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

(2) Admission to the Ph.D. programme shall be made using the following methods:
i. HEIs may admit students who qualify for fellowship/scholarship in UGC-NET/UGC-
CSIR NET/GATE/CEED and similar National level tests based on an interview.
And/or

ii. HEIs may admit students through an Entrance Test conducted at the level of
the individual HEI. The Entrance Test syllabus shall consist of 50% of research
methodology, and 50% shall be subject specific.
iii. Students who have secured 50 % marks in the entrance test are eligible to be
called for the interview.

iv. A relaxation of 5 % marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the
candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently-abled category, Economically
Weaker Section (EWS), and other categories of candidates as per the decision of
the Commission from time to time.
v. HEIs may decide the number of eligible students to be called for an interview
based on the number of Ph.D. seats available.
vi. Provided that for the selection of candidates based on the entrance test conducted
by the HEI, a weightage of 70 % for the entrance test and 30 % for the performance
in the interview/viva- voce shall be given.
(3) Universities and Colleges which are eligible to conduct Ph.D. programmes, shall:
i. Notify a prospectus well in advance on the institution’s website specifying the
number of seats for admission, subject/discipline-wise distribution of available
seats, criteria for admission, the procedure for admission, and all other relevant
information for the candidates;
ii. Adhere to the National/State-level reservation policy, as applicable.
(4) The Higher Educational Institution shall maintain a list of Ph.D. supervisors (specifying
the name of the supervisor, his or her designation, and the department/school/centre),
along with the details of Ph.D. scholars (specifying the name of the registered Ph.D.
scholar, the topic of his/her research and the date of admission) admitted under them on
the website of the institution and update this list every academic year.

6. Allocation of Research Supervisor.- Eligibility criteria to be a Research Supervisor, Co-
Supervisor, Number of Ph.D. scholars permissible per supervisor, etc.

(1) Permanent faculty members working as Professor/Associate Professor of the Higher
Educational Institution with a Ph.D., and at least five research publications in peer-
reviewed or refereed journals and permanent faculty members working as Assistant
Professors in Higher Educational Institutions with a Ph.D., and at least three
research publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals may be recognized as a
Research Supervisor in the university where the faculty member is employed or in
its affiliated Post-graduate Colleges/institutes. Such recognized research supervisors
cannot supervise research scholars in other institutions, where they can only act as co-
supervisors. Ph.D. awarded by a university under the supervision of a faculty member
who is not an employee of the university or its affiliated Post- graduate Colleges/
institutes would be in violation of these Regulations.
For Ph.D. scholars working in Central government/ State government research
institutions whose degrees are given by Higher Educational Institutions, the scientists in
such research institutions who are equivalent to Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant
Professor can be recognized as supervisors if they fulfill the above requirements.
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