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INDEX

S.No. Items Page no

1. Admission and Eligibility 05

2. Pre-Ph.D. Course Work 05

3. Provision for Exemption to Pre-Ph.D. Course work 05

4. Supervisor 05

5. Joint Supervisor 06

6. Laboratories: Recognition of Research Institution 07

7. Ph.D. Registration 07

8. Duration 07

9. Research Committees 07

10. Review of Progress 08

11. Modification of Title 08

12. Pre Submission Seminar 08

13. Submission of Thesis 09

14. Panel of examiners for Evaluation 10

15. Examiner’s Report & Viva-voce 10

16. Re Submission of Thesis 11

17. Declaration of Result & Award of Degree 11

18. Cancellation of Registration 11

19. Temporary withdrawal from the Programme 12

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20. Fees Payable 12

21. Unfair Mean and Plagiarism 12

22. Financial Assistance 13

23. Leave & Attendance 13

24. Guidelines for Submission of the Thesis 13

25. Format of the Ph.D. Thesis & its Cover Page 15

26. Cover Page 18

27. Copyrights 19

28. Removal of Difficulties 19

29. Conclusion 19

30. Annexure-A 20

31. Annexure-B 21

32. Annexure-1 22

33. Annexure-2 23

34. Annexure-3 24

35. Annexure-4 25

36. Annexure-5 26

37. Annexure-6 28

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Process

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Applications

Research Entrance Test & Interview

Broad Research Areas

Pre-Ph.D. Course Work

Proposal of Research Plan

Ph.D. Registration

Semesterwise Progress Report & It’s

Review 

Research Papers Publication

Pre-Submission Thesis & Its

Presentation

Corrections incorporated after

Presentation

Submission of Thesis

Evaluation Reports

Viva-Voce

Award of Ph.D. Degree

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ORDINANCE

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) PROGRAMME

Admission and Eligibility

The University shall decide, on an annual basis, the maximum number of candidates to
be admitted to the programme, which shall be announced in advance in a notification
and on the website. Admission to the Ph.D. programme will be made twice a year,
preferably in the beginning of each semester. The candidates with at least 55% marks
for Gen & OBC category and 50% marks for SC/ST category in their Master’s Degree in
the subject concerned / allied / cognate subjects shall appear for a written test
conducted by the University to be followed by an interview to be conducted by the
concerned Department.
After assessing the appropriateness of the subject in which the candidate has a
master’s degree to the field of proposed study, the candidates will be selected
according to the merit as determined after giving suitable weightage to the following

(a) Performance in the entrance test and interview (weightage- 60% for entrance test
and 40% for interview). Candidates securing 50% or more marks in entrance test
shall qualify for the interview. The President shall constitute appropriate Committees,
at the University and Departmental levels for conducting the test and interview.

The candidates who have qualified in any of the National Level Ph.D. eligibility test
such as UGC/CSIR (JRF) or SLET/Teacher Fellowship holders or have passed M. Phil
programme recognised by the U.G.C., shall be exempted from appearing at the written
test.

Pre-Ph.D Course Work

There shall be a compulsory pre- Ph.D course work. A candidate must secure at least
55% marks for Gen & OBC category and 50% marks for SC/ST category in the pre-
Ph.D course work in order to become eligible for Ph.D registration. The course work
shall include a paper each on “Research Methodology with Quantitative methods” and
“Computer Application”, and one paper shall be as prescribed by the concerned
department

Provision for Exemption to Pre-Ph.D. Course work.

Candidates possessing an M. Phil may be exempted from the course work. This
provision must be applied only if
(i) The broad area of proposed research at the Ph.D level matches with the one
chosen at the M. Phil level, and
(ii) The M.Phil. degree obtained by the candidate included course work as stipulated by
the UGC regulations for Ph.D.: 2009.
The Dean of the concerned Faculty, based on the recommendation of the
Supervisor and the Head of the Department will decide on the exemption taking into
account the above stipulations.

Supervisor

(a) The Faculty/Department shall allocate a supervisor for each candidate, duly
approved by the university. A candidate may also have one co-supervisor, if
necessary.

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(b) The following persons may act as supervisors/co-supervisors:

i) Any regular teacher of the university (Professor/Associate Professor/ Assistant

