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Nirma UniversityAcademic Regulations for Ph.D Programme (Fult-Tinie & Part-Time) under all

Faculties of Nirma Universityexcept Full-Time Doctoral Programme in Management

The Board to Governor on the recommendation of AcadcmicCouncil in pursuance to the UGC regulations for Ph,D pr()granrncpublished vide no.F-t-212009(EC/pS)V(t.) Vol.II dated 5tr, May2016 has made certain amendments in the existing Ph.D regulations' under Nirma University except Full-Timc Doctoral Programmc inManagement. To facilitate and to have comprehensive revisecl lirlltext of Ph.D regulations after incorporating thc amcndrncnts ntadcby the Board of Governors in its meeting held on 29109120i6 underresolution no. 58, this document is published as under:

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1.1 Candidates for admission to the. programme shall have a Master'sdegree or a professional degree declared equivalent to tl-re Master'sdegree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the IJGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherer,,ergrading system is followed) or an ecluivalent degree from a lorcigrreducational Institution accredited by an Asscssn-icnt" anclAccreditation Agency which is approved, recognizecl or aLrthorizerJby an authority, established or incorporated under a law ir-i its homccountry or any other statutory authority in that country lbr thepurpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring qualit_v and star-idaldsof educational institutions

L2 Candidates possessing a Degree considered equivalent to M.Phil.Degree of an Indian Institution, from a Foreign EducationalInstitution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agencywhich is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority.established or incorporated under a law in its home country or an)other statutory authority in that country for the purposc ol'assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards ofeducational institutions, shall be elieible for adrnissic'rn to Ph.D.programme

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requirement for Ph.D Scholar.

2.1 I,h.D. programme shall be for a rninimum cluration of'threc ),car's.including course work and a maximum of six years. ( I illsubmission of thesis).

Providecl however that the Director Gcncrar. on urcrecommendation of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC') andDean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies & Research, on completion of 6years, permit the research scholar to renew the registration onpayment of due fees up to 7 years.

Published vide notification no.329 dated25l10l20l6 BoG mts 29.9.2016 resol.no. 5(b)

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The women candidates and persons with Disabirity (more rhan JOoodisability) may be allowed a relaxation or t*o years in themaximum duration i.e' up to 9 years. The women .undidures ma\be provided Maternity Leave/ciild care Leave once in;;;r".duration of Ph.D. for up to 240 days and male research schorarsshall be eligible for paternity reave as per l-rniversity rures clnceduring their entire tenure.

requ all working

lff ,:',|i',:.ii:academic vear. He shall not ,. J,]ri,.o fbr anl ,",.1ti,-:,,1:r,ilbreaks, winter and summer vacations. Howe'er. rr. i, .niirr.d tbr anadditional leave of up to l0 days on medical grounds in a'academic year.

o Notwithsruld]ng anything contained above. on application of thestudent, the Director.,General may grant additionar reave(s) ongrounds of prolonged illness or under exceptional circumstances onrecommendation of the Research l dvisory committee (RAC),

Provided that the period spent on reave(s) shoLrrd not resurt int.extension fbr submitting the ph.D. thesis be1'ond the maxrmunrperiod as prescribed.

2.4 Attendance requirement :

genume reasons.

Procedure for admission

The University will decide on an annual basis through Facr_rrt1, of

addition vide Norification no. r 39 dated 3 r . r0.20 r g, Boc mtg 29.09.20 | 8.

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The University will notifu well in advance in the institutionalwebsite and through advertisement in at least two (2) nationalnewspapers. of *'hich at least one (l) shall be in thc lcglonallanguage. the number of seats for admission, sub.fect/discipline-wise distribution of available seats, criteria for adnrission.procedure for admission and all other relevant intbrmation.

