared by the University on approval of the Vice-Chancellor within a week from the date of the receipt of the favorable report on the defense of the thesis; however, the date of final submission of the thesis shall be treated as the date of award of Ph.D. Degree.

The University shall issue a Certificate stating that the degree has been awarded in accordance with the provisions of UGC Regulations, 2016.

The Ph.D. degree shall be conferred on the candidate in the ensuing convocation of the University.

PART-C

C-1. Depository with INFLIBNET :

Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and declaration of the award of Ph.D., the Ph.D. Cell shall provide the soft copies to the University Library for hosting the thesis in INFLIBNET within a period of thirty days.

C-2. Transitory Provisions :

2.1 All regular teachers / academic staff of this University already recognized as supervisors by the University as per the earlier norms shall get continuation of their recognition as supervisor from the University by submitting the willingness in accordance with the norms given in this ordinance within six months from the date of approval to this ordinance by the Management Council.

However, if the scholar has been already registered under the supervisor who is not regular teacher / academic staff of the University, that supervisor shall be continued to supervise such scholar till award of Ph.D. degree or otherwise.

2.2 All research centres of this University already recognized as per the earlier norms shall get continuation of their recognition as research centres from the University by submitting the willingness in the prescribed format within six months from the date of approval to this ordinance by the Management Council.

2.3 The scholar who had been registered for Ph.D. prior to this ordinance and willing to complete the course work shall be eligible to complete the course work as prescribed by this ordinance.

2.4 Nothing in this ordinance shall apply to the candidates already registered under old ordinances viz. 39/2005 and 19 of 2009 except evaluation of thesis.

2.5 The Ordinance No. 19/2015 is hereby repealed.

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Appendix-1

SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY AMRAVATI

APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION AS Ph.D. SUPERVISOR

Faculty :- _____________________ Subject :- _____________________

To,

The Deputy Registrar (Ph.D. Cell),

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University,

Amravati.

1. Name of the Applicant : ____________________________________________

2. Designation : ____________________________________________

3. College/ Institution : ____________________________________________

4. University Approval No. and Date : _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

5. Name of Recognized Research Center : _____________________________________________

6. Address for Correspondence : _____________________________________________ _________________________________________

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7. Mobile No. : ______________________________ E-mail ID : _________________________ 8. Subject in which recognition is sought : _____________________________________________

9. Faculty in which recognition is sought : _____________________________________________

10. Academic Qualifications :

Sr.

No.

Degree Subject Name of University Year/Date

of Award

Percentage

of Marks

1 P.G.

2 Ph.D.

3 Any Other

11. Experience (Teaching/Research/Administration) :

Sr.

No.

Experience Subject Duration No. of Years &

Months From To

1 Teaching : UG

2 Teaching : PG

3 Professional

(Librarian/DPE/Coaching in

Games & Sports/Scientist)

4 Post-Doctoral Research


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12. Research Publications in the concern subject in referred journals after award of Ph.D. degree:

(List of research publications along with reprints necessarily to be attached with each application)

Sr.

No.

Title of

the Paper

Name of

Authors

Name of

Journal

Publisher Vol. No. (Issue No.)

Page No. Year Impact

Factor

(if any)

1

2

3

4

13. Major Research Project as Principal Investigator :

_______________________________________________________

Sr.

No.

Title of the Project Funding Agency Amount Duration Complete / Ongoing

1

2

3

4

14. Number of Patents Published : ______________________________

Sr.

No.

Title of the Patent Author/s National /

International

No. and Date of

Publication

1

2

3

4

5

15. Any Other information: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Date :- ___/___ /_____

Signature of the applicant Place :- _____________

Signature & Name of Head/Principal Note: Attach the self attested photo copies of the relevant documents.

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Appendix-2


APPLICATION FOR THE RECOGNITION

AS A RESEARCH CENTER FOR Ph.D. PROGRAMME To,

The Deputy Registrar (Ph.D. Cell), Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati.