Professor) who holds a Ph.D. degree and has a teaching/research/industrial
experience of not less than three years in supervisory capacity shall be eligible
to be a supervisor or a co-supervisor.
ii) A recognized teacher from the university from the university teaching
departments with a Ph.D degree and experience of teaching/research of less
than 3 years in supervisory capacity will be eligible to become a co-supervisor.
A person from the industry with a minimum of 15 years experience with post
graduate and 20 years of experience with graduate degree can also become a
co-supervisor, subject to his research/work experience being approved by the
recommendation of the DRC.
iii) A recognized teacher working in reputed teaching/ research institution in india
or abroad who holds a Ph.D degree with a teaching experience of not less
than five years and has an established record of independent research; shall
be eligible for the appointment either as a supervisor or a co-supervisor. Any
other person from approved research centre/ Public Sector Undertaking/
Advance Study Centre/ Other reputed established industry or institutions
conducting research programs shall be eligible to be appointed either as a
Supervisor or a Co-supervisor provided he/she holds a Ph.D degree and has
established record of research evidenced through publications in standard
refereed journals.
iv) On the recommendation of the DRC, shall consider the names of the
Supervisor/co-supervisor, and if it approves of the same, these shall be
appointed after obtaining approval of the President (VC). If the names
proposed by the applicant are not approved, the candidate may be asked to
suggest other names, or, in exceptional circumstances assigned by the
Director/ Principal/Head of the college, with the concurrence of the candidate
and the supervisor (if any), and approval of the President (VC).
v) At any given time, the faculty of SunRise University shall not have more than
Eight (8) research scholars in case of a Professor, Six (6) research scholars in
case of an Associate Professor and not more than Four (4) research scholars
in case of an Assistant Professor. The numbers shall be three (3), two (2) and
one (1), respectively in case of the supervisor being from other
university/college/industry.
vi) A change of supervisor shall be permitted in case of inability or non-
availability of the supervisor. On the recommendation of the DRC, shall seek
approval from the President for appointment of a Caretaker supervisor.

Joint Supervisor
a) A department may, with the approval of the BOS and the Academic Council,
appoint one or two joint supervisors, from outside the department, in addition to the
Supervisor in which case the Supervisor shall be in overall charge of the
supervision. A Joint Supervisor need not necessarily be a teacher of the University
but shall be a person recognized as Supervisor as per the University Regulations.
b) The recognition of a teacher from another University / Researcher from a
recognized Research Organization as a Ph.D. Supervisor will be accorded, taking
into consideration the relevant Ordinances, on the basis of a written application
through the Head of the University / Organization where he/she is working, along-
with bio-data and other supporting documents.

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Laboratories Recognition of Research Institutions
a) Recognition to a Research Laboratory / Institution, as a Centre for pursuing
research leading to the Ph.D. Degree of this University, may be granted in
response to a written request by the Research Laboratory / Institution and on the
basis of a specific recommendation of a Regular Inspection Committee.

b) While granting such recognition, the Academic Council, if it considers desirable,

may refer the matter to the concerned Boards of Studies for their considered
opinion on the suitability of the Institution for research in the given field of study.

Ph.D Registration
a) The application for registration for Ph.D. shall be made to the Research Department
in the prescribed Performa along with a detailed research proposal including the
proposed title, introduction, scope of the study, review of literature, objectives,
research methodology including sampling and design, wherever necessary, and
references. The Research Department shall forward the research proposal to the
RDC.

b) In case a candidate wishes to change the topic of research or supervisor, he/she

may be permitted to do so within one year from the date of his/her registration. The
modified research proposal shall be submitted to the Department of Research for its
consideration and approval.

Duration
a) The minimum period of registration after which a research scholar can submit his
thesis shall be two years from the date of registration for full time and three year for
part time.

b) A research scholar shall normally be allowed to submit his thesis within a

maximum period of five (5) years. However, in exceptional cases, this limit may be
extended by the President by a maximum period of one year.

c) Fee will be charged after prescribe duration as applicable.

Research Committees
Subject to the general superintendence of the Academic Council, the following
Committees shall deal with all matters connected with the Ph.D. programme of the
University in accordance with these ordinances:
a. The Research Degree Committee (RDC)
b. The Departmental Research Committee (DRC)

(a) RDC shall consist of the following

(i) President (VC)…………………………………….…………………Chairman

(ii) Director of the institute (in the case where the faculty is associated with an
institute)……………………………………………………………….Member
(iii) Director of Research………………………………………………… Member
(iv) Dean of Research ........................................................................Member
(v) Dean of faculty ………………………………………………………..Member
(vi) HOD and coordinator………………………………………………….Members
(vii) Members of the concerned DRC…………………………………….Member
(viii) Supervisor and Co-supervisor (if any)……………………………...Members
(ix) Emeritus Scientist / Emeritus Professors/ Visiting Professors/
Honorary Professors/ Adjunct Faculty (if any) in the concerned
Faculty..........................................................................................Special Invitees
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in the case of Faculties consisting of a single department, at least two Heads of the
Departments from sister faculties, as recommended by the Dean of the concerned
faculty, shall also be the members of the RDC.