Candidates, ll'ho intend to take admission fbr ph.D. have to appll rna prescribed proforma. on the receipt o1'applrcations. an cnu.ancetest will be conducted for the eligible candidates inespcctir.c olnumber of applications received, which will be followed by aninterview by a Departmental Research committee consisting of the1) Dean of the faculty concerned F Or Nominee of Dean of thefaculty concerned to be appointed by The Director General, 2)Head of the Department(s)/ Area 3) probable Research Supervisor.4) domain external expert. The domain expert will be decided bythe Dean concemed.A Provided, horve'er- if Dean. Hcad of Depafinrcnt/ Arca Ilcad/ ArcaChairperson as the case mav be and probablc sLrper-visol are ilre sanrcperson then the Director General will nominate a member in oroer orpreference as under:

1. Professor2. Associate Professor3. Experl

(Such member must be recognized supervisor ancl ll-orl thcconcerned area ofresearch work ofthe studcnt)

The selection criterion for the admission in Ph.D programme are asunder

(i) An Entrance Test shall be qualifying with qualifying marks as50%. The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall consist of 50% ofresearch methodology and 50% shall be subject specific.

(ii) The list of candidates clearing the entrance test shall be der:larcdon the notice boardlwebsite of the Universitl,.(iii) An interview/viva-voce to be organized by the IJniversity whenthe candidates are required to discuss thcir rcscarclt iutcrcst,'arcathrough a presentation before I)epartment Research ('onrrrrittccspecified under R.Ph.D 3.3.E-The final selection will be based on following crireria;Weightage of 70o/o to the entrance test and weightage o1' l0% to rheperformance in the interview/ viva-voce.

A Amended by addition vide Notification no.NU53 dated | 1.05.20l7,Boc

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iAmenAg! by addition vide Notification no.NU37 dated 03.05.2019,BoG mtgt9.4.20t9,reso.no.4(C)(l)."Amended by addition vide Notification no.NU144 dated 1 l.l0.20l9,BoC mtg28.9.2bl9.reso.no.5(A)( lV)

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(iv) The candidates who qualify the IJGC-NIi'l' (lnclr.rding .f R1:; tl(i('CSIR NET (Including JRF) SLRT/ GATEiGPAT with a valid score in terms

of cut-off marks and duration, teacher fellowship holder or who have passed

M.Phil programme shall be exempted from appearing in the entrance test and

deemed to be qualified for personal interview.

3.4 The interviewlviva-voce shall also consider the following aspects.

viz. whether:

(D the candidate possesses the competence for the proposed

researcn;(ii) the research work can bc suitablr' undcrtal<cn at tlrc

Institution;(iiD the proposed area of research call conllibutc to

New/additional knowled ge.

3.5 On the recommendation of the Deparrmental Resettrch ('ornnritlct'

and on the approval of Dean, Iraculty' o1' I)octoral StLrdics &Research the list of selected candidates will be displal'ccl on thc

notice board / website of the University,

However, the final admission will be given afler getting eligibilityas per the provisions of the relevant regulations of the University.

3.6 The allocation of Research Supervisor for a selected research scholar

shall be decided by the Department Research Committee depending on

the number of scholars per Research Supervisor, the available

specialization among the Supervisors and research intercsts of thc

scholars as indicated bv them at the time ot'intcrvie\\"/\'iva t occ

3.7 The University shall maintain the list of all the l'h.l). rcgtstcrcci

students on its website on year-wise basis. Thc list shall inclLtdc the

name of the registered candidate, topic of hrs research. name of his

supervi sor/co-supervi sor. date of enro I m ent/rc gi strat i orl,

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Any regular Professor of the University with a Ph,D. degree and at

least five research publications in refereed .iournals and

Associate/Assistant Professor of the university with a l)h.D. dcgrcc

and at least two research publications in re{'ereed iottrnals rltat'hcrecognized as Research Supervisor.

B Provided further tl'rat. the publications should bc in thc indcxcdjournals listed in the Web of Science / SCOPIIS i llcirr Dtitabasc ,

lndian Citation Index / ABDC / LIISC'O (Aft & ,\t'ehitcetuledatabase)

BAmended by replacement vide Notification no. NU l2ldated l3.l0.20l7,BoC mtg

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In case of other high quality journals, not available in the above listeddatabases, the Director General may relax the above condition on

recommendations of a Committee constituted by the Director Ccncralwith two external experts (designation equivalent to a Prof'essor orabove) and one Professor of the concerned institute/deoartment/area as

the members.

