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One Course (Theory) on "Research Methodology" is mandatory with compulsory attendance. The research scholar shall complete this Research Methodology coursework preferably within six months from the date of registration and before RRMs. This is a 30 to 40 Hours course.
The course work on "Research Methodology" shall be offered Twice a year, commonly for all the research scholars of identified areas of specialisation, at the central facility that is available at A.U. TDR-HUB. All the scholars must have to be either physically present or attend online (Blended Mode) at their convenience with prior information and approval from the office of Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB. They should maintain the required minimum attendance criterion (75%) in this course; This is a compulsory course, and each scholar must attend this course.
If a candidate completes "Research Methodology" on the SWAYAM platform, that will be considered equivalent to the completion of the Research Methodology course on submission of the certificate. However, even such scholars have to write and clear Research Methodology subject during the Pre-Ph.D examination.
The research scholar has to register for Pre-Ph.D subjects. The written examination (External) will be coordinated by the office of the Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB. Scholars have to clear all the Pre Ph.D subjects with a minimum of 50% marks / equivalent grade.
Paper-I: Advanced Subject Paper / Recent Advances in the Thrust areas of A.U. TDRHUB (Candidate can select one subject from the list of available subjects) for 100 Marks / Four Credits
Paper - II: PART-A: Research Methodology for 50 Marks / Two Credits PART-B: Research Area for 50 marks / Two Credits.
Paper - III: Seminar & Viva-voce for 100 Marks - four credits
A TOTAL OF 12 CREDITS
The scholars who successfully complete the RM Course can apply for Pre-Ph.D examinations through online application. The fee for Pre-Ph.D examination is Rs. 5,000/-. The University reserves its right to amend the fee from time to time.
1. All the scholars who complete 18 months from the date of joining can register
for Pre-Ph.D examinations
2. Payment of tuition fee up to date (No-dues of fee)
3. Payment of Pre-Ph.D examination fee of Rs. 5000/-
4. Submission of the proposed research topic duly certified by the guide in the
prescribed format.
5. Submission of Syllabus + Model question paper based on the topic selected
pertaining to PART-B of paper - II
For the candidate to submit the thesis for Ph.D., he/she shall publish at least two papers in Web of Science indexed/Science Citation Indexed (SCI)/SCOPUS Indexed Journals which are peer-reviewed with good Impact factor as per the mandatory requirement of UGC. The CARE list of UGC shall be taken into account in case of ambiguity. In the research publications, the research scholar's name must be as the first author followed by Supervisor & (or) co-supervisor name (This order is mandatory). Mentioning the affiliation of A.U. TDR-HUB is mandatory in all publications. Any special case in this clause shall be referred to the Vice-Chancellor through Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor is final. The candidate will be allowed to submit the thesis if he/she has one recognised patent publication (relevant to the thesis work), whose evidence and details are to be enclosed.
For the purpose of monitoring the progress of Research works, all the research candidates including those who are on the current rolls of AU TDR-HUB for Ph.D. are required to attend Research Review Meetings (RRM) and make PowerPoint presentations as and when they are conducted. However, a research scholar can apply for RRM-I only after successful completion of Pre-Ph.D. At the time of RRM, research scholars should submit their research progress report in the prescribed format after taking approval from Supervisor and CoSupervisor. Additionally, tangible output if any, but not limited to Journal Publications/ Presentations in a Conference/ Poster Presentation in a Seminar/ Conference or a Patent, etc., should be submitted. For the RRMs, the presence of a Supervisor or Co-supervisor will be considered as an additional member but optional. The intimation about RRM will be communicated through the AU TDR-HUB website/email / SMS. The Scholars are requested to see AU TDR-HUB website periodically. No individual letters will be sent to research scholars. Each research scholar must attend at least two RRMs and the reports should be satisfactory. During each RRM, the Scholar shall present a Seminar with PowerPoint presentation. The progress of research work is assessed by TRC.
