M.Phil. /Ph.D. Ordinances 2018-19 Approved by the Meeting of Research & Development Committee held on 13/09/2019 vide Resolution No. : 02 ATI UNIV M ER R & S A I B T Approved by the 12th Meeting of Academic Council held on 20/12/2019 A Y S vide Resolution No.: 9h & Adopted by the 24th Meeting of Board of Management held on 21/12/ 2019 vide Resolution No. 13f स ा य बर ाल TI UNI म MA VE R R S व तA I ि ी T B िव A Y S स ा य बर ाल म ती िव िव SABARMATI UNIVERSITY (Formerly, calorx Teachers' university) SABARMATI UNIVERSITY M.PHIL/Ph.D ORDINANCES 2018-19 TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT This Ordinance shall be called SABARMATI UNIVERSITY (SU) M.Phil./Ph.D. Ordinance 2018-19 and it will come into effect from the date of the approval of the Academic Council of the University.ATI UNIV The objectives of the UniversityM as enshrined in the SABARMATIER UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, establishedR by government of GUJARAT Act S8 of 2009 to promote A I research in the emergingB areas of Science and Technology, HumanitiesT and Social Sciences with special and direct relevance to the western region of India. The A Y University shall layS special emphasis on the studies of inter-disciplinary nature and those, which address the issues relating to the unique scientific- technological and socio-cultural milieu of the region. DEFINITIONS “Research” means systematic study or investigation in order to discover new knowledge in the form of facts/patterns or new interpretation of ideas or inventions of new devices. स “MASTER OF PHILOSOPHYा / DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (M.PHIL./Ph.D.)”य ब ाल Signifies that the awardeesर ofम the degree have completedव successfully the stipulated course syllabi and undertaken a substantialत pieceी िव of originalि research, which has been conducted and reported by the holder under proper academic supervision, and in a research environment for a prescribed period. “RESEARCH SCHOLAR” Means a student who is admitted to M.Phil. /Ph.D. Program of SABARMATI UNIVERSITY through the procedures adopted by SABARMATI UNIVERSITY, AMEDABAD. Sabarmati University 1 “SUPERVISOR” Means a member of the faculty of SABARMATI UNIVERSITY who supervises the research work carried out by the student/ candidate for M.Phil. /Ph.D. “CO -SUPERVISOR” Means a person who may or may not be a member of the faculty of SABARMATI UNIVERSITY, who is recognized by SABARMATI UNIVERSITY to supervise the research work of a student jointly with a supervisor. “RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (RDC)” It is the apex body that administersA theT researchI U programsNIV of the University. The Provost of the University constitutes Mthe committee. The Research &E DevelopmentR Committee shall consist of: R S a) The Provost/his A nominee shall be the Chairperson ofI the Research & T Development committee.B Y b) All Deans/Directors/A Associate Directors of the Schools of University be members of S Committee. c) All Heads of the Teaching Departments be members of committee. c) All research Supervisor(s)/Co-Supervisor(s) be members of committee. “DOCTORAL COMMITTEE (DC)”: The formation of the DC will be initiated by the supervisor(s)/co-supervisor to monitor the progress of each of the research students. The DC shall consist of supervisor(s)/co-supervisorस and a minimum of two faculty members, otherwise eligible to be supervisors, of the concernedा department/centre in which theय research student ब ाल pursues his/her research र work,म with the supervisorव as the chairperson. A maximum of two members may be drawn from तconcernी िव department(s)/centre(s)ि of the university to this committee. The number of members of the DC shall not exceed 5 (five). “BOARD OF EXAMINATION OF THESIS (BET)”: Board of Examiners for examination of a thesis shall consist of internal examiner(s) (normally all the supervisors) and two external examiners. The external examiners shall be chosen by the chairperson of the Academic Council (AC) from a panel of ten members proposed and recommended by the supervisor (five examiners should be from private University within country & five of them should be from Government University within country) through the Head of the Department. The supervisor(s) shall propose the Sabarmati University 2 panel of examiners at the time of submission of the final thesis on the prescribed format (form XXI and XXII). “ORAL DEFENSE EVALUATION COMMITTEE (ODEC)” : Oral defence evaluation is an essential component of the evaluation process. Oral defence Evaluation Committee of a research student shall evaluate the performance on the Viva- voce examination or oral defence of the research work carried out by him/her. The committee shall consist of the internal examiner(s) and one of the external examiners of BET selected by the Chairperson of AC. If none of the external examiner(s) of BET is available for evaluation of oral defence, an alternative examiner shall be selected by the chairperson of the AC, preferablyAT IfromU theN panelIV of examiners submitted by the supervisor(s). M ER R S ORDINANCES: A I B T 1. SABARMATI UNIVERSITY awards the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) A Y to a candidateS who has successfully completed the required course work and the stipulated program of research in one of the schools of studies in the University. 