1. Name of the College/Institute : _____________________________________________________ 2. Year of Establishment of the Department (Specify the subject) : ___________________________

a) U.G. Department : ___________________________ b) P.G. Department : ___________________________

3. Type of Affiliation : Permanent / Temporary (Duration) : ___________________

4. Whether the College/Institute is under section 2 (f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956? : Yes/No

5. Whether the College / Institute is accredited by NAAC/NBA? : Yes / No

Date of accreditation / reaccreditation: ________________________

6. Subject in which the recognition is sought : ________________________ Faculty: _______________

7. Name of the Recognized Supervisor/s : _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Notification No. : __________________________________

8. Number of Teachers / Scientists with Ph.D. Degree : ______________

9. Infrastructural facilities exclusively available for Ph.D. Program:

a. Space of the Research Laboratory in Sq. Meter : __________________

Expected Intake Capacity : ___________________________________ b. Number of sophisticated instruments c. Library facilities :

Total Space for Research Scholars: _________________________________ Working Hours: _______________

Details of Reference Books and Journals exclusively available for Ph.D. Programme : i) No. of Titles in the concerned subject : ________________________

ii) No. of Journals in the concerned subject : _________________________

iii) No. of e-Journals in the concerned subject :_________________________

d. ICT facilities : i) No. of PCs (Latest configuration) with Internet connectivity (exclusively for research students) : ________________

ii) Speed of internet Connectivity (in Mbps) : _____________ iii) Essential Legal Software : __________________________ iv) UPS Facility : ___________________________________

e. Administrative and Research Promotional Facilities : _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

Date: _____________ Place: _____________ (Signature & Name of the Head/Principal) Note: Attach the attested photo copies and list of the relevant documents.

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Appendix-3


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR RECOGNITION AS A RESEARCH CENTER

1. Name of the College/Institute :_________________________________________ 2. Year of Establishment (Specify the subject):

a) U.G. Department : ____________________________________

b) P.G. Department : ____________________________________

3. Type of Affiliation: Permanent / Temporary (Duration) : ___________________

4. Subject in which the recognition is sought : _______________________Faculty : _________________

5. Number of the Recognized Ph.D. Supervisor/s : _____________________

6. Number of Teachers / Scientists with Ph.D. Degree : _________________

7. Infrastructural facilities exclusively available for Ph.D. Program:

a. Space of the Research Laboratory : Adequate / Inadequate

b. Sophisticated Instruments : Adequate / Inadequate

c. Library Facilities : Adequate / Inadequate

d. ICT Facilities : Adequate / Inadequate

i) No. of PCs (Latest configuration) : ________________

ii) Speed of Internet Connectivity (in Mbps) : ________________

iii) No. of Essential Legal Software : ________________

iv) UPS Facility (kVA) : ________________

e. Administrative and Research Promotional Facilities : Adequate / Inadequate

8. Date of visit : ___/___ /_____

Based on the overall observations, the committee recommends the recognition of research center in the subject ____________for the capacity _______at the college / institute.

OR

Based on the overall observations, the committee does not recommend the recognition of research center in the subject.

Signature & Name Signature & Name Signature & Name Chairperson Member Member

Date: ____/____/____ Place: _____________

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Appendix-4


DECLARATION BY THE Ph.D. SUPERVISOR

1. Name of the Supervisor : _________________________________________

2. Designation : _________________________________________

3. Name of the College/ : _________________________________________ Department/Institute : _________________________________________

4. Subject : _________________________________________

5. Faculty : ______________________________________________

6. Recognition / Notification No. : ______________________________________________

7. Address for Correspondence : __________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

8. E-mail:______________________ Mobile: ________________________

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that following registered research scholars are working under my supervision as a supervisor / co-supervisor.

S.N. Name of Research Scholar Registration No. Name of the University

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9. Total number of candidates registered in the University : ___________________

10. Total number of candidates registered in other Universities : ___________________

I, further declare that, the number of scholars registered under my supervision for the Ph.D. programme shall not be more than the required number (i.e. 4/6/8) in the University under this ordinance.