Research Scholars registered for Ph.D. can submit the thesis after completion of a minimum of three years from the date of admission, subject to fulfilment of all prerequisites i.e., Taking RM course, clearing of Pre-Ph.D examination, RRM I & II, Research Publications as stipulated for submitting the Ph.D. thesis and Colloquium.
Candidates should complete the research work within a maximum period of 5 years. They should pay the Tuition Fee until the end of the year in which the thesis is submitted. If the Tuition Fee is not paid as per the rules, the penalty may be levied 10% of the Tuition Fee per every year of late payment by the Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB. If Tuition Fee is not paid for two consecutive years, then the registration stands cancelled.
If the candidate fails to submit the thesis within the stipulated period, (five years) has to apply for an extension of time.
The research scholar should apply for an extension of time at least three months before the lapse of validity of duration. No application will be entertained if the candidate fails to apply within the stipulated time. The application should be submitted in the prescribed format, along with the recommendations of the guides and the reasons for the delay.
The maximum period of study to submit the thesis is ten academic years from the date of registration, failing which the admission stands cancelled. However, from the 7th academic year onwards the scholar has to pay the penal fee imposed per year along with the yearly tuition fee.
Before applying for Colloquium/Pre-talk, a candidate must complete Pre-Ph.D and two RRMs with satisfactory reports and prescribed Paper Publications. Additionally, the research scholar should remember to bring a draft copy of his/her thesis and submit the final version within three months of successfully completing the Colloquium. Failing to do so will require the scholar to retake the Colloquium/Pre-talk.
The scholar should submit five copies of the synopsis to the office of the Dean, AU TDRHUB, and original/significant contributions made in the research work.
The candidates are expected to make a PPT presentation before AU TDR-HUB Research Committee about the research work done by them. The Research Committee is empowered to accept the scholar's work for thesis submission or may advise him to revise and reappear with modifications. AU TDR-HUB Research Committee specifies in writing the reasons/ remarks for revision duly signed by all members.
In case of revision and reappearing for the colloquium, the scholar shall reapply to Dean, AU TDR-HUB after a minimum period of 3 months. A maximum of three attempts are permitted to apply for Colloquium. Change of Title of the thesis shall be advised by AU TDR-HUB Board during the colloquium, if necessary.
Paper, Typing & Format: 100 GSM Bond paper should be used for the preparation of the Thesis. Typing should be done on the 12-font size letter, Bookman old style font. The layout should provide margins of 1 and 1/2 inches on the left side, 1 inch on top and bottom, and 1 inch on the right side. Fresh Para should commence after five spaces. 1 and 1/2 line spacing shall be provided throughout the thesis. The thesis document is to be printed on both sides of the executive bond paper.
Binding: Thesis hard copy should be in A4 Size format with 300 gsm White Sheet Soft Binding. The bound front cover should indicate a good light colour letter. Two plain blank papers should be provided at the beginning and at the end. For other details, like formats for Certificate, declaration form, Acknowledgment and other front and last page formats, please refer to the AU TDR-HUB website
To ensure the originality of the submitted content, the thesis will be checked by antiplagiarism software. After successful completion of Colloquium, the thesis should undergo an anti-plagiarism check irrespective of the year of admission.
After completion of Colloquium, a soft copy of the thesis in Word format should be brought in person to the Office of the Dean, AU TDR-HUB and have it checked for Plagiarism. The limits of the similarity index (the University reserves the right to change the limits from time to time) are as follows:
The overall similarity index shall not exceed 15%. The similarity index from a single source (other than the author's publication) shall not exceed 3%. A maximum of 3 chances will be given to the research scholar if the percentage of plagiarism exceeds the approved limit.
The revised soft copy of the thesis after removing the plagiarism material must be submitted by the research scholar for the second or third verification within one month. The fourth chance may be considered if the reason is genuine and also with the approval of the honourable Vice-Chancellor.
Prior to submission of the thesis, five copies of the synopsis along with a soft copy should be submitted to the University.