(B) The DRC shall consist of the following

(i) HOD………………………………………………………………….Chairman
(II) All professors & Research scientist “C” of the department+ all
professors of the concerned discipline …………………………..Members
(III) One Associate professor + One assistant professor of the
Department, according to seniority by rotation every two years
and senior most research scientist “B and A” of the
department + a senior most faculty member
(Asso. Prof. / Ass. Prof.) of the concerned discipline…………..Members
(IV) Supervisor & Co-Supervisor (if any)……………………………..Member (s)

(V) Emeritus Scientist / Emeritus Professors/ Visiting Professors/

Honorary Professors/ Adjunct Faculty (if any) in the concerned
Faculty......................................................................................Special Invitees

Where there are three or less than three teachers in the Department/ School/ Centre,
the DRC shall consist of the following:

(i) Dean of the corresponding faculty……………………………………Chairman

(ii) All teachers of the department………………………………………..Members
(iii) A senior teacher of sister department, Nominated by
the dean in consultation with the HOD………………………………Member

The DRC shall have powers to co-opt such members of the teaching staff of the
concerned/sister Department/School as may be helpful to them in their deliberations. In
the case of faculties consisting of a single department, a senior teacher of a sister faculty
recommended by the Dean of the concerned faculty shall also be a member of the DRC.

Review of Progress

The supervisor(s) shall regularly monitor the progress of the research work of the
scholar. A Scholar shall submit 6-monthly progress reports to his Supervisor and also
give an annual presentation outlining his research work during the year. Non-submission
of two consecutive reports or failure to give the annual presentation can be basis for
possible cancellation of registration. If the Supervisor finds that the progress of the work
is not satisfactory, a report to that effect shall be submitted to the Department of
Research.

Modification of Title

If there is any need for minor modification of the title of research work the candidate shall
submit an application to his supervisor(s) who should forward it with his (their)
recommendation to the BOS through the Department at least 6 months before the date
of submission of the thesis.

Pre Submission Seminar

a) When the research is in the final stage of completion in the opinion of the
Supervisor(s), the scholar shall be required to give a pre-submission presentation on

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his/her research findings at least two months prior to the submission. This
presentation will be given in the presence of an Evaluation Committee.

b) The Evaluation Committee (referred to as the Committee hereafter) shall consist of

the following three members related to the specialization of research:
(i) Supervisor of the candidate as the Convener of the Committee and the Chairman
of the Seminar;
(ii) One faculty member from the department as the nominee of the Head where the
candidate is registered;
(iii) One faculty member nominated by the Dean from an allied department in the
faculty:
Provided that the Committee shall be notified by the Dean of the concerned
Faculty.

Explanation: The faculty member mentioned in (ii) and (iii) shall be recognized supervisors
of the University.
(c)After the notification of the Committee, the supervisor shall fix the date and time of the
evaluation seminar through mutual consent of the other two members. The Director of
research shall issue the seminar notice.

(d) The evaluation seminar shall be open to all the faculty members and students of the
departments in the Faculty concerned
Any person other than the members of the committee will be allowed to participate in
the discussion only after the members of the committee complete their discussion.

(e)The recommendations shall be unanimous and clearly and specifically recorded on a

standard format and shall be duly signed by all members of the committee. However,
the committee shall not recommend any modification in the registered title of the
thesis. The candidate shall suitably incorporate the recommendations of the
Committee in his/her thesis.
Submission of thesis

a) Before the submission of his/her thesis for evaluation and assessment, a Ph.D.
candidate shall publish at least one research paper related to his research topic in a
refereed Journal and produce evidence for the same in the form of a reprint or a letter
of acceptance of the paper.
(b) A scholar shall submit four soft-bound copies, typed on one/both sides of the page, of
his/her thesis along with one in electronic form. The thesis must be prepared and
bound as per the templates which will be available on the University’s website.
(c)A Ph.D. thesis must contain original contribution by the scholar; it may incorporate the
text of any work which the candidate may have published on the subject. A scholar
will not be allowed to submit in his/her thesis any work for which a Degree / Diploma
has already been conferred on him/her by this or any other University.
(d) The supervisor shall satisfy himself/herself before submission of the thesis that it is a
piece of research work characterized either by discovery of new facts or by fresh
interpretation of facts or theories. In either case, it should provide evidence of the
candidate's capacity for critical examination, original thinking and judgment. The
thesis shall also be satisfactory in respect of clarity and correctness of language.
(e)The thesis shall include a certificate from the Supervisor to the effect, inter alia, that
the recommendations made by the evaluation committee have suitably been
incorporated and a declaration that the thesis incorporates the student’s bonafide

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research and that thesis have not been submitted for award of any degree / diploma
in this or any other University or Institute of learning.
(f) In the case of a teacher or researcher in a Research Institute or a candidate who is
not pursuing research on a full time basis, submission of the thesis shall be permitted
only:
(i) If the candidate has stayed in the University for not less than 30 days in each
year including vacation and has participated in such academic programmes as
may be decided by the Department for a total period of six months; and
(ii) A registered candidate shall be required to submit a six-monthly progress report
to the Head through the concerned Supervisor to be reviewed by the Department
and forwarded to the Dean of the concerned faculty.