Only a full time regular teacher of the concerncd I Inivcrsit) con 0ct as lResearch Supervisor. The external Research Supervisors are notallowed. However, Co-Research Supervisor can be allowed in inter-disciplinary areas from other departments of the same institute or frornother related institutions with the approval of the Research Advisorl,Committee.

t In car" of topics which are of inter-disciplinary in nature or in case

of need arises, where the Department / Institute concerned feels thatthe experlise in the Department / Institute has to be supplemcntedfrom outside the Department / lnstitute nla) appoint a RescarchSupervisor from the Department / Institutc itsclf', who shall bc knor,'nr.r

as the Research Supervisor and a Co-Research Supervisor fionroutside the Department / Institute or from the Recognized lnstitutionon such terms and conditions as may be specified and agreed upon b1,

the consenting Institutions.

Provided that, while recognizing researchers as Co- Supervisor frorrRecognized Institutions following criteria be fbllowed:a) Researchers should have a Ph.D. Degree lrom tl-re rccognizcd

University in the concerned field,and

b) Research experience ofatleast 10 years.

4.4 A Research Supervisor /Co-Research Supervisor who is a Prol'cssor. atany given point of time, cannot guide more than Eight Ph.D. scholars.An Associate Professor as Research Supervisor can guide up to a

maximum of six Ph.D. scholars and an Assistant Professor as

Research Supervisor can guide up to a maximum of four (4) Ph,D.scholars.A Provided fuither that before recognizing the tcacher as a Ph.l)Research Supervisor who meets with the abovc rcquircnrcnts a

screening committee to scrutinize the potential of the teacher be

constituted as under:(i) Dean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies & Research(ii) Dean, Concerned(iii) Head of Department concerned..,c(iv) -One expert to be nominated by Director General.

^ Amended by addition vide Notification no.NU53 dated I 1.05.2017.8oCmtgl 8.4.20 17,reso. no.4 (B)(iv)' Amended by replacement vide Notification no. N I.J- | 22 dated I 3. I 0.20 | 7. BoC rn r!r

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Provided, however, if Dean, Head of Departnrent I Area llead,, Are:chairperson as the case may be and probabre srrpervisor are the sarne per\r,n

Ll","^jlr Director Generar wiil nominate a member in order of prcterc-n.-,-. :.unoer:

1. Professor2. Associate professor3. Expert

(Such member must.be recognized supervisor ard f'.rrr thc c.rrrucrrrecj arcaof research work of the student)Course-work: Credit Requirement , duration, sr,llabus,minimum standards for completion etc:Jhe credit assigned to the ph.D. course work shalr be of l6 credits.The course work shall be.treated as prerequisite for ph.D. preparation.A minimum of four credits shalr be assigned to one or more courseson Research Methodorogy, which could cover areas such asquantitative methods, computer applications, research etrrics andreview of published research in the i.l.uunt field. training- tieldwork.etc' other courses shalr be advanced rever courses pieparing thestudents for Ph.D. degree.

All courses prescribed for ph.D. course work shall be in crnRr.rrirvwith the credit hour instructional requiremcnt and ,h;ii .;;iiicontent, instructional and assessment methods. It shall bc dLrl1,approved by the Departmental Research committee. The format of.thescheme is at (Annexure - I )

The Department where the schorar pursues his resear-ch shail prcscribethe course(s) to him based on the recommendations of the RcscarchAdvisory Committee.

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However, if the student is not in a prsitior t. 'rnrprcte trrecourse work in the prescribed time rimir as above, duc to genuinc

reasons, may file an appeal and on the recommendation of the RAC.the Director General may grant extension up to additionar onesemester.D Provided further, that due to prolonged ilrness or undcr similarconditions Director General may grant extcnsion Ltp to onc atltliti.rralsemester on the recommendation of the RAC.Failing to complete the course work in the extended period wiil reacl

to cancellation of admission.The course work result including Research method shallbe finalized after a combined assessment by the isoryCommittee and the Area/ Department and the final senrto the Ph.D Section for preparing the result within reasonable time butnot beyond one month after submission of course work bf the studentat the department.

addition vide Notification no. 139 dated i | . t0.20 | g. Bo( j Inrs 2L/ ()r) l0 | g

All candidates admitted to the ph.D.complete the course work prescribedtwo semesters.

programmes shall be required toby the Dcpartrnenr wirjrirr initial

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5.7 A Ph.D. scholar has to obtain a minimum of 55o/o of n-rarks or itsequivalent grade in the UGC 7-point scale in the course work in orderto be eligible to continue in the programme and submit the thesis.