A candidate may submit the thesis any time during one month before or after the expiry of the stipulated period of research. However, the candidate may be permitted to submit his/her thesis during the above period duly recommended by the Research Supervisor and with the permission of the Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB within a grace period of one months after the expiry period of research. Each Scholar, after obtaining a No-Due certificate is required to submit the specified number of copies of his/her synopsis and thesis, along with the prescribed application form available at download in AU TDR-HUB website. The minimum duration or period for the thesis submission is only after 3 years from the date of registration.
A candidate has to submit, one copy of the approved synopsis, five copies of the thesis, an application enclosed with an online fee receipt of Rs. 10000/-(for evaluation fee which will be revised from time to time in favour of the Registrar, Andhra University, copy of Certificates/Marks Memo pertaining to RM Course work, RRM I & II, Research Papers, Colloquium report and a sealed cover containing Panel of Examiners, to the Dean, AU TDR-HUB, Andhra University.
Four copies of the thesis should be submitted, incorporating a certificate from the supervisor to the effect that the thesis is an original work of the candidate and a declaration by the candidate to the effect that the thesis either in part or full does not constitute any part of any thesis/ dissertation/ monograph submitted by him/her or any other person to any University/ Institute.
The candidate shall be held responsible for the genuineness of his/her work and any false statement shall lead to cancellation of his/her registration/degree at any stage even after the declaration of results.
The thesis shall be submitted only upon the positive recommendation of the Sub- committee in colloquium.
The research supervisor(s) will submit two Panels of Experts from research institutions of national importance and universities with not more than one expert from each institution/ university in the related research area with full postal and e-mail addresses and contact numbers to the University as detailed below :
Panel I - List of at least six Foreign Adjudicators Panel II - List of at least six Indian Adjudicators within the state of AP Panel III - List of at least six Indian Adjudicators outside the state of AP
Foreign examiners' panel should preferably be from English-speaking countries. The three panels must be duly signed by the research guide(s) and be approved by TRC.
The University has the right to revise the panel of examiners if necessary. Necessary care is to be taken to avoid the names of the Organisation/University of supervisor and cosupervisor and its affiliated institutions.
The examiners in the panel are to be submitted with all particulars, like complete address, designation, telephone numbers/fax/ email, the number of publications of the examiner etc. Only one examiner may be included from the panel from any Organisation/ Institution/ University.
The subject experts from the Organisation where the Supervisor/Co-supervisor belongs, and persons related to the candidate shall not be included in the panel of examiners.
The thesis shall be evaluated independently by three examiners one from each category (outside the country, outside the state, within the state).
The examiners shall be selected by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst a panel of 18 names.
The examiners are required to outline the main features of the thesis and critically evaluate the thesis and send a report on the thesis to Dean, AU TDR-HUB in not less than 500 words. Examiners shall make one of the following four definite recommendations.
1. The thesis attains the standard required for the award of the Ph.D. degree.
2. The thesis requires revision and re-submission for viva- voce examination.
3. The thesis requires revision and re-submission for re-evaluation by the same examiner.
4. The thesis is rejected.
The university shall take a decision on the thesis based on the three reports according to the following:
If one examiner rejects the thesis, the comments made by the examiner should be forwarded to the Supervisor and also to the candidate for their justification/clarification. After receiving their justification/clarification, the Viva-Voce examination may be conducted.
If two examiners reject the thesis, the candidate shall revise and re-submit it after one year, which will be sent for evaluation to the same examiner who had rejected it. If the two examiners reject it again, the thesis is summarily rejected. If the thesis is accepted at the second time, it will be accepted.
The thesis shall be summarily rejected if all three examiners reject it. For revision and re-submission of the thesis, the candidate will be given a maximum period of Six weeks from the date of communication of the report(s) to the candidate.
The revised thesis shall be referred to those examiners who have originally recommended revision and re-submission for revaluation.
Once the thesis is accepted, a comprehensive Viva-Voce examination shall be arranged by the Sub-committee, AU TDR-HUB on receipt of communication from the Dean, AU TDRHUB.