Panel of Examiners for Evaluation

A Supervisor shall submit a panel of six names of examiners from the concerned area of
Research along with their specialisations (and lists of publications wherever possible)
including his/her own name in the prescribed performa to the Director of Research for
approval. At least two Examiners out of the six names shall be from outside of the
Rajasthan state. After approval of Director of Research, the list of panel will be approve
by Dean of Research. The approved list of panel of examiners shall be submitted to the
President (VC). The President, while appointing two examiners out of three may ensure
that at least one examiner for thesis is from outside the Rajasthan state. The Third
Examiner shall be the concerned Supervisor. The thesis shall, thus, be evaluated by
three Examiners.

Examiner’s Reports & Viva-Voce

a) Each examiner shall, after carefully examining the thesis will submit a report in the
prescribed performa to the University containing a clear recommendation that in
his/her opinion the thesis (i) is recommended for the award of Ph.D. Degree, or (ii)
should be modified / revised; or (iii) may be rejected on receipt of satisfactory
evaluation reports of all the examiners, the candidate shall undergo a viva-voce
Examination and defend his thesis openly. A Board consisting of the Supervisor
and one of the External Examiners shall be constituted by the President for the
viva-voce examination. The University shall ensure that as far as possible and
practicable the viva-voce examination shall be held within a period of six months
from the receipt of the examiners reports. The Convener (Supervisor) shall submit a
report of viva-voce examination to the Controller of Examinations.
b) In the case of inability of the Supervisor or Co-Supervisor to conduct the Viva-Voce
due to any reason, the nominee of the RDC/DRC shall arrange to conduct the Viva-
Voce. In such cases, the Ph.D. work shall be deemed to have been carried out
under the guidance of the original supervisor/Co-Supervisor only. The Viva-Voce
shall be provided with the reports of all the examiners before the Viva-Voce.
c) In case an examiner suggests some modification/improvements in the thesis on
certain specific lines or points out certain lacunae in the thesis, the candidate shall be
asked to reply or modify the thesis, within one year from the date of intimation of the
requirement of modification by the University, as suggested, and resubmit the thesis
to be forwarded to the concerned examiner. If the candidate decides not to accept
the suggested modifications or reply to the queries, or when he replies to the
points/observations raised by an examiner but the reply is not accepted by the
examiner, the matter shall be further referred to the Committee of experts to be
appointed by the President.
d) A thesis shall be accepted for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy on the
unanimous recommendation of the examiners.

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e) In case both the external examiners reject the thesis, no degree shall be awarded. If
there is a difference of opinion between the external examiners, it shall be referred to
a fourth examiner to be nominated by the President out of the panel already approved
by the Academic Council and the Board of Studies. The opinion of the fourth examiner
shall be final.

Re-submission of Thesis
a) A candidate whose thesis has been referred back for revision shall re-submit it for
the award of the Ph.D. Degree within one year of the intimation of the decision of
the University.
(b) A thesis which has been re-submitted shall be examined by the same external
examiner(s). In case any examiner(s) is/are unwilling to act as such, another
examiner(s) may be appointed by the President from the approved panel of
examiners.

Declaration of Result and Award of Degree

(a)On the basis of the reports of the examiners and the viva- voice committee the
Director of Research shall recommend to the Registrar through COE for the
declaration of result and the awards of the degree or otherwise . However, as an
interim measure, the President may grant permission for the declaration of the result
and the award of the degree on receipt o the viva-voce examination report.
(b) Along with the award of the Degree, the University shall also issue a certificate
stating that the Degree has been awarded in accordance with the provisions of the
UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for the award of Ph.D. degree) Regulations,
2009.
(c)After announcement of the award of the PhD degree, the University will submit an
electronic copy of the PhD thesis to the UGC within a period of thirty days for
uploading it to INFLIBNET, accessible to all Universities/Institutes.
(d) The date of notification by the Controller of Examinations shall be deemed to be the
date of award of the degree, subject to satisfying other conditions.

Cancellation of Registration

1 The registration of a Ph.D Research scholar shall be cancelled by the President on

the recommendation of Director of Research, in any one of the following
eventualities:

(i) If the Research Scholar is absent for a continuous period of four weeks
without prior information/sanction
(ii) If the Research Scholar fails to renew his/her registration in any semester by
paying the prescribed fees.
(iii) If three consecutive progress reports of the Research Scholar are
unsatisfactory.
(iv) If the candidate’s research plan proposal and/or research plan proposal
seminar are not approved by the DRC even after the submission of revised
proposal of the revised seminar by the candidate.
(v) If the Research scholar fails to submit within the maximum stipulated time for
submission of the thesis.

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(vi) If the Research Scholar resigns from the Ph.D Programme and the
resignation is duly recommended by the Supervisor and the Co-Supervisor (if
any).
(vii) If the Research Scholar is found involved in an act of misconduct or
indiscipline or plagiarism and his/her termination has been recommended by
the Research Committee.