Course wise grade shall be given on basis of thc perccntagc nrarksobtained by the student in the respective course/s. For converting. thepercentage marks in to corresponding gradc (C) fbllowing tablc shallbe used:

%marks

Grade GradePoint

90 andabove

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70-79 B+ 8

60-69 B 7

55-59 C+ o

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A Ph.D scholar has to obtain a minimum of Cl grade in each courseand minimum CPI 6.00 in order to be elieible to continue in theprogramme.

The CPI is the ratio of sum of the product of the number ol'crcditswith the grade points scored by a student in all the courses takcn b1

a student and the sum of the number of credits of all the coursesundergone by a student i.e.cPI: I(Ci X Gi) /ICiWhere Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi the gradepoint scored by the student in the ith course. The CPI shall be roundoff to two decimal points and reported in the grade report.CPI can be convefted in to %o marks as under:

o% marks: (CPI - 0.5) x 10

After successfully completing the course work, within thrce months.the Research scholar will be required to develop a comprehensiveresearch proposal under the guidance of his/hcr Rescarch Supcrtisorand will be examined by Research Advisory Committee (RAC) and onthe recommendation of the committee, the final shape of the researchproposal along with tentative title of the topic of research shall bcdecided.

Minor changes in the tojric can be done by the Research Scholar onrecommendations of Research Advisory Committee before submissionof the synopsis

Research Advisory Committee should be formed soon alier tlrecandidate is registered for the Ph.D programme. The ResearchAdvisory Committee (RAC) consisting of Head of the Departmenr

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(3) Guide the research scholar to develop the studr design andmethodology. of research and identifl, the couise(s; ibr thecourse work that research scholar have to do.

(a) To periodically review and assist in the progress of theresearch work of the research scholar.

Evaluation and Assessment Methods, minimum standards foraward of the degree etc:

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If the RAC is satisfied with the pre-synopsis seminar of the researchscholar, the supervisor shall forward the application along withsynopsis of the research scholar including a certificate about thecompletion of the pre-synopsis seminar to thc Dxccutii,c l{cgistrarthrough the Dean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies & Research

(i): The research scholar shall have to/ submit the thesis withinmaximum of 6 (six) months from the date of submission of synopsis.o Howerrer, there should be minimum gap of 30 days between the dateof submission of the synopsis and the thesis.

(ii) The research scholar has to publish at least one research paper inrefereed journal and make two paper presentations in D reputednational/international conferences/seminars before the submission ofthe thesis for evaluation and produce evidenoc for the sartre irr thcform of presentation certificates andlor reprints.

D Provided further that, such publication as mentioned above shouldbe in the refereed journal indexed in the Web of Science / SCOPIjS /Hein Database / Indian Citation Index / ABDC / EBSCO.

In case of other high quality journals, not available in the aborc iistcddatabases, the Director General may relax the abol'e corrclition onrecommendations of a Committee constituted by the Director Generalwith two external experts (designation equivalent to a Prof-essor orabove) and one Professor of the concerned institute / deparlmenllareaas the members.

