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

8. Research Advisory Committee and its functions:
8.1 There shall be a Research Advisory Committee, or an equivalent body for similar
purpose as defined in the Statutes/Ordinances of the Institution concerned, for each
M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholar. The Research Supervisor of the scholar shall be the Convener
of this Committee. This Committee shall have the following responsibilities:
8.1.1 To review the research proposal and finalize the topic of research;

8.1.2 To guide the research scholar to develop the study design and methodology of
research and identify the course(s) that he/she may have to do.

8.1.3 To periodically review and assist in the progress of the research work of the
research scholar.
8.2 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. The six monthly progress reports shall be submitted by the Research
Advisory Committee to the Institution/College with a copy to the research scholar.

8.3 In case the progress of the research scholar is unsatisfactory, the Research Advisory
Committee shall record the reasons for the same and suggest corrective measures.
If the research scholar fails to implement these corrective measures, the Research
Advisory Committee may recommend to the Institution/College with specific reasons
for cancellation of the registration of the research scholar.
9. Evaluation and Assessment Methods, minimum standards/credits for award of the
degree, etc.:

9.1 The overall minimum credit requirement, including credit for the course work, for the
award of M.Phil. degree shall not be less than 24 credits.
9.2 Upon satisfactory completion of course work, and obtaining the marks/grade prescribed
in sub-clauses 7.8 above, as the case may be, the M.Phil./Ph.D. scholar shall be required
to undertake research work and produce a draft dissertation/thesis within a reasonable
time, as stipulated by the Institution concerned based on these Regulations.

9.3 Prior to the submission of the dissertation/thesis, the scholar shall make a presentation
in the Department before the Research Advisory Committee of the Institution concerned
which shall also be open to all faculty members and other research scholars. The
feedback and comments obtained from them may be suitably incorporated into the
draft dissertation/thesis in consultation with the Research Advisory Committee.

9.4 M.Phil scholars shall present at least one (1) research paper in a conference/seminar
and Ph.D. scholars must publish at least one (1) research paper in refereed journal and
make two paper presentations in conferences/seminars before the submission of the
dissertation/thesis for adjudication, and produce evidence for the same in the form of
presentation certificates and/or reprints.
9.5 The Academic Council (or its equivalent body) of the Institution shall evolve a
mechanism using well developed software and gadgets to detect plagiarism and other
forms of academic dishonesty. While submitting for evaluation, the dissertation/thesis
shall have an undertaking from the research scholar and a certificate from the Research
Supervisor attesting to the originality of the work, vouching that there is no plagiarism
and that the work has not been submitted for the award of any other degree/diploma of
the same Institution where the work was carried out, or to any other Institution.

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