Temporary Withdrawal from the Programme

1. A Research Scholar registered for the Ph.D Degree may be permitted by the
President, on the recommendation of his/her supervisor(s) and the DRC to temporary
withdraw from the programme for some specific reasons, and later allowed to join
back to complete the research and submit the thesis, without exceeding the
maximum prescribed time limit for the thesis submission
2. The withdrawal may be granted during the period of the coursework of the candidate.
The temporary withdrawal may be permitted for any one of the following reasons:
(i) If the Research Scholar is suffering due to prolonged illness, supported by
medical certificates.
(ii) In the event of illness/death of any of the scholar’s parents/
guardians/spouse.
(iii) If the scholar gets a professional employment.
In such a case the scholar may be allowed to take up the job after he/she has
successfully completed the course work and research plan proposal seminar,
provided that the scholar assures in written to join back by taking leaves or
otherwise to complete the research work without exceeding the maximum
time limit for submission of thesis.

(iv) Any other event in which the President is convinced that the situation faced
by the research scholar warrants his/her temporary withdrawal from
programme without exceeding the maximum time-limit for submission of
thesis.
2. During the period of withdrawal, the research scholar shall be required to pay
the fees, as prescribed.

Fee Payable

(a) Fees payable by a candidate admitted to the Ph.D programme shall be as prescribed
by the University as according to academic year wise, will mention on university
website

(b) Full fee, as applicable, shall be payable by the Ph.D scholars for all the periods for
which extension is granted.

(c) Fees once paid to the University shall not be refunded

Unfair Means and Plagiarism

In case a Ph.D candidate is found adopting or suspected of adopting unfair means or

lifting of other’s work and inserting it in his/her work without proper acknowledgement,
credit and reference, such penal action shall be taken by the University as may be

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necessary to uphold the sanctity and the integrity of the examination system/research
work, and the credibility of the University.

Financial Assistance

(a) Subject to the availability of fellowships, the Ph. D. candidates, who are admitted as
full-time research scholars through Enterace Test would be entitled to SRU Research
fellowship of such amount as may be decided by the Institute/Faculty/University
and/or directed by the UGC/MHRD/Government of India from time to time. This
award shall be strictly subject to the fulfilment of all the conditions governing such
awards.

(b) In addition to the SRU Research Fellowship, such candidates may also be entitled for
contingency grant in accordance with the decisions of the University.

(c) The maximum duration for which the SRU Research Fellowship can be awarded to
any Ph. D. student is three years. The award shall be on year-to-year basis subject
to the satisfactory academic and research performance and satisfactory performance
in the discharge of responsibilities assigned to him/her under the scheme.

(d) Sun Rise University will promote research scholars to associate with doctoral and
Post Doctorate Research works of the Universities and against that it would be
scholarship/stipend to scholar as per norms decided by RDC after the
recommendation of Dean of faculty/college.

Leave & attendance

(a) A Ph.D scholar shall be eligible to avail a leave of 30 days in an

academic year. He/she shall not be entitled for any inter-semester breaks,
winter and summer vacations. However, he/she is entitled for an additional
leave of up to 10 days on medical grounds in an academic year. The
aforesaid leave provisions are cumulative. Further, male/female candidates
shall be eligible for paternity/maternity leaves as per University rules once
during their entire tenure as research scholars.
(b) The leave shall be granted by the Director of Research.
(c) A candidate, who is pursuing course work as a part of his/her Ph. D.
programme, is expected to have 70% attendance in each course. However, a
maximum of 30% attendance may be condoned by the Director of
Research/Dean of Research for cogent reasons as per university rules.
(d) The attendance requirements and leave rules shall be applicable to the
external part-time research scholars also during their stay in the
University

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF THE THESIS

(a) A research scholar will be required to submit his/her thesis within six months from
the date of his/ her pre- submission seminar (without exceeding the maximum time
limit for the submission of the thesis failing which he/she shall be required to deliver a
fresh pre-submission seminar.
(b) The Research scholar shall submit the thesis to the research department duly
forwarded by the his/her supervisor.

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While submitting the thesis, the scholar shall submit the following:
i. Four soft bound hard copies and four soft copies (on CD) of the synopsis of the
thesis written in about 600 words describing the salient features of his/ her
investigation and contents of the thesis.

ii. Four soft bound hard copies and four soft copies (on CD) of the thesis in English or
any other language approved by the concerned DRC as per the format given.

(c) Preparation of Thesis

The thesis shall be prepared as per the following format:

• Paper Quality- Good quality white bond paper of 70 to100 gsm:

• Paper Size –A4;
• Font- Times New Roman, Font Size12 for text;
• Chapter heading 16
• Subheading/Section heading 14.
• Spacing- 1.5 line spacing shall be used in the type script except for indented
quotations or foot notes, where single spacing may be used;
• Printing- Both side printing;
• Margins- 40mm on the left hand side and at least 15mm on the top, buttom and
right hand side;
• Diagrams- Suitable reproduction of Indian ink diagrams should be used;
• Photographs- Photographs should be suitably mounted on the same quality
paper as the thesis;
• Tissue/ transparent sheets should not be used;
• The thesis should not be dedicated;
• The title page should contain the name and logo of the University;
• Pages shall be numbered consecutively through the main text, including tables ,
diagrams, photographs, references etc;
• The colour of thesis binding shall be faculty specific, viz.