The Viva-voce Board / Sub-Committee shall be constituted with the following members:
1. Dean / Nominee of Dean - Convenor
2. Guide / Co-Guide
3. Subject Expert (Nominated by the Vice-chancellor)
4. External Examiner if recommended by the Adjudicators
5. All TRC Members
The Quorum of the above Sub-committee shall be 50% of the total members.
The examiners and members in the Sub-committee shall be communicated by the office of the Dean, AU TDR-HUB towards the conduction of the Vice-voce examination before fixing the dates for Viva-Voce Examination. The Scholar should bring the thesis copy for Viva-Voce Exam.
One copy of the approved Ph.D. thesis and a soft copy shall be submitted by the candidate before the Viva-Voce examination to the Dean, AU TDR-HUB. The same shall be placed in the University Library as a record, and a copy of the thesis shall be uploaded to Shodhganga. The Research Scholar should contact the office of the Dean, AU TDR-HUB one day before to ensure all the logistic arrangements for Viva- Voce examination.
The Viva-Voce examination shall be conducted in the office of the Dean, AU TDR-HUB by a Board of Examiners / Sub-committee mentioned above.
The internal examiner before fixing the date for the Ph.D. viva-voce exam should consult the members of the sub-committee in addition to the candidate and external examiners (if any). In case the Examiners who accepted the thesis are not available for the Conduct of the Viva - Voce Examination, the Vice-Chancellor may nominate another examiner from the original panel of examiners.
The reports of the external examiners shall be made available to the Board for the VivaVoce examination. The Viva-Voce examination should primarily be designed to test the understanding of the candidate on the subject matter of the thesis, including the methodology employed and the candidate's competence in the general field of study. The candidate should also be asked to clarify any of the points raised by the external/ adjudicators in their reports.
The Viva-Voce Board may on the basis of the unanimous opinion recommend either:
That the candidate be awarded the Ph.D. Degree or
That the candidate may appear for the Viva-Voce examination again after a stipulated time Any candidate who does not satisfy the above condition will not be considered for the award of the degree.
Upon the successful completion of the Viva-Voce Examination and on consideration of the reports of the individual examiners, the proceedings will be issued to the candidate. The candidate has to apply for Provisional Certificate.
The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor may approve the announcement of the award of the provisional Ph.D. The degree to the candidate and Provisional Certificate (P.C.) will be issued. At the time of collecting P.C., the candidate must submit a soft copy of the thesis with all the modifications made as suggested by the examiner in Viva-Voce if any.
Submission of Pen-drive, with revisions if any, is necessary to collect the Provisional Certificate/Original Degree. The soft copy of the thesis submitted by the candidate will be sent to the Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) of UGC to upload into the web Shodhganga which is mandatory. As such the candidates have to submit the proforma (Specimen Format for Thesis of Month) and an undertaking form with 1 or 2 pages of Abstract with a soft copy. The candidate must submit a copy of the SSC pass certificate for the record of the name on the Provisional Certificate/Original Degree. The candidate's name must be as per the SSC record only in the admission register of AU TDRHUB, marks memos and also on the thesis. The award of the Degree shall be confirmed by the Executive Council of the University.
For major research-related issues, a sub-committee, which is nominated by AU TDR-HUB will examine on a case-by-case basis and give its recommendations.
In case of the demise of the supervisor or unwillingness to guide due to health problems, the research scholar may request for a new supervisor. In such cases, if the research scholar has a co-supervisor, the co-supervisor will act as supervisor and a new co-supervisor will not be permitted.
In case of the demise/unwillingness on the part of the co-supervisor due to health problems, the research scholar will continue with the existing supervisor and a new co-supervisor will not be permitted.
If the supervisor is not satisfied with the research work of the scholar, he should express his dissatisfaction and unwillingness to guide the research scholar before RRM-I only, and a change of supervisor will be permitted. In this case, if a co-supervisor is there, the cosupervisor will act as supervisor and the inclusion of a new co-supervisor will not be permitted.
