Guru Nanak University | Doctorate Programs

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Guru Nanak University, Hyderabad

General Guidelines for Admission to PhD program and Submission of PhD thesis:

Eligibility	A 2-year/4-semester Master’s degree after a 4 year/ 8 semester or 3 year / 6 semester bachelor’s degree programme or A 1 year/2-semester Master's degree after 4 year / 8 semester bachelor’s degree programme, shall be the basic qualification for Ph.D. programme eligibility. Master’ degree with 55% marks or equivalent CGPA out of 10 in an Engineering & Technology discipline and 55% in the case of sciences, social sciences, Commerce and management, and Humanities, from any recognized Indian or foreign University / Institution. Relaxation of 05 % for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), Differently abled and for EWS candidates.
Admission and Pre-registration	Admission is based on Ph.D. admission test and interview or having Qualified UGC (NET)/ UGC – CSIR (JRF) examination/ SLET/GATE/ INSPIRE/ GPAT/ ICAR-SRF (PGS). Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship awardees/ Maulana Azad National Fellowship /JEST /Teacher fellowship holders/QIP/ Foreign candidates sponsored by ICCR/ candidates who are awarded fellowships directly by a Govt Department/funding agencies for the purpose of pursuing Ph.D./ admitted in R & D projects sponsored by funding agencies of Govt of India will be exempted from Ph.D. eligibility test. A Candidate who is eligible for admission as a research student for the degree of Ph.D. will be Pre -registered under the supervision of a supervisor duly recommended by the DRAC and approved by the Vice- Chancellor.
Course Work	Course work is mandatory after admission to Ph.D. programme as per UGC guidelines (12 credits). A Ph.D. candidate will be required to obtain at least ‘C grade in each course, however, a candidate will have to obtain a CGPA of 6.0 or above, in order to be eligible to submit the thesis.
Verification of Original Documents	Candidate will have to submit original certificates to the concerned dept. /branch (for verification Purpose) immediately after admission (i.e., Date of deposit of Fee), failing which his/her admission for Ph.D. may be cancelled. Further, those candidates, who have completed last examination from other university will also have to submit Migration Certificate within one month from the date of Admission.
Synopsis and Registration	After reasonable progress has been made a Synopsis (10 copies) to be submitted by the candidate to the concerned Department [after one year and within two years from the date of pre-registration]. The candidate has to appear before the Departmental research Advisory committee. The DRAC will consider the synopsis for approval. The committee may also suggest changes in synopsis and reconsider the modified version. The DRAC’s recommendations are sent to the RDB.
M.Tech –PhD and MCA-PhD Integrated Programmes	B. Tech (60% are equivalent CGPA) and BCA (55% or equivalent CGPA) qualified candidates from a UGC recognized university/Institution are eligible for admission, respectively to integrated M-Tech –Ph.D. and MCA –Ph.D. programs. They will be required to complete 42 credits, including a course on research methodology, besides the research work. Candidates with valid NET/GATE will be given preference. A candidate will be entitled to an exit after two years or after qualifying an aptitude test, he/she can directly submit a Synopsis and register for Ph.D. They will be eligible to submit a Ph.D. thesis two years after registration. A separate entrance exam will be conducted for this category. Relaxation of 05 % for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), Differently abled and for EWS candidates.
RDB	RDB in its meeting shall approve the recommendations of DRAC and finalize the registration as well as approved title, the registration letter shall be issue to the concerned candidate with the approved title. However, the date of registration shall be same as that of pre- registration letter.
Duration of Course	For candidates with master’s degree minimum duration shall be: • 3 years, for Full-time scholars • 4 years, for Part-time scholars i. Three extensions can be given to male candidates, after expiry of the normal time limit. Maximum time limit of six years (including extensions) from date of pre-registration. ii. Maximum four extensions can be given to the female candidate and person with disability (More than 40% disability) beyond the normal time limit. (Total time limit seven years including extensions from date of pre-l registration).
Progress Report	The six-monthly progress report is to be submitted by the Research Scholar duly signed by the supervisor and forward by the Head of the Department for consideration of the DRAC.
Departmental Seminar	The research candidate will deliver two departmental seminars to apprise the teachers and research scholars of the Department of the progress of the research done by him/her.
Open Seminar	Before submission of summary, the candidate will have to give an open seminar in the department under the chairmanship of the Head of the Department concerned in the presence of faculty members and other research scholars of the department.
Summary	Candidate will submit 10 copies of summary (about 1000 words) and soft copy to the Examination Branch within three months from the date of Open Seminar provided that the actual date of submission of the thesis is not over.
Thesis	Candidate will have to submit the thesis within three months from the date of submission of summary provided that the time of registration is not over.
Publications before Submission of thesis	To maintain higher standards and in their own interests, it is desired that a Ph.D. Scholars publishes two papers, at least one research paper in a SCI/E-SCI/Scopus indexed journal and make two paper presentations in conferences /seminars before the submission of the thesis.

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