Pink....................Faculty of Arts & Education.

Violet..................Faculty of Sciences

Yellow.................Faculty of Commerce& Management

Green..................Faculty of Pharmacy

Light Blue............Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Black..................Law (Faculty of Legal Studies)

(d) The thesis shall include:

(i) A declaration by the Research Scholar as per the format given in Annexure-1.
(ii) Supervisors’ Certificate as per format given in Annexure-2.
(iii) A course qualifying/ pre- submission completion certificate, by the Head of the
Department, as per the format given in Annexure-3.
(iv) A copy right transfer certificate as per the format given in Annexure-4.

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The research scholar may submit the copies of the synopsis two months before the
submission of the thesis in order to begin the process of evaluation.

(e) The research scholar shall be required to have research paper published or accepted
in peer reviewed journal(s) of repute as adjudged by the DRC based on the standing
of the journals in subject concerned, at least two research paper based on his/ her
research work before submitting the thesis .The reprint (s)/acceptance letter (s) along
with pre- print(s) of the research paper(s) shall be attached at the end of the thesis. A
copy of which shall also be submitted separately to the research department at the
time of submission of thesis.
(f) The Research Scholar shall also submit one copy each of the thesis and the
synopsis to the supervisor and Co- Supervisor(if any)
(g) No part of the thesis shall have been submitted for the award of any other degree or
diploma of any university.
(h) The thesis shall contain a copyright certificate at the beginning of the thesis on a
separate page. A sample copyright format is given below:

“Copyright © Faculty of _________________,

SunRise University, Alwar________________ (year).

All right reserved”

(i) A thesis once submitted cannot be re- submitted except when the examiner
recommends for the revision of the thesis.
(j) The Registrar shall examine whether all the requirements for submission of thesis,
as laid down have been fulfilled. If any deficiency is found, the research scholar will
be asked to fulfill the same. After satisfying himself/ herself regarding compliance of
all the requirements by the scholar, the Registrar shall take action for evaluation of
the same.
(k) The thesis and its synopsis shall be submitted in English unless permission for
submission in some other language has been accorded by the respective DRC , If
the thesis and its synopsis are submitted in some other language, four hard copies
and four soft copies (on CD) of the synopsis and abstract of the thesis shall also be
provided

FORMAT OF THE Ph.D. THESIS & ITS COVER PAGE

(a) Format of Thesis:

The following format may normally be adopted for the thesis:

1. Cover page
2. Inner cover page
3. Self declaration certificate by the Research Scholar and Certificate from the
Supervisor /Co- Supervisor /External Supervisor and Head of the Department/ Head
of Research centre(Annexure-1)
4. Supervisors Certificate (Annexure-2)
5. Certificate for the completion of course work/Research Plan Proposal Seminar/Pre-
Submission Seminar (Annexure-3)
6. A copyright transfer certificate (Annexure-4)
7. Acknowledgments

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8. Contents
9. List of symbols , figures and tables, if any
10. Preface
11. Abstract of the thesis
12. Introduction
13. Literature review
14. Chapters covering the work of the Scholar
15. Conclusion
16. References
17. Appendices, if any
18. List of papers published / accepted/ presented /communicated.
19. Copies of acknowledgment /acceptance letter in case the papers are accepted/
communicated.
20. Copies of manuscripts/reprints of the papers published/ communicated.
21. A personal profile not exceeding one page with photograph of the candidate.

(b) References:

References should be arranged chronologically in alphabetical order. Typical style

of writing the references is given below.

(i) For single author:

Binge, R.R. (1986),”Two photon spectroscopy of protein – bound chromospheres”..

Acc Chimeras 19,106-138 i.e. Surname, Initials(Year) Title of article, Journal’s
name correctly abbreviated and set in italics Volume No. set in bold font, pages(start
page-end page).

(ii) For two authors:

Jones, R.D. and P.R. Callis (1989),”Two –photon spectra of inductively

perturbed naphthalene’s” Chem. Phys. Left., 144,158.- 164. i.e., Surname initials of 1st
author followed by initials and surname of 2nd author (year) Title of article. Journal’s name
correctly abbreviated and set in italics. Volume No, set in bold font, pages (start page- end
page

(iii) For more than two authors: Hirschfield, M.S.S. C. L. K. Johnson, A Mary, A.A. Smith
and S. A. Short (1991),” Use of site – directed mutagenesis to enhance –shielding effect of
covalent modification of proteins with polyethylene glycol”. . Proc. Nat, Acad. Sci, USA, 88,
7185-7189.
i.e., Surname, initials of 1st author followed by initials and surnames of 2nd, 3rd, 4th ………..
authors followed by and initials and surname of last author (year) Title of article . Journal’s
name correctly abbreviated and set in italics. Volume No, set in bold font, pages (start page-
end page)

(iii) For Books:

Metzger D. E. (1977), “Biochemistry .The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells”, p.931.