2. The Research & Development committee the University formulates the program of research with the governing rules and regulations with approved of AC and further authorities. The AC can modify or change the structure, the governing rules and regulations from time to time on recommendation of RDC and having prior approved from higher authority. स य 3. A candidate toा बbe awarded the M.Phil./Ph.D. degree लhas to submit a thesis embodying the findingsरम of his/her research carried outा under this program .The thesis should be a record तof anी िवoriginal contributionिव of high quality to the advancement of knowledge as judged by experts in the relevant area. 4. A candidate becomes eligible for the award of M.Phil. / Ph.D. Degree after fulfilling the entire academic requirement prescribed in the M.Phil./ Ph.D. Regulations. 5. The Board of Management (BOM) of the University shall approve the award upon the recommendation of the AC. 6. In the case of any controversy in the BET or ODEC report, the decision of the AC shall be final and binding. 7. The M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree shall be awarded in the discipline of the Department in which the student registers for M.Phil./Ph.D. Program. Sabarmati University 3 1. CATEGORIES OF CANDIDATURE: The University shall admit M.Phil. /Ph.D. students under the following categories a) Full Time: Students under this category shall work full time for the M.Phil. /Ph.D. Courses and research works. They may apply for fellowship/assistantship available from different funding agencies. b) Sponsored: Recognized R & D organizations, Institutions, Government Organizations or Industries may sponsor students/candidates from India and abroad. They shall be admitted provided they satisfy the requisite qualification and they shall not be entitled to Iany UfelloNwship/assistantship from the University. They shall work full timeA forT the M.Phil./Ph.DI CVourse work. M ER c) Project Fellow:RStudents working on different research prSojects at SABARMATI UNIVERSITAY may be admitted to the M.Phil. / Ph.D. prIogram provided they B T satisfy the eligibility criteria, subject to the consent of the Principal Investigator A Y of the project. S d) Part Time: Students/candidates employed in academic Institutions/Universities (including SABARMATI UNIVERSITY R & D organizations may be considered for admission into the M.Phil./Ph.D. Program of SABARMATI UNIVERSITY, following the normal admission procedures. They shall fulfil the stipulated requirements for M.Phil. /Ph.D. Admission. 2. SUPERVISION स 2.1. Supervisor: The supervisor is a member of tयhe full time faculty of ाब ल SABARMATI UNIVEरRSमITY who supervises the researcाh work carried out by the student/candidate for M.Phil./ Phत.D.ी िव िव 2.2. Co-Supervisor: A Co-Supervisor is a suitably qualified person, who may or may not be a member of the faculty of SABARMATI UNIVERSITY who has been recognized by the University. 2.3. The maximum limit for supervising Ph. D./M.Phil. Students as Supervisors/Co- Supervisors at a time shall be as follows: Professor: 8 (both as Supervisor and Co-supervisor), 4 as Co-supervisor in other Government and other Universities/Institutes recognized by University Grant Commission (UGC) and similar other Regulatory Authorities of India or reputed foreign Universit y/Institute up to 3 M.Phil. Students. Sabarmati University 4 Associate Professor: 6 (both as Supervisor and Co-supervisor), 2 as Co-supervisor in other Government and Universities / Institutes recognized by UGC and similar other Regulatory Authorities of India or reputed foreign University/Institute upto 2 M.Phil. Students. Assistant Professor: 4 (both as Supervisor and Co supervisor) However, before deciding the number of students for each category of faculty, the RDC Shall take into consideration the availability of infrastructure and the teaching commitments of the supervisoAr upTto I1 MU.Phil.NStudIeVnt. 2.4 Allotment of SupervisoMrs ER R S 2.4.1 FollowAing the recommendation of the RDC the ChairpIerson shall nominate a supervisBor to supervise the research of a candidate duringT the first semester with the Aconsent of the person so nominated. Y S 2.4.2 A student may apply in prescribed format (Form X) to the chairperson, RDC for changing his/her supervisor/co-supervisor (or both) on sufficient and valid grounds. On the basis of the application and recommendation of the Head of the Department, the RDC may approve the change.