Date : __ /____/_____ Signature of Supervisor

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Appendix-5


APPLICATION FOR THE ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAMME

To,

The Head of Research Center,

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

Dear Sir, I, the undersigned, hereby apply for the admission to Ph.D. program in the subject

_______________________ in the faculty of _________________________ at the Research Center.

1. Name in Full : _______________________________________________________________ (In Block Letters) Surname First Name Middle Name 2. Name of Father / Husband : _______________________________________________________

3. Name of Mother: ________________________________________________________________

4. Permanent Address: _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

5. Gender : Male / Female

6. Whether physically challenged : Yes / No

7. Address for Correspondence : _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Telephone No.: _______________ Mobile No.:_____________________

E-mail ID:___________________________________________________

8. Religion: __________________ Caste: ______________ Category SC/ST/OBC/VJ/NT/SBC/GENERAL

9. Nationality : ______________

10. (A) Details of Qualifying Examinations :

Examination University Year Subject Offered Division/

Grade Percentage

PG

Any Other


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(B) Details of Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET)

Date of Examination

Roll No. Score Validity

(C) Details for Exemptions to PET:

Sr. No.

Category Awarding Agency/University

Year Roll No.

1 UGC/CSIR-NET (Including JRF) / SLET / GATE / GPAT / DST INSPIRE Fellowship Qualified

2 Central government / UGC / AICTE Teacher Fellowship / Research Student Fellowship

11. Employment Status: Employed / Not Employed If employed

(a) Designation : _______________________

(b) Address of organization where employed : ____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ 12. List of documents enclosed : _____________________________________

(Self Attested) _____________________________________ _____________________________________

DECLARATION

I, hereby declare that above information is true, correct and authentic.

Place: ________________ Date: ________________ (Signature & Name of the Applicant) Note: Attach the attested photo copies of the relevant documents.

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Appendix-6

SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A RESEARCH SCHOLAR FOR DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY(Ph.D.) IN THE

SUBJECT : _______________________ FACULTY : _______________________

To,

The Deputy Registrar (Ph.D. Cell),

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University,

Amravati.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for registration as a research scholar for the degree of Doctor

of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the Subject __________________in the Faculty of ________________.

1. Name in Full : __________________________________________________________________ (In Block Letters) Surname First Name Middle Name 2. Name of Father/Husband : _________________________________________________________

3. Name of Mother : ________________________________________________________________ 4. Permanent Address : _____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

5. Gender : Male / Female

6. Whether physically challenged : Yes / No

7. Address for Correspondence : ______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Telephone No. : ____________________ Mobile No.: ________________

E-mail ID : ___________________________________________________

8. Religion : ____________ Caste : ___________ Category: SC/ST/OBC/VJ/NT/SBC/GENERAL

9. Nationality : ______________

Self Attested Passport size

photo


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10. (A) Details of Qualifying Examinations :

Examination University Year Subject Offered Division/ Grade

Percentage

PG

Any Other

(B) Details of Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET)

Date of Examination Roll No. Score Validity

(C) Details for Exemptions to PET:

Sr. No.

Category Awarding Agency/University

Year Roll No.

1 UGC/CSIR-NET (Including JRF) / SLET / GATE / GPAT / DST INSPIRE Fellowship Qualified

2 Central government / UGC / AICTE Teacher Fellowship / Research Student Fellowship

11. Employment Status : Employed / Not Employed

If employed (a) Designation: _______________________

(b) Address of organization where employed: ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

12. Proposed Title of the Research : ________________________________________

________________________________________

13. Name of the Supervisor : ______________________________________

14. Name of Research Centre : ____________________________________

15. Date of completion of Course Work : ____________________________

DECLARATION

I, hereby declare that above information is true, correct and authentic.

Place: ________________ Date: ________________ (Signature & Name of the Applicant) 16. Details of Supervisor :

i. Name ii. Designation

iii. Registration No. iv. Subject / Faculty v. Address for Correspondence

vi. E-mail ID vii. Contact No.