If the co-supervisor is not satisfied with the research work of the scholar, he should express his dissatisfaction and unwillingness to guide the research scholar before RRM1 only. The research scholar will continue with the existing supervisor and a new co-supervisor will not be permitted.
If both supervisor and co-supervisor express unwillingness to guide the research scholar, an appropriate alternative arrangement will be made by the AU TDR-HUB. If the change of Research Guide is inevitable due to various reasons like unavailability of research guides to the scholars, getting relieved from the working affiliated college, shifting to other stations on personal and family reasons of the Research Guide, poor response to the office of Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB and so on. On such grounds, the office of the Dean, A.U. TDR-HUB shall change the Research Guide to carry on the research work smoothly by the Research Scholar.
The registration of a Ph.D. scholar may be cancelled by the Dean, AU TDR-HUB, if the candidate fails to satisfy the conditions stipulated in the admission order or violates the rules and regulations of Ph.D. after giving notice to the concerned candidate.
AU TDR-HUB may cancel the registration of a Ph.D. scholar on the recommendation of the supervisor and/or Sub-committee under the following circumstances after giving notice to the candidate:
The AU TDR-HUB will maintain Receipt books, cash book, details of financial transactions etc. The Transfer certificates and admission folio of the scholar shall be maintained by the Office of the AU TDR-HUB, till the completion of the research programme of the respective candidates.
A Student Admission Number, which will also be the Hall Ticket number / registered number / Unique ID will be assigned to the scholar. An Identity Card for the exclusive use of academic facilities of A.U, will be given to each candidate signed by Dean, AU TDRHUB.
During the research period time of A.U, the scholar shall not register for any other course at any other University or Institution leading to the award of a degree. In case of any such ambiguity, he/she will forfeit admission at A.U.
In any letter being submitted to the Dean, AU TDR-HUB by the candidate the signatures of the Research Supervisor and/or co-supervisor are necessary and mandatory.
Faculty members involved in active research may be considered for supervisorship. The decision of Hon'ble Vice Chancellor in allotting Research supervisors to a particular research scholar is final.
If a situation arises where there is a conflict between Research Scholar and Supervisor / CoSupervisor, the decision of the A.U. TDR-HUB regarding the Change of Supervisor / CoSupervisor is final. The scholars are required to be actively involved in doing original research resulting in possible IPR and patents.
The academic regulations should be read as a whole for purposes of any interpretation. In case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the decision of the Vice-Chancellor is final.
The University reserves the right to alter the regulations from time to time as and when necessary.
Research Scholars shall show due respect to the officers and teachers of the Institute and other employees of the institute. Proper courtesy and consideration should be extended to all employees of the Institute. They shall also pay due attention and courtesy to visitors.
Research Scholars are required to develop a friendly camaraderie with fellow scholars. In particular, they are expected to show kindness and consideration to the new scholar's admitted to the Institute every year. Ragging of newcomers in any form is banned by law: acts of ragging will be considered gross indiscipline and will be severely dealt with.
The following acts of omission and/or commission shall constitute gross violation of the code of conduct and are liable to invoke disciplinary measures:
- Ragging
- Lack of courtesy and decorum; indecent behaviour anywhere within or outside the campus
Wilful damage, stealthy removal of any property belongings of the Institute or of fellow scholars Possession, consumption or distribution of alcoholic drinks or any kind of hallucinogenic drug Adoption of unfair means in the examinations Mutilation or unauthorised possession of library books, Noisy and unseemly behaviour, disturbing studies of fellow scholars Commensurate with the gravity of the offence, the punishment may be reprimand, fine, suspension of fellowship, debarment from an examination or RRMs, rustication for a specified period or even outright expulsion from the Institute.
There is no provision for issuing Transfer Certificate on completion of Ph.D. degree, however Migration certificate can be obtained from Examination Section of the University.