Academic Press. New York i.e. Name(a) of authors as in journal references( Year)
Name of the Book set in italics with all major words starting with capital letter, page
number(s), Name of publisher, place of publication.

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(iv) For Book Chapters:

Leegood, R .C. and R. Malkin (1970),” Isolation of sub cellular

photosynthetic systems, In Photosynthesis: Energy Transduction (Edited by M. F. Hipkins
and N.R. Baker) pp. 9-26. IRL Press, Oxford.

i.e. Name(s) of chapter author(s) as in journal references(Year) Chapter title set in normal
font with only the 1st word starting with capital letter. Followed by: In Book title set in italics
with all major words starting with capital letters followed by (name(s) editor(s) of the
book),page number(s), Name of publisher, place of publication.

(vi) For thesis citation:

Name as in single author case(Year) Thesis title set in italics with all major words starting
with capital letters, page number(s).Name of University/Institute, place.

(v) For thesis chapter citation:

Name as in single author case (Year) Chapter title set in normal font with only the 1st
word starting with capital letter. Followed by: In Thesis title set in italics, with all major words
starting with capital letters, followed by: page number(s), Name of University/ Institute ,
place.

(viii) For patents:

Name (s) as in journal references (Year) patents authority name set italics with all
major words starting with capital letters , patent Number, followed by Chemical Abstract
citation set as: Chem. Abstr. Vol.(Year) page nos.

(ix) Citation of reference in the text:

While citing the references in the text, the following format should be followed:
Surname (Year) or Surname et. al.(Year). The names of the Journals should be typed as
per the style followed by standard international organization/abstracting Journal such as
IEEE/ Chemical Abstracts/ Current Contents/ Physics Abstracts, etc.

(x) Format of Cover- page& Inner Cover page:

The cover page and Inner cover page should have the following matter
printed on mainly block letters:

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TITLE OF THE THESIS

Submitted

In partial fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

In the Faculty of

SCIENCE/ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES / COMMERCE / Law & MANAGEMENT

to

SunRise University

Alwar

BY:

NAME OF THE RESEARCH SCHOLAR

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF:

NAME(S) OF THE SUPERVISOR(S)

NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT/

RESEARCH CENTRE & NODAL DEPARTMENT

Months,Year

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Copyrights

SunRise University, Alwar reserves the copyright in respect of all

Theses based on which the University has awarded the Ph.D. degrees.

Removal of Difficulties

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, the President may take such
measures as may be necessary for removal of doubts/difficulties and to resolve any
other extraordinary issue.

Conclusion

a) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Ordinances all categories of the

candidates shall be governed by the rules and procedures framed by the Academic
Council, and are in force at that point of time.
b) From the date when these Ordinances come into operation all previous Ordinances
on the subject shall cease to have effect.

Provided that this revocation shall not affect the previous Ordinances so revoked or
anything done or suffered under any previous Ordinances so revoked or affect any
right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, arrived or incurred under any
Ordinances so revoked.

c) Any doubt or dispute about the interpretation of these Ordinances shall be referred to
the President, whose decision, in his capacity as the Chairman, Academic Council,
shall be final.

The President has been authorized to,

(1) Modify, amend and/or delete any of the clauses given in the Ordinances or add any
clause(s) to these Ordinances, which shall be reported to the Academic Council at its
next meeting for approval.
(2) Order a special procedure for the evaluation of a Ph. D. thesis to protect the work of
classified nature involving national security and sovereignty and/or to protect the
intellectual property rights of the candidate, the supervisor and the University.
(3) Relax any of the provisions laid in these Ordinances for handling circumstances not
covered by these Ordinances.

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ANNEXURE – A

DISCIPLINES IN WHICH UNIVERSITY SHALL UNDETAKE STUDY AND RESEARCH

1. Engineering & Technology

2. Science & Health Science
3. Management
4. Computer Application
5. Legal Studies
6. Education
7. Commerce & Arts
8. Vocational Studies
9. Media & Mass Communication

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ANNEXURE – B

FORMAT OF THE Ph. D. THESIS

The following format may be normally adopted for the Ph. D. thesis:

1. Cover page
2. Inner cover page
3. Undertaking from the candidate
4. Self declaration certificate from the candidate and Certificate from the
Supervisor/Co-Supervisor/Head of the Department (Annexure – 1)
5. Certificate for the completion of course work/comprehensive examination in
cases where the course work is a part of Ph. D. programme (Annexure – 2)
6. Certificate for the successful completion of the pre-submission seminar
(Annexure – 3)
7. A copyright transfer certificate (Annexure – 4)
8. Acknowledgments
9. Contents
10. List of symbols, figures and tables, if any
11. Preface of the thesis
12. Introduction
13. Literature review
14. Chapters covering the work of the candidate
15. Conclusion
16. References
17. Appendices
18. List of papers communicated/accepted/published/presented.
19. Copies of acknowledgment/acceptance letter in case the papers are
communicated/ accepted.
20. Copies of manuscripts/reprints of the papers
communicated/accepted/published.
21. A personal profile not exceeding one page with photograph of the candidate.
References should be arranged chronologically in alphabetical order. Typical style
of writing the references is given below:

(a) For single author

Surname, Initials, Title of the Article, Journal Name, Volume, Pages, Year.