Each ressarch scholar shall submit c two final copies o1' rhc thesisembodying the results of his/her research c with solt copy inappropriate storage device. A copy will be sent to the INFLIBNE'I'before the announcement of the award of the Ph,D. degree. 'fhe thesisshall contain an account of the research work carried out by, theresearch scholar leading to the discovery of new facts or techniclucs ornew correlations of scientific facts already known, the work bcing otsuch quality that it makes a definite contribution to the advanccnrentof knowledge

C Amended by replacement vide Notification no. NU-44 dated 28.05.201 8,tsoCmtg2 | .4.20 l8,reso.no.4(C)

D Amended by addition vide Notification no. 139 dated 31.10.2018, BoC mtg

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/.J The University/ Institution shall evolve a mechanisrn r_rsing wellidentified software to detect plagiarism and othcr fbr.nrs of'acadcmicdishonesty.The thesis shall be submitted through the Supervisor, rlead of thcDepa.tment and the Dean, Faculty oi Doctoral Studies and Researchto the Executive Registrar. It shall contain cc(ificatc to tlic cfl.cct(Annexure-II)

(i) Thesis incorporates the resurts of' rncrepencienrinvestigations carried out by the Research Schorar- hi's., r1.(ii) The work contains no plagiarism and that the work has notbeen submitted for the award of any other degree/ dipromaof the same Institutions where the work was carried out orto any other Institution..

(iii) Text, diagrams or any other material taken tiom othersources (incruding but not rimited to books, joLrrnars andweb) have been acknowledged, referred and cited.

and signed by the Research Scholar and the supervisor.

The Research Scholar shall not be permitted t. submit thesis for whichlegrge has already been conferred 6y this or any other Uni'crsitr.. Butthe Research Scholar.shall not be precruded for incorporating hiswork, which has already been submitied elsewhere for a degrec" i' r-rispresent thesis covering a wide field. In such a case, he shail soindicate in written statement, which shall accompan-y thc ihesis,

The Director General, from among at least eight namcs (Four India'recommended by the Faculty ol.

ing present or past designation andrson on the panel, shall appoint a

hree members. One of the threeeacher under whom the research

be the externar rereree. rhe two .lTl#,t1ffi?: ['Jt']Lil:JT:thesis and submit individual reports, within the time speoifiecl for thispurpose.

After receiving favourable reports fiom both thc cxtcrnar rcr'crccs. apublic viva-voce test by the internal referee with the help of orre .f rhcexternal referees to be appointed by thc Dcan, I,aculiy o1 DocrorarStudies shall be arrangedand shall be open to be attended by M"mbersof the Research Advisory committee, alr faculty members of theDepartment, other research scholars and other interestedexperts/researchers. The trvo referees shall prepare ajoint report on theviva-voce test.Provided, however, that in exceptional cases where the Internarreferee is not able to conduct the viva-voce due to unavoidablecircumstances, the co-supervisor/ joint supervisor as the case mav bewill work as internal refbree and cor duct the viva-voce with thc. priorapproval of Director General.Provided further that wh^ere the co-supervisor or .ioint supc^,isor rsnot appointed than one of the following will work as intcr'ar re['er.ec irrorder ofpreference:

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1. Head of Department concerned/ Arca Chair l)crson u'ho is

recognized Ph.D Supervisor.2. Dean, of the Faculty concerned.3. Dean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies & Research

An public viva-voce will be chaired by the Dean. lracultv of DoctoralStudies & Research or his nominee. The date & time of the seminarto be conducted, be comrnunicated to the Univcrsitl' bl thcsupervisor through proper ohannel

If the two external referees ask for certain clarifications before givingtheir recommendation, the internal referee may get in touch with tlieresearch scholar to obtain the required information, and communicatethe same to the external referees. In such cases, where the externalreferees reserve their recommendations and internal referee mayforward all the reports including that of the viva-voce. to theExecutive Registrar who in turn will submit one document to thcFaculty of Doctoral Studies and Research firr flnal resonrnrenclationand on such recommendation, the Academic Council vr,ill takc flnaldecision.

In case of difference of opinion between the two experts referees, theDirector General shall appoint from the list rccommendcd b1 thcCouncil, a third external referee. If third external referee finds thcthesis unacceptable, no viva-voce will be held and the thesis bcrejected. In case the third external referee considers that there is a

prima-facie case for the award of the degree, the viva-voce test ofresearch scholar shall be held at which the external referee who is infavour of the acceptance of thesis will be present.

Provided further that when it is decided to appoint third externalreferee the copies of the reports of both the refbrees, f'avourable as

well as adverse, be sent to the third referee for his perusal, withoutdisclosing the identity of the said both referees.