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17. Details of Registered scholars presently working under the Supervisor S.N. Name of the Student Supervisor /

Co-Supervisor Name of University where the scholar is registered

Remarks

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

I, hereby declare that the information given above is true, correct and authentic. Further, the number of scholars registered under my supervision and co-supervision does not exceed the limit as prescribed by this ordinance. I hereby consent to supervise the proposed research work of the scholar. Date: ___/____/________ Signature & Name of Supervisor

_______________________

18. Details of Co-Supervisor :

i. Name

ii. Designation

iii. Registration No.

iv. Subject / Faculty

v. Address for Correspondence

vi E-mail ID

vii. Contact No.


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19. Details of Registered scholars presently working under the Co-Supervisor

S.N. Name of the Student Supervisor /

Co-Supervisor Name of University in which the candidate is registered

Remarks

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

I, hereby declare that the information given above is true, correct and authentic. Further, the number of scholars registered under my supervision and co-supervision does not exceed the limit as prescribed by this ordinance. I hereby consent to supervise the proposed research work of the scholar. Date: _____/_____/_________ Signature & Name of Co-Supervisor

_______________________

RECOMMENDATION BY HEAD OF THE RESEARCH CENTRE

The application is hereby recommended and forwarded to Research and Recognition Committee (RRC) for the consideration of registration for Ph.D. programme. Date : _____/_____/_________ Place : ____________________ Signature & Name of Head of Research Centre

Note: Attach the attested photo copies and list of the relevant documents. .

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Appendix-7

SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr./Mrs./Ms. ___________________________________________ has

successfully completed the Ph.D. Course work in the subject ________________________________

in the faculty ________________________of as prescribed for the fulfillment of requirement of

registration for Ph.D. programme of the University in accordance with the University Grants

Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D Degrees) Regulations,

2016.

Date: _____/_____/_________

Place: ____________________ (Competent Authority) SGBAU, Amravati.

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Appendix-8

(Name of the Research Center along with Recognition No.)

CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr./Mrs./Ms. ______________________________________________

is the registered scholar whose registration no. is_______________________________has completed

the research work entitled, “__________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________”

in the subject ______________________________ in the faculty ____________________________

under the supervision of Dr. ______________________________________. He/she has successfully

completed the pre-defense of the thesis and the thesis is hereby forwarded to the University for

evaluation.

Date: _____/_____/________

Place: ___________________ (Signature of Head, Research Center)

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Appendix-9

COVER PAGE OF THESIS/ FIRST INNER PAGE OF THESIS

<Title of the Thesis (In Block Letters)>

Thesis submitted for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in (…Subject…) in the faculty of (…….Name of faculty………)

by

<Name of the scholar>

under the supervision of

<Name of supervisor> <Designation>

<Research Centre>

and

<Name of Co-Supervisor> <Designation>

<Research Centre >

to

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

<Month and Year>


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Appendix-10

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the work presented in this thesis entitled,“

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

________________” in the subject _______________________________ in the faculty

________________________ is the original contribution carried out by me conforming to research

norms under the supervision of _________________________________________. This work has

not been submitted to any other university / institution for the award of any degree.

I further declare that, this work is free from any kind of plagiarism.

Date: _____/_____/_______

Place: __________________ (Signature and Name of Scholar)

Registration No. : _____________________

Date of Registration : _____________________

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Appendix-11

CERTIFICATE OF THE SUPERVISOR / CO- SUPERVISOR

This is to certify that the work presented in this thesis

entitled,”__________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________” is the own and original work of

Mr./Mrs./Ms. __________________________________________________carried out under my

supervision. The work embodied in this thesis has not been submitted earlier to any

university/institution for any degree to the best of my knowledge.

I further certify that, this work is free from any kind of plagiarism.

Date: _______________

Place: _______________

(Signature of Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor)

Name : _________________________

Designation : ____________________

Registration No. : _________________

Date : ___________________________

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