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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
1.
All postgraduate students after enrolment must get their respective student's copy of the
enrolment form from the office of Directorate of Advanced Studies. Thereafter, the said copy is
to be shown to the concerned teacher (s) offering the course (s) in order to include their names
in the attendance register being maintained by the teacher.
2.
No course shall be conducted unless there are at least four students enrolled for that
course. In special cases, however, if the number of students is less than four, permission of
the Vice Chancellor shall have to be obtained for conducting that course. The Board decided
that approval of Vice Chancellor for offering a course to a class of less than four students
must be obtained within one month of the commencement of that semester and no request
will be entertained after expiry of the date. The above condition, however, does not apply
to the Supplementary Semester where teachers are not required to ask for the permission
of the Vice Chancellor.
3.
All students are required to submit their Course Work Program during 1
st
Semester and
Synopsis during 3
rd
Semester.
4.
A course can be repeated three times, at the most. First repetition will be on student's will.
For 2
nd
repetition prior permission of Director Advanced Studies is essential and for 3rd
repetition, permission of the Advanced Studies and Research Board will have to be sought
and the applicant will have to justify the repetitions.
5.
An approved course, not offered for four Semesters consecutively, shall stand deleted from
the list of approved courses of the department concerned.
6.
If a teacher is not available for guidance for most of the time he should be changed by the
Dean of the Faculty on a request from the student supported by the Chairman of the
Department concerned.
7.
The teachers concerned should try to organize the Ph.D. student's workload so that they are
able to finish their research work within the minimum limit, possibly in three years.
8.
Only academically qualified and competent teachers by virtue of their experience should be
allowed to supervise the work of Ph.D. students. Normally the major supervisor of a Ph.D.
student must possess the following qualifications and experience.
a.
Ph.D. degree in the subject.
b.
At least 5 years teaching / research experience.
c.
At least three publications to his credit in an International/National Journal of repute.