Where no internal referee is appointed, the Dean, F'aculty of DoctoralStudies and Research will anange the viva-voce exarninariorr witlr thehelp of at least one of the two external ref'erees.

All reports of the Board of Referees and the report of the viva-voce asapproved by the Academic Council shall be submitted to the Board o1'

Governors for approval and on the approval of the Board the Degreewill be awardedPrior to the actual awardof the degree, a provisional Certificate to theeffect that the Degree has been awarded in accordance with theprovisions of UGC Regulations, 2016 be issued. (Annexure -lll)Normally the University shall ensure the completion of tne processof evaluation of the thesis within a period ot'six nronth ll'orn thc dateof its submission.

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be fulfilled by InstitutionsInstitutions shall be conside r ph .Donly if they satisfu the availa esearchrequired infrastructure and s trativepromotion facilities as per these Regulations.

Post-graduate Departments of Institutions with at least rutr I)h.[).

eligible to offer Ph.D. programmes. Institutions should additio'allyhave the necessary recognition by the Universitl, under n.hich theyoperate to offer Ph.D. programme

Institutions with adequate facilities for research as mentioned belowalone shall offer Ph. D. programmes:

Institutions/colleges/R&D laboratories/organ izations w h ich 5ar, c tlicrequired facilities.

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bv fo niversiticsAward of degrees to candidates registered for the ph D progrlrnne onor after July 1 1.2009 till the date of Notification ol' thcsc ile urrluriorrsshall be governed by the provisions of the UGC (Minimum StancJardsand procedure for Awards of M.phil/ph.D Degree) Regulation, 2009,

If the Ph.D degree is awarded by a Foreign University, thc IndianInstitution considering such a degree shall refer the issue to aequivalence Committee of the University.

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9.1 Ph.D. woman scholar due to marriage or otherwise will be consideredfor admission on recommendation of Departmental ResearchCommittee. The candidate will have to produce No ObjectionCertificate from the parent institution and parcrrt supcrvisor, Thccandidate so admitted will be allowed to transf-er the research dataprovided all the other conditions of UGC regulations May- 20i6 arefollowed in letter and spirit The candidate will give due credit to theparent Supervisor and the institution for the part of research

Change of Topic ofResearch: Normally the research scholars who areso registered shall not be perrnitted to change topic of research, TheFaculty of Doctoral Studies and Research may waive this, provided theproblem of research lsmains substantially the same, with the approvalof Director General.

oThe Director General shall be competent to cancel the registration ofa research scholar in the following events

1. On recommendation of Research Advisory committec duc tounsatisfactory Research progress

2. Violation of discipline rules (R-1 to R-7) of the Universitt'.3. Submission of false information at the time of registration.4. Voluntary withdrawal of admission.5. Non-conformity with the regulations of the programme.6. In cases where Research Scholar is found to be involved in

plagiarism as per Rules for Preventing Plagiarism of theUniversity notified vide notification no.l17 dated 3011012015.

7. On recommendation of Examination Reforms Committee dueto unfair means in examination.

In the process of cancellation of registration, principle of natural .justiccbe observed.

Conversion of Registration: The Director General be empowered topermit the conversion of registration from Ph.D (Full-'l'ime) to Ph.t)(part-time) and vice-versa, subject to the guidelirres presoribcd b-v

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Payment of Tuition & other fees: The research scholar registeredfor the Ph. D. degree shall be required to pay the tuition fees andother fees as prescribed from time to time for all the terms from theregistration to the date of submission of thesis.

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Research Fellowship' tPh.D. Research Scholar.r.rill bc gir.i;Fellowship on.the basis of final merit of ph.D. admission. 'l'he Full- I imeresearch scholar will be given Junior Research Fellowship (JRI.i tbrfirst two years, and Senior Research Fellowship (sRF') fbr the thir,cyear for all the Faculty (Faculty of Tech,&Engg. pha'racr.Science and Law) except Faculty of Management.