(a) For two authors

Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials, Title of the Article, Journal Name,
Volume, Pages, Year.

(b) For more than two authors

Surname, Initials, Surname, Initials, …………….... and Surname, Initials, Title
of the Article, Journal Name, Volume, Pages, Year.

While citing the references in the text, the following format should be followed:

Surname (Year) or Surname et al. (Year)

The names of the Journals should be typed as per the style followed by any standard
international organization/abstracting Journal such as IEEE/ Chemical Abstracts/
Current Contents/ Physics Abstracts, etc.

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ANNEXURE – 1

CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION

I, ……………………………………………. , certify that the work embodied in Ph.D

thesis entitled, “……………….”, is my own bonafide work carried out by me under

the supervision of ……………………………….. and the co-supervision of

…………………………. for a period of ……… from ………... to ………... at SunRise

(Name of the Institution where work has been carried out partly or fully)
University and …………………………………………………………….. The matter

embodied in this Ph.D thesis has not been submitted for the award of any other

degree/diploma to any other University/Institutes.

I declare that I have faithfully acknowledged, given credit to and referred to

the research workers wherever their works have been cited in the text and the body

of the thesis. I further certify that I have not willfully lifted up some other’s work,

para, text, data, results, etc. reported in the journals, books, magazines, reports,

dissertations, theses, etc., or available at web-sites and included them in this Ph.D

thesis and cited as my own work.

Date: ……………….. (Signature of the candidate)

Place : Alwar (Name of the candidate)

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ANNEXURE-2

Certificate from the Supervisor/ Co- Supervisor

This is to certify that the work in this thesis entitled,

“……………………………………………

………………………………………………………………”, submitted by
…………………..

has been carried out under my guidance and supervision for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy in

……………………………………………of SunRise University , Alwar, Rajasthan

India.

The thesis has not been submitted for award of any degree / diploma to
any other University/ institute.

…………………………….. ………………………………………

(Co Supervisor signature (Supervisor’s signature

Name & Designation) Name & Designation)

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ANNEXURE – 3

COURSE/COMREHENSIVE EXAMINATION/PRE-
SUBMISSIONSEMINAR
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Sri/Km./Smt …………………………………………………… ,

a bonafide research

scholar of this department/school, has satisfactorily completed the course work/

comprehensive examination/ pre-submission seminar requirement which is a part of
his/her Ph. D. programme.

(Signature of the Head of the Department/

Coordinator of the School)

Date: ………………
Place:Alwar

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ANNEXURE – 4

COPYRIGHT TRANSFER CERTIFICATE

Title of the Thesis:

Candidate’s Name:

Copyright Transfer

The undersigned hereby assigns to the SunRise University all rights under copyright
that may exist in and for the above thesis submitted for the award of the Ph. D.
degree.

Signature of the candidate

Note: However, the author may reproduce or authorize others to reproduce material
extracted verbatim from the thesis or derivative of the thesis for author’s personal
use provided that the source and the University’s copyright notice are indicated.

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ANNEXURE – 5
FORMAT OF EXAMINER’S REPORT
SunRise University,Alwar

Recommendation on Ph. D. Thesis

EXAMINER’S REPORT ON PH.D. THESIS

Name of Candidate :
Reg. No :
Subject :
Enrolment No :
Thesis Title :
Dissertation submitted: For the First Time/After Modification

REPORT ON THE EVALUATION OF THESIS

I. The thesis is satisfactory and recommended for awarded for Ph.D. degree.

II. The thesis is not satisfactory in its present form the candidate is to re-submit the thesis
with the suggested modification. (enclosed separate sheet with signature)

III. Not satisfactory and not accepted.(enclosed separate sheet with reason & signature)

Signature of the Examiner(s)

(With Date & Seal)
Name of Examiner:

* Evaluation Report – Please attach a detailed report (Use back side if need)

Signature of the Examiner(s)

(With Date & Seal)
Name of Examiner:

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Evaluation Report Continue

Signature of the Examiner(s)

(With Date & Seal)
Name of Examiner:

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ANNEXURE – 6

FORMAT OF EXAMINER’S REPORT ON REVISED THESIS

SunRise University

Bagar Rajpoot-Alwar

Recommendation on Revised Ph. D. Thesis

Name of the Candidate:

Title of the Thesis

Please give your specific recommendation by ticking (b) any one of the following,
with signature underneath and enclose your detailed report on separate sheet(s)
with your signature, name and address.

The thesis be accepted for the award of the Ph. D. degree [ ]

OR

The thesis be rejected. (Please enclose your comments). [ ]

Place ………………… Signature of the Examiner.…………………

Date …………………. Name and Address of the Examiner

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

Encl: Detailed report on separate sheet(s).

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