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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

6.5 A Research Supervisor/Co-supervisor who is a Professor, at any given point of time,
cannot guide more than three (3)M.Phil. and Eight (8) Ph.D. scholars. An Associate
Professor as Research Supervisor can guide up to a maximum of two (2) M.Phil. and
six (6) Ph.D. scholars and an Assistant Professor as Research Supervisor can guide up
to a maximum of one (1) M.Phil. and four (4) Ph.D. scholars.
6.6 In case of relocation of an M.Phil/Ph.D. woman scholar due to marriage or otherwise,
the research data shall be allowed to be transferred to the University to which the
scholar intends to relocate provided all the other conditions in these regulations are
followed in letter and spirit and the research work does not pertain to the project
secured by the parent institution/ supervisor from any funding agency. The scholar
will however give due credit to the parent guide and the institution for the part of
research already done.

7. Course Work: Credit Requirements, number, duration, syllabus, minimum standards for
completion, etc.

7.1 The credit assigned to the M.Phil. or Ph.D. course work shall be a minimum of 08
credits and a maximum of 16 credits.
7.2 The course work shall be treated as prerequisite for M.Phil./Ph.D. preparation.
A minimum of four credits shall be assigned to one or more courses on Research
Methodology which could cover areas such as quantitative methods, computer
applications, research ethics and review of published research in the relevant field,
training, field work, etc. Other courses shall be advanced level courses preparing the
students for M.Phil./Ph.D. degree.

7.3 All courses prescribed for M.Phil. and Ph.D. course work shall be in conformity
with the credit hour instructional requirement and shall specify content, instructional
and assessment methods. They shall be duly approved by the authorized academic
bodies.
7.4 The Department where the scholar pursues his/her research shall prescribe the course(s)
to him/her based on the recommendations of the Research Advisory Committee, as
stipulated under sub-Clause 8.1 below, of the research scholar.
7.5 All candidates admitted to the M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes shall be required to
complete the course work prescribed by the Department during the initial one or two
semesters.
7.6 Candidates already holding M. Phil. degree and admitted to the Ph.D. programme, or
those who have already completed the course work in M.Phil. and have been permitted
to proceed to the Ph.D. in integrated course, may be exempted by the Department from
the Ph.D. course work. All other candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme shall be
required to complete the Ph.D. course work prescribed by the Department.
7.7 Grades in the course work, including research methodology courses shall be finalized
after a combined assessment by the Research Advisory Committee and the Department
and the final grades shall be communicated to the Institution/College.
7.8 A M.Phil./Ph.D. scholar has to obtain a minimum of 55% of marks or its equivalent
grade in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade/CGPA in a point scale wherever
grading system is followed) in the course work in order to be eligible to continue in the
programme and submit the dissertation/thesis.

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