Provided however that, such research scholars r.vill bc associarcclwith teaching work for 8-hours in a week as assigned by the t{ead ofthe Department (HoD) concerned. in consultation with thesupervisor,Provided fuither that if any full-time candidate is registered as asponsored research scholar, then he u,ill not be entitled for suchfellowship.(a) Full-Time Ph.D Research Scholars after completion of minimumperiod of three years may be exempted from attending thedepartrnent on fulfilment of fbllowing conditions:

l. cornpletion of experimental work up to the satisracti.rr trl tlrcResearch Advisory Committee.

2. On submission of synopsisPayment of prescribed fees as per the regulations appricablc t.external studentsProvided that in case of sponsored candidates the Director Gerreralmay relax any of the conditions as mentioned at sr.no. I & I abor,,con the merit of individual case.

Change of Supervisor:

A student desirous to change his Supervisor shall appry to theExecutive Registrar through both the old anrj the neu guidingteachers, Head of the Department, Dean of the f'acurty concernc-d andthe Dean of Doctoral Studies and Research. Thc dccision on this willbe taken by the Director General on the recommendation of theDean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies and Research. provided that in thecase of death of a Supervisor or long leave or prolonged sickness of asupervisor or the cases of similar nature. a candidatc nrar, ap;:lr tothe Executive Registrar for changing his supervisor anci suchapplication shall be forwarded by the Exeoutir.'c Rcgistrar. to thcDirector General through the Dean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies andResearch.

,OrOn the application of the students / supervisor for the reasons otherthan above for change of supervisor the Director General may form a

Committee and after thorough inquiry and on the report of thecommittee the Director General will take appropriate final decision.

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Normally no teacher or the recognized Ph.D supervisor shall registerPh.D. student on completion of 64 years of age. However, inexceptional c1s€S on the recommendations of the Dean, FaCulty ofDoctoral Studies and Research, the Director General rnay consirlcr [oallow such zupervisor to register the students even after the age of 64ye:rrs-

Co-supervisor: If any co-supervisor in the recognized centrererngnizrd, under regulations R.Ph.D 4, if found to be involved inplagiarism his supervisorship will be withdrawn subject to followingprocedures laid doum under the rules of plagiarism of the University.The decision taken in this respect will be informed to parentorganization of the co-supervisor.

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rl

tyPh. D. Programme

i\ame oI the supervrsor:Faculty:

I Student's Name: Registration No:

Course Work Format(Under Regulation R. Ph.D 5.3)

FT: Full Time PT: Part Time

L: Lecture P: Practical c: credit Hours (1 credit : l5Hours)

CE: Continuous Evaluation LPW: Lab Project Work SEE: Semester End Examination

N. B' On recommendation of Research Advisory Committee (RAC), DepaftmentalResearch committee (DRC) will finarize the course work as per R - 5.0

CourseCode Course Name

Examination Scheme(WeishtaPe)

L P C

ContinuousEvaluation

(CE)

InbPnoi-tWork

(LPW)

SemEnd

Exam(SEE)

Ph.D. FTOI Research Methodology 4

Ph.D. FTO2 Advance Level Course4

-.1

Ph,D. FTO3 Advance Level Course4

I

Ph.D. FTO4 Advance Level Course4

Total credits l6-t

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!

Annexurc -ll

Nirma UniversityPh.D Programme

Certificate(Under Regulation R. Ph.D 7.5)

This !s to certify that the thesis entitled has been prepared by

under my supervision and guidance. I-he

thesis is his I her own original work completed after careful research and

investigation. The work of the thesis is of the standard expected of a candidate for

Ph.D. Programme in and I recommend that it be sent tbr evaluation.

Date:

Signature of the Supervisor

(D

Forwarded Through:

Name and signature of theHead of the Department (if any)

(iD Name and signature of the Dean Faqulty of

(iii) Name and signature of the Dean Faculty of Doctoral Studies and Research

To:Executive RegistrarNirma University

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Nirma UniversityPh.D Programme

Declaration(Under Regulation R. Ph.D 7.5)

Scholar, bearing Registration No.

registered as Research

for Doctoral Progranrnre

under the Faculty of of Nirma University do hereby declare that I

have completed the course work, pre-synopsis seminar and my research work.

I do hereby declare that the thesis submitted is original and is the outcorne ol' rhe

independent investigations / research carried out by me and contains no plagiarisnr.

The research is leading to the discovery of new facts / techniques / correlation ofscientific facts already known. (Please tick whichever is applicable). This work has

not been submitted to any other University, Body or of the same Institution where the

work was carried out in quest of a degree, diploma or any other kind of acaclemic

award.

I do hereby further declare that the text, diagrams or any other material taken rrom

other sources (including but not limited to books, journals and u,eb) havc been

acknqwledged, referred and cited to the best of my knowledge and understancling.

Date:

Name & Signature of the student

I endorse the above declaration made by the student.

Name a Sig,iutr,'c trf tlrc Supcn. isur

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Annexure -III

PROVISIONAL PASSING CERTIFICA'| E

This is to certi! that the following student has completed all the academic

requirements under prescribed regulations for Ph.D Programme of Nirma lJnivcrsitl'

in line with UGC notification dated 5th May 2016 and become eligible for awarcling

the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

under.

. Relevant details are sivcn as

Part- I

Registration No.

Date of Resistration

The above student was admitted in Ph.D programme through entrance test and

The above student completed the course work as of 16 credits including 04 credits of

Research Methodology.

The above,student published one research paper in refereed journal and make two

paper presentations in conferences/seminars before the submission of the thesis

The thesis of the student was evaluated by two external referees one Indian and ot.t

Foreigner.

The above student submitted soft copy of thesis and same 'nl'as depositcd

INFLIBNET before the announcement of award of Ph.D degree

The said degree will be awarded after approval of the Board of Governors in the next

convocation

No:NU/Ph.D.PPC/Date

Dxeoutivc Registrar'

Name of the Candidate

Title of the Thesis

Name of the Research Supervisor

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Anncxure lV

. Conditions for conversion frorn Full-Time to Part-Tirne and Vice- Vcrsa

General Conditionsa) Date of initial registration will be the date for all the purpose (like

completion of coursework, submission of thesis etc)b) In the entire tenure of Ph.D programrne conversion from FLrll-l'ime to Part-' Time and Part-Time to Full-Time can be done onlv oncc as ocr tlrc conclitiorrs

given hereunder:

1 The student should be employed in any educational Institutions/ R&[) ccntre.Industry wherein sufficient infrastructure is available to carr1, out thc rcscltre h b) thcstudent. The student has to submit No Ob.iection Ccrtiflcatc arrd InliastrLrcturecertificate from the employer where the student is going to carrv our thc rcscarch.

2 F The conversion can be done at any point of time after registration.3 The minimum duration for submission of Ph. D. thesis shall be 3.vears liunr tlrc

date of initial registration and maximum period should not exceed seven years.The women candidates and persons with disability (more than 40o/o disability)may be allowed a relaxation of two years in the maximum duration i.c. up to 9years.(R.Ph.D 2)

4 Approval from the supervisor, Head of Department & Dean concerned will berequired.

Faculty of Management.1 The conversion can be done only up to two years front the date u['r'cgisrlatit,rr.2 The students who are converted liom Parl-'l'imc to Full-t'imc riill bc

considered as non-stipendiary students.

3 All the rules applicable to Ph.D (Full-Time) students r,r,'ill bc applicablc tiom thcdate of switching over.

4 The minimum duration for submission of Ph. D, thesis shall be 3 r'ears lr'onrthe date of initial registration and maximum period should not exceed sevenyears. The women candidates and persons with disability (more Lhan 40ohdisability) may be allowed a relaxation of two years in the maximum durationi.e. up to 9 years.(R.Ph.D 2).

5 Relieving letter from the employer where the student was employed.6 Approval from the Supervisor, Head o1'Departmcnt and [)ean (]onccrncd will

be required.

F1N.n: These guidelines wilt be applicable to all Full-Time Ph.D. students scckingconversion.)

FAmendedbyadditionvideNotificationno.NUl44dated ll.l0.20l9.BoCnrte2B9,l0l()-rr:sono5{,\)